Mysuru:  Dr. Mewa Singh, Primatologist and Ethologist, will deliver a talk on the topic ‘The Monkey in the Town’s Commons’ at an event organised by Mysore Literary Association on June 21 at 11 am at Kalpakshetra auditorium in Vijayanagar 2nd Stage. 

Profile: Dr. Mewa Singh obtained Master’s degree from Punjab University, Chandigarh, Ph.D from University of Mysore and training in Wildlife Management from Smithsonian Institution Washington DC, USA.  

He has been a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence at Bucknell University Pennsylvania; a teaching assistant at the Smithsonian Institution Washington DC; a Visiting Fellow at the Zoological Society of San Diego USA; Visiting Fellow at the German Primate Centre Gottingen and Cologne Zoo in Germany; Summer Professor in Germany; visiting Lecturer in Malaysia, and a visiting Professor at the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow.   

His research on ecology and behaviour of wild mammals, especially of non-human primates, is field based. He has worked in the forests of Himalayas, Western Ghats, Eastern Ghats, and Nicobar Islands.  

He has been honoured with prestigious international recognitions including Lifetime Achievement Award of the International Primatological Society, and Fellowship of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation.  He is an elected Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences Bangalore, Indian National Science Academy New Delhi, The National Academy of Sciences India Allahabad and The National Academy of Psychology, India.  He served University of Mysore from 1975 to 2026 in various capacities. 

In recognition of his outstanding contributions, the University of Mysore has appointed him as Distinguished Professor (for life). From April 1, he has joined Bangalore University for a period of five years on presently the most prestigious assignment in the country, that is Prime Minister Professor, an award by the Anusandhan National Research Foundation, Government of India.