Dr. Suma Dawn Assistant Professor M.A., M.Phil. (Geography), PhD (Geography) Mail ID: [email protected]
Overview: I, Dr. Suma Dawn, Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography, Triveni Devi Bhalotia College, Raniganj, am engaged in the teaching profession for last ten years. I feel very thankful to be the part of this institution and satisfied with my profession.
Date of appointment to the present job: 1st April, 2010
Other Academic / Administrative Post:
i) Coordinator –UG (November, 2016 to June, 2018) ii) Coordinator –PG (July 2017 to June, 2019) iii) Convener: Category – I, NAAC Sub- Committee (February, 2020) iv) Convener, Examination Cell (B.A. Part III Examination, 2015-16)
Academic Background:
Dr. Suma Dawn has completed her Bachelor’s Degree in Geography (Hons) in 2004 from Asansol Girl’s College, Asansol and Master’s Degree with specialization in Urban Geography in 2006 from The University of Burdwan. She has qualified UGC-NET in June 2007 and completed her B.Ed. Degree in the same year from S.T.T. (Govt.) College, Purulia. After that, she has obtained her M.Phil. degree in 2008 from The University of Burdwan with the dissertation entitled “Space and Crime in Some Mining-Industrial Towns of the Western Part of Bardhaman District, West Bengal”. Afterwards, she engaged herself in research work at the Department of Geography, The University of Burdwan as full-time scholar from the year 2009. She was awarded Ph.D. degree on 24th February, 2016 with thesis entitled “Quality of Life of Some Selected Communities of Asansol-Durgapur Planning Area, Barddhaman District, West Bengal”. Then she joined T.D.B. College, Raniganj in 2010 as Assistant Professor in Geography and serving the institution till date.
Information about M Phil/Ph D etc.:
MPhil Topic: Space and Crime in Some Mining-Industrial Towns of the Western Part of Bardhaman District, West Bengal. (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KmIRwVN7ttoOPB6aSAoz5qjAEdsjYQL- /view?usp=sharing) (full paper: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SU9HOTXykS5mIHY_ZpJKRYyYwmV0Q0Ib/view?usp=sharing)
PhD Topic: Quality of Life of Some Selected Communities of Asansol-Durgapur Planning Area, Barddhaman District, West Bengal (Web link: https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/)
Area of present academic/ Research interest:
Quality of Life of Community People of Urban Slum Areas Water Stress and Deterioration due to the Impact of rapid Urbanization etc.
Publications:
Dawn, S., December, 2008. ‘Globalization and Shopping Mall, Its Impact on Urban Economy: A Case Study of Asansol City’, Institute of Landscape, Ecology & Ekistics (ILEE), Indian Journal of Landscape Systems and Ecological Studies, Vol. 31, No.2, Kolkata, ISSN 0971-4170. (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dkrecMJG- PSoq6g_zZVjx67neeP7aCyN/view?usp=sharing) Siddique, G. and Dawn, S, June, 2009. ‘Relative Concentration of Crime in Asansol Sub-Division, Barddhaman’, West Bengal, Ecology & Ekistics (ILEE), Indian Journal of Landscape Systems and Ecological Studies, Vol.32, No.1, Kolkata, ISSN0971-4170. (https://www.academia.edu/36149938/RELATIVE_CONCENTRATION_OF_CRIME_IN_ASANSOL_SUB- DIVISION_BARDDHAMAN_WEST_BENGAL) Siddique, G. and Dawn, S, Winter, 2009. ‘Scarcity of Water Resource in Asansol Town of Barddhaman District, West Bengal’, Practising Geographer, Journal of the Indian Geographical Foundation (IGF), Vol. 13, No.2, Kolkata (ISSN0975-3850). (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XXRycyNov9wz2DSWvdxcJ3Eh3Qf4ZOpO/view?usp=sharing) Dawn, S., May 2019. ‘Determining QOL Index of Slum People in Asansol Durgapur Planning Area (ADPA), West Bengal’, International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews (IJRAR), Volume 6 , Issue 2: 742-748 , E-ISSN 2348-1269, P- ISSN 2349-5138 (http://www.ijrar.org/IJRAR2001525.pdf). Banerjee, A., Roy A and Dawn S, February, 2020. ‘Crime Dynamics and Distribution of Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate, Paschim Bardhaman District’, IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS), Volume25, Issue2, Series.9:08-16, e-ISSN:2279-0837, p-ISSN:2279-0845. (https://iosrjournals.org/iosrjhss/papers/Vol.%2025%20Issue2/Series9/B2502090816.pdf)
