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UNIVERSITY OF DELHI Delhi – 110007 INDIA Title Dr. First Name Anjan Last Name Sen Designation Assistant Professor Office Department of Geography, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi (North Campus), Address Delhi – 110007, India Residence 321 Royal Residency, Plot-5, Sector-9 Dwarka, New Delhi – 110077, India Office 00-91-11-27666491 Phone Residence -none- Mobile 00-91-9899919701 th Date and Place of Birth Friday, 09 January 1970; New Delhi, India Email [email protected] Web-Page http://work.du.ac.in/mrsd/uploads/faculty_cv/[email protected]_Anjan %20Sen%202017.pdf Spouse Dr. Soma Sengupta Associate Professor in Commerce Kamala Nehru College (University of Delhi), August Kranti Marg New Delhi – 110046, India Educational Qualifications: Degree Discipline Institution Year Doctor of Philosophy Village Planning and Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT-D) 2002 (PhD) Rural Development Master of Planning Regional Planning School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi 1994 (SPA-D) Master of Arts Geography Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) 1992 Bachelor of Arts Geography Kirori Mal College (KMC), University of 1990 (with Honors) Delhi AISSCE (10+2) Arts, Humanities & Social The Air Force School (TAFS), Central Board 1987 Science (AHSS) of Secondary Education (CBSE) PhD Thesis “Village Development Plan for Rural Settlements in a Metropolitan Region – A Case Study”. M. Planning Dissertation “Rural Development Policy for Delhi Metropolitan Area – 2011”. Career Profile: Assistant Professor at Department of Geography, University of Delhi from 2005 onwards. Senior MIS Lead at Tele Atlas India Pvt. Ltd. from 2000–2005. Academic Associate at Hamdard Education Society (HES) from 1997-2000. Project Associate at School of Planning and Architecture (SPA) in 1995. Page 1 of 11 Administrative Assignments (within university): Member at Board of Research Studies in Social Sciences (BRSSS) from 2008-10 and 2014-16. Seminar-in-Charge M.Phil and Ph.D at Department of Geography from 2014-15. Staff Secretary, Departmental Council at Department of Geography from 2009-16. Student Advisor and Faculty-in-Charge MA Program at Department of Geography from 2005-06 and 2013-15. Faculty -in-Charge MA Field Excursion at Department of Geography from 2012-14. Member, Amenities Fund Committee at Delhi School of Economics (DSE) from 2011-12. Member, Ratan Tata Library (RTL) Committee at Delhi School of Economics (DSE) from 2009-11. Member, Cafeteria Committee at Delhi School of Economics (DSE) from 2007-10. Project Evaluator at Center for Professional Development in Higher Education (CPDHE) in 2006. Academic Assignments (outside university): Subject Expert in ‘Geography’ at National Council for Educational Resource and Training (NCERT) from 2011-13. Resource Person at NRC of Indian Council for Social Science Research (ICSSR) in 2013. Jury Member at Landscape Foundation Students’ Design Competition, Jamia Millia Islamia in 2013. Resource Person at Consortium for Educational Communication (CEC), University Grants Commission (UGC) from 2008-13. Resource Person at NWRC of Indian Council for Social Science Research (ICSSR) in 2012. Subject Expert in ‘Geography’ at Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) in 2008. Examiner at Joint Recruitment Cell (JRC) of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in 2008. Areas of Interest / Specialization: Spatial Economics (‘New’ Economic Geography) – Quaternary & Quinary Sectors; Information Super- highways & Smart Cities; Information Revolution & Knowledge Economies; FIRE & ICE Economies and Global Cities; Social Accounting of Informal Economies; Cultural Economy of Geographical Indications & UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritages of Humanity; Political Economy of Resource Extraction & UNESCO World Heritage Sites; Creative Economies and Cultural Industries; Social Marketing of Green Products. Regional Development – Theory and Policy Issues. Planning for Functional Regions – Metropolitan Regions & Counter-magnets; Transport & Industrial Corridors. Subjects / Papers Taught: 1. MA in Geography Semester 2: Paper 204 – Spatial Economic System from 2012 onwards. Semester 3: Paper 307 – Regional Development from 2007 onwards. Semester 4: Paper 401 – Project Report (Dissertation based on Field-Survey) from 2008 onwards. Semester 4: Paper 431 – Techniques and Methods of Regional Analysis from 2008 onwards. 