Department of Geography
About The Department
The Department of Geography of Vidyasagar College is one of the most prestigious and top ranking departments among the colleges under the University of Calcutta. It offers both the undergraduate and post graduate courses in Geography under the University of Calcutta. With a capacity of approximate 60 students per semester (in both UG and PG section) the department is noted for its good academic records with more than 90% students securing first classes and pursuing higher studies. The departmental laboratory is well equipped with GIS lab, seminar library as well as a research lab where active research works are being carried out by the scholars.
History of Department
The department had a glorious history. The intermediate courses in Geography started from 1940-41, shortly after the introduction of Geography as a subject in the University in 1939. The undergraduate courses commenced from 1947 and the department started honours courses from 1959 under the affiliation of the University of Calcutta. Many eminent persons served as teachers of this department, the names of Dharanidhar Sen, Dr. Sudhir Mohan Ghosh, Dr. Shibram Bhattacharyya, Prof Sunil Kumar Munshi, Prof. Nilotpal Shyam, Prof. Ramendra Kumar Das and Prof. Mukul Kumar Basu deserve special mention. The U.G departmental seminar library started in 1970 and is furnished with valuable books, handbooks census reports etc. The Post Graduate courses started here in 2009 and is still running with all its pride with a high intake capacity of 60 students per semester.
Teachers' Profile
Anindita Ghosh
Associate Professor, M.Sc,
Regional Planning
Jhuma Halder
Assistant Professor, PhD,
Population & Welfare Geography
Piyali Ghosh
Assistant Professor, PhD,
Cartography
Jhikmik Kar
Assistant Professor, PhD,
Cultural & Tourism Geography, Advanced Geomophology
Tuhin Kanti Ray
Assistant Professor, PhD,
Urban & Transport Geography
Manas Mondal
Assistant Professor, PhD,
Advanced Geomorphology
Biswajit Roy Chwodhury
SACT (I), PhD,
Urban Geography
Moumita Kanjilal
SACT (I), MA,
Regional Planning
Deblina Mitra
SACT (I), PhD,
Regional Planning, Environmental Studies
Ujwal Deep Saha
SACT (I), PhD,
Geomorphology
Departmental Activities
Seminar
Year : 2023-2024 (01/06/2023-31/05/2024)
Year : 2024-2025 (01/06/2024-31/12/2024)
Special Project: NA
Year : 2024-2025 (01/06/2024-31/05/2025)
Field survey
Year : 2024-2025 (01/06/2024-31/05/2025)
Educational Excursion
Year : 2024-2025 (01/06/2024-31/05/2025)
|
Course name for which the excursion is held |
Duration |
Venue and objective |
Number of participants |
Semester |
Accompanying Faculty members |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Geography (Hons) |
9 |
Lataguri, Jalpaiguri |
54 |
5th |
Smt Anindita Ghosh Dr Tuhin Kanti Ray |
|
PG Geography (Advanced Geomorphology) |
|
Tinchule, Darjeeling |
09 |
3rd |
Ujwal deep Saha,Ujjal Bhandari |
|
PG Geography (Population and Welfare Geography) |
|
Lava, Kalimpong |
15 |
3rd |
Jhuma Halder |
|
PG Geography (Regional Planning) |
|
Lava, Kalimpong |
13 |
3rd |
Moumita Kanjilal |
|
PG Geography (Urban Geography) |
|
Bhatte, Darjeeling |
11 |
3rd |
Tuhin Kanti Ray |
|
BA/BSc Hons in Geography |
17th Sep 2024 to 24th Sep 2024 |
Ramdhura and Icchegaon |
54 |
5th |
3 |
Excursion (other than mentioned in syllabus) : NA
Year : 2024-2025 (01/06/2024-31/05/2025)
Research collaboration - NA
Year : 2024-2025 (01/06/2024-31/05/2025)
PhD Student
Year : 2024-2025 (01/06/2024-31/05/2025)
|
Name of Department |
Name of Faculty who is a PhD supervisor |
Name of the scholar under faculty |
Number of scholars registered as PhD student under faculty |
Name of the awarding Institution or registering institution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Geography |
Dr. Uttam Mukhapadhyay |
1. Biswajit Roy Chawdhury |
7 |
University of Calcutta |
|
Geography |
Dr. Uttam Mukhopadhyay |
1. Jhoney Barui |
4 |
University of Calcutta |
Departmental magazine : NA
Year : 2024-2025 (01/06/2024-31/05/2025)
Departmental Library
The departmental library was set up in 1970, and is furnished with a large number of books in both English and Bengali, journals and handbooks. The department issues books to the students twice a week catering to their needs and also facilitates reading inside the department.
