Mr. Sumit Kar 

(Curriculum Vitae)

1. Current Position : State Aided College Teacher (Category-I)

2. Name of the department : Geography

3. Name of the Institution : Kandra Radha Kanta Kundu Mahavidyalaya

3. Educational qualification : M.A.(Double), B.Ed., M.Ed., UGC-NET (Dec, 2018)

5. Address for correspondence: Vill + P.O.- Komarpur, P.S- Ketugram, 

     Dist- Purba Bardhaman, W.B. Pin- 713129, 

6. Email and contact no. : amisumit572@gmail.com Mob.No. 9732650504

7. Teaching experience : 

 Eight (8) months of teaching experience in B. Ed. Course (Geography Method). 

 Nine (9) years of teaching experience in Honours and General courses of UG Level.

8. Publication of research papers: ( Total = 7 )

 

1. Published a paper titled ‘Spatial Analysis of Rural- Urban Linkages of Nabadwip Town of West Bengal’ in the journal ‘Golden Geographer: A Journal of Geography and Social Sciences’, Published by The Dept. of Geography, Kandra R.K.K. Mahavidyalaya, Kandra, Purba Bardhaman, WB, Vol.- 3, December, 2020; pp- 92- pp-99.

2. Published a paper titled ‘Pavement Dwellers of Kolkata: A Geographical Description’ in the UGC-CARE listed journal ‘Contributions to Indian Social Science’, published by Indian Association of Social Science Institutions, New Delhi (IASSI Quarterly), ISSN 0970-9061; Vol.- 40, Number- 4, October- December 2021; pp- 774- pp- 759.

3. Published a paper titled ‘Occupation, Income & Duration of Living of The Pavement Dwellers of Kolkata: A Geographical Description’ in the journal ‘Golden Geographer: A Journal of Geography and Social Sciences’, Published by The Dept. of Geography, Kandra R.K.K. Mahavidyalaya, Kandra, Purba Bardhaman, WB, Vol.- 4, December, 2021; pp- 60- pp-66.

4. Published a paper titled ‘Relevance of Gandhi’s vision on environment’ in the edited book ‘Interpreting Gandhi’, Published by ‘Parul Boi’, Kolkata in August, 2022, (ISBN- 978-93-93501-06-6); pp- 191- pp-199.

5. Published a paper titled ‘Monitoring the Vegetation Cover Change Using Geospatial Technology: A Study of Bankura Municipality and its surrounding Area, West Bengal’ in the in the edited book ‘Changing Scenario of Earth’ Published by Rajesh Publication, New Delhi in December, 2023, (ISBN-978-93-91139-53-7) Pp- 98- pp- 109.

6. A seminar paper, titled ‘Influence of Cultural Behaviour of the Bengal Vaishnavas on the Social Environment of Mayapur, A Sacred Site of India’ presented on 27th January, 2023; in the two days’ International Seminar on ‘Decoding Geography’, organized by Foundation of Practising Geographers, Kolkata on 26th and 27th January, 2023 has been accepted and going to publish in an ISBN book.

7. A seminar paper, titled ‘Cultivation of Geography by the Bengalis Under the Raj’ presented on 27th January, 2023; in the two days’ International Seminar on ‘Cultivation of Science by the Bengalis under the Raj’ on 21 March, 2024 organized by the Department History and IQAC, Rani Dhanya Kumari College, Jiaganj, Murshidabad and Department History and IQAC, Nur Mahammad Smriti Mahavidyalaya, Dhuliyan, Murshidabad, WB, has been accepted and going to publish in an ISBN book.

 

9. Seminar/ Webinar/ Conference attended (With Paper): ( Total = 10 )

1. Presented a paper titled ‘Relevance of Gandhi’s vision on environment’ in the two days’ international seminar ‘Gandhi’s Vision and its Resonance in Pre/ Post Independence India’ organized by The Dept. of History, Kandra Radha Kanta Kundu Mahavidyalaya, Kandra, Purba Bardhaman on 27th January, 2020. 

2. Presented a paper titled “A Geographical overview on the Problems and Prospect of Tourism in Nabadwip and Mayapur, West Bengal” Two days’ international webinar on 'Sustainable Development' on 29th- 30th July, 2020 organized by the Dept. of Geography, Kandra Radha Kanta Kundu Mahavidyalaya, Kandra, Purba Bardhaman.

