FACULTY PROFILE

Dr. Sumitra Chandra

  • SACT I

  • Department of Geography

  • M.Sc. (CU), M.Phil (BU), Ph.D. (BU)

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  • Research guidance
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  • Research publications
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  • Book publications
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  •  Fellowships/Awards/Honours/Achievements
                          

  • Total number of attending Conference/Seminar/Webinar/Symposium etc.
    Workshop: 16 Seminars, 26 Webinars, 11 Workshops

                 

 

 

SL. NO.

TITLE

AUTHORS

JOURNAL/ BOOK

YEAR

1

Approach to Select Suitable Choropleth Mapping Technique

Sumitra Chandra & Mr. Biswaranjan Mistri

JOURNAL OF INTERACADEMICIA

(ISSN 0971-9016)

VOL-15, NO-2

2011

2

Yoga: A Healthy Practice in Hectic Lifestyle in The Burdwan Municipal Town, West Bengal

Sumitra Chandra & Mr. Biswaranjan Mistri

PRACTISING GEOGRAPHER (JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN GEOGRAPHICAL FOUNDATION)

(ISSN 0975-3850)

VOL-15, NO-1

2011

3

The Level Of Livelihood Of Urban Poor: A Case Study From Howrah Municipal Area

Sumitra Chandra & Mr. Biswaranjan Mistri

GLOBALIZATION GOVERNANCE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 

(ISBN 978-81-8064-237-1)

2013

4

Evaluation Of Risk Factors At Howrah Slum For Poor Health Status: A Phase Of Urbanization With Impoverishment

 

Sumitra Chandra & Dr. Narayan Chandra Jana

RESOURCE AND DEVELOPMENT: ISSUES AND CONCERNS

(ISBN 978-81-8064-252-4)

2013

5

Origin and Work Status of Child Laborers: A Case Study of Howrah Slum in West Bengal, India

Sumitra Chandra & Dr. Narayan Chandra Jana

TRANSACTIONS OF THE INSTITUTE OF INDIAN GEOGRAPHERS (ISSN 0970-9851)

VOL-36, NO-2

https://iigeo.org/transactions-contents-vol-36-2-2014/

2014

6

Globalization in Perspective of Development

 

Sumitra Chandra

A DYNAMIC APPROACH TO GLOBALIZATION ON ITS TWENTY 25TH YEAR IN INDIA (ISBN 978-93-83368-68-6)

 

2015

7

Socio-Economic Study of Tea Garden Workers at Nagaisuri Tea Estate, Jalpaiguri

 

Malabi Goswami & Sumitra Chandra

Journal Digonto (ISSN 

 2348-8441)

 

2016

8

Slum Settlement- the hazardous zone of Town: A Case study of Howrah Slum, West Bengal

Sumitra Chandra & Dr. Narayan Chandra Jana

Submitted to publish

 

-

9

Evaluation of The Overall Status of Slum Wards of Howrah

 

Sumitra Chandra & Dr. Narayan Chandra Jana

Submitted to publish

 

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10

Historical Background of The Evolution of Slums at Howrah City

 

Sumitra Chandra & Dr. Narayan Chandra Jana

Submitted to publish

 

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List of Seminars Attended and Paper Presentation:

SL.

NO.