The Departmental Library housed at Sankar Ghosh Lane campus of the college, serves as a valuable resource center for students and faculty. It offers a comprehensive collection of textbooks and reference books, which can be issued for further study. Notably, the library houses a unique collection of old map books, district statistical handbooks, and census reports, providing valuable insights into geographical trends and historical data. This library supports academic pursuits and research endeavors within the department.
Departmental Lab
| Names of the separate Labs |
| UG Geography Practical Lab |
| UG Geography GIS Lab |
| PG Geography Computer Lab |
| PG Geography Soil Lab |
| GIS Lab for UG students at Bidhansarani Campus |
| GIS Lab for PG Students at Saltlake Campus |
Special Achievements (Co-curricular/Academic)
Year : 2023-2024 (01/06/2023-31/05/2024)
For Faculty members
|
Year |
Event Name |
Name |
Achievement |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2023 |
Syllabus Workshop |
Smy Anindita Ghosh |
Speaker |
|
2023 |
Syllabus Workshop |
Smt Moumita Kanjilal |
Speaker |
|
2023 |
Spl Lecture |
Dr. Tuhin Kanti Ray |
Speaker |
|
2024 |
Interview in a private English Medium School |
Dr. Jhikmik Kar |
Subject expert |
|
2024 |
Spl Lecture at RKSMV College |
Smt Moumita Kanjilal |
Speaker |
|
2024 |
Invited Lecture at Lady Brabourne College |
Dr. Tuhin Kanti Ray |
Speaker |
|
2024-2025 |
International Conference on Mapping The Future: Geography For a Better World Celebrating 100 years of Geography in India |
Dr. Jhuma Halder |
Presented paper on ‘Elderly Health and Happiness: A Study of West Bengal’ |
|
2024-2025 |
Invited Lecture |
Dr. Tuhin Kanti Ray |
Invited Lecture on Social Planning in India, at Lady Brabourne College, Kolkata on 29.06.2024 |
|
2024-2025 |
Invited Lecture |
Dr. Tuhin Kanti Ray |
Invited Lecture on Social Justice, Social Wellbeing and Social Security, at Lady Brabourne College, Kolkata on 27.06.2024 |
|
2024-2025 |
International Conference on Urban India: Problems and Prospects |
Dr. Tuhin Kanti Ray |
Session Coordinator and Rapporteur in the Special Lecture Session 3 and presented paper on ‘Road Carrying Capacity in Selected Traffic Intersection Points of Kolkata’ |
|
2024-2025 |
Climate Extremes and Sustainability: Integrating Geospatial Perspective For Resilient Futures |
Dr. Deblina Mitra |
Presentation on: Spatio-temporal analysis of trends in Land surface temperature in the planned sectors of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporationl |
For Students
|
Year |
Event Name |
Name |
Semester |
Achievement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2023 |
Debate competition organized by Vidyasagar group of college |
Anirban Acharya |
1st |
1st Prize at Debate competition organized by Vidyasagar group of college |
Special Achievements (Extracurricular)
Year : 2023-2024 (01/06/2023-31/05/2024)
For Faculty members
|
Year |
Event Name |
Name |
Achievement |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2023 |
Bhartiya Kala Sangam Nritya Utsav |
Moumita Kanjilal |
Invited Performer |
|
2024 |
Chandannagar Bidhansavha Utsav |
Moumita Kanjilal |
Invited Performer |
For Students
|
Year |
Event Name |
Name |
Semester |
Achievement |
|
2023 |
SAP celebrating 203 rd birth anniversary of Pandit Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar |
Anirban Acharjee |
2nd |
1st position in debate competition |
|
2024 |
Joining Together for a Greener Earth |
Anik Koley |
6th |
1st Position in the Nature Photography/ Environmental awareness |
|
2024 |
Participation in the event organized by West Bengal Pollution Control Board on 05.06. 2024 |
PG 4th Semester |
Participated in the Exhibition |
Research & Publication
Paper
