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Trends of water-rock interaction processes in the groundwater arsenic-enriched aquifers of the Andean and Himalayan foreland basin: Global processes versus local-scale forcings by Coomar P., Mukherjee A. , Bhattacharya P. , Bundschuh J. , Gupta S. 36th International Geological Congress 5120-4721 (Accepted/In-Press)

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Mid-Neoproterozoic extensional tectonics in the Larsemann Hills, East Antarctica: Implications for Indo-Antarctic correlation in Rodinia by Chatterjee S., Dev J.A., Debnath A., Ghosh A., Dey S., Mukherjee A., Arora D., Tomson J.K., Guimarães F., Pant N.C., Gupta S. Lithos 522-523 - (2026)
Mid-Neoproterozoic extensional tectonics in the Larsemann Hills, East Antarctica: Implications for Indo-Antarctic correlation in Rodinia by Chatterjee S., J. , Debnath A. , Ghosh A. , Dey S. , Mukherjee A. , D. , J. , Guimarães F. , Pant N. C., Gupta S. Lithos 522-523 - (2026)
Volatile emissions from Deccan volcanic eruptions and their effects on climate across the K-Pg boundary by Sen R., Polacci M., Hartley M., Burton M., Gupta S. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 469 - (2026)
Interaction between ilmenite-bearing cumulates and lunar mantle: implications for the origin of intermediate and high-titanium lunar basalts by Moitra H., Ghosh S., Mukherjee T., Gupta S., Marhas K.K. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta - (2026)
Heat transfer potential of low-enthalpy geothermal resources in the Eastern Ghats Belt, India by Dutta A.J., Maitra A., Gupta S., Kulkarni S.D. Applied Thermal Engineering 274 - (2025)
Luminescence characteristics of terrestrial Jarosite from Kachchh, India: A Martian analogue by Singhal M., Moitra H., Mitra S., Panda A., Yadav J.K., Sarma D.S., Kumar D., Chauhan N., Gupta S., Singhvi A.K. Meteoritics and Planetary Science 60 1921-1938 (2025)
Anatomy of a lunar silicic construct The Wolf Crater Complex, Mare Nubium and implications for early silicic magmatism on the Moon by Moitra H., Pathak S. , Dagar A. K., Rajasekhar R. P., Bhattacharya S. , Akuria M. , Gupta S. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 129 1-25 (2024)
Thermotectonic evolution of the Rauer Group and Vestfold Hills in Prydz Bay: implications for Neoproterozoic assembly of the East Antarctic Shield. by Chatterjee S., Debnath A. , Samantaray S. , Arora D. , Dey S. , Gupta S. , Pant N. C. Polar Science 40 1-13 (2024)
Structural, metamorphic and tectonic studies on the Sikkim Himalaya (2020-2024) by Dey S., Gupta S. Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy 90 281-283 (2024)
Structural, metamorphic and tectonic studies on the Sikkim Himalaya (2020â 2024) by Dey S., Gupta S. Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy - (2024)
Ultraslow cooling of an ultrahot orogen by Clark C., Brown M. , Knight B. , Johnson T. , Mitchell R. , Gupta S. Geology 52 880-884 (2024)
Nanoscale visualization of high-angle misorientations in quartz-rich rocks using SEM-EBSD and Atomic Force Microscopy by Dey S., Chatterjee S. , Ritanjali S. R., Dobe R. , Mukherjee R. , Mandal S. , Gupta S. Journal of Structural Geology 183 1-16 (2024)
Intra-channel detachment in a collisional orogen: by Bose N., Imayama T. , Kawabata R. , Gupta S. , Yi K. Journal of Earth System Science 132 1-17 (2023)
Intra-channel detachment in a collisional orogen: The Jhala Normal Fault in the Bhagirathi river section, Garhwal Higher Himalaya, India by Bose N., Imayama T., Kawabata R., Gupta S., Yi K. Journal of Earth System Science 132 - (2023)
Spectroscopic studies on the Puga hot spring deposits, Ladakh, an astrobiological Martian analog site in India by Sarkar S., Moitra H. , Dagar A. , Ray D. , Gupta S. , Chavan A. , Shukla A. , Bhandari S. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 127 - (2022)