PAPER PRESENTED

THEME

ORGANISED/ SPONSORED BY

STATUS

VENUE

DATE

1

-

GLOBAL

WARMING:ITS

IMPACT ON INDIA

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC

ADMINISTRATION,

BURDWAN LOCAL

BRANCH

STATE

ASC; THE UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN

03/09/2008

2

-

THE

CONTEMPORARY

ISSUES ON

ENVIRONMENT &

DEVELOPMENT, INDIA

INSTITUTE OF

LANDSCAPE,

ECOLOGY, &

EKISTICS (ILEE), KOLKATA

NATIONAL

CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY

04/03/2009

3

THE LEVEL OF

LIVELIHOOD OF

URBAN POOR: A CASE STUDY

FROM HOWRAH

MUNICIPAL AREA

GLOBALISING

URBAN

GOVERNANCE AND

SUSTAINABLE

DEVELOPMENT

UGC

NATIONAL

DR. GOUR MOHAN ROY

COLLEGE, MONTESWAR, BURDWAN

08/10/2010

&09/10/2010

4

YOGA: A

HEALTHY

PRACTICE IN HECTIC

LIFESTYLE: A

CASE STUDY IN

BURDWAN

TOWN, WEST BENGAL

SPACE, TIME AND PEOPLE

INDIAN

GEOGRAPHICAL

FOUNDATION ON GEOGRAPHY

NATIONAL

ANTHROPOLOGICAL

SURVEY OF INDIA,

MINISTRY OF CULTURE, KOLKATA

11/02/2011

12/02/2011 &

13/02/2011

5

HEALTH

SCENARIO AT

HOWRAH SLUM

RESOURSES AND DEVELOPMENT

NATIONAL

ASSOCIATION OF

GEOGRAPHERS, INDIA (NAGI)

NATIONAL

DEPARTMENT OF

GEOGRAPHY, THE

UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN

11/11/2011

12/11/2011 &

13/11/2011

6

-

SAVE THE

NATIONAL

HERITAGE – THE SUNDARBAN

BANGIYO BHUGOL MANCHA, KOLKATA

NATIONAL

CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY

16/02/2013 &

17/02/2013

7

EVALUATION OF

IMMUNIZATION

STATUS OF

CHILDREN,

HOWRAH SLUM

ENVIRONMENT,

RESOURCES AND

DEVELOPMENT

UGC

NATIONAL

THE DEPARTMENT OF

GEOGRAPHY OF LALBABA

COLLEGE, BELUR MATH, HOWRAH

04/03/2013 &

05/03/2013

8

COVERAGE OF

IMMUNIZATION

AND BURDEN OF

ILLNESS AT

CHILDHOOD: A

CASE STUDY

FROM HOWRAH SLUM

ENVIRONMENT,

DEVELOPMENT AND EQUITY

INSTITUTE OF

INDIAN

GEOGRAPHERS (IIG)

35TH INDIAN

GEOGRAPHERS

MEET

INTERNATIONAL

THE UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN

11/11/2013

12/11/2013 &

13/11/2013

9

ASSESSMENT OF

BASIC SERVICES

TO URBAN POOR (BSUP) SCHEME:

A CASE STUDY

OF HOWRAH

MUNICIPAL

CORPORATION AREA

ENVIRONMENTAL

PERSPECTIVES

AND RESOURCE

MANAGEMENT

INSTITUTE OF

LANDSCAPE,

ECOLOGY, &

EKISTICS (ILEE), KOLKATA

INTERNATIONAL

CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19/12/2014 &

20/12/2014

10

-

WATER: A

THREATENED

SOCIAL RESOURCE

OF THE CENTURY

UGC

NATIONAL

WOMEN’S CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, KOLKATA

09/10/2015

11

-

APPLICATION OF

REMOTE SENSING

ON VARIOUS

DIMENSIONS OF

CONTEMPORARY DYNAMICS

HERAMBA

CHANDRA COLLEGE

& NATURE CLUB

STATE

HERAMBA CHANDRA COLLEGE

27/11/2015

12

-

SEMINAR SERIES 2017

PRESIDENCY COLLEGE

NATIONAL

PRESIDENCY COLLEGE

05/04/2017

06/04/2017 

&

07/04/2017

13

-

HUMAN RIGHTS

AND GENDER

RIGHTS IN A

DEMOCRACY: THE

INDIAN SCENARIO-

1980S TILL DATE

RAMMOHAN COLLEGE

STATE

RAMMOHAN COLLEGE

18/03/2017

14

-

ENVIRONMENTAL

ISSUES:

