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Geography of PG Department

 

POST GRADUATE DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY

Year of Establishment- 2015 Seat Capacity- 30

Former Board of Studies Members-

1: Dr. Ruma Bhattacharyya, Principal, Chairperson 2: Dr. Samhita Chaudhuri, Assistant Professor, PG Coordinato 3: Dr. Joydeep Saha, Assistant Professor, BKGC 4: Prof. Dhriti Sankar Mondal, Assistant Professor, BKGC 5: Prof. (Dr.) Pratima Rohatgi, Professor, Department of Geography, CU 6: Prof (Dr.) Lakshmi Narayan Satpati, Professor- Director, HRDC, CU 7: Prof. Abanti Routh, Ex teacher, BKGC 8: Prof. Prithwish Roy, Associate Professor, Prafulla Chandra College, CU

Present Faculty Members-

1: Dr. Ruma Bhattacharyya, Principal, Chairperson 2: Dr. Samhita Chaudhuri, Assistant Professor, PG Coordinator 3: Dr. Joydeep Saha, Assistant Professor 4: Prof. Dhriti Sankar Mondal, Assistant Professor 5: Dr. Bhaskar Chaudhuri, Associate Professor 6: Dr. Asmita Mukherjee, Assistant Professor 7: Ms. Pritha Saha, SACT-1 8: Ms. Debodatta Saha, SACT-1 9: Ms. Ritula Paul, SACT-1

Eminent Faculty Members –

1: Prof. (Dr.) M. M. Jana, University of North Bengal 2: Dr. Biswajit Bera, Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University, Purulia 3: Prof. (Dr.) Snehamanju Basu, Registrar, Jadavpur University 4: Prof. Gopinath Saha, NATMO, Kolkata 5: Prof. Abanti Routh, Ex teacher, BKGC 6: Prof. Prithwish Roy, Associate Professor, Prafulla Chandra College, CU

Special Paper offered by the Department-

1: POPULATION AND WELFARE GEOGRAPHY

In theoretical part, students get enriched with knowledge on >> Various aspects and parameters of Population Dynamics >> Theories and models of Population Growth and Migration >> Research trends on Methods and Techniques of Population Geography >> Population Problems of some Third World countries >> Significance of Scientific and Technological Revolution and Urbanization >> Various Population Policies with special reference to India >> Social inequality, Social Wellbeing

2: REGIONAL PLANNING

In theoretical part, students deal with- >> Concept of Region >> Theories of City Structure >> Concepts of Regional Disparity and Regional Diversity >> Levels of Development >> Regional Identification >> Urbanisation in the Third World >> Approaches to Rural Development >> Urban Structure, Urban environment

Speakers in Special Lecture Series- Year 2016-

Speaker Lectures Delivered On
Dr. Ramkrishna Maity, Department of Geography, Vidyasagar University Positivism And Empiricism As Dominant Paradigm In Geography
Dr. Santanu Bose, Associate Professor, Department of Geology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata. Plate Tectonics And Earthquake
Dr. Narayan Chandra Jana, Associate Professor, Department of Geography, University of Burdwan, Exploring Role Of Institutions And Policy Initiatives In Disaster Management: Indian Experience
Prof. Anis Chattopadhyay, Ex- DPI Resource Scarcity And Resource Conservation
Prof. Mantu Mohan Jana, Retd. Professor, Department of Geography and Applied Geography, University of North Bengal Forest Conservation, Social Forestry And Participatory Forest Management
Dr. Kalyan Rudra, Chairman, West Bengal Pollution Control Board, West Bengal Rediscovering The Ganga: Issues Of Pollution Management
Dr. Lakpa Tamang, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, CU Geomorphology With Special Emphasis On Fluvial Geomorphology
Dr. Moloy Mukhopadhyay, Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Viswabharati University, Contemporary Issues on Physical Geography
Dr. Koel Roy Chowdhury, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Presidency University, Migration and Vulnerability
Prof. Guru Prasad Chattopadhyay, Retd. Professor, Department of Geography, Viswabharati University, Silk Route

Year 2017-

Speaker Lectures delivered on
Prof. Asis Sarkar, Presidency University Statistical Techniques
Dr. Debasis Ghosh, Department of Geography, CU Climate Change
Prof. Anis Chattopadhyay, Ex- DPI Are Resources Boon or Curse: Issues in Economic, Environmental and Political Geography
Prof. R. N. Chatterjee, Retd. Professor, IIT, Kharagpur Regional Development
Dr. Ramkrishna Maity, Department of Geography, Vidyasagar University Basics of Geographical Thought
Dr. Pradip Chouhan, Department of Geography, Gourbanga University Techniques of Population Data Analysis
Prof. Mamata Desai, Retd. Professor, Netaji Institute for Asian Studies Disaster Management
Prof. Laxmi Shivaramakrishnan, Department of Geography, Jadavpur University  
Dr. Asimananda Gangopadhyay, Department of Cultural Studies, Kalyani University Facets of Cultural Geography
Prof. Lakshmi Narayan Satpati, Department of Geography, CU Climatology: Some Concepts

Year 2019-

Speaker Broad Topic of Lecture
Prof. L N Satpati Dept. of Geography, University of Calcutta Linkage between Climate and Other Environmental Systems
Dr. Koel Roy Chowdhury Dept. of Geography, Presidency University Population and Vulnerability: Displacement-Diaspora and Identity Crisis
Dr. Arijit MajumderDept. of Geography, Aliah University Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in Population Studies and Regional Development
Dr. R N Chatterjee Retd. Prof. IIT Kharagpur Regional Planning and Development
Dr. Debojit Dutta Deptt. of Geography, Jadavpur University Urban Social Morphology
Prof. Sunando Bandopadhyay Department of Geography, Calcutta University Lower Ganga Plain
Dr. Priyank Pravin Patel Dept. of Geography, Presidency University Geospatial Application in Hydrological Analysis
Prof. Anis Chattopadhyay Ex-DPI, Government of West Bengal Formulation of Research Questions, Hypotheses, Methods: Physical Geography
Prof. Ramkrishna Maiti Dept. of Geography, Bidyasagar University Quantitative and Qualitative Techniques in Research Methodology
Dr. Susmita Bhattacharya Dept. of Sociology, University of Calcutta Popular Culture, Folk Culture and Its Revival

2021(Online mode)-

SPEAKER BROAD TOPIC
Prof. L. N. Satpati, Calcutta University

Sustainable Development

Dr. Somasis Sengupta, Department of Geography, Univ of Burdwan

 An Introduction to Probability
Prof. Sucharita Sen, JNU Changing Contours of Economic Geography
Dr. Sushmita Bhattacharyya, Department of Sociology, CU Industrialisation & Globalisation
Prof. Tomaz Ponce Dentinho, University of Azores Spatial Interaction Model with Land Use
Dr. Arijit Chakraborty, ISI, Kolkata Statistics
Dr. Raktim Ray, Bartlett Development Planning Unit, UCL Urban Ethnography as a Method
Dr. Sarfaraz Alam, Department of Geography, BHU Geographical Thought
Prof. R. N. Chatterjee, IIT Kharagpur Regional Planning

PG EDUCATIONAL TOUR, 2016- 2019

Session Place Thematic Study on

2015-2017

Chalsa, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal

 The physical and cultural setup of Chalsa Jalpaiguri
2016-2018 Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh Living and working conditions of workers: A Geographical study of Visakhapatnam Fishing Harbour
2017-2019 Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh Socio-Cultural Fabric and Urban Form of Beneras City

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