Core Team

Dr Bidhan Gantait

Education Specialist

Dr Bidhan Gantait, an Education Specialist, joined ETMA in April 2024. He was actively involved in the world’s largest comparative education project, The World of Learning. He researched, drafted case studies, and edited. He is one of the editors of World of Learning: Lessons from 52 Countries, published by ETMA. He obtained his doctoral degree from the Central University of South Bihar, Gaya, Bihar. Earlier, he qualified in M.A.(Geography) from Ravenshaw University, Cuttack with first division; B.Ed. (Arts) from Regional Institute of Education (NCERT), Bhubaneswar, with first class and distinction; Masters of Education (M.Ed.) from Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, with an ‘A+’ grade. He qualified for UGC-NET in Education in July 2018. He has one year of experience as a Research Assistant in Indian Knowledge System (IKS) sponsored project of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Ministry of Education (MoE), Govt. of India at the Department of Teacher Education, School of Education, Central University of South Bihar, Gaya, Bihar and Department of Education, School of Education, Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, Jharkhand.

Prof Marmar Mukhopadhyay

Chairman, ETMA Council

Prof. Marmar Mukhopadhyay, toppers (First class First, Gold medalist) in M.Sc. (Calcutta University) and Diploma in Rabindra Sahitya from Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata, had his PhD from Centre of Advanced Study in Education, MS University of Baroda; and Post Doctoral Research from the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign.

Prof. S.P. Malhotra

Hony. Director, ETMA

He is Hony. Director of ETMA. Former chief consultant, EdCiL, Government of India, and had been National Fellow at NIEPA. He served Kurukshetra University in different capacitates as Professor, Dean Academic Affairs, Registrar of the University .