Origin of magmatic and tectonic fabrics in the Remal granite-gneiss, Singhbhum Craton, India by Dobe R., Vukmanovic Z. , Bose N. , Panigrahi M. K., Gupta S. Geological Magazine 159 1621-1637 (2022)
Terrestrial Martian Analog Heritage of Kachchh Basin, Western India by Chavan A., Sarkar S., Thakkar A., Solanki J., Jani C., Bhandari S., Bhattacharya S., Desai B.G., Ray D., Shukla A.D., Sajinkumar K.S., Mitra S., Gupta S., Chauhan G., Thakkar M.G. Geoheritage 14 - (2022)
Occurrence, predictors and hazards of elevated groundwater arsenic across India through field observations and regional-scale AI-based modeling by Mukherjee A., Sarkar S. , Chakraborty M. , Duttagupta S. , Bhattacharya A. , Saha D. , Bhattacharya P. , Mitra A. , Gupta S. Science of the Total Environment 759 143511- (2021)
Geological insights into lunar floor-fractured crater Atlas by Pathak S., Dagar A.K., Bhattacharya S., Moitra H., Chauhan M., Gupta S. Icarus 360 - (2021)
Mineralogy and spectroscopy (visible near infrared and Fourier Transform Infrared) of Mukundpura CM2: Implications for asteroidal aqueous alteration by Baliyan S., Moitra H., Sarkar S., Ray D., Panda D.K., Shukla A.D., Bhattacharya S., Gupta S. Chemie der Erde - (2021)
Hematite concretions from the Late Jurassic Jhuran sandstone, Kutch, western India: Implications for sedimentary diagenesis and origin of blueberries on Mars by Ray D., Shukla A.D., Bhattacharya S., Gupta S., Jha P., Chandra U. Planetary and Space Science 197 - (2021)
Evaluation of grain boundaries as percolation pathways in quartz-rich continental crust using Atomic Force Microscopy by Dobe R., Das A., Mukherjee R., Gupta S. Scientific Reports 11 9831- (2021)
Neoproterozoic extension and decompression in the northern Eastern Ghats Province, India: Mid-crustal signature of Rodinia break-up? by Maitra A., Bose S., Ghosh A., Gupta S. Precambrian Research 358 - (2021)
Neotectonic activity along the Odisha Coast, India: implications for the collapse of the Konark Sun Temple and extinction of the ancient River Chandrabhaga by Jana S., Mohanty W. K., P. K., Gupta S. Journal of Earth System Science 130 1-19 (2021)
Locating the Indo-Antarctica suture Correlating the Rengali, Rauer and Ruker terranes in Gondwana by Gupta S., Chatterjee S., Arora D., Bose S., Dobe R. Polar Science 30 - (2021)
An integrated Geomorphological and Geophysical study of neotectonic activity: analysis of heavy siltation in the Chilka Lake of Odisha by Jana S., Mohanty W. K., Gupta S. , P. K. Journal of Earth System Science 130 1-20 (2021)
Fluoride contamination in and around selected geothermal sites in Odisha, Eastern India: assessment of ionic relations, fluoride exposure and remediation by Maitra A., Keesari T., Roy A., Gupta S. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 28 18553-18566 (2021)
The geodynamic evolution of the indian subcontinent- An introduction by Fareeduddin, Pant N.C., Gupta S., Chakraborty P., Sensarma S., Jain A.K., Prasad G.V.R., Srivastava P., Rajan S., Tiwari V.M. Episodes 43 7-18 (2020)
The Geodynamic Evolution of the Indian Subcontinent An Introduction by Pant N. C., Gupta S. , Chakraborty P. P., Sensarma S. , Jain A. K., Prasad G. R., Srivastava P. , Rajan S. , Tiwari V. M. Episodes 43 7-18 (2020)
The Northern Margin of the Eastern Ghats Mobile Belt: Evidence for Strike-Slip Tectonics along a Craton-Mobile belts boundary by Gupta S., Dobe R. , Sawant A. D., Mishra S. , Mohanty W. K. Structural Geochemistry of Mobile belts of the Indian Subcontinents 153-174 (2020)
Late tectonic reorientation of lineaments and fabrics in the northern Eastern Ghats Province, India : evaluating the role of the Mahanadi Shear Zone. by Bose S., Das A. , Samantaray S. , Banerjee S. , Gupta S. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences 201 1-18 (2020)
Controls on the scales of equilibrium during granulite facies metamorphism by Mitchell R.J., Johnson T.E., Evans K., Gupta S., Clark C. Journal of Metamorphic Geology - (2020)
