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Dr. R. Malhotra (b. 1950) has been an active researcher on Himalayan populations. He has conducted extensive field work and published a number of bio anthropological papers on various groups living in Himachal Pradesh. He was closely associated with the Human Adaptability project on “Study of anthropological variability in selected populations living under varied climatic conditions in Himalayas” lnitiated under the aegis of International Biological Programme. He also subbmitted his dociorate thesis on :A study of physical growth and developmental status of a high altitude living population in the Himalayas.” Besides his interest in altitude adaptation, the other areas in which Dr. Malhotra has contributed are demography, dermato-glyphics and tribal welfare. These interests are well reflected through his book entitled “The Indian Islanders: An Anthropological perspective , and numerous other research papers. Dr. Malhotra is currently attached to Anthropological Survey of India, Dehradun and to one of those few anthropologists who have conducted and supervised researches on various populations spread over the remote corners of the Indian sub-continent.