Books and Chapters:
Dawn S. and Pal M., (2018). ‘Impact of Coal Mining on the Environment of Raniganj – Asansol Coal Belt: A Geographic Perspective’, Angana Ghoshal (Ed.), The Climate on the Edge – A Collection of Evidences, Impacts and Trends, (pp# 54-59), Tristoop Prokashani, Durgapur, ISBN-978-81-939497-2-5 (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tV6HImW1zUmcv6lzgatN39Wefu6HPbYC/view?usp=sharing)
Seminars, Workshops, Webinars and Conferences attended:
Dawn S., “Geo-Spatial Technology and Research in Geography”, participation at Department of Geography, The University of Burdwan, West Bengal, India on March 29, 2008. (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yEcBTNDEtN0qC83HbtbtMWw9Bf-iojWs/view?usp=sharing) Dawn S., “Natural Disaster Management: Attitude and Response” participation at Dept. of Geography, Asansol Girls’ College, Asansol, West Bengal, India on 31st March, 2008. (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yEcBTNDEtN0qC83HbtbtMWw9Bf-iojWs/view?usp=sharing) Dawn S., “Challenges of the Indigenous Cultures in the Face of Globalisation” participation at Netaji Mahavidyalaya, Arambagh, Hooghly, West Bengal, India on 8th and 9th April, 2008. (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yEcBTNDEtN0qC83HbtbtMWw9Bf-iojWs/view?usp=sharing) Dawn S., “Space, Society and Crime: A Case Study of Asansol Town, West Bengal” participation and paper presentation “Resource Development and Environmental Change Emerging Issues and Challenges” at Department of Geography, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India from 27th to 29th January, 2009. (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yEcBTNDEtN0qC83HbtbtMWw9Bf-iojWs/view?usp=sharing) Dawn S., “Contemporary Issues in Geography”, participation at Indian Geographical Foundation (IGF), Kolkata & NATMO (Govt. of India, Ministry of Science and Technology), Kolkata, on 27th and 28th February, 2009. (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yEcBTNDEtN0qC83HbtbtMWw9Bf-iojWs/view?usp=sharing) Dawn S., “Environment, Resource and Regional Development” participation and paper presentation at Department of Geography, The University of Burdwan, West Bengal, on 8th and 9th March, 2010. (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yEcBTNDEtN0qC83HbtbtMWw9Bf-iojWs/view?usp=sharing) Dawn S., “Environmental Hazards and Disasters: Impact Assessment and Management” participation at Department of Geography, MUC Women’s College, Burdwan, West Bengal on 8th December, 2010. (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yEcBTNDEtN0qC83HbtbtMWw9Bf-iojWs/view?usp=sharing) Dawn S., “Workshop on UG Syllabus in Geography” participation at Department of Geography, The University of Burdwan on 26th, 27th and 28th March, 2011 in The University of Burdwan, West Bengal, India. (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ll1Of4Y1hl96SIOjdT6Pom22jae94HCe/view?usp=sharing) Dawn S., “33rd Indian Geography Congress of National Association of Geographers, India (NAGI)” participation and paper presentation at Department of Geography, The University of Burdwan, West Bengal, India from 11th to 13th November, 2011. (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yEcBTNDEtN0qC83HbtbtMWw9Bf-iojWs/view?usp=sharing) Dawn S., “Three Day Workshop on Software Training in Geography (Hons.)” participation at the Department of Geography, The University of Burdwan at Department of Geography, The University of Burdwan Golapbag, Burdwan on 27th and 28th February and 2nd March, 2015. (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ll1Of4Y1hl96SIOjdT6Pom22jae94HCe/view?usp=sharing) Dawn S., “Choice Based Credit System” participation at Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol, West Bengal, India on 27th May, 2016. (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ll1Of4Y1hl96SIOjdT6Pom22jae94HCe/view?usp=sharing) Dawn S., “5th All India Conference on Business Studies” participation