3. Presented a paper titled ‘Influence of Cultural Behaviour of the Bengal Vaishnavas on the Social Environment of Mayapur, A Sacred Site of India’ on 27th January, 2023; in the two days’ International Seminar on ‘Decoding Geography’, organized by Foundation of Practising Geographers, Kolkata, held on 26th and 27th January, 2023.

4. Presented a paper titled ‘Influence of Cultural Behaviour of the Bengal Vaishnavas on the Environment of Mayapur, A Sacred Site of India’ on 10th February, 2023; in the two days’ International Seminar on ‘Sustainable Development: From the Perspective of Nature and Nurture’, organized by The Dept. of Geography, School of Sciences, Netaji Subhas Open University, in collaboration with Byanjanbarna Foundation, Kolkata; held on 10-11th February, 2023.

5. Presented a paper titled ‘Impact of Urbanization in the Change of LULC Pattern in and Around the Municipality of Bankura; A Study using Geospatial Technology’  in the one-day international level conference on ‘Globalization and its Reflection in Sports, Culture and Economy’ organized by the Dept. of Physical Education and Dept. of Economics, Kandra Radha Kanta Kundu Mahavidyalaya, Kandra, Purba Bardhaman on 4th March, 2023.

6. Presented a paper titled ‘Socio-Economic and Health Status of the Women Living in the Pavements of Kolkata: A Case Study’ in the one-day national level webinar on ‘Woman Protection and Women Empowerment’ organized by The Dept. of Geography, Kandra Radha Kanta Kundu Mahavidyalaya, Kandra, Purba Bardhaman on 26th June, 2023.

7. Presented a paper titled ‘Monitoring the Vegetation Cover Change Using Geospatial Technology: A Study of Bankura Municipality and its surrounding Area, West Bengal’ in the two days’ international seminar on ‘Unified Earth now Becomes Diversified World’ organized by The Dept. of Geography, Kandra Radha Kanta Kundu Mahavidyalaya, Kandra, Purba Bardhaman on 23^rd and 24th August, 2023.

8. Presented a paper titled ‘A GIS Based Study of Assessment and Mapping the Groundwater Potentiality of the Ajay River Basin through MCDA’ in the international conference on “Recent Advances in Earth Sciences and Space Science and Their Applications” held on 24-25 January, 2024; organized by the Department of Geography and IQAC, Chatra Ramai Pandit Mahavidyalaya, Kotulpur, Bankura in association with Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), RMC, Kolkata, Govt. of India, Indian Meteorological Society, Kolkata Chapter, Indian Society of Remote Sensing, Kolkata Chapter.

9. Presented a paper titled ‘Exploring the Development Factors: A Study of Bankura District, West Bengal’ in the international conference on ‘Sustainable Development: Emergent Issues’ held on 20-21 March, 2024; jointly organized by the Department of Lifelong Learning & Extension, Visva Bharati University and Foundation of Practising Geographers, Kolkata, in collaboration with Anthropological Survey of India, Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India.

10. Presented a paper titled ‘Cultivation of Geography by the Bengalis Under the Raj’ in the international seminar on ‘Cultivation of Science by the Bengalis under the Raj’ on 21 March, 2024 organized by the Department History and IQAC, Rani Dhanya Kumari College, Jiaganj, Murshidabad and Department History and IQAC, Nur Mahammad Smriti Mahavidyalaya, Dhuliyan, Murshidabad, WB.