Forming topography in granulite terrains: evaluating the role of chemical weathering. by Maitra A., Chatterjee A. , Gupta S. Journal of Earth System Science 129 1-13 (2020)
Occurrence, predictors and hazards of elevated groundwater arsenic across India through field observations and regional-scale AI-based modeling by Mukherjee A., Sarkar S., Chakraborty M., Duttagupta S., Bhattacharya A., Saha D., Bhattacharya P., Mitra A., Gupta S. Science of the Total Environment - (2020)
Elevated Equilibrium Geotherm in Stable Continental Shield: Evidence From Integrated Structural, Hydrological, and Electromagnetic Studies on Nonvolcanic Hot Springs in the Eastern Ghats Belt, India by Maitra A., Singh A., Keesari T., Sharma S.P., Gupta S. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 125 - (2020)
Elevated Equilibrium Geotherm in Stable Continental Shield: Evidence From Integrated Structural, Hydrological, and Electromagnetic Studies on Nonvolcanic Hot Springs in the Eastern Ghats Belt, India by Maitra A., Singh A. , Keesari T. , Sharma S. P., Gupta S. Journal of Geophysical Research (Solid Earth) 125 1-20 (2020)
Tectonics of Sikkim and Eastern Himalaya by Gupta S., Bose N. Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy (PINSA) 86 183-188 (2020)
Neoproterozoic evolution and Cambrian reworking of ultrahigh temperature granulites in the Eastern Ghats Province, India by Mitchell R. J., Johnson T. E., Clark C. , Gupta S. , Brown M. , Harley S. L., Taylor R. Journal of Metamorphic Geology 37 97-1006 (2019)
Plate tectonics influence on geogenic arsenic cycle: From primary source to global groundwater enrichment by Mukherjee A., Gupta S. , Coomar P. , Fryar A. E., Guillot S. , Verma S. , Bhattacharya P. , Bundschuh J. , Charlet L. Science of the Total Environment 683 793-807 (2019)
Contrasting controls on hydrogeochemistry of arsenic-enriched groundwater in the homologous tectonic settings of Andean and Himalayan basin aquifers, Latin America and South Asia by Coomar P., Mukherjee A. , Bhattacharya P. , Bundschuh J. , Verma S. , Fryar A. E., Ramos O. R., Muñoz M. O., Gupta S. , Mahanta C. , Quino I. , Thunvik R. Science of the Total Environment 689 1370-1387 (2019)
Strain partitioning along the Mahanadi Shear Zone: Implications for paleo-tectonics of the Eastern Ghats Province, India by Bose S., Gupta S. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences 157 269-282 (2018)
Structural data extraction from stereographic and equal area projections using image processing by Singhal V., Misra S. , Gupta S. Journal Geological Society of India 91 32-40 (2018)
Palaeo-channel bisecting Puri town, Odisha: vestige of the lost river Saradha ? by Jana S., Mohanty W. K., Gupta S. , Rath C. , Patnaik P. Current Science 115 300-309 (2018)
Discriminating tectonic and magmatic fabrics in the Remal Granite Gneiss: implications for terrane amalgamation processes in southeastern Singhbhum, India by Dobe R., Gupta S. Journal Geological Society of India 92 657-660 (2018)
U-Pb zircon and titanite ages from granulites of the Koraput area evidence for Columbia, Rodinia and Gondwana from the Eastern Ghats Province, India by Nanda J., Gupta S. , Hacker B. Precambrian Research 314 394-413 (2018)
Balancing teaching, research and institutional rankings by Gupta S. Current Science 115 7-8 (2018)
Book review of Proterozoic orogens of India a critical window into Gondwana by Gupta S. Journal Geological Society of India 91 249-249 (2018)
Alteration and submergence of basalts in Kachchh, Gujarat, India: implications for the role of the Deccan Traps in the India Seychelles break-up by Mitra S., Mitra K. , Gupta S. , Bhattacharya S. , Chauhan P. , Jain N. Geological Society, London, Special Publications 445 47-67 (2017)
The Rauer-Rengali connection in the Indo-Antarctica amalgam: evidence from structure, metamorphism and geochronology. by Sawant A. D., Gupta S. , Clark C. , Misra S. Geological Society, London, Special Publications 457 171-196 (2017)
