Dr. Pranab Kr. Das
Assistant Professor
M.A, Ph.D
AREA OF INTEREST
- Area of Specialization:
- Area of Research and Interest:
Social & Political Geography, Geography of Tourism
Contemporary Socio-Economic and Environmental Issues &
Tourism Studies
Academic Qualification
| Degree | Year | Subject | University/Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| B.A. | 2006 | Geography | C.U. |
| M.A. | 2008 | Geography | C.U. |
| Ph.D. | 2017 | Geography | C.U. |
Work Experience
| Sl. No. | Positions Held | Name of the Institute | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assistant Professor | Sree Chaitanya College | 2010 | Till now |
| 2 | Assistant Teacher in Geography | Satin Sen Nagar High School | 24.09.2009 | 06.04.2010 |
| 3 | Assistant Teacher in Geography | New Age Public School | 18.09.2008 | 23.09.2009 |
Awards
| Sl. No. | Name of Award | Awarding Agency | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
Projects
| Sl. No. | Title | Cost in Lakh | Start Date | End Date | Role as PI/Co-PI | Agency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Publication
| Sl. No. | Title with Page No. | Journal/Book Details | ISSN/ISBN No. | Impact Factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | ‘The Himalayan Tsunami’- Cloudburst, Flash Flood & Death Toll: A Geographical Postmortem | IOSR Journal of Environmental Science, Toxicology and Food Technology (IOSR-JESTFT), Volume 7, Issue 2, 2013 | e-ISSN: 2319-2402, p-ISSN: 2319-2399 | 0.716 |
| ii | “North –East, 'The Power House of India': Prospects and Problems” | IOSR Journal of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS), Volume 18, Issue 3, 2013 | e-ISSN: 2319-2402, p-ISSN: 2319-2399 | 5.723 |
| iii | Mass Tourism & Environ- Infrastructural Crises of Shimla City: A Case Study | International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Volume 3, Issue 11, 2014 | ISSN (Online): 2319-7064 | 1.03 |
| iv | Central Asia: A New Avenue to India’s Future Energy Needs & Geo-Strategic Challenges | International Journal of Innovative Research and Development, Volume 3, Issue 11, 2014 | ISSN 2278–0211 | 0.678 |
| v | Global Warming, Glacial Lakes and Cloud Burst Events in Garhwal–Kumaon Himalaya: A Hypothetical Analysis, pp-697-708 | International Journal of Environmental Science, Volume 5, No. 4, 2015 | ISSN 0976-4402 | 2.30 |
| vi | Water Crisis & Rain Water Harvesting: A Case Study of Colonial Hill Station, Shimla | Published in Edited by Dr. Nilanjana Das, Published by Sampark, 2015 | ISBN 978-81-7768-109-3 | |
| vii | Mass Tourism, Urbanization & Mushrooming of Road Communication in Uttarakhand: A Geographical Analysis of Environmental Degradation | Published in "Urbanization, Environmental Changes and Sustainable Development" by Damodar Group, 2015 | ISBN 978-81-925800-8-1 | |
| viii | History and Profile of Urban Growth of Kolkata City: A Journey from 1690-2011 | Journal of Science and Humanities, Vol-1, No-1, September 2016 | ||
| ix | A Climatological Investigation of Cloud Burst Events in the Uttarakhand Himalaya | Climate and Society-A Contemporary Perspective, Edited by Halder and Satpati Publisher University of Calcutta, December 2016 | ISBN: 978-81-923448-0-5 | |
| x | Ecological And Social Perspectives of Human-Monkey Conflict: A Case Study of Shilli Bagi Village, Shimla Rural Tehsil, Himachal Pradesh | The Observer, Published by Students' Geographical Association & Registrar, University of Calcutta, Vol 54, PP-104-108, April 2017 | ISSN: 2230-9535 | |
