the birth of India's first test-tube baby by ICSI technology, widely considered to be the biggest advancement in infertility research since IVF in 1978. In 2005 Asia's first baby by IVF-Surrogacy to a single father was born under his treatment. He has delivered lectures and presented his research all over the world. In 2007 he established his centre Ghosh Dastidar Institute for Fertility Research in Bhawanipur, Kolkata. In 2011 his centre was selected by the International Society for Mild Approaches in Assisted Reproduction (ISMAAR) to host the 4th World Congress on Mild Approaches in Assisted Reproduction in Kolkata. This was the first time that a World Congress in IVF-ART was held in India. Memberships Dr. Ghosh Dastidar was invited by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India to be on the National Expert Advisory Panel on IVF formed by the ICMR (Indian Council for Medical Research) to draft guidelines to regulate, accredit and supervise IVF centers in India. He is the only member from India of the International Task Force for IVF in third World Countries constituted by The European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE). He is also a member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM). Family His dear wife Dr. Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar is an expert in Doppler and 3-Dimensional Ultrasound and specializes in imaging for reproductive medicine. She is an active member of their Institute and its research program. She is also a Member of Parliament from Barasat Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal. They have two sons both of whom are doctors. References State cabinet ministers of West Bengal Living people West Bengal MLAs 2011–2016 Trinamool Congress politicians from West Bengal University of Calcutta alumni Indian National Congress politicians Year of birth missing (living people)