10. Seminar/ Webinar/ Conference attended (Without Paper): ( Total = 26 )

Sl. No.	Seminar/ Webinar/	Level	Organized by	Date
1.	Climate Change and Earth's Landscape	International	Dept. of Geography, Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol	24/06/2020
2.	'Development and Environment: Emerging Challenges and Issues	National	IQAC, Banipur Mahavidyalaya.	10/07/2020
3.	'Geographical Perspective of Water Resources: Issues and Challenges	International	Russian Geographical Society (RGS) and the National Association of Geographers, India (NAGI).	16/07/2020
4.	'Career Advancement Scheme for College Teachers and Librarians	National	Siddhinath Mahavidyalaya, West Bengal	04/08/2020
5.	'Geography and Society: Issues and Techniques	National	Dept. of Geography under the aegis of IQAC, Purash Kanpur Haridas Nandi Mahavidyalaya, Howrah	07/08/2020
6.	Resource Studies: A Changing Paradigm in Social Sciences	International	Integrated Institute for Advanced Research and Information (IIARI), Kolkata.	16/08/2020
7.	Teaching Learning Process During Covid-19 Situation	National	Dept. of Education, Kandra Radha Kanta Kundu Mahavidyalaya, Purba Bardhaman, WB.	20/08/2020
8.	Technologizing Online Teaching- Learning Through Artificial Intelligence During the Pandemic	International	Dept. of Education and Dept. of English, Ghoshpukur College, Kamala Bagan, Siliguri.	01/09/2020
9.	'Yoga for Holistic Health in Corona Pandemic Situation	National	Dept. of Physical Education, Kandra Radha Kanta Kundu Mahavidyalaya, Purba Bardhaman, WB.	08/09/2020
10.	National Education Policy, 2020	National	IQAC, Saheed Nurul Islam Mahavidyalaya, N. 24 Parganas, WB.	15/09/2020
11.	Concept of Ayurveda	National	Dept. of Sanskrit and IQAC, Kandra Radha Kanta Kundu Mahavidyalaya, Purba Bardhaman, WB.	16/09/2020
12.	Engrej Amoler Banglar Sahor	International	Dept. of History, Kandra Radha Kanta Kundu Mahavidyalaya in collaboration with Gram-Janopad (Ancholik Itihascharcha Prothistan.	25/09/2020 & 26/09/2020
13.	Covid-19 Pandemic: A Geo- Ecological Perspective	International	Foundation of Practicing Geographers, Kolkata.	26/09/2020 & 27/09/2020
14.	Geography in Contemporary World (Series of Webinars)	National	Dept. of Geography, Raidighi College, S. 24 Pgs. in collaboration with Bhugol O Paribesh & The Geographical Society of Sundarbans.	09, 12, 16, 19, 23, 26, 29/ 09/2020
15.	Pandemic Environment and Health	National	Dept. of Geography, Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol.	07/06/2021
16.	The Open Path of Education and Research	State	Library, IQAC and Dept. of Geography, Hiralal Bhakat College, Nalhati, Birbhum.	10/06/2021
17.	Climate Change and our Oceans	National	Dept. of Geography, School of Basic and Applied Sciences, Adamas University, Kolkata.	19/06/2021
18.	Teaching-Learning & Research	National	Central Library & IQAC, Kazi Nazrul Islam Mahavidyalaya, Churulia in collaboration with Banwarilal Bhalotia College, Asansol, WB.	01/08/2021
19.	Current Trends in Geography and its Application	National	IQAC and Dept. of Geography, Rampurhat College, Birbhum, WB.	23/09/2021
20.	South and West Asia, 2023	International	International Association of Geomorphologists (IAG)	01/03/2023
21.	Google Colab- Verticles in Education and Research	International	The Dept. of Computer Application, DPG School of Technology and Management, Gurugram, Haryana in association with Dept. of Research and Publications, A2Z Edu Learning Hub LLP, Kerala	23/03/2023
22.	Child Health and Nutrition during Emergencies	National	National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India in collaboration with CRY MGSIPA	06/04/2023
23.	Gender Equality and Social Policy in India & Europe	National	Jean Monnet Module and Centre for European Studies, JNU, Delhi	11/04/2023 & 12/04/2023
24.	Psychological Care of Children during Disasters	National	National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India in collaboration with MGSIPA CRY	13/04/2023
25.	Child Protection during Disasters and Emergencies	National	National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India in collaboration with CRY	20/04/2023
26.	Children Adolescents and Climate Change	National	National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India	27/04/2023

 

