Dr Lopamudra Basu
Assistant Professor & HoD
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Educational Qualifications
DegreeUniversityYear of PassingAwardRank
B.Sc.Presidency College2003  
M.ScUniversity of Calcutta2005Gold MedalI
PhDUniversity of Calcutta2016  
Specialization(PG)
Cartography and Regional Planning
Ph.D./M. Phil. Thesis (1)
InstitutionAwarded/OngoingYearTitle
University of CalcuttaAwarded2016Growth and Development of Autorickshaw in Kolkata Municipal Corporation Area: An Informal Mode of Transport in Urban Mobility

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Research Area
Social Geography and Transport Planning
Courses Taught/Teaching
Geomorphology, Hydrology and Oceanography, Soil Geography, Rural and Urban Settlement, Philosophy of Geography, Regional Geography, Social Geography, Contemporary Issues, Statistics, GIS, Surveying and Levelling, Rocks and Minerals, Toposheet
Teaching Experience (2)
Name Of The InstitutionPosition HeldPeriod
Heramba Chandra CollegeAssistant ProfessorJune 2017 - till date
Sivanath Sastri CollegeContractual Whole Time TeacherAugust 2008- May 2017

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Academic/Professional Courses/Training
UGC-NET
Chapter in Books (5)
Book TitleChapterPublisherYearISBN No
Rite of Wrongs: Human Rights in IndiaTrafficking:An Old Game With A New NameAnvel Press2013978-93-80761-33-6
Women Empowerment: A Third World PerspectiveChildren without Childhood: A Situational Analysis of Girl Children in the Selected Red Light Areas of KolkataRadiance2016978-93-81037-66-9
COVID-19 Pandemic Trajectory in the Developing WorldQuestioning the Green Recovery: A Take on Post-COVID ScenarioSpringer, Singapore2021Online ISBN978-981-33-6440-0 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-33-6440-0_6
Populaltion, Development and Environmental sustainabilityAutorickshaws in Kolkata: On it's Way OutRajesh Publications2021ISBN: 978-93-91139-21-6
Conservation, Management and Monitoring of Forest Resources in India‘Green Placemaking’ in Kolkata: Role of Urban Greens and Urban ForestrySpringer Nature Switzerland AG2022ISBN 978-3-030-98232-4

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Paper Published in Journal (5)
Title of the paperJournal of publicationYearISSN NoVol No.Page Range
A Commentary On Shift in Business Strategies of Indian Health Care Industry With Covid-19 as a TriggerEnsembleApril, 2021eISSN 2582-0427 DOI: 10.37948/ensemble-2021-sp1-a010  
Evaluating Telemedicine as a Tool for Smart Healthcare: Changing Indian ScenarioMukt Shabd JournalAugust, 2024ISSN NO : 2347-3150Volume XIII, Issue VIII, AUGUST/2024121-137
Rural Energy Self Sufficiency In West BengalCentre For Creative Learning And Research20122278-5493279-90
Growing Autorickshaws And The Problem Of Overlapping Routes In KolkataResearchers World20152231-41726; issue 331-38
Growth and Development of Autorickshaws in Kolkata: An Enigma to PlannersIOSR JHSS20172279-084522; issue719-24

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Paper Presented (21)
TitleTheme DateOrganizing Institution
Size Class Distribution of Towns 1901-2001: An AnalysisMarch,2010Dept. of Geography, Visva Bharati & IGF Kolkata
Alternative Energy and Rural Electrification in West BengalDecember, 2014ILEE, Ballygunge Sc College
Workers in Informal Economy: A Study of Hand-pulled Rickshaws of KolkataJanuary, 2016Dept. of Geography, CU & Regional Science Association
Vulnerability of Children in Selected Red Light Areas of KolkataMarch, 2015University of Calcutta, Ballygunge Sc College
Energy Efficiency in India-An Overview and Future OutlookMarch, 2011Dept of Geography, CU & CSIR,ICSSR, NATMO, ILEE & GSI

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Conference/Seminar Papers Published (1)
Title of the paperConferenceYearVol NumberPage Range
Alternative Energy Resource And Power GenerationBangkok International Conference on Biological Engineering & Natural Science2013978-986-88450-4-685-91


Conference/Seminar Workshop Attended (8)
ThemeDateOrganizing Institute
Review of the Undergraduate Syllabus in Geography28th February, 2015Undergraduate Board of Studies in Geography, University of Calcutta and Department of Geography, Sri Shikshayatan College, Kolkata
Application of Statistical Techniques in Research Methodology of Social Sciences28th & 29th July, 2016Department of Economics, Sivanath Sastri College
Workshop on Q-GIS26th & 27th April, 2017Department of Geography, Loreto College in collaboration with University of Calcutta and CAD Centre, Jadavpur University
ONE-DAY WORKSHOP ON UG STUDIES IN GEOGRAPHY UNDER CBCS (SEMESTERS 5 & 6 HONOURS)10th September, 2022Department of Geography Shri Shikshayatan College
'Methods of Teaching, Learning and Modalities of SEC-Artificial Intelligence and Digital Empowerment'June 13, 2024Department of Geography Women's Christian College

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Invited Speech (1)
TitleSeminar/Conference detailsDateOrganizing Institution
Measurement of Soil Salinity and pH 18th June, 2022 

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Orientation/Refresher Course Attended (3)
Title & No of OC/RCInstitutionThemeDuration
1 OPMZUFaculty Induction Programme6/7/21 to 26/7/22
1RCCUEnvironmental Studies13/3/21 to 27/3/21
1RCGujarat UniversitySocial Science12/7/22 to 25/7/22

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Academic/Professional Membership
Life member of Himalaya Samiksha Parishad      Back To Top