Modelling basalt weathering at elevated CO2 concentrations: implications for terminal to post-magmatic rifting in the Deccan Traps, Kachchh, India. by Mitra K., Mitra S. , Gupta S. , Bhattacharya S. , Chauhan P. , Jain N. Geological Society, London, Special Publications 463 227-241 (2017)
Jarosite occurrence in the Deccan Volcanic Province (DVP) of Kachchh, western India: spectroscopic studies on a martian analog locality by Bhattacharya S., Mitra S. , Gupta S. , Jain N. , Chauhan P. , Parthasarathy G. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 121 1-30 (2016)
Multi-pronged search for paleo-channels near konark temple, odisha? implications for the mythical river chandrabhaga by Jana S., Mohanty W. K., Gupta S. , Rath C. S., Behera R. R., Patnaik P. Current Science Vol. 111, No.8 1387-1393 (2016)
Sub-surface structure of a craton-mobile belt interface: evidence from geological and gravity studies across the Rengali Province - Eastern Ghats Belt boundary, eastern India by Mandal A., Gupta S. , Mohanty W. K., Misra S. Tectonophysics 662 140-152 (2015)
Laterite covered mafic-ultramafic potential target for chromite exploration A case study from southern part of Tangarparha, Odisha, India by Mandal A., Mohanty W. K., Sharma S. P., Gupta S. Journal of the Geological Society of India 86 519-529 (2015)
Ancient terrane boundaries as probable seismic hazards: A case study from the northern boundary of the Eastern Ghats Belt, India by Gupta S., Mohanty W. K., Mandal A. , Misra S. Geoscience Frontiers 5 17-24 (2014)
Fluid inclusion studies on the Koraput Alkaline Complex, Eastern Ghats Province, India: implications for granulite facies metamorphism and exhumation by Nanda J., Panigrahi M. K., Gupta S. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences 82 10-20 (2014)
Superposed deformation and inherited structures in an ancient dilational step-over zone: post-mortem of the Rengali Province, India. by Misra S., Gupta S. Journal of Structural Geology 59 1-17 (2014)
Influence of tectonics, sedimentation and aqueous flow cycles on the origin of global groundwater arsenic: Paradigms from three continents by Mukherjee A., Verma S. , Gupta S. , Henke K. , Bhattacharya P. Journal of Hydrology 518 284-299 (2014)
Influence of tectonics, sedimentation and aqueous flow cycles on the origin of global groundwater arsenic: Paradigms from three continents. by Mukherjee A., Verma S. , Gupta S. , Henke K. R., Bhattacharya P. Journal of Hydrology 518 284-299 (2014)
Tectonic interleaving along the Main Central Thrust, Sikkim Himalaya by Mottram C., Argles T. , Harris N. , Parrish R. , Horstwood M. , Gupta S. Journal of the Geological Society 171 255-268 (2014)
Strain localization, granulite formation and geodynamic setting of 'hot orogens': case study from the Eastern Ghats Province, India by Gupta S. Geological Journal 47 334-351 (2012)
Proterozoic tectonics: an Indian perspective by Bhowmik S. K., Chattopadhyay A. , Gupta S. , Dasgupta S. Proceedings of the Indian national Science Academy 78 385-391 (2012)
Intracontinental orogenesis in an ancient continent-continent collision zone: Evidence from structure, metamorphism and P-T paths across a suspected suture zone within the Eastern Ghats Belt, India by Nanda J., Gupta S. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences 49 376-395 (2012)
Integrated geological and geophysical studies for delineation of chromite deposits: A case study from Tangarparha, Orissa, India by Mohanty W. K., Mandal A. , Gupta S. , Misra S. Geophysics 76 173-183 (2011)
Landslides investigations and mitigation in Eastern Himalayan Region by Sengupta A., Gupta S. , Anbarasu K. Journal of the Indian Roads Congress 560 133-142 (2010)
Mechanism of activation of the Lanta Khola landslide in Sikkim Himalayas by Anbarasu K., Sengupta A. , Gupta S. Landslides 7 135-147 (2010)
The southern Rengali Province a reworked or exotic terrane? by Dutta A., Gupta S. , Panigrahi M. K. Indian Journal of Geology 80 81-96 (2010)