| xi | Environmental impacts of Hydro Electric Projects of Uttarakhand: An Environmental Analysis | Geospatial Technologies For Sustainable Resource Management, Edited by Prasenjit Pal, Arnab Kundu, Avenel Press, 2017 | ISBN: 978-93-80736-72-3 | |
| xii | Nutrition Status of the Hand Rickshaw Pullers of Kolkata: A Case Study | Anthropology in Public Health, Edited by Dr. Mithun Das and Dr. Subir Biswas, Concept Publishing Company Pvt. Ltd, 2019 | ISBN: 978-93-86682-87-1 | |
| xiii | Reconstruction of Meghadūta’s Journey from Ramgiri to Dasapura: A Study in Historical Geography | Perspectives on Culture and Cognition: An Interdisciplinary Approach, Edited by Dr. Shukla Hazra, Dhanshiri Publishing, 2019 | ISBN: 978-93-88432-16-0 | |
| xiv | Ecotourism and Sustainable Community Development: A Case Study of Sillery Gaon | International Journal of Social Science (AESSRA), Vol. 10, Issue. 1, 2021 | ISSN - 2249-6637, E-ISSN - 2321-5771 | |
| xv | The Geo-Politics of North Indian Ocean: India’s Possible Retaliations to Chinese Aggression | Academica: An International Multidisciplinary Research Journal, Indianjournal.Com, Vol-11, Issue-3, 2021 | Online ISSN: 2249-7137 | 0.682 |
| xvi | Perception & Attitude of Tribal People towards Human-Elephant Conflicts in Gorumara National Park: A Study of Purba Kantadighi Kumarpara Village, Jalpaiguri District, West Bengal | Accepted in March 2021 and Under Publication in International Research Journal of Environmental Science | ISSN: 2319-1414 (Online) | |
| xvii | Socio-Economic Aspects of Labour Migration: A Case Study of Nepalese Migrants in Kalpa, Himachal Pradesh | Accepted and under publication to ILEE (Vol 44, No 1, June 2021) | ISSN: 0971-4170 | |
| xviii | Eco-Tourism And Women Empowerment: A Study Of Sillery Gaon | Indian Journal of Regional Science by RSAi | Not received the journal yet. So can't provide the ISSN No and Vol No | |
Courses
|
Sl.
No |
Name
of Course |
Awarding
Agency |
Year |
|
1 |
Refresher Course |
UGC Academic Staff College, University
of Burdwan |
2013 |
|
2 |
Orientation Programme |
UGC Academic Staff College, Himachal
Pradesh University, Shimla |
2014 |
|
3 |
Short Term Course- titled ‘Soft Skill
Development and Conflict Management’ |
Jointly
organized by Ramakrishna Sarada Mission Vivekananda Vidyabhavan & Centre
for Counselling Services & Studies in Self Development, Jadavpur
University. |
2016 |
|
4 |
Two
Weeks Faculty Development Programme on "ADVANCED CONCEPTS FOR DEVELOPING
MOOCS" |
Teaching Learning
Centre Ramanujan College, University Delhi |
2020 |
|
5 |
Refresher Course |
UGC Human Resource Development Centre,
The Gujarat University, Ahmadabad |
2020 |
|
6 |
21
days online GIS Training Program using QGIS |
Department
of Geography, School of Earth Science, Central University of Karnataka,
jointly with State Institute of Urban Development, Karnataka |
2020 |
|
7 |
Two months integrated
certificate course in “Python Programming Language” |
Integrated Institute
for Advanced Research and Information |
2020 |
|
8 |
A
three days national workshop on “SPSS: a statistical analysis tool” organized by |
Integrated Institute for
Advanced Research and Information (IIARI) |
2021 |
Seminar Attedance
|
Sl. No. |
Title of the Paper Presented |
Title of the Conference/ Seminar |