PERSPECTIVES,

PRACTICES AND

POLICIES

SHRI

SHIKSHAYATAN

COLLEGE &

CALCUTTA

UNIVERSITY

NATIONAL

SHRI SHIKSHAYATAN COLLEGE

04/08/2017

15

-

A GLIMPSE ON UNIVERSE, EARTH, MAN & ECONOMY:

UNDERSTANDING

THE ISSUES AND

LINKAGES

LADY BRABOURNE

COLLEGE &

CALCUTTA

UNIVERSITY

NATIONAL

LADY BRABOURNE COLLEGE

11/09/2017

15

-

EMERGING ISSUES

AND METHODS IN GEOGRAPHY

WOMEN’S COLLEGE,

CALCUTTA

STATE

WOMEN’S COLLEGE,

CALCUTTA

28/09/2018

& 29/09/2018

16

-

Contemporary

Urbanization and

Urban Problems in India: Challenges and Mitigation

PG DEPT. of Asutosh College

National

Asutosh College

18/04/2019

 

 

List of Webinars Attended:

SL.

NO.

TOPIC

ORGANISED BY

DATE

 

1

Covid-19 Pandemic: Defining New Normal

Rammohan College

04/07/2020

 

2

Life with Covid: a step towards personal management

Rammohan College

03/08/2020

 

3

Geography and Society: Issues and Techniques

Purash-Kanpur Haridas Nandi Mahavidyalaya

07/08/2020

4

3D terrain mapping from Satellite Imagery and Topographical Map using Mobile Applications

East Calcutta Girls’ College

24/08/2020

5

Covid19, Environment & Livlihood: Contemporary Scenario & Future Challenges

Swami Dhananjoy Das Kathiababa Mahavidyalaya

24/08/2020

6

A New View of The Solar System

Mankar College

18/08/2020

7

Environmental Sustainability in Present Scenario- A Multidisciplinary Approach

Santal Bidroha Saradha Satabarshiki Mahavidyalaya

29/08/2020

8

Appication of Geographical Knowledge and its Expanding Horizon

Pijush Kanti Mukherjee Mahavidyalaya

29/08/2020

9

Emerging Disaster Issues: Causes and Consequences

Katwa College

27/08/2020

10

Women and Rural Development

West Bengal State University

07/09/2020

11

Rcent Issues on Geographical Study and its Future Prospects

Maharajadhiraj Uday Chand Women’s College

07/09/2020

12

Environmental Problems and Human Aaptations

Sukumar Sengupta Mahavidyalaya

02/09/2020

13

Coping Emotionally with Covi-19: A mentoring Session for Students, Parents and Teachers

Vivekananda College

30/08/2020

14

Women in Crisis: A Geographical Perspective

Swarnamoyee Jogendranath Mahavidyalaya

15/09/2020

15

Environment and Sustainability: Land, Water and Ecosystem Perspective

Kashipur Michael Madhusudan Mahavidyalaya

&

Pandit Raghunath Murmu Smriti Mahavidyalaya

31/08/2020

16

Researching in Geography and Allied Disciplines: Pre and Post Covid-19 Pandemic Situation

Gour Mahavidyalaya

03/10/2020

17

Innovation in Disaster Risk Reduction: Aiming towards a Resilient Society

Diamond Harbour Women’s University

10/09/2020

&

11/09/2020

18

Contemporary Issues and Challenges from Geographers’ Perspective

Tara Devi Harakh Chand Kankaria Jain College

22/09/2020

19

Two Day online Lecture Series

Surendranath College for Women

26/09/2020

&

27/09/2020

20

Urban Displacement & Sustainable Development

Khalisani Mahavidyalaya

27/09/2020

21

Geography in Contemporary World

Raidighi College

09/09/2020

To

29/09/2020

22

Medical Ethics

Ramkrishna Sarada Mission Vivekananda Vidyabhavan

29/08/2020

23

Effects of Global warming on Coastal Environments

Prafulla Chandra College

27/09/2020

24

Air Quality  during Lockdown: Experience of West Bengal

Shahid Matangini Hazra Government College for Women

02/10/2020

25

Environmental Sustainability promoting UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030

Loreto College

24/07/2021

26

Contextuallising on Upcoming Challenges from Our Geo-Environmental Arena- Special Focus thrown on Information Based Technology and Associated Job Prospects

Chandernagore College

19/12/2021

 

List of Workshops Attended:

SL.