Evidence for structural discordance in the inverted metamorphic sequence of the Sikkim Himalaya: towards resolving the MCT controversy by Gupta S., Das A. , Goswami S. , Modak A. , Mondal S. Journal of the Geological Society of India 75 313-322 (2010)
Rainfall thresholds for the initiation of landslide at Lanta Khola in North Sikkim, India. by Sengupta, A., Gupta, S. and Anbarasu, K. Natural Hazards 52 31-42 (2010)
Integrated very low frequency EM, electrical resistivity and geological studies on the Lanta Khola landslide, North Sikkim, India by Sharma S. P., Anbarasu K. , Gupta S. , Sengupta A. Landslides 7 43-53 (2010)
Site-specific geological and geotechnical studies on the Lanta Khola landslide, North Sikkim Highway, India by Anbarasu K., Gupta S. , Sengupta A. International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering 3 361-376 (2009)
Analysis of deformation fabric in an alkaline complex (Koraput, India): implications for time relationship between emplacement, fabric development and regional tectonics by Nanda J., Gupta S. , Mamtani M. A. Journal of the Geological Society of India 74 78-94 (2009)
Metamorphism of the Koraput Alkaline Complex, Eastern Ghats Province, India - evidence for reworking of a granulite terrane. by Nanda, J., Gupta, S. and Dobmeier, C.J. Precambrian Research 165 153-168 (2008)
Disentangling tectonic cycles along a multiply deformed terrane margin: structural and metamorphic evidence for mid-crustal reworking of the Angul granulite complex, Eastern Ghats Belt, India. by Sarkar, M., Gupta, S. and Panigrahi, M. K. Journal of Structural Geology 29 802-818 (2007)
Graphite-bearing fluid inclusions and their significance to late-stage exhumation processes: case studies from two disparate terrains in India by Panigrahi M. K., Gupta S. Acta Petrologica Sinica 23 53-64 (2007)
Alkaline magmatism versus collision tectonics in the Eastern Ghats Belt, India: constraints from structural studies in the Koraput complex by Gupta S., Nanda J. , Mukherjee S. K., Santra M. Gondwana Research 8 403-419 (2005)
The late stage evolution of the Angul migmatitic terrain, Eastern Ghats Belt, Orissa: constraints from integrated structural and fluid inclusion studies by Gupta S., Panigrahi M. K., Sarkar M. Indian Journal of Geology 75 147-166 (2005)
Deformation history of the Kunavaram Complex, Eastern Ghats Belt, India: implications for alkaline magmatism along the Indo-Antarctica suture by Gupta S., Bose S. Gondwana Research 7 1235-1241 (2004)
Ductile shearing, hydrous fluid channeling and high pressure metamorphism along the basement-cover contact on Sikinos, Cyclades, Greece by Gupta S., Bickle M. J. Geological Society, London, Special Publications 224 161-175 (2004)
Structural evolution across the Eastern Ghats Mobile Belt - Bastar craton boundary: hot over cold thrusting in an ancient collision zone. by Bhadra, S., Gupta, S. and Banerjee, M. Journal of Structural Geology 26 233-245 (2004)
The Eastern Ghats Belt, India a new look at an old orogen by Gupta S. Geological Survey of India, Special Publication 84 75-100 (2004)
). A reappraisal of polymetamorphism in the Eastern Ghats Belt a view from north of the Godavari rift by Bhattacharya A., Gupta S. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences (Earth and Planetary Science) 110 369-383 (2001)
Granulites of the Transition Zone : implications for the western margin of the Eastern Ghats Belt by Gupta S., Bhattacharya A. Geological Survey of India, Special Publication 57 57-66 (2001)
Contrasting pressure-temperature-deformation history across a vestigial craton-mobile belt boundary: the western margin of the Eastern Ghats Belt at Deobhog, India. by Gupta S., Bhattacharya A, Raith, M. and Nanda, J. K. Journal of Metamorphic Geology 18 683-697 (2000)
Emplacement of pegmatites in a multiply folded terrain: an example from Sariya, Giridih district, Bihar by Chaudhuri A. K., Gupta S. , Mukherjee D. , Mukherji A. , Pal N. Indian Journal of Geology 71 305-318 (1999)