2. MA in Environmental Studies(Semester 2 also applicable to M.Sc in Environmental Studies) Semester 2: Paper VII – Urban Ecosystem from 2005-09. Semester 4: Dissertation in 2010-11. Page 2 of 11 3. M Phil in Geography (Part I also applicable to pre-PhD in Geography since 2008) Part I: Course I – Research Methodology 2008-13. Part I: Course III – Globalization and Development 2013 onwards. Part I: Course III – Regional Development from 2008-13. Part I: Course III – Sustainable Regional Development from 2006-08. Part I: Course III – Agricultural Development and Environmental Issues in 2005-06. Part II – Dissertation from 2005 onwards. RESEARCH PROFILE Research Guidance / Supervision: 1. Ph.D Thesis, submitted or awarded four (with dates of submission/viva-voce) Krishna Kumar (15th July 2016): Dynamics of Development in Highway Corridor Zones of Bihar: Case Study of Kuchai Kot – Muzaffarpur Section of East-West Corridor. (submitted). Nitin Punit (20th May 2014): Integrating Natural and Human Factors for Sustainable Development in Himachal Pradesh. Anuradha Roy (06th March 2014): Diversification of Rural Livelihood Systems in Bishnupur Plains: Case Study of Selected Villages. Sheetal Sharma (30th August 2011): Dynamics of Development in Central National Capital Region. 2. Ph.D Thesis, under progress three (with year of registration) Balendra Pal (2014): Cultural Economy of Geographical Indications: Studying the Bikaneri Bhujia of Rajasthan. (data collection ongoing). Satyam Mishra (2014): Global Pilgrimage in an Ephemeral Sacred Site: Reading the Lifestyle of Kalpawasis during Magh Mela in Allahabad. (data collection ongoing). Bhanwar Vishvendra Raj Singh (2013): Human-Wildlife Conflicts in the Tiger Corridor of Rajasthan: Case Study of Ranthambore Tiger Reserve. (data collection ongoing). 3. M.Phil Dissertations, submitted and awarded thirteen (with year of award) Anuja Yadav (2016): Re-inventing Newer Urban Identities in Faridabad. Arun Pratap Mishra (2016): Potentials and Limitations of Allahabad as a Smart City. Balram Gujar (2016): Potentials of a Global Manufacturing Hub on Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor – Case Study of Bhiwadi-Khushkhera-Neemrana Investment Region. Rajeev Ranjan (2014): Assessment of Millennium Development Goals in Bihar: A Regional Approach. Nikhil Roy (2014): Potential and Limitation of Counter-Magnets to Kolkata Megalopolis: Case Study of Guwahati in North-Eastern India. Omjee Ranjan (2014): Mapping Borrowing Circles in an Isolated Village: Case Study of Bishrampur Village of Aurangabad District, Bihar. Balendra Pal (2014): Dynamics of Land-use in a Railway Corridor Zone: Case Study of Delhi-Bikaner Section in Rajasthan. Upendra Pratap Singh (2012): Impact of Water Resources on Livelihoods: Case Study of Baghelkhand Region. Krishna Kumar (2012): Role of Road Transport in Development of Regions: Case Study of Gaya District. Bipul Kumar Tripathi (2012): Role of Urban Governance in Delivery of Basic Services in Patna City. Girish Kumar (2012): Role of Micro-Finance in Poverty Alleviation and Empowerment in Varanasi Page 3 of 11 District, Uttar Pradesh. Rupesh Kumar Gupta (2007): Urban Sprawl and Road Network of Ranchi City – A Geoinformatics Approach. Md. Rashid (2007): Panchayats and Rural Development Programs – A Case Study of Atri Block, Gaya District. 4. M.Phil Dissertations, under progress five (with year of joining) Shahid Jamal (2015): Studying the Heritage of Saree-Weaving Settlement Clusters and Communities of Banaras. (data collection ongoing) Somnath Nayak (2015): Studying the Cultural and Informal Economy of Ephemeral ‘Ravana Effigy- Makers’ of Titarpur in West Delhi. (data collection ongoing) Ankita Chakraborty (2014): Re-inventing the Traditional Handloom Saree Heritage of Bengal – Studying the Role of Geographical Indications’. (data collection ongoing) Shailesh Kumar (2014): Re-imaging Post-Industrial Cities – Place Marketing and City Branding of Varanasi. (data collection ongoing) Suraj Prasad (2014): Re-positioning Inland Waterways in a Globalized World – Studying Farakka- Haldia Section of NW-1. (data collection ongoing) 5. MA Dissertations/Project Reports, awarded seventy-five Deepak Moda (2016): Transformation of Sports Culture as a Livelihood Source in Bhiwani, Haryana. Joydip Datta (2016): Darjeeling Himalayan Railways – Evaluating the Political Ecology of an UNESCO World Heritage Site. Nayanah Sarmah (2016): Repositioning the Golden Muga Silk-Saree Weaving of Sualkuchi, Assam. Nirdosh Kumar (2016): Reinventing the vanishing ‘Usta Art’ of Bikaner, Rajasthan. Radhika Ray (2016): Revisiting the Tea Plantations of Darjeeling in a Globalized World. Sushil Kumar (2016): Reinventing Traditional Perfume ‘Itra’ of Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh. Titas Bhowmick (2016): Application of Indigenous Green-Building Technologies in contemporary Kolkata. Labhinaa Kshettry (2015): ONGC Nazira in Assam – Questioning the Role of Public Sector in a Globalized World. Laila Khan Khongthaw (2015): Shillong in the Khasi Hills – Studying the Contemporary Urban Growth of a Colonial Hill Town. Piyush Kumar (2015): Bridging the Gap between the Old and New