Geographies of the Indian Subcontinent: Cutting-Edge Methods in 21st Century Research
暫譯: 印度次大陸的地理：21世紀研究中的前沿方法

Sukla Hazra, Ex- Principal, East Calcutta Girls' College, currently associated with the Techno India University as a Visiting Professor, did her M.A. and Ph. D in Geography from the University of Calcutta. She undertook advanced training on GIS Mapping at Laval University, Quebec, Canada. She taught Undergraduate and Post graduate students for the last 37 years at different Colleges and Universities. She was Coordinator of Distance Education affiliated under Vidyasagar University on "M. Sc in Geography". She was the Director of "Centre of GIS and Remote Sensing" in the East Calcutta Girls' College under the University Grants Commission (UGC). She was member of the NAAC Advisory Committee of the Kalinagar Mahavidyalaya, South 24 Parganas. She was a visiting Professor of the West Bengal State University, Barasat, and undertook courses on Population Geography and Agricultural Geography. She is a member of Executive Committee of the Indian National Cartographic Association. She undertook a few UGC funded research projects and published several textbooks of school level and Undergraduate level in Geography. Her areas of Research interest are 'Applications of Remote Sensing', 'Urbanization', 'Environmental Studies', 'Sustainable Development', 'Agriculture', 'Food Security', and 'Wetland'. She has guided many doctoral students, and at present three researchers are working for their Ph. D. degree under her supervision. She published more than 50 research papers in different journals. She has also delivered lectures in seminars and symposia as invited speakers.

Anwesha Haldar is serving as an assistant professor at the post-graduate department of Geography, East Calcutta Girls' College, West Bengal State University since 2020. She was a university rank holder from Loreto College and went on to complete her masters at the University of Calcutta. She has done her Ph. D. on Sustainable Energy Management of Sundarban region, India from the Department of Geography, University of Calcutta and has undertaken several specialized courses in Geospatial technologies and short term courses under GIAN organized by IIT, Kharagpur and IIEST, Shibpur. She has taught geography for the last 14 years at the under graduate and post-graduate levels under the University of Calcutta, West Bengal State University, Rabindra Bharati University in the regular mode as well as at the Directorate of Distance and Online Education and Vidyasagar University, Distance Education Course. She actively coordinates courses in remote sensing and GIS. Dr. Haldar is an enthusiastic field researcher and presented papers across India and abroad. She has also published in reputed national and international journals, in the fields of urban geomorphology, climatology, environmental geography and hazard management studies. She is credited with four co-edited books on different aspects of geography. Presently, she is the managing editor of the Indian Journal of Landscape Systems and Ecological Studies and a significant member of the India Meteorological Society, Kolkata Chapter. She is currently working on gender issues and environment.

Rajarshi Dasgupta is currently a State Aided College Teacher-I in the Department of Geography, East Calcutta Girls' College. He has completed his undergraduate studies in Geography from University of Calcutta, Kolkata and postgraduate studies in Geography and Geology from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and University of Cincinnati, USA respectively. He is a physical geographer with research interests in Geomorphology and Environmental Management. His research utilises techniques of geomorphology, low temperature geochemistry and social sciences to study earth surface processes and anthropogenic impacts on the natural environment, especially in the tropics. He has presented talks on these themes in conferences both within India and abroad. His papers, both nationally and internationally, include several in outlets from leading publishing houses like Wiley, Elsevier and Springer. He also teaches courses on the above-mentioned themes at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels and regularly supervises postgraduate students for their dissertations. A number of these student-led research have also been published in reputed journals published by the leading publishers mentioned above.

