Dr. Panchali Majumdar, M.Sc, Ph.D Associate Professor in Geography Coordinator, Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) East Calcutta Girls’ College Date of Joining, East Calcutta Girls’ College: 01.07.1996 Phone Number: 9477001138, 8420539690, 9433246262 Email:[email protected] Date of birth:19.07.1969
Area of Interest: Regional Planning with specialization in Micro-level planning
Ph.D: “Panchayet System of Organisation and Implementation of Rural University of Calcutta,2007 Development Programme at Panchayet Level-A Geographical Analysis(Case study of Barrackpore Block II)”
Post Graduation in Geography with specialization in Regional Planning University of Calcutta ,1992
Graduation (Honours in Geography ) Presidency College , University of Calcutta ,1990
Higher Secondary Sakhawat Memorial Government Girls’ High School, WBCHSE, 1987 Madhyamik Pariksha Sakhawat Memorial Government Girls’ High School, (secondary examination) WBBSE, 1985 Other Awarded as NSS CO-ORDINATOR Governing Member of Post Graduate Board of Studies, Activities Programme Officer Internal Quality Body East Calcutta Girls’ College. Invitee member Assurance Cell (IQAC) member for of UG BOS , Burdwan University,2018.Acted for 2012-2013,2013- three(3) term East Calcutta Girls’ as Editorial Board Member in ,Environment 14, 2014-2015 period. College from 2015. Acted as and Sustainability-A Geographical Incharge of Perspective, ISBN:978-93-83010-29-5,2016. Member of IQAC, ECGC the College on from2010. 06.04.2016, 20.04.2016, 15.6.2017 to 16.06.2017, 30.8.17 to 16.09.2017. Teaching Acted as Head Examiner, Taking regular classes in Invited in Post Graduate studies (regular ) in Experience Moderator, Examiner , Post Graduate course Ashutosh College from 2011 to 2019, Barrackpore Scrutineer, Paper Setter in (Regular), in East Calcutta Rastraguru Surendranath College from 2014 to Unergraduate and Post Girls’ College 2018. Grdauate Courses .
Papers Published:
Dr. Panchali Majumdar ISSN 0375-6386 Geographical National Land Reforms in West Bengal December Paper in Review of India 2008 journal volume 70, number 4 Paper in Dr. Panchali Majumdar ISSN 0375-6386 Geographical National Women Empowerment March journal and .Pinaki Sarkar Review of India, through self-help group –A 2017
volume 79, number case study 1 Paper in Dr. Panchali Majumdar ISSN 0971-4170 Institute of National New challenges on Rural June 2017 journal and Labani Sarkar, Landscape, Ecology India-A glance through the and Ekistics, Lens of “SWACHH BHARAT Kolkata, Volume 40 MISSION”, Paper in Labani Sarkar and ISSN 0973-7542 Eastern Geographer National A glance through the lens of a January journal Dr. Panchali Majumdar Vol XXIV,NO2 Bawor :A socio economic and 2018 demographic analysis: a case study of Tepul village, Swarupnagar,Block,North twenty four parganas, West Bengal, India
Paper in Dr. Panchali Majumdar ISSN:2229-6484 MS Rural Development-A Key to December journal and Pinaki Sarkar Academic,Vol.6 Sustainable Development 2016 Paper in Pinaki Sarkar and Dr. ISSN:2229-6484 MS Academic,Vol.5 Empowerment of Women and February, journal Panchali Majumdar Role of Micro-finance: an 2015 impact study of SHG’s in Gangajalghati Block of Bankura District, West Bengal Seminar Din Islam Mollah and ISBN:978-93- Environment and Possibilities of Sustainable 2016 Proceedings Sustainability-A development through Dr. Panchali Majumdar 83010-29-5 Geographical Agriculture and Inland fishing Perspective (A case study of Ramnathpur village, Haroa Block,North 24 Pgs, W.B) Seminar Labani Sarkar and Dr. ISBN 978-81- Global Environmental Sustainability- 2017 Proceedings Environmental A glance through the lens of Panchali Majumdar 029776-3-8 Issues and its social Forestry(Acase study of Sustainable Garibpur village of Gaighata Management Block, North twenty four parganas , Gaighata Block) Seminar Dr. Panchali Majumdar ISBN:978-93-8410 Contemporary Primary Education and Role of 2017 Proceedings Research in Women-A path for Sustainable and Labani Sarkar Geography Development
