Curriculum Vitae
Dr. SUKLA BASU
Assistant Professor Department of Geography, West Bengal State University
Address: West Bengal State University, Barasat, Kolkata-126.
Email: [email protected]
Employment: 2009-present: Assistant Professor (Stage3)Department of Geography,West Bengal State
University
2006-2009: Senior Lecturer in Geography, Chandrapur College, Burdwan
2002-2006: Lecturer in Geography, Chandrapur College, Burdwan
1993-2002: TGT, S.St. in Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan:
(i)K.V.Surda (1993-96) & (ii) K.V.Fort William(1996-2002)
Education: Ph.D in Geography (2001), University of Calcutta on Transport system and land use planning
strategies of Kharagpur City.
Qualified National Eligibility Test (NET), (1988), CSIR for JRF
M.A. in Geography (1988) University of Calcutta
B.Ed University of Calcutta
B.A.(Hons) in Geography (1984), Lady Brabourne College. Calcutta
Enjoyed National Scholarship under the National Scholarship Scheme of Government of
India (1985-86)
Courses : Refresher Course(2005)& Orientation Programme(2011)of UGC
Eight Weeks Certificate Course in Remote Sensing & GIS-Urban & Regional Planning,
Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehra Dun (2008)
Grants:
1)Minor research Project -“Some Aspects of the Development Trends & the Changing Rural Scenario: A
Case Study of some villages near Katwa”.(Amount of Rs86500/- ) ,sponsoring organization UGC.
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2)Impact of the Nursery Scheme on Self Help Groups in N. 24 Parganas District, West Bengal”. All nonequipment logistics (travel, lodging and food) were borne by MGNREGA cell, North 24 Parganas district
of West Bengal and contingency received amounted to Rupees Twenty Thousand and Eighty two (Rs. 20,082/-)
only
Publications:
Report
Basu S (2010)“Impact of the Nursery Scheme on Self Help Groups in N.24 Parganas
District, West Bengal” in http://www.north24parganas.gov.in/mgnrega/nrega
Book chapter
Basu S (2014) “Delivery Mechanism for efficient rural development in India” in D.
Dasgupta (ed) Advances in extension education and rural development Vol 2. Agrobios ,
pp281-300
Journals
Basu S (2013) Case studies on constraints & prospects in sustainable tourism, OIDA
International Journal of Sustainable Development ISSN: 1923:6654 (print) and ISSN:
1923:6662 (online) [email protected], pp75-83
Basu S (2011) “Issues of e-governance in Barasat Municipality” Geographical Review of India
Vol 73(1),pp35-44(ISSN-0375-6386)
Basu S (2011) ‘Research Techniques in Socio-Economic Survey: A Case Study of Fisherfolk
in Bakkhali, Sundarban; Indian Journal of Regional Science (ISSN-0046-9917) Vol 43(2),
pp48-56.
Basu S(2010) : Consumers Movement Analysis of Kharagpur City’; Proceedings of the Ninth
Refresher Course in Geography; Academic Staff College & Dept of Geog, CU
Basu S (2008) ’Significance of Crop Residue in the Indian Context’; Geographical Review of
India; Vol. 70(3),pp224-230 (ISSN-0375-6386)
Basu S (2001) ‘Importance of bicycles in urban areas: A case study from Kharagpur City’,
Indian Journal of Landscape Systems &Ecological Studies,Vol.24(1),pp99-102 (ISSN-09714170)
Basu S(1993) ‘Residential pattern of Kharagpur Municipality’, Indian Journal of Landscape
Systems &Ecological Studies, Vol.16(1);pp51-59 (ISSN-0971-4170)
Basu S (1991) ‘Origin & evolution of Kharagpur town area’, Indian Journal of Landscape
Systems &Ecological Studies, Vol.14(2).pp28-31 (ISSN-0971-4170)
Basu S (1990): ’Water Resources of Kharagpur City- its Problems & Prospects’; Monograph
based on the National Seminar on Cartography for development of outlying states & islands
of India; pp 119-122.
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Basu S (1989): Impediments to the development of industries in Kharagpur Urban Centre’
Monograph based on the National Seminar organized by NATMO, pp 140-142.
Report(unpublished):
“Analysis of basic facilities using Remote Sensing & Geographical Information System: A case study of
Dehradun” in the discipline of Urban & Regional Planning, Remote Sensing & GIS conducted by
Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun during 05th May 2008 to 27th June 2008.
