RESEARCH WORK

·         Title of the work  : Economic Analysis of Groundwater Arsenic Pollution – A Case

                                    Study in West Bengal

·      Registration         : Registered under Jadavpur University

·      Supervisor           : Professor Joyashree Roy, Department of Economics, 

                                     Jadavpur University

COMPLETED RESEARCH PROJECT

RESEARCH PROJECT COMPLETED (AS A PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR)

FIRST PROJECT

·    Title of the Project: The Use of Arsenic Removal Plants to Mitigate the Arsenic in West Bengal(India): A Community Perspective

·         Name of the Funding Agency: University Grants Commission (UGC)

·         Duration: Two Years (2007-2009)

·         Amount Rs.95,000/-

·         No.F.PHW-099/06-07(ERO)

          SECOND PROJECT

·      Title of the Project: Socio-economic Accounting of Arsenicosis in a Gram Panchayet (Cluster of Villages) in Murshidabad District, One of the Nine Arsenic Affected Districts in West Bengal.

·         Name of the Funding Agency: University Grants Commission (UGC)

·         Duration: Two Years (2011-2013)

·         Amount Rs.1,24,000/-

            ·      No.F.PHW-119/11-12(ERO)

INVITED LECTURES

INVITEE LECTURES AS A RESOURCE POERSON

1. Delivered Lecture in a special camping programme organized by N.S.S Unit-I and Unit-II of Raja Birendra Chandra College, Kandi, Murshidabad(West Bengal) as a resource person to aware the students about Arsenic Pollution in the local area, dated January 13 March,2009

2. Delivered Lecture in a seminar organized by Rani Dhanya Kumari College, Jiaganj, Murshidabad(West Bengal) as a resource person to aware the students about Arsenic Pollution in the local area on occasion of Earth Day Celebration, dated January 30 April,2009

3. Delivered Lecture in a seminar organized by Amirabad High Madarasah School, Maricha, Murshidabad(West Bengal) as a resource person to aware the students about Arsenic Pollution in the local area, dated January 29 July,2009

4. Delivered Lecture in a special camping programme organized by N.S.S of Kabi Najrul College, Murarai, Birbhum(West Bengal) as a resource person to aware the students about Arsenic Pollution in the local area, dated January 19 March,2010

5. Delivered Lecture in a special class organized by Department of Environmental Studies, Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata, dated 5th April,2010

6. Delivered Lecture in a three day-Workshop of “Cultural Education and CCRT’s Role” held at Jadavpur N.K.Pal Adarsha Sikshyatan, Kolkata, dated 18th January, 2011

7. Delivered Lecture in a Workshop organized in relation with British Council sponsored DelPhe Project held at Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur, Howrah, dated 13th June 2011

8. Deliver Lecture in the Refresher Course on “Management for a Better Societal Environment- A Socio Technical; Approach” organized by Department of Civil Engineering Department, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, from 19th December 2011 to January 9th 2012.

9. Delivered Lecture in the UGC Sponsored State level seminar organized by Lalbaba College, Belur Howrah, West Bengal, dated 26 February, 2013.

10. Participated as a Resource Person (along with Prof. K.J.Nath, Chairperson of ATF, GoWB, Dr. Joyanta Dasgupta, Gastroenterologist,  IPGMR in the LIVE programme of DD Bangla “PARIBESH O AMRA” .Topic: ARSENIC POLLUTION. Date: August, 2013.

11. Participated as a invitee faculty in the “Special Coaching” on WBCS Prelims, organized by District Employment Exchange, Kandi, Murshidabad from 10th March-14th March, 2014 to deliver lectures on Indian economic History and Indian Economic Planning for the interest of Job seekers.

12. Participated as a resource person in the photography seminar organized by Department of Journalism and Mass Communications of Vijoygarh Jyotish Ray College and Vivekanada College held on 19th August, 2014.

13. Participated as a resource person in the International Seminar on Human Rights and Media and New Trends in Global Journalism organized by Department of Journalism and Mass Communications of Vijoygarh Jyotish Ray College in association with Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media (Bangalore) held on 10th December, 2014.

14. Deliver Lecture in the Refresher Course on “Management for a Better Societal Environment- A Socio Technical; Approach” organized by Department of Civil Engineering Department, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, from July 3rd to July 24th, 2015.

15. Delivered Lecture in a seminar organized by the Department of Economics of Sreechaitanya College, Habra, 24 Pgs(N) as a resource person to aware the students about Arsenic Pollution in the local area, dated January 16,2015

16. Delivered Lecture in the UGC sponsored State level Workshop organized by Department of Philosophy and Education of Chandraketugarh S S Mahavidyalaya, North 24 Pgs, dated 10-11th February, 2015.

17. Participated as a resource person in the National Press Day organized by the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Department of History, Competence Building Cell and IQAC of Vijoygarh Jyotish Ray College, Kolkata, on 16th November, 2015.

18. Participated as a resource person in the UGC sponsored National workshop on Media Teaching organized by Department of Journalism and Mass Communications of Vijoygarh Jyotish Ray College in collaboration with Pubali Publication dated 5-7 December, 2015.

19. Participated as a resource person in the photography seminar organized by Department of Journalism and Mass Communications of Vijoygarh Jyotish Ray College with academic partners Academy of Professional Studies and Technical Assistant: Microsysts Vediotronix held on 20th August, 2016.

20. Deliver Lecture in the UGC sponsored Refresher Course 'Current Environmental Issues: Impact, Measurement and Mitigation', organized by School of Environmental Studies, Jadavpur University' along with UGC-HRDC, scheduled on 2nd-21st January, 2017.

21. Participated as resource person to share my research experience on arsenic issues that hits our state in the Arsenic Knowledge and Action Network Partner’s Meet  organized by South Asian Consortium for Interdisciplinary Water Resources Studies (SaciWATERs) in Patna(Bihar) during 8th to 9th May, 2017.

22. Deliver a talk on the theme “Data Analysis and Uncertainty to Decision Making” organized by Bureau of Applied Economics and Statistics, Government of West Bengal on 29th June, 2017.

23. Participated as resource person to share my research experience on arsenic issues that hits our state in the Arsenic Knowledge and Action Network Partner’s Dissemination Programme cum Knowledge Exchange Workshop organized by South Asian Consortium for Interdisciplinary Water Resources Studies (SaciWATERs) in Hyderabad during 23rd to 24th February, 2018.

24. Participated as resource person to share my research experience on arsenic issues that hits our state in the National Seminar on Sanitary Protection and Upgradation of Traditional Water Resources in the Rural West Bengal for Producing Sulabh Safe Water for Drinking and Cooking Purpose: An Innovative Approach organized by Sulabh International Social Service Organisation on December 04, 2018.

MEMBER OF DIFFERENT PROFESSIONAL BODIES

1. Acting as a member of executive committee of Paschimbanga Vigyan Mancha

2. Member of the Asiatic Society

3. Life Member of The Society for Audio Visual Study on Life and Environment

4. Life Member of Bangiya Arthaniti Parishad

FILM DIRECTOR

Awarded as a Director for the Film “Beyond the Veil” in the 5th International Science Film Festival of India 2020 (IISF,2020) which was held virtually during 22nd to 25th December 2020 organised by Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Earth Sciences and Ministry of Heath and Family Welfare, Government of India in collaboration with Vijnana Bharati (VIBHA) and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

TEACHERS' COUNCIL SECRETARY (VJRC)

Currently appointed as the secretary of the Teachers Council of Vijaygarh Jyotish Ray College