Organised UGC sponsored National Seminar , Hands on Training
Convenor/Organising Secretary Seminar Workshop Dated Convener UGC sponsored National Seminar 23-24th sept, 2011. in “Resource Management and
Sustainable Development Organising Secretary “Workshop and Hands on Training 17TH-18TH January,2015 on Open Source GIS software (QGIS)” Dept of Geography, West Bengal State University and Dept of Geography, East Calcutta Girls’ College Convener “Workshop on Hands on training in 28th March to 4th April Geoinformatics using Free and Open 2017 Source Software, GPS and DGPS and Total Station” Dept of Geography, East Calcutta Girls’ College and Dept of Geography, Presidency University Organised as IQAC Coordinator “Quality enhancement through Funded by the Department of Higher 5.03.2018 and 06.03.2018 Academic Audit and e- Education, Science and Technology management of Finance” and Bio-Technology, Government of West Bengal organised by Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of East Calcutta Girls’ College Organised as IQAC Coordinator “Academic Audit and SWAYAM” organised by 02.03.2019 Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of East Calcutta Girls’ College In Collaboration with IQAC West Bengal State University and IQAC Jadavpur University
Attended and Presented Papers on Seminars (2010 onwards)
➢ 1.” Role of Gram Panchayet in rural development in semi urban semi rural belt; A case study of Bilkanda Gram Panchayet,” 14.12.2011-15.12.2011,National seminar on applied geography; Issues and techniques, Dept of Geography,C.U
➢ 2. “Implementation of RuraLDevelopment Programme in West Bengal for maintainence of ecological balance”,10- 11th,March 2011, National Seminar on Natural Resource Management,Dept of Geography ,C.U
➢ 3..”Utilisation of Rural Development Programme for a path to Sustainable Development.”in National seminar on ”Resource management and Sustainable development “ by ,Department of Geography, East Calcutta Girls’ College and NATMO, 23-24TH September, 2011
➢ 4. “Some problems in the path of development- where lies the solution”,International Conference on “Dimensions of development and Resource Conservation”, 10-12th 2012, Dept of Geography, C.U
➢ 5.”Possibilities of Rural Tourism with the help of Panchayeti Raj dream or reality,” Lalbaba Collge with Dept of Geography , C.U, 4-5 march 2013
➢ 6. Acted as Rappoteaur in National Seminar on” Environment, resources and development” in technical session ii, on “Human resource and social development”, Lalbaba Collge with Dept of Geography , C.U, 4-5 march 2013.
➢ 7.”Possibilities of women empowerment through self-help group dream or reality”, contemporary issues on environment and development in India and adjacent countries, kalyani mahavidyalaya, 20-21st September, 2013.
➢ 8. “MGNREGA: an innovative path for Rural Development(A case study of Sarati Village, Nadia, West Bengal”, Environmental Perspectives and Resource Management,Dept of Geography, CU, 19TH TO 20TH December,2014.
➢ 9. “Protection of wild life and sustainable development-A case study”,UGC sponsored National Level Seminar on Application on modern techniques for the management of contemporary environmental hazards and disasters, Haringhata Mahavidyalaya, Department of Geography,5-6th September,2014. ➢ 10. Acted as Rapporteur in UGC sponsored National Level Seminar on Application on modern techniques for the management of contemporary environmental hazards and disasters, Haringhata Mahavidyalaya, Department of Geography,5-6th September,2014.
➢ 11. Acted as Organising Secretary in” Workshop and Hands on Training on Open Source GIS software (QGIS)” by WBSU and ECGC, 17TH-18TH January,2015.