Invited talks as a Resource Person
Delivered lecture in Department of Geography, East Calcutta Girls’ College on “Sustainable
Governance of natural resources” on 23rd September 2011
Delivered lecture in Department of Geography Saheed Nurul Islam Mahavidyalaya on Water
Conservation and management in 2014
Delivered lectures in Department of Geography Bhairab Ganguly College
Delivered lectures as resource person on Field survey methods organized by an NGO Save the
Environment, in its Six Week Orientation Course on Field Survey Methodology in 2010
Rapporteur in technical session VI of national seminar on ‘Research Frontiers in man-nature interface’
organized by the Dept. of Geography, Viswa Bharati (2014)
Expert for pre- PhD thesis submission Seminar in Viswa Bharati (2014)
Membership of professional bodies :
Member of the Geographical Society of India; Regional Science Association of India ,
Indian Society of Remote Sensing ; Institute of Landscape, Ecology & Ekistics; the National
Geographical Society of India & in Institute of Indian Geographers,
Post Graduate Board of Studies member of Gour Banga University (2013-present)
Member of Governing Body as teachers’ representative in Chandrapur College under
Burdwan University(2007 -2010)
Advisory Board Member in Motijheel College for its State Level seminar in Geography(2012)
Chair person in Technical Session 2 in State Level seminar in Geography held in Motijheel
College(2012)
Judge/expert for social science exhibits in Kendriya Vidyalaya Regional level social science
exhibition (Kolkata region)(2012)
Papers presented in Seminars/ Conferences:
1) Sibnath Sarkar & Sukla Basu: ‘Socio-demographic profile and living status of the street children: A
case study at Sealdah station area of Kolkata ‘organized by ILEE, 19th-20th Dec 2014.
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2) Sukla Basu: ‘Development in a tribal village of Bankura, West Bengal’ in the ‘National Seminar on
India’s approach to rural development in 21st century’ organized by Ravenshaw University ; 18th &
19th Oct 2014
3) Sukla Basu: ’Problems and management strategies relating to climatic disaster prone areas of
Sundarban in West Bengal’, National Symposium on climate, society and sustainability, organized by
Department of Geography, CU from 25th-26th April 2014
4) Sukla Basu: ‘Social dimensions of vulnerability among coastal communities in parts of West Bengal’
in National Seminar on Understanding hazards and their mitigation option, organized by School of
Sciences, Netaji Subhas Open University,28-29th March 2014
5) Sukla Basu: ‘Significance of hats: A Case study of Araku ‘, National Seminar on Research Frontiers
in man-nature interface’ organized by Department of Geography, Viswa Bharati 1st-2nd March 2014
6) Sukla Basu:’Case studies on Constraints &Prospects in sustainable tourism’ in the International
Conference on sustainable development . organized by Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law,
Laurential University &Ontario International development agency , 4th-5th Dec 2013
7) Sukla Basu :‘Perspectives on data gathering in Human Geography’, National Seminar on Reorienting Geography to meet Present & Future Challenges, Department of Geography, Banaras Hindu
University;14th-16th March 2012
8) Arindam Chowdhury & Sukla Basu: Women’s Political Participation and Empowerment: A Case
Study of Barasat-I in the International Conference on dimensions of development and resource
conservation, Department of Geography, University of Calcutta; 10th to12th March 2012
9) Sukla Basu :‘’Living Arrangements among the elderly: A case study’ ;33rd Annual Conference of the
Institute of Indian Geographers’ (IIG)& International seminar on population, development & disaster
management; Department of geography & disaster management, Tripura University, 8th to 11th February
2012.
10) Sukla Basu :‘Sustainability of Barasat Municipality through e-governance’; National Seminar on
Sustainability of cities: Environmental Challenges; Department of Geography, Andhra University; 2627th Sept2011
11) Sukla Basu :“Sustainable Governance of natural resources”; Lecture as a resource person, National
Seminar on Resource Management &Sustainable Development; in Department of Geography, East
Calcutta Girls’ College, 23rd-24thSept2011
12) Sukla Basu: ‘Natural Resource Management by Self Help Groups in N. 24 Parganas District’;
(2011): National Seminar on Natural Resource Management, Department of Geography, University of
Calcutta, 10th -11th Mar2011.
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13) Sukla Basu :‘Challenges in Higher Education in WBSU’; International Conference on Megaurbanization & Human Rights: Emerging Challenges & Opportunities; Anthropological Society of India
& WBSU, 14th-16th Feb2011.
