Prof. Ranjan Basu, born 3rd of May, 1953, is a senior member of the faculty of Geography, University of Calcutta. His areas of interest are Environmental Geography, Population Geography and Pedology. He was a student of Presidency College and the Un
...MoreProf. Ranjan Basu, born 3rd of May, 1953, is a senior member of the faculty of Geography, University of Calcutta. His areas of interest are Environmental Geography, Population Geography and Pedology. He was a student of Presidency College and the University of Calcutta and was placed in first division / class in all public examinations right from school level to post-graduate level. He is engaged in teaching and research in the post-graduate level in different universities of West Bengal, India for more than three decades. He was chairman of the under-graduate and post-graduate studies in geography for several terms and also served as Head of the Department of Geography in the Universities of Burdwan and Calcutta. He has more than 30 publications in different journals, books and monographs. Most of the papers are within his areas of interest. Seven research scholars has successfully completed Ph. D. thesis under his supervision. At present he is Convener of the Ph. D. Committee of Geography. Two major research projects sponsored by University Grants Commission, run by him with other members of the faculty, is on the verge of completion.
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Spaces and Flows