➢ 12. “Nurturing of Possibilities for sustainable Development: A Case Study of Bishnupur, West Bengal”, IIG, 36TH Indian Geographers’ Meet and International Seminar on Environmental Changes and Challenges: Local, Regional and Global Perspectives, Gauhati University ,Dept . of Geography, 25th to 28th February, 2015.
➢ 13.“Development of school going children and role of women- A path for sustainable development”, UGC sponsored National Level seminar on Socio-economic impact of Cottage and Small scale industries in West Bengal with special reference to South 24 Parganas District, 11th-12th September,2015.
➢ 14.“Forest-Maintainenance and Protection, Need for Sustainable Development-A case Study” ,UGC National Conference on Development and Environment, WBSU, Dept of Geography, 17th and 18th March, 2016.
➢ 15.International and Interdisciplinary conference on “Women Empowernent:Morality and Social Justice”,5th January,2016.
➢ 16.”Primary Education and Role of Women-A Path for sustainable development”,UGC Sponsored National Seminar on contemporary Research in Geography,5th -6th March,2016.
➢ 17. Acted as Chairperson of technical session-2C, “Population Issues Poverty, Illiteracy and Environment”, in UGC sponsored National Seminar on Environment and Sustainability-A geographical Perspective,18th and 19th November, 2016.
➢ 18. Acted as Chairperson of Technical Session 4A on Resource Management and Sustainability in UGC sponsored National Seminar on Environment and Sustainability-A geographical Perspective18th and 19th November, 2016.,
➢ 19.”Possibilities of Sustainable Development through Agriculture and Inland Fishing”, UGC sponsored National Seminar on Environment and Sustainability-A geographical Perspective18th and 19th November, 2016. ➢ 20. Acted as Chairperson in “Contemporary Global Environmental Issues and its Sustainable Management” ,Dept of Geography, Haringhata Mahavidyalaya, 21st -22nd April,2017. ➢ 21.“Environmental Sustainability-A glance through the lens of social Forestry(Acase study of Garibpur village of Gaighata Block, North twenty four parganas , Gaighata Block)”,Contemporary Global Environmental Issues and its Sustainable Management, Dept of Geography, Haringhata Mahavidyalaya, 21st -22nd April,2017. ➢ 22.Participated in two day national level seminar on “ Challenges for contemporisation in Higher Education Institutions in India” , Sarojini Naidu College for women,29th and 30th January,2018. ➢ 23.Acted as Co-chair person in the international conference on “society and Sustainability: An Interdisciplinary approach”, Dept of Geography, Vivekananda college, Kolkata and the Eastern Geographical Society, Bhubaneswar, January 12th and 13th 2019. Courses done by Dr. Panchali Majumdar :
➢ “Two week Training programme on RS, GNSS and GIS using open source software”, Geographical Society of India in collaboration with the Department of Geography, CU, from 25.2.2016 to 7.3.2016. ➢ UGC-Sponsored “Short –term course on Regional Development and Planning” from 16.02.2017 to 22.02.2017, HRDC, CU. ➢ Two week Short term course on “RS and GIS” by Department of Higher Education, Science and Technology and Biotechnology, Government of West Bengal. ➢ One day workshop under IISRO Outreach Programme for Eastern Region on 27.04.2018.
Acted as Resource Person : ➢ 1.Vivekananda College under WBSU on 03.12.2015 ➢ 2.Dumdum Motijheel College under WBSU on 08.12.2015 ➢ 3.Acharya Prafulla Chandra College under WBSU on 15.12.2015 ➢ 4. Mrinalini Dutta Mahavidyapith under WBSU on 22.12.2015 ➢ 5. R.B.C college for Women in the Department of Geography under WBSU on 30.03.2017 ➢ 6. Presidency University, “Significance of Proper Sanitation System and Public Health-A Geo- environmental Approach”, on 05.12.2017. ➢ 7. Presidency University, “Cashless India :Digital India”, on 09.03.2018. ➢ 8. Presidency University, “Sustainable water resource Management and rainwater harvesting”, on 31.08.2018. ➢ 9.Vivekananda college, on 27.12.2018 ➢ 10. Presidency University ,”Changing nature of food habits among the children-its merits and demerits”, on 27th March, 2019.