Organized by |
Level |
Year |
|
i |
Mass Tourism,
Urbanization & Mushrooming of Road Communication in Uttarakhand: A
Geographical Analysis of Environmental Degradation |
Dimensions of Urbanization,
Environmental Changes and Sustainable Development in Developing Countries,
17-18th Feb, 2014 |
Dr. Bhupendra Nath
Dutta Smriti Mahavidyalaya, Hatgobindapur, Burdwan |
UGC Sponsored National
Seminar |
2014 |
|
ii |
High Altitude Lakes
and Cloud Bursts: A Climatological Investigation in Uttarakhand Himalaya |
Climate, Society and
Sustainability, 25-26th April, 2014 |
Dept. of Geography,
University of Calcutta |
SERB & UGC
Sponsored National Symposium |
2014 |
|
iii |
The Himalayan Tsunami
- Cloudburst, Flash Flood & Death Toll: A Geographical Postmortem |
Friday Seminar
17.07.14 |
IQAC Committee of Sree
Chaitanya College, Habra |
Local |
2014 |
|
iv |
Hydro Power
Potentiality and Problem of Power Generation in North East India: A
Geographical Analysis |
Environmental Changes
and Challenges: Local, Regional and Global Perspectives, 25th-28th Feb, 2015 |
Department of
Geography, Gauhati University |
36th Indian
Geographers’ Meet and International Seminar |
2015 |
|
v |
Tourism Prospects and
Problem in Shimla - A Case Study |
Interdepartmental
Seminar, 19th March 2015 |
Department of
Geography and Botany, Sree Chaitanya College, Habra |
Local |
2015 |
|
vi |
Drinking Water Crisis
in Shimla Agglomeration and Possible Mitigation with Rain Water Harvesting: A
Case Study |
Urbanization and
Regional Sustainability, 28-30th January 2016 |
Department of
Geography, University of Calcutta |
International
Conference and 47th Annual Seminar of RSAI |
2016 |
|
vii |
Monkey Menace in
Shimla: A Case Study of Human Monkey Conflict |
Contemporary Research
in Geography, 05-06th March 2016 |
Department of
Geography, Bhairab Ganguly College |
UGC Sponsored National
Seminar |
2016 |
|
viii |
The Kinnauri Apples
and The Life And Livelihood of Bhahadurs: A Case Study of Nepali Migrants in
Kalpa, Himachal Pradesh |
Development and
Environment, 17-18th March, 2016 |
Department of
Geography, West Bengal State University |
National Seminar |
2016 |
|
ix |
Pipe Line Politics,
Central Asia to Indian Sub-Continent; India’s New Geostrategic Challenges to
Heart Land |
Integrating
Development, Environment Concerns and Social Challenges, 23-24th Sept 2016 |
Dept. of Geography,
St. Xavier’s College, Ranchi |
UGC Sponsored National
Seminar |
2016 |
|
x |
Environmental Impacts
of Hydro Electric Projects of Uttarakhand: An Environmental Analysis |
Application and
Emerging Trends of Geospatial Technologies for Sustainable Resource Analysis
and Management, 13th Jan 2017 |
Dept. of Geography,
Kabi Sukanta Mahavidyalaya and Tarakeswar Degree College |
UGC Sponsored National
Seminar |
2017 |
|
xi |
Life and Livelihood of
Rowing Boatmen in Nainital: A Case Study |
National Seminar on
Geography: A Science of Man and Environment, 24-25th Feb, 2017 |
Foundation of
Practicing Geographers and ASI, NATMO |
National Seminar |
2017 |
|
xii |
Nutrition & Health
Status of Hand Rickshaw Pullers of Kolkata |
National Seminar on
Role of Anthropology in Public Health, 18-19 March, 2017 |
Dept. of Anthropology,
Sree Chaitanya College, Habra and WBSU with ASI, ICMR |
ASI and ICMR Sponsored
National Seminar |
2017 |
|
xiii |
Socio-Economic
Dimension of Rural Urban Migration: A Case Study of Hand Rickshaw Pullers of
Kolkata |