Conferences

Low-pressure granulite from the Assam-Meghalaya Gneissic Complex, Northeast India: Evidence for late Pan-African extensional tectonics by Samantaray S., Sanyal S. , Gupta S. Metamorphic Studies Group Research in Progress Meeting 46-46 (2024)
Domainal equilibrium and its significance in gneissic terranes: a comparative study by Ghosh A., Samantaray S. , Chatterjee S. , Gupta S. Metamorphic Studies Group Research in Progress Meeting 2024 15-15 (2024)
High temperature shortening of a granulite terrane: the case against collision driven ultrahigh temperature metamorphism in the Eastern Ghats Province, India by Gupta S., Chatterjee S. , Dey S. , Ghosh A. Metamorphic Studies Group Research-in-Progress Meeting 2024 30-30 (2024)
Fluid percolation through quartz-rich lithologies: insight from the Coincident Site Lattice (CSL) Theory. by Dobe R., Bhuyan P. , Mandal S. , Gupta S. European Union of Geosciences General Assembly 348-348 (2018)
Why are granulites dry? An alternative model based on Coincident site lattice theory by Gupta S., Dobe R. , Bhuyan P. , Mandal S. , Misra S. , Kaithwas C. Granulites and granulites 2018 29-29 (2018)
Non-volcanic hot springs in the Indian shield: structural, hydrological and resistivity studies around Atri and Tarbalo, Eastern Ghats Province, India by Maitra A., Singh A. , Gupta S. , Sharma S. P., Keesari T. AGU Fall Meeting , H-12C--, H-12C- (2018)

Book Chapter/Section

Delineation of Two Ancient Rivers (Chandrabhaga in Konarkand Saradha in Puri, Odisha): A Multi-disciplinary Approach by Jana S., Mohanty W. K., Gupta S. , Patnaik P. , Rath C. S. Riverine Systems: Understanding the Hydrological, Hydro-social and Hydro-heritage Dynamics - (2022)
The northern margin of the Eastern Ghats Mobile Belt: evidence for strike-slip tectonics along a craton-mobile belt boundary by Gupta S., Dobe R. , Sawant A. D., Misra S. , Mohanty W. K. Structural Geometry of Mobile Belts of the Indian Subcontinent 153-174 (2020)

Others

Mars on Earth a perspective from weathering of the Deccan Trap basalts of India by Mitra S., Gupta S. , Mitra K. , Bhattacharya S. , Chauhan P. , Parthasarathy G. - (2017)

Edited Volume

Reworking of a basement-cover interface during terrane boundary shearing : an example from the Khariar basin, Bastar craton, India. by Bhadra S., Gupta S. Ductile Shear Zones : From Micro- to Macro-scales 164-181 (2016)

Report

International Association for Gondwana Research (IAGR) 2014 Annual Convention and 11th International Symposium on Gondwana to Asia: A report by Gupta S., Glorie S. 897-900 (2015)
Field guide to the ultrahigh temperature granulites of the Eastern Ghats Province, by Clark C., Hand M. , Brown M. , Gupta S. , Nanda J. , Fitzsimons I. 1-82 (2013)

Geology and Geophysics

Faculty

Saibal Gupta

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Research Areas

Principal Investigator

Co-Principal Investigator

Ph. D. Students

Abhipsa Panigrahi

Aishi Debnath

Anik Mukherjee

Anuj Ghosh

Indranil Paul

Ritwick Sen

Satadru Bhattacharya

Sneha Bhowmik

Soham Dey

Somojit Acharjee

Suvankar Samantaray