Heramba Chandra College

Dr Emon Bagchi

Assistant Professor
Email: [email protected]
Ph No.: 9830226483
Web Address:

Educational Qualifications

Degree	University	Year of Passing	Award
B.Sc.	Lady Brabourne College	2003	67.25
M.Sc.	University of Calcutta	2005	67.80
Ph.D.	University of Calcutta	2017	NA

Specialization(PG)

Urban and Regional Geography

Ph.D./M. Phil. Thesis (1)

Institution	Awarded/Ongoing	Year	Title
University of Calcutta	Awarded	2017	Economic Development and Urbanisation in South Twenty four Parganas District of West Bengal, India

Research Area

Urban and Economic Geography

Courses Taught/Teaching

Geomorphology, Climatology, Soil Geography, Economic Geography, Social and Cultural Geography, Regional Geography of India, Geographical Thought, Geography of Development, Geological Map, Remote Sensing, Topographical Map, Cartograms, Thematic Maps, Contemporary Techniques in Geography

Teaching Experience (2)

Name Of The Institution	Position Held	Period
Heramba Chandra College	Assistant Professor	01.08.2017- till date
Magrahat College	Assistant Professor	04.08.2008-31.07.2017

Academic/Professional Courses/Training

1. Orientation Programme from 11.06.2011 to 09.07.2011 organised by Academic Staff College, University of Calcutta and sponsored by the University Grants Commission
   2. Refresher Course from 19.11.2012 to 08.12.2012 organised by Academic Staff College, University of Calcutta and sponsored by the University Grants Commission
   3. Short Term Couse (UGC-HRDC) on Spatial Planning: Analytical Skills, Approaches and Methods from16.02.2017 to 22.02.2017 organised by Department of Geography, University of Calcutta
   4. Faculty Development Programme from 18.5.2020 to 03.06.2020 organised by Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi under the aegis of Ministry of Human Resource Development, Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission of Teachers and Teaching
   5. Refresher Course from 16.11.2020 to 28.11.2020 organised by UGC-HRDC, Jawaharlal Nehru University
   6. Short Term Couse (UGC-HRDC) on Soft Skills, from 11.10.22-17.10.22 organised by Gujarat University
   7. Short T

Book Edited/Book Published (1)

Book Title	Chapter	Publisher	Year	ISBN No
Self Learning Material, Rural Development, Honours in Geography (HGR), (GE-GR-11)		Netaji Subhas open University	June 2020	Nil

Paper Published in Journal (11)

Title of the paper	Journal of publication	Year	ISSN No	Vol No.	Page Range
Jalobayur Poribarton: Himalayer Roop Badol	Himalaya Prosongo (in Bengali)	2005-2006			61-68
Ladakher Tushar Chita: Sangrakshane Naya Disha	Himalaya Prosongo (in Bengali)	2007-2008			46-48
Krishno Griba Saros: Himalayer Bipanno Bismoy	Himalaya Prosongo (in Bengali)	2009-2010			13-17
Himalayer Kosturi Mrigo: Sangkot O Sangrakshan	Himalaya Prosongo (in Bengali)	July, 2012	ISSN 2231-1076		13-21
Economic Status of South 24 Parganas District in West Bengal: An Analysis of the District Domestic Product (1993-2010)	Geographical Review of India	January, 2013	ISSN 0375-6386	Vol. 75, No. 2	153-166

Scholarships/Fellowships/Awards (1)

Name	Awarded by	Year
Junior Research Fellowship	UGC	2005

Other Institutional Responsibility

In charge of the Kanyashree Prakalpa of The Govt. of West Bengal; in charge of planning, designing and updating the website of the college; member of IQAC; member of Technical Committee, Tender Committee and Cultural Committee; Convener of Publication Committee; Head of the Department (2020-2023)

Academic/Professional Membership

Life member of The Geographical Society of India, Department of Geography, University of Calcutta and Himalaya Samiksha Parishad, Department of Geography, University of Calcutta

Other Working Experience (1)

Name Of The Organization	Position Held	Period
ABP. Pvt. Ltd.	Sub-Editor in Desh and Sananda	17.04.2006-03.07.2008

Conference/Seminar Papers Published (1)

Title of the paper	Conference	Year	Vol Number	Page Range
Industrial Performance of South 24 Parganas District of West Bengal, India	International Seminar on Environmental Perspectives and Resource Management organized by Institute of Landscape, Ecology and Ekistics, Kolkata	2014	ISBN 978-81-928047-4-3	119-127

Paper Presented (7)

Title	Theme Date	Organizing Institution
Agricultural Sector in South 24 Parganas District of West Bengal: An Analysis in the Post-Reform Period	National Seminar on Development and Environmental Transformation, 28-29 March, 2014	Department of Geography, University of Calcutta
Rajpur-Sonarpur Municipality: Development and Conflicts	National Seminar on Hazard, Development and Social Conflict, 27-28 March, 2015	Department of Geography, University of Calcutta
Urban Dynamics in Amtala Census Town of South 24 Parganas District, West Bengal	The UGC sponsored National Level Seminar on Environment and Sustainability, 18-19 November, 2016	Department of Geography, Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis Mahavidyalaya
Access to Clean Water and Sanitation: The Status of South 24 Parganas District, West Bengal	International Level Seminar on Sustainable Development & Inclusive Growth, 03-04 March, 2020	PG Department of Geography and Department of Statistics, Lady Brabourne College
A Study on the Size-Class Distribution of the Urban Centres in South 24 Parganas District of West Bengal, India (1951-2011)	43rd Indian Geography Congress 2021, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GEOGRAPHERS, INDIA (NAGI), 28-30 October, 2021	Department of Geography, Institute of Science Banaras Hindu University

Conference/Seminar Workshop Attended (9)

Theme	Date	Organizing Institute
Workshop on Choice Based Credit System	3 May, 2018	Sivnath Sastri Collegeand Heramba Chandra College
One Day Workshop on ‘Proposed Geography Syllabus (Hons. & Gen.) under CBCS System and Introduction of Open Source Software	15.09.2017	Lady Brabourne College in collaboration with the Under Graduate Board of Studies in Geography, University of Calcutta
Workshop on Implementation of CBCS System in UG Studies in Geography	8 May, 2018	Shri Shikshayatan College in collaboration with the Faculty Council for Undergraduate Studies and Board of Undergraduate Studies in Geograpgy, University of Calcutta
Two Day Workshop on Hands on Training of Q-GIS	28.11.2017	Department of Geography, Lalbaba College in collaboration with Department of Geography, University of Calcutta
Workshop on ‘Promotion under Career Advancement Scheme (CAS)	8 June 2019	K. K. Das College

Orientation/Refresher Course Attended (5)

Title & No of OC/RC	Institution	Theme	Duration
Refresher Course	HRDC, Jawaharlal Nehru University	NA	16.11.2020-28.11.2020
Orientation Programme 90	Academic Staff College, University of Calcutta	NA	11.06.2011-09.07.2011
Faculty Development Programme	Teaching-Learning Centre, Ramanujan College	MANAGING ONLINE CLASSES AND CO- CREATING MOOCS 2.0	18.5.2020-2.6.2020
Short Term Course	HRDC, Jadavpur University	MOOC's: A Vertical Pedagogy for Asynchronus Learning	27.01.2023-02.02.2023
Refresher Course	Academic Staff College, University of Calcutta	NA	19.11.2012-08.12.2012

Professional Society Activities

Member of Nicwon Centre for Performing Arts, a NGO practising socio-cultural activities.