International Seminar
on Indigenous People, Human Security and Sustainable Development: Emerging
Challenges in the Present Global Context, 19-21 Jan, 2018 |
Commission of Human
Rights, International Union of Anthropological & Ethnological Science,
Dept. of Anthropology WBSU, ICMR, ICHR, ASI |
International Seminar |
2018 |
|
xiv |
Dimension of
Human-Elephant Conflicts: A Case Study of Purba Kantadighi Kumarpara Village,
Jalpaiguri, W.B |
International Seminar
on Natural Disaster and Its Management, 9th Feb, 2018 |
Dept. of Geography and
Physics and IQAC, Sabang Sajanikanta Mahavidyalaya |
International Seminar |
2018 |
|
xv |
Socio-Economic Aspects
of Labour Migration: A Case Study of Nepali Migrants in Kalpa, Himachal
Pradesh |
4th International
Seminar on “Population, Urbanization and Environment: Contemporary Issues and
Challenges”, 21-22 March, 2018 |
Dept. of Geography,
Gour Banga University |
International Seminar |
2018 |
|
xvi |
The Geopolitical
Tussles Over Sri Lanka: India-China Rivalry on Indian Ocean Region |
National Conference on
Contemporary Research Perspectives in Geography, 17-18 May, 2018 |
International
Benevolent Research Foundation and Confederation of Indian Universities, New
Delhi |
National Seminar |
2018 |
|
xvii |
Perception and
Attitude of local people on Human-Monkey Conflicts in Shimla City : A Study
in Social Geography |
Shaping Tomorrow:
Society, Culture and Environment in an Interconnected World, 22nd -24th
January, 2024 |
The 44th
IIG Annual Meet and International Conferences, Cotton University, Guwahati, |
International
Conferences, |
2024 |
|
xviii |
Assessment of the
Economic Contributions and Values of the Housewives: A Study in Taki Municipality, West Bengal |
Two days International
Conference on Gendered Societies: Multidimensional Perspectives and Changing
Patterns, 21-22 March, 2024 |
East Calcultta Girls
College in Colaboration with Regional Science Association (RSAi) |
International
Conferences, |
2024 |
|
xix |
Level of HIV/AIDS
Awareness and Risk Behaviors Among Long Haul Truck Drivers in Post Covid
Times: Insights from Selected Truck Terminals in Howrah , West Bengal |
International Seminar
on Multidisciplinary Perspective of Managing Environment and Resource for
Sustainable Development,23-24 April, 2024 |
Department of
Geography, School of Sciences, NSOU |
International Seminar |
2024 |
Subjects
| Sl. No. | Paper | Code |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geotectonics & Geomorphology | GEOACOR01T & GEOACOR01P |
| 2 | Cartograms and Thematic Mapping | GEOACOR04T & 4P |
| 3 | Cartographic Techniques | GEOACOR02T & GEOACOR02P |
| 4 | Climatology | GEOACOR05T & 5P |
| 5 | Human Geography | GEOACOR03T |
| 6 | Geography of India | GEOACOR06T |
| 7 | Statistical Methods in Geography | GEOACOR07T & 7P |
| 8 | Evolution of Geographical Thought | GEOACOR13T |
| 9 | Regional Planning and Development | GEOACOR08T |
| 10 | Disaster Management | GEOACOR14T & 14P |
| 11 | Economic Geography | GEOACOR09T |
| 12 | Soil and Biogeography | GEOADSE01T |
| 13 | Environmental Geography | GEOACOR10T & 10P |
| 14 | Population Geography | GEOADSE03T |
| 15 | Fieldwork and Research Methodology | GEOACOR11T & 11P |
| 16 | Hydrology and Oceanography | GEOADSE04T |
| 17 | Remote Sensing and GIS | GEOACOR12T & 12P |
| 18 | Resource Geography | GEOADSE06T |
Extra Curricular
| Sl. No. | Activities |
|---|---|