| Year | Title of paper | Name of the author/s | Department of the teacher | Name of journal | Year of publication | Journal Reference | DOI | ISSN number | Link to article/paper/abstract of the article | Is it listed in UGC Care list/Scopus/Web of Science/other, mention |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-2025 | Puri: The Sacred Land of Forgotten Temples | Dr. Jhikmik Kar | GEOGRAPHY | South India Journal of Social Sciences | 2025 | https://doi.org/10.62656/SIJSS.v23i2.1839 | 0972-8945; 3048-6165 | https://journal.sijss.com/index.php/home/article/view/1839 | UGC Care List | |
| A study on the food security, hunger and poverty: A social menace of the nation | Dr. Jhikmik Kar | GEOGRAPHY | International Journal of Science and Research Archive | 2025 | https://doi.org/10.30574/ijsra.2025.14.1.0130 | eISSN: 2582-8185 | https://journalijsra.com/node/365 | Peer reviewed | ||
| The Plight of Wetlands in India: A case study of Ansupa Lake in Cuttack, Orissa. | Dr. Suranjana Banerji and Dr. Deblina Mitra | GEOGRAPHY | Current World Environment Journal | 2025 | http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CWE.20.1.33 | 0973-4929; 2320-8031 | https://www.cwejournal.org/vol1no1/pthe-plight-of-wetlands-in-india-a-case-study-of-ansupa-lake-in-cuttack-orissap | UGC Care List | ||
| Affordable resourcing and re-use of greywater in the growing planned urban habitat of New Town, West Bengal, India | Dr. Deblina Mitra and Dr. Suranjana Banerji | GEOGRAPHY | Urban Water Journal | 2025 | 10.1080/1573062X.2025.2494790 | 1744-9006; 1573-062X | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1573062X.2025.2494790 | Scopus | ||
| Identification of urban waterlogging risk zones using Analytical Hierarchy Process( AHP): a case of Agartala city | Bulti Das, Tuhin Kanti Ray and Eshita Boral | GEOGRAPHY | Environmental Monitoring and Assessment | 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-025-13725-z | 0167-6369 E-ISSN:1573-2959 |
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10661-025-13725-z | Scopus | ||
| Assessment of compressed natural gas as an alternative transportation fuel in reducing CO2 emission: a case of Agartala city | Ashish K. Reji, Bulti Das,Tuhin Kanti Ray and Eshita Boral | GEOGRAPHY | Environment, Development and Sustainability | 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-024-05777-x | 1387-585X EISSN:1573-2975 |
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10668-024-05777-x | Scopus | ||
| Impact of Compressed Natural Gas in Changing the Air Quality of Agartala City with reference to CO2 Emission | Bulti Das, Ashish K. Reji,Tuhin Kanti Ray and Eshita Boral | GEOGRAPHY | Chemical Engineering Transactions | 2024 | https://doi.org/10.3303/CET24111111 | 2283-9216 | https://www.cetjournal.it/cet/24/111/111.pdf | Scopus | ||
| Long Term and Short Term Spatio-Temporal Characterisation of Rainfall Variability and Dynamicity Over the Westernmost Part of West Bengal, India Using Modified Mann-Kendal Test and Innovative Trend Analysis | Suman Mukherjee, Edris Alam, Manas Mondal, Subrata Haldar, Subhasis Bhattacharya, Md Kamrul Islam,Suman Paul | GEOGRAPHY | Geological Journal | 2025 | https://doi.org/10.1002/gj.5187 | Online ISSN:1099-1034 Print ISSN:0072-1050 |
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/gj.5187
|
Book
| Year | Title of the book/ chapters published | Title of the paper | Title of the proceedings of the conference | Name of teacher | Department of the teacher | Name of the publisher | Year of publication | National / International | ISBN Number/ISSN Number of the proceeding | Whether at the time of publication Affiliating InstitutionWas same Yes/NO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2024-2025
|
Climate Crisis, Social Responses and Sustainability. Climate Change Management. Springer, Cham. | Eco-anxiety in Adolescents: A Meta-Analysis of the Impact of Climate Change on Mental Health | Book | Dr. Jhikmik Kar | Geography | Springer, Cham | 2024 | International | 978-3-031-58260-8; 978-3-031-58261-5 | Yes |