11. FDP/ Workshop/ Training Courses attended: ( Total = 18 )

Sl. No.	FDP/ Workshop/ Training	Duration	Organized by	Date
1.	Integrated Sustainable Disaster Management	34 hours	Department of Animal Science, Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol, WB.	30/06/2020 to 15/09/2020
2.	The Open Way of Virtual Learning and Issues of Plagiarism	1 day	Department of Library in association with IQAC, Karimpur Pannadevi College, Nadia in collaboration with Jalangi Mahavidyalaya, Murshidabad, WB.	30/08/2020
3.	LIDAR: A Spatial Tool in Research	2 days	Integrated Institute for Advanced Research and Information (IIARI), Kolkata, WB.	17/04/2021 & 18/04/2021
4.	Two-day Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on Theory Building & Data Analysis in Research	2 days	A2Z EduLearning Hub, Kerala	29/05/2021 & 30/05/2021
5.	Raising Awareness on Covid-19 Prevention Strategies	1 day	IQAC & Dept. of Physical Education and IQAC, Chandrakona Vidyasagar Mahavidyalaya, in collaboration with Kandra Radha Kanta Kundu Mahavidyalaya, WB.	26/06/2021
6.	Basic Python and its Application in Google Earth Engine With QGIS	2 months	Integrated Institute for Advance Research and Information (IIARI), Kolkata,	10/07/2021 to 11/09/2021
7.	SAR Application for Flood Hazard Mapping and Monitoring	1 day	Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)	16/0/2021
8.	How to write a Research Paper	1 day	Integrated Institute for Advance Research and Information (IIARI), Kolkata	05/02/2023
9.	SPSS: A Cognitive Research Tool	2 days	Integrated Institute for Advance Research and Information (IIARI), Kolkata	25/02/2023 to 26/02/2023
10.	Research Methods, Tools and Techniques for Multidisciplinary Research Design	1 week	Research & Development Cell Govt SPMR College of Commerce, Jammu and Kashmir in collaboration with Cape Comorin Trust, India	20/02/2023 to 26/02/2023
11.	Research Methodology and GIS	32 hours	Dept. of Geography, Malda College	12/03/2023 to 30/04/2023
12.	Structural Equation Modelling using AMOS	3 days	Department of Geography, Rampurhat College, Birbhum	11/05/2023 to 13/05/2023
13.	Application of Machine Learning in Various Fields	2 days	International Institute of Geospatial Technology (IIGST)	15/05/2023 to 16/05/2023
14	Remote Sensing and GIS with Application of Advanced Statistical Software (RSGASS)	2 months	Department of Geography, Hiralal Bhakat College, Nalhati, Birbhum and Centre for Environmental Research Education and Development (CERED) of Hariharpur Friends of Environment (HFOE)	28/05/2023 to 23/07/2023
15.	Remote Sensing of Soil Erosion	2 days	INDACA	15/07/2023 to 16/07/2023
16.	Training Program on Statistical Analysis Using SPSS (For Beginners)	3 days	Centre for Environmental Research Education and Development (CERED)	11/08/2023 to 13/08/2023
17.	Space Based Technologies for Disaster Management with special reference to Flood	2 weeks	Department of Geography and Department of Physics, The University of Burdwan (sponsored under IIRS, ISRO, Disaster Management Support Capacity Building (DMS-CB) Program)	01/08/2023 to 14/08/2023
18.	Groundwater Potentiality and Stress Zonation using TOPSIS, VIKOR and EDAS models in ArcGIS	6 weeks	Advances in Geographical Research (AIGR)	19/08/2023 to 01/10/2023
19.	Advanced Statistical Modelling with SPSS	1 month	INDACA	25/11/2023 to 30/12/2023
20.	National Level Online Hands-on Training on Web GIS	3 days	Centre for Environmental Research Education and Development (CERED)	18/04/2024 to 20/04/2024

 

12. Academic Duties Performed:

  Acted as evaluator and examiner for UG Honours and General Courses of Geography (CBCS and Old) under the appointment of The University of Burdwan.

  Prepared Study Materials and delivered lectures for the Add-on Course on ‘Natural Calamities’ organized by the Dept. of Geography, Kandra Radha Kanta Kundu Mahavidyalaya, dated from 26/07/2021 to 13/08/2021.

  Prepared Study Materials and delivered lectures for the Add-on Course on ‘Travel and Tourism organized by the Dept. of Geography, Kandra Radha Kanta Kundu Mahavidyalaya, dated from 03/06/2023 to 13/06/2023.

 

13. Membership/ Participation in Academic Body/ Committee/ Society: ( Total = 5 )

1. Institute of Indian Geographers, Pune. (L- 1080) from September, 2019

2. Foundation of Practicing Geographers, Kolkata. (298) from August, 2019

3. National Association of Geographers, India. (LM-2594) from June, 2021

4. North East India Geographical Society (LM-475) from May, 2023

5. Indian Society of Remote Sensing (L-6190) from September, 2023