Mewa Singh (born 11 April 1951) is an Indian primatologist,

ethologist Ethology is the scientific study of animal behaviour, usually with a focus on behaviour under natural conditions, and viewing behaviour as an evolutionarily adaptive trait. Behaviourism as a term also describes the scientific and objective ...

, and conservation

biologist A biologist is a scientist who conducts research in biology. Biologists are interested in studying life on Earth, whether it is an individual Cell (biology), cell, a multicellular organism, or a Community (ecology), community of Biological inter ...

. He was a professor of ecology and animal behavior at

University of Mysore The University of Mysore is a public state university in Mysore, Karnataka, India. The university was founded during the reign of Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV, the Maharaja of Mysore. The university is recognised by the University Grants Commission ...

Biopsychology Department in Mysore, Karnataka. Currently he is a Life-Long Distinguished Professor in University of Mysore. It is interesting to note that Singh has a Bachelor's degree in English, a Master's and a PhD degree in Psychology but was never formally trained in Biological or Conservation Sciences. Yet he is popular and revered for coordinating courses in Evolution, Genetics, Animal Behavior, Conservation Biology and Statistics not only in his department at the University of Mysore but at academic schools, conferences and faculty refresher courses throughout the country. A new night frog ''Nyctibatrachus mewasinghi'' has been named after him which is endemic to the Western Ghats. It is generally referred to as Mewa Singh's Night frog. Singh's research centers on primate social behavior, including conflict resolution, cooperation, inequity aversion,food-sharing, primate bereavement, etc. He is the author of the book ''Primate Societies'' and co-author of ''Macaque Societies: A Model for the Study of Social Organization''. He has published more than 200 research articles on several animal species. Singh also studies the viability of primate populations and is frequently quoted in the media as an expert in this area. He is a fellow of all three Science Academies of India:

Indian Academy of Sciences The Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore was founded by Indian Physicist and Nobel Laureate C. V. Raman, and was registered as a society on 24 April 1934. Inaugurated on 31 July 1934, it began with 65 founding fellows. The first general meet ...

Bangalore; Indian National Science Academy New Delhi; National Academy of Sciences Allahabad. He is also a Ramanna Fellow, DST, a Fellow of the

National Academy of Psychology The National Academy of Psychology (NAOP) is the major national organization of psychologists in India. The decision to form the organization was made in 1988 by psychologists gathered at Bhopal University. L. B. Tripathy was the convenor of the a ...

, India and a Distinguished SERB Fellow (2019).

References

'Education System Does not Foster the Spirit of Inquiry'
''The Indian Express''.

External links

*https://web.archive.org/web/20111230065812/http://uni-mysore.ac.in/dr-mewa-singh/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Mewa Fellows of the Indian Academy of Sciences 1948 births Living people Academic staff of the University of Mysore Primatologists Ethologists 20th-century Indian biologists Scientists from Karnataka