Several nutritionists in India have made immense contribution in uplifting the less privileged. But Kar stands apart. He is a member of the key advisory group on nutrition in the NITI Aayog, which is India’s apex policy think-tank under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
He is a member of the core committee of Jan Andolan , which is a movement of people for nutrition. He has helped foster making nutrition a movement in India under the National Nutrition Mission – under government of India, something deemed to be a vision of the prime minister.
He has been recognised for his contribution on national and global platforms. He was the recipient of ‘Transform Nutrition Champions’ award in 2016 for his exemplary work in nutrition field in South Asia -- the only person from India to receive this award. The same year, he was given the Odisha Living Legend Award.
Kar had launched the Global Nutrition Report in 2016 focussing on nutrition and health statistics of the world. Currently, he is co-leading a comprehensive strategy on “Mission Filaria, Malaria, and Malnutrition-Free Odisha”, keeping in view that the poor tribes of the state are plagued by these diseases.
He has been pivotal in leading Chhattisgarh’s first- ever nutrition policy in collaboration with the state government with the help of his technical expertise. He supported the upliftment of over 10,000 marginalised women and girls in Chhattisgarh, encouraging them to take part in the elections to local government positions, for which he was nominated for the India Innovation Award.