Other Informations: 1. Life Member in ‘Geographical Society of India, Kolkata’ 2. Life member of ‘Indian National Cartographic Association (INCA)’ 3. Institute Member of Indian Statistical Institute
Dissertation work under Supervision of Dr. Panchali Majumdar:
1. MGNREGA: An Innovative Path for Rural Development(A case Study of Sarati Village,Nadia District, West Bengal, by Joyasree Ghosh,2014. 2. Tarakeswar: A source and Possibility for Rural Development (A case study for Bhanjipur village), by Madhumita Dhara, 2014.
3. Empowerment of Women through self-help Groups: A Case study of Babpur village of Barasat-I Block of North 24 Parganas District by Sunetra Das,2014.
4.Development of Tribe, A Path toward Sustainable –A case Study of Dhaharpur Tribal Village, Narayangarh Block, West Medinapur, West Bengal by Rupali Majumdar ,2015.
5. A path towards Rural Development through Women Empowerment and Child Development( A case study of Bagna village of Gaighata Block) by Labani Sarkar,2015
6. Floriculture -A different aspect for Rural Development(A case study of Chapra and Nokari, Ranaghat Block, Nadia District, West Bengal, by Rita Das,2015.
7. Implementation of Rural Development Programmes for Poverty Alleviation(A case study of Palladah mouja, Kampa- Chakla GP, Barrackpore-1 Block, N.24 Pgs, West Bengal, by Juneli Das, 2015.
8.Role of Agriculture and Inland Fishing –A path for Rural Development( Case study of Ramnathpur and Mondalhat village, Haora,North 24 Parganas, West Bengal by Din Islam Mollah,2016
9.Development of Tourism: an innovative path for Rural Development( A case study on ward 3 and 4 under Kalyani Municipality) by Priyanka Chakraborty,2016.
10.Poverty Alleviation trough Implementation of Rural Development Programme(A case study of Iswarigacha, Sabdalpur and Chalarhat of Beraberi GP, Habra-II, North 24 Pgs, West Bengal by Pallabi Golder,2016
11.”Socio-Economic Development-A Glance Through the Lens of Ferry Ghat” by Papiya Saha,2017.
12.Urban Development –Present day Scenario of Kumortuli-A heritage Site, Kolkata, West Bengal , by Piyali Ganguly, 2017.
13.Urban Slum Area Development with Special Reference to empowerment of Women(A case study of ward no 20 and 28, South Dumdum Municipality, Kolkata, West Bengal, by Monalisa Roy,2017. 14. Present Scenario of Handloom industry-A case study of Mathpara, busstandpara,Phulia, Belgharia I Gram Panchayet, Shantipur Block, Nadia, West Bengal by Sudipta Baidya.
15.Tribal Development-Dream or Reality?- a Case study of Benuria and Ballavpur,Ruppur Gram Panchayet, Sriniketan block, Birbhum, West Bengal by Soumi Paul.
16. Nourishment , Knowledge and Health –A Glance through the lens of ICDS (A case study of Telenipara of Sewli Grampanchayet and Jaffarpur of Mohanpur Grampanchayet, Barrackpore Block II, North Twenty four Parganas, West Bengal,by Sudipta Dasgupta.
17.Women Empowerment through Self Help Group-A case study of ward number 13 and ward number 20, Kardah municipality, North Twenty four Parganas, West Bengal by Madhurima Bhattacharjee
18. Urbanisation and its impact on demographic change byAnandita Anand Saha.
19.Knowledge, Nourishment and Health Facilities- a key to maternal health and child development ( A case study of ward no 10 and 11 of North barrackpore Municipality, North Twenty four Parganas, West Bengal by Arpita Dey.
Dr. Panchali Majumdar
Associate Professor in Geography
East Calcutta Girls’ College , Lake Town