NO.

THEME

ORGANISED BY

DATE

1

TEACHING AND LEARNING PROCESS UNDER NEW SYLLABUS IN GEOGRAPHY:

HONOURS AND GENERAL

COURSES

DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY, CU

28TH SEPTEMBER, 2011

2

MODALITIES OF PRACTICAL

EXAMINATIONS IN

GEOGRAPHY

UNDERGRADUATE BOARD OF

STUDIES IN GEOGRAPHY,

UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA

AND DEPARTMENT OF

GEOGRAPHY, VIVEKANANDA

COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, BARISHA

22ND NOVEMBER, 2014

3

REVIEW OF UNDERGRADUATE SYLLABUS IN GEOGRAPHY

UNDERGRADUATE BOARD OF

STUDIES IN GEOGRAPHY,

UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA

AND DEPARTMENT OF

GEOGRAPHY, SHRI

SHIKSHAYATAN COLLEGE

28TH FEBRUARY, 2015

4

PROPOSED GEOGRAPHY

SYLLABUS (HONS. & GENL)

UNDER CBCS SYSTEM AND

INTRODUCTION OF OPEN

SOURCE SOFTWARE

UNDERGRADUATE BOARD OF

STUDIES IN GEOGRAPHY,

UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA

AND DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY, LADY

BRABOURNE COLLEGE

15/09/2017

5

Q-GIS

UNDERGRADUATE BOARD OF

STUDIES IN GEOGRAPHY,

UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA

AND DEPARTMENT OF

GEOGRAPHY, LORETO COLLEGE

21/09/2017 & 22/09/2017

6

FLOOD DISASTER AND MANAGEMENT

CENTRE FOR DISASTER

PREPAREDNESS &

MANAGEMENT, JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY

29/12/2017

7

IMPLEMENTATION OF CBCS

SYSTEM IN UG STUDIES IN

GEOGRAPHY

FACULTY COUNCIL FOR

UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES,

UNDERGRADUATE BOARD OF

STUDIES IN GEOGRAPHY,

UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA

AND DEPARTMENT OF

GEOGRAPHY, SHRI

SHIKSHAYATAN COLLEGE

08/05/2018

8

IMPLEMENTATION OF CBCS

SYSTEM IN UG STUDIES IN

GEOGRAPHY (Semesters 3 and

4)

FACULTY COUNCIL FOR

UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES,

UNDERGRADUATE BOARD OF

STUDIES IN GEOGRAPHY,

UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA

AND DEPARTMENT OF

GEOGRAPHY, SHRI

SHIKSHAYATAN COLLEGE

26/04/2019 & 27/04/2019

9

GEOGRAPHY HONOURS

PRACTICAL CBCS SYLLABUS

(SEMESTER- II)

FACULTY COUNCIL FOR

UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES,

UNDERGRADUATE BOARD OF

STUDIES IN GEOGRAPHY,

UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA

AND DEPARTMENT OF

GEOGRAPHY, RAIDIGHI COLLEGE

11/05/2019

10

GEOGRAPHY THEORY & PRACTICAL, SEMESTER 5, PAPER-12

U.G. BOARD OF STUDIES IN GEOGRAPHY, UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA AND LORETO COLLEGE

10/01/2020 & 11/01/2020

11

CBCS IN UNDERGRADUATE GEOGRAPHY HONOURS COURSE: SEMESTERS 5 AND 6

FACULTY COUNCIL FOR

UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES,

UNDERGRADUATE BOARD OF

STUDIES IN GEOGRAPHY,

UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA

AND DEPARTMENT OF

GEOGRAPHY, SHRI

SHIKSHAYATAN COLLEGE

10/09/2022

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