and paper presentation at T.D.B.College, Raniganj, Wst Bengal, on 29th and 30th January, 2016. (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yEcBTNDEtN0qC83HbtbtMWw9Bf-iojWs/view?usp=sharing) Dawn S., “Problems and Sustainability of Surface and Groundwater Resources in Deltaic West Bengal” participation and paper presentation at Chandrapur College, Chandrapur, Burdwan, West Bengal on 17th and 18th March, 2017. (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yEcBTNDEtN0qC83HbtbtMWw9Bf-iojWs/view?usp=sharing) Dawn S., “Understanding SPSS & it’s Application in Research” participation at A.K.Dasgupta Centre for Planning and Development, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, West Bengal from 20th November to 24th November, 2018. (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ll1Of4Y1hl96SIOjdT6Pom22jae94HCe/view?usp=sharing) Dawn S., “Remote Sensing and GIS” participation at HRDC, B.U, West Bengal from 12th March to 18th March, 2019. (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ll1Of4Y1hl96SIOjdT6Pom22jae94HCe/view?usp=sharing) Dawn S., “Green Environment” participation at B.B.College, Asansol, West Bengal, India on 21st December, 2019. (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ll1Of4Y1hl96SIOjdT6Pom22jae94HCe/view?usp=sharing) Dawn S. “Agriculture, Food, Water, Biodiversity and Health in Changing Climate, IGU” participation and paper presentation at Department of Geography, B.U. from 6th to 8th March, 2020. (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yEcBTNDEtN0qC83HbtbtMWw9Bf-iojWs/view?usp=sharing) Dawn S. “Living on the Edge with COVID-19” participation at Triveni Devi Bhalotia College, Raniganj, Indiaon4thJune, 2020. (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IUFpMKtAJ3EaB79V9h22HeQcfUY5l2Lt/view?usp=sharing) Dawn S., “Covid-19: Challenges and Opportunities” participation at Kashipur Michael Madhusudan Mahavidyalaya, Kashipur, Purulia on 5th June, 2020. (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IOvLNIF1AurZ3HSTzwmc3mw8m3iowAu_/view?usp=sharing) Dawn S. “COVID-19- it’s effect on environment” participation at Department of Geography, Vidyasagar College for Women, Kolkata, West Bengal, India on 12th June 2020. (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ISkfP-3iMsJe_3qNj_z8XcexCC3c6k6i/view?usp=sharing) Dawn S. “‘E-Content Creation and Delivery’” participation at IQAC, Dr. Bhupendra Nath Dutta Smriti Mahavidyalaya, Hatgobindapur, Purba Bardhaman, West Bengal, India on Thursday, June 18,2020. (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IpwPEJPn12VPJ1NSnoytVYm_ox4kRj-A/view?usp=sharing) Dawn S., “Challenges of Climate Change and Sustainable Development Goals” participation at the Department of Geography, School of Basic and Applied Sciences, Adamas University on 29th June 2020. (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J5EgFp1Rko9mx84b4XDfGIz-f2WYqqxV/view?usp=sharing) Dawn S. “e-Consensus 2020” participation at IQAC, B.B. College, Asansol, West Bengal, India. on July13&14,2020. (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IfTrNC85NYegvur64m0Twxiha8f7YPcW/view?usp=sharing) Dawn S. “Mental Stress Management during Covid-19 Pandemic” participation at G.M.K.G. College, Mahasamund, Affiliated to Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, M.P., India. On July 23, 2020 (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1I5LDNgeOz1XqomVa1M0IsIZ7lDqRhrIb/view?usp=sharing)
Seminars / Workshops organised:
Dawn S., Convener, “Seven Days Workshop and Training in QGIS” in collaboration with Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol, West Bengal, India, from 16th to 22nd February, 2016. (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gDAPc7EC8hQLqBdUe93qtVg94LqDHxd_/view?usp=sharing)
Dawn S., Convener, “One Day Workshop on Legal Awareness” organised by the Grievance Redressal and Sexual Harassment Cell, T.D.B. College, Raniganj, West Bengal, India on 23rd July, 2016. (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gDAPc7EC8hQLqBdUe93qtVg94LqDHxd_/view?usp=sharing)
Other/ Miscellaneous: NA