Curriculum Vitae of Piyal Basu Roy

1. Name : Piyal Basu Roy

2. Educational Qualifications : (i) M.A. in Geography (Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan)

(ii) Ph.D. (Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan)

3. Professional Experiences :

(i) Assistant Professor in Geography, Alipurduar College (Alipurduar, W.B.) (from November 01, 2006 to September 01, 2016)

(ii) Associate Professor in Geography, Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University (Cooch Behar, W.B.) (from September 02, 2016 onwards)

4. Administrative Experience :

(i) Member, Governing Body, Alipurduar College ( From 2012 – till date)

(ii) University Nominee and President, Governing Body , Birpara College ( From 2015 – till date)

5. Major Publications :

Books published

1. Basu Roy, P. (2015). A handbook of Transport Geography. ISBN 978-93-82623 56-4. Reader Service. Kolkata. 2. Basu Roy, P. (2016). Tourism: An Analytical Approach. ISBN 978-93-84652-1 Book Bazar. Kolkata

Papers published

1. Basu Roy, P. and Malik, U.S (2004). Identification of Eco-tourism Potential of Raiganj Bird Sanctuary, Uttar Dinajpur District, West Bengal. Indian Journal of Landscape System and Ecological Studies. Kolkata. ISSN 0971-4170, Vol.27, No.2. pp. 121-130

2. Basu Roy, P. and Das, S. (2008) Structural Analysis of Rail network in Birbhum District through Graph Theory, Hill Geographer . Vol.XXIV, 1&2. ISSN 0137-477X, pp.79-84, Shillong 3. Basu Roy, P. and Saha, P. (2008). Social Area Analysis of Urban Slum Dwellers: A case study of Rampurhat Town, Birbhum District, West Bengal IASSI QUARTERLY , Vol.26. No. 3. ISSN 0970-9061, pp.79-95

4. Basu Roy, P. and Mondal, A. (2009). Some Basic Observation on the Santals of Kanksa in West Bengal, MAN IN INDIA . Vol.89. No. 4. ISSN 0025-1569. pp.603- 613

5. Basu Roy, P. (2010). Regional Disparity in Educational Sector: A comparative study between Jalpaiguri and Kolkata district of West Bengal, The Journal of International Social Research .Vol.3. Issue.14. ISSN 1307-9581 pp.462-466

6. Basu Roy, P., Basu Roy, T. and Das, S. (2010). Pro Poor tourism as an approach towards Community Development: A case study, South Asian Journal of Tourism and Heritage , Vol.3. No. 2. ISSN 0974-5432. pp.90-98

7. Bag, K.K. and Basu Roy, P. (2010). Some Basic Observations on the Contradictory representation of Women in Advertisement, Canadian Social Science , Vol.6. No. 6. ISSN 1712-8056. pp.140-145.

8. Basu Roy, P. (2011). Environmental Study of Religion based Tourism in Tarapith- A Pilgrimage in Birbhum District of West Bengal, Wesleyan Journal of Research . Vol. 4. No. 1. ISSN 0975-1386. pp.29-36

9. Basu Roy, P. and Das, S. (2011). Population Growth, Socio-economy and Quality of life in Birbhum District, West Bengal, India, Current Research Journal on Social Science , 3 (5). ISSN 2041-3246 pp.412-418

10. Basu Roy, P. and Das, S. (2011).Tradition, Continuity and Change: A study of Rabha Culture of West Bengal, India, Practising Geographer , Vol. 15. No.1. ISSN 0975-3850, pp.123-132

11. Basu Roy, P. (2011). Self help Group and Poverty Eradication in India: A Case Study, Journal of social and Development Sciences , Vol.2. No.3. ISSN 2221-1152, pp.131-13.

12. Basu Roy, P. and Sah, R. (2012). Economic Loss Analysis of Crop Yield due to Elephant Raiding: A Case study of Buxa Tiger Reserve (West), West Bengal, India, Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development , Vol. 3. No.10. ISSN 2222-1700. pp.83-88

13. Basu Roy, P. and Mandal, K. (2013).Difficulties in identifying in Today's Geography, Practising Geographer . Vol.17. No.1. ISSN 0975-3850. pp.191-201

14. Basu Roy P. and Barman U.K. (2014). Crop Concentration and Diversification in Jalpaiguri District of West Bengal: A Case Study International Journal of Food, Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences , Vol. 4 (3), ISSN: 2277-209X 2014. pp. 5-9.

15. Basu Roy, P. and Rajbanshi, G. (2014). Kantha Stitch and its impact on Rural Women Empowerment: An Indian Case Study. Human Rights International Research Journal . Vol 2 . Issue 1. ISSN 2320-6942 pp. 131-134

16. Basu Roy, P. Saha, S. and Chouhan, P. (2008). Land Use Change and its Resultant impact on Biodiversity Loss: A case study of Buxa Reserve, West Bengal, Land Use, Bio diversity and Climate Change (Ed.) , ISBN 978-819082-831-4, pp.212-221

17. Basu Roy, P. Saha, S. and Dutta, B. (2009). Poverty Eradication through Tourism Development in Malda District, West Bengal: A Pro-Poor Tourism Concept, Millennium Development Goals (Ed.) , ISBN 978-818424-419-9, pp.61-67

18. Basu Roy, P. (2010). Spatio temporal variation of Crime Committed against Women in North East India, Women and Human Rights (Ed.) , ISBN 978-81-910812- 0-6. pp.242-245

19. Bag, K.K. and Basu Roy, P. (2010).Women Trafficking: A brief Hierarchical Analysis with Special reference to West Bengal, The Status of Women in India from Antiquity to Modernity (Ed.) ,ISBN 978-81-93-80031-76-7. pp.156-167

20. Basu Roy, P. and Das, S. (2012). Kamtapur Movement in West Bengal: An Emerging Socio-political Tension in Regional Economic Disparities in India (Ed.) , ISBN 978-81-93-5074-027-9. pp.74-82

6. Other Information :

RESEARCH PROJECTS

Completed

1. UGC funded Research Project Completed (2011) on Identification of Tourism Potential Areas in Duars area of Jalpaiguri District, West Bengal and Developmental Strategies to reduce Backwardness.

On-going

1. UGC funded Research Project going on (2015 - till date) on Identification of Spatial Character of Transport Efficiency in Northern Parts of West Bengal . 2. ICSSR funded Research Project going on (2015- till date) on Status of Rural Women, Left Behind for Male Labour Circulation in Cooch Behar District, West Bengal.

HONOURS /AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS

1. President, Geographical Society of West Bengal, Alipurduar, West Bengal, India

2. Editor, Geo-Analyst, ISSN-2249-2909

3. Life Member: The Wesleyan Journal of Research, Bankura, West Bengal, India

4. Life Member: Indian Academy of Social Sciences, Allahabad, India

5. Life Member: Indian Geographical Foundation, Kolkata

6. Life Member: Hill Geographer, NEHU, Shillong, Meghalaya

7. Life Member: Institute of Landscape, Ecology and Ekistics, Kolkata

8. Life Member: Indian Institute of Geographers, University of Pune, Pune

9. Life Member: Eastern Geographical Society, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar

10. Life Member: Geographical Society of India, University of Calcutta, Kolkata

11. Assistant Co-coordinator, Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Alipurduar College

SEMINAR/ CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION, PARTICIPATION

1. Organized/ Convened half a dozen Seminar/Conferences

2. Participated more than national/international 50 seminar/ conferences