14) Sukla Basu: ‘Decentralized Participatory Planning in N. 24 Parganas through a Nursery Scheme’,
National Seminar on Applied Geography: Issues & Techniques, University of Calcutta, 14-15th Jan2011
15) Sukla Basu :‘Gender Development in N. 24 Parganas through a Nursery Scheme ‘;National Seminar
on Integrated Rural Dev & Management: Issues, strategies & Policy options.; organized by Integrated
Rural Dev &Mgt(IRDM) Faculty Centre of Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University, 17 th-18th Dec
2010
16) Sukla Basu: ‘A Case Study of Social Sustainability in Barasat (Block-I)’; Department of Geography,
University of Calcutta, 12th-13th March 2010
17) Sukla Basu: ‘Gender & Development in the Indian Context’; International Conference, organized by
Department of Geography, University of Burdwan, 8th & 9th March 2010
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18) Sukla Basu :‘Need for sustainable development in agriculture’ ; National Seminar on Environment
& Development under WAST, Kolkata. organized by ILEE & WAST, 22nd -23rd Feb2008.
19) Sukla Basu: ‘Housing: An aspect of urban land resource’; National Seminar on Research methods
&techniques for sustainable development in India; organized by ILEE, 25-26th March2006.
20) Sukla Basu: ‘Management of urban land area’; National Seminar on land &water management in
India; organized by ILEE, 13th-14th Dec 2002
21) Sukla Basu :‘Need for active participation at the grass root level at Kharagpur’ organized by
Regional Science Association of India,17th-18th Nov 2000.
22) Sukla Basu: ’Water Resources of Kharagpur City- its Problems & Prospects’; National Seminar on
Cartography for development of outlying states & islands of India, organized by NATMO, 3rd-6th Dec
1990.
23) Sukla Basu:’ Impediments to the development of industries in Kharagpur Urban Centre’ National
Seminar organized by NATMO.14th-17th Nov 1989
Participation in national/international seminars/workshops:
1) National Seminar on ‘critical issues of urban governance in India, organized by dept of Political
Science, WBSU on30th Mar 2012
2) Two day Seminar on organized by dept of Philosophy, WBSU on 6-7th Mar 2012
3) Fourth Annual Conference of the Sociological Association of West Bengal on 6th Dec 2010
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4) State level Seminar on ‘making decentralization work in India: Retrospect &prospect, organized by
dept of Political Science, WBSU on 9th Feb 2010
5) Three day workshop on Open Source GIS: QGIS organized by Department of geography, WBSU
from 14th-16th Oct 2009
6) One day National Seminar on Geo-spatial technology& research in Geography, Department of
Geography, Burdwan University; 29th March 2008
7) One day workshop on ‘Bio diversity of Burdwan University , organized by MUC Women’s College
&Paschim Banga Bigyan Mancha , 12th April 2006
8)Two days Orientation Course on Youth Parliament conducted by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs,
29th-30th June 2000
Courses taught:
PhD Course work class on literature review, style of referencing and qualitative techniques of data
collection and analysis (in Geography)
PG: Socio-economic-cultural geography, regional planning, research methods in human geography (both
theoretical and practical)
Guiding of dissertation in MA/MSc:
Each PG student under the special paper (optional) of Micro regional planning independently submits a
dissertation on socio, economic or cultural aspect as per the syllabus. The different issues taken up
included studies on tribal community in forest area; on agricultural scenario of a tribal village; on rural
hats, on a handloom cluster, on food security of a weaving community, on tourism aspect, on issues
concerning the building of a dam, on impact of Aila , on impact of Micro Credit on standard of living
and poverty alleviation. Issues on border areas have also been guided. Studies have also been focussed
on the aged, and on child labour. Gender studies covered women’s participation in a weaving
community, in agriculture, in shrimp farming , on their political participation and on Self help group
formations. Local areas have been studied focussing on the socio economic and cultural transformation
of Berunanpukuria, on the rural urban transformation along Barasat-Barrackpore road . Urban studies
have been made on a ward level in some municipalities. Development of Barasat municipality since its
evolution was also done with emphasis on residential growth and on shopping malls. Studies on
university students included that of impact of IT sector and on women’s perception on higher education.
Research Interests
Archival research and qualitative research including participatory appraisal, participation and direct
observation, focussed group discussion , surveys and interview strategies.
Human development issues particularly on the aged, women children and other marginalized sections
particularly the tribals ; on their empowerment and community participation.
Rural development: socio- cultural and economic perspective.
Local perspectives on development: rural &urban & Micro regional studies of rural &urban areas.
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