Kedar Nath Mitra,DOB 31.121969; from Jayanagar, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal; after schooling from Majilpur J.M. Training School, completed graduation and post-graduation from Jadavpur University, persuaded doctoral research at Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavapur on coordination chemistry under the supervision of Prof. Sreebrata Goswami; joined Katwa College on 09.08.1999; teaches inorganic physical and analytical chemistry at the undergraduate level; possesses ten publications in national and international journals; authored seven books on school level chemistry; those are Akadase Rasayan, Dwadase Rasayan, Ucchamadhyamik Rasayan for class XI & XII, Samadhansutre MCQ O Ganitik Samasya for competitive examinations, Adhunik Voutabijnan O Paribesh, Madhyamik Voutabijnan O Paribesh. Administrative responsibilities: has been the Member (Teachers' Representative), Governing Body of Katwa College from 2015; Convenor, Finance Committee, from 2018.

List of publications of  Dr. Kedar Nath Mitra:

1. A family of mixed ligand complexes of Ru “-L [L-N-aryl-pyridine-2-aldimine), their reactions, isolation and characterization. X-Ray crystal structure of [Ru(pic) (L),] [CIO). CH.CL, [pic-2-picolinate ion]

Kedar Nath Mitra, Subrata Choudhury, Sreebrata Goswami and Shie Ming. Peng, Polyhedron, 16, 1997, 1605-1614

2. Osmium Promoted oxidative Dimerization of Aminoarenes to N- Aryl-o-arenoquinoneDiimines (L). Synthesis, structure, Electrochemistry, and Reactivity of OsBr L

Kedar Nath Mitra and Sreebrata Goswami, Inorg. Chem., 1997, 36, 1322-1326

3. Chemistry of ruthenium (II) Complexes of N- substituted 1,2 benzoquinone diimines. Synthesis, structure and redox properties.

Kedar Nath Mitra, Subrata Choudhury, Alfonso Castineiras and Sreebrata Goswami 3.Chem. Soc., Datton Trans, 1998, 2901-2906.

4. Osmium (II) complexes of N- aryl-1,2-arylene diimines formed via ortho-dimerization of ArNH, synthesis, structure and redox properties.

Kedar Nath Mitra&Sreebrata Goswami Chem. Commun. 1997. 49-50

5. Ruthenium (III) promoted oxidalive dimerization of aniline to N- Phenyal- 1.2- Phenylenediimine. Definitive proof for the template reaction.

Kedar Nath Mitra, Partha Majumder, Shie Ming. Peng, Alfonso Castineiras and Sreebrata Goswami Chem. Commun. 1997, 1267-1268

6. Two novel reactions of rulhenated aniline. Structure and bonding in bis chelated ruthenium complex of quinone related ligands.

Kedar Nath Mitra, Shie- Ming. Peng and Sreebrata Goswami Chem. Commun. 1998, 1685- 1686

7. Metal Promoted Aromatic Ring Aminatin Reactions Following Carbon – Nitrogen Bond Formation. Proof of Amine Coordinatin for Ortho Amination.

Amrita Saha, Amit Kr. Ghosh, Partha Majumder, Kedar Nath Mitra, Sujit Mondal, Kajal Kumar Rajak, Larry R. Falvello, and SreebrataGoswami Organometallics, 1999, 18, 3772-3774.

8. Ruthenium and Osmium- promoted oxidation of arromatic amines. Some observations in the area of metal – diimines.

Kedar N. Mitra & Sreebrata Goswami Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. (Chem. Sci). 1999, 111, 461-467

9.  Ferric Chlorid Promoted Oxidation of p-Anisidine to an N-Substituted Phenazine Derivative-Structural Elucidation, Proticequilibira and Coordina- tion Chemistry of the Phenazine

Amit K. Ghosh, Kedar N. Mitra, Golam Mostafa and Sreebrata Goswami Eur. J. Inorg. Chem, 2000, 1961-1967.

10. Sythesis, Structure and Redox Properties of Isomaric [RuCL, (L),] (L-N- aryl-1,2- arylenediimine) Complexes formed by the Oxidative Dimerization of Coordinated Aromatic Amines.

Amrita Saha, Chayan Das, Keder N. Mitra, Shie-Ming. Peng., G.H. Lee and Sreebrata Goswami Polyhedron, 2002, 21, 97-104.