Pinaki Sarkar is an Assistant Professor at East Calcutta Girls' College, Kolkata, affiliated to West Bengal State University, teaching both under-graduate and post-graduate courses in Geography. He has graduated from Presidency College, Kolkata in Geography (1997), he has Awarded National Scholarship for B.Sc Geography (Honours) Examination in 1997 and was a research scholar in the Department of Geography, University of Calcutta, from where he had post-graduated (1999) and later received his Ph.D. degree in Science (2019) for his research on watershed management and socio-economic development of Gandheswari watershed area. He has awarded the degree of Bachelor of Education (B. Ed) from All Bengal Teachers Training College; University of Calcutta (2002) and Awarded UGC Junior Resource Fellowship, 2003. He is the life member of Indian National Cartographic Association (LM-1777), The Geographical Society of India (L/S-148) and Bangiyo Bhugol Mancha (LM/011'07'156). He has published many research articles in reputed journals, and presented papers in the fields of rural development.

Mrs. Subhasree Singha Roy has graduated from the University of Calcutta and postgraduated in urban studies from Guru Ghasidas University. As a dedicated and passionate geography lecturer, she brings over 19 years of experience in higher education, specializing in social geography, computer applications, and GIS. She has developed and taught engaging courses that integrate fieldwork, technology, and real-world case studies. She is committed to fostering critical thinking skills and empowering students to apply geographical concepts to address global challenges.

Panchali Majumdar is a senior academician working in different fields in geography with special emphasis on micro level planning. She was a student of Geography in the Presidency College, Kolkata and did her Post Graduate degree from University of Calcutta with specialization in Regional planning. She got her Ph.D degree in "Panchayet System of Organisation and Implementation of Rural Development Programme at Panchayet Level-A Geographical Analysis (Case study of Barrackpore Block II)". Dr. Majumdar is currently Associate Professor in Geography of East Calcutta Girls' College where she has groomed the department for near about three decades from a toddler to a self-sufficient one which is today expanded into a Post Graduate department with research facilities. Dr. Majumdar was a member of the Governing Body and has experienced three cycles of NAAC and also acted as a successful IQAC Coordinator. She is an invited guest faculty of West Bengal State University and a resource person at UGC-HRDC, Ranchi University. She is the executive council member of Geographical Society of India, Institute of Landscape, Ecology and Ekistics and Institutional life member of Indian Statistical Institute, Course Coordinator of IIRS Distance learning (Nodal Centre East Calcutta Girls' College), Treasurer of Indian National Cartographic Association (INCA Kolkata Branch). Dr. Majumdar has organized and presented in a number of National and International Seminars and workshops. She also have published several national and international publications. Along with her academic profile she is also a positive contributor to the societal development and she has contributed to the society as a National Service Scheme Program Officer.

蘇克拉·哈茲拉（Sukla Hazra），前東加爾各答女子學院院長，目前擔任科技印度大學的客座教授，於加爾各答大學獲得地理學碩士（M.A.）及博士（Ph.D.）學位。她在加拿大魁北克的拉瓦爾大學接受了GIS（地理資訊系統）繪圖的進階訓練。在過去的37年中，她在不同的學院和大學教授本科生和研究生。她曾擔任維迪亞薩加爾大學的遠程教育協調員，負責「地理學碩士（M. Sc in Geography）」課程。她是東加爾各答女子學院「GIS與遙感中心」的主任，該中心隸屬於大學資助委員會（UGC）。她曾是南24帕爾甘納斯的卡利納加爾大學的NAAC（全國高等教育評估與認證委員會）諮詢委員會成員。她曾是西孟加拉邦立大學的客座教授，教授人口地理學和農業地理學。她是印度國家製圖協會的執行委員會成員。她參與了幾個UGC資助的研究項目，並出版了多本學校及本科水平的地理學教材。她的研究興趣包括「遙感應用」、「城市化」、「環境研究」、「可持續發展」、「農業」、「糧食安全」和「濕地」。她指導了許多博士生，目前有三名研究者在她的指導下攻讀博士學位。她在不同的期刊上發表了超過50篇研究論文，並作為受邀講者在研討會和座談會上發表演講。

安維莎·哈爾達（Anwesha Haldar）自2020年以來擔任西孟加拉邦立大學東加爾各答女子學院地理學研究所的助理教授。她是洛雷托學院的校內排名者，並在加爾各答大學完成碩士學位。她在加爾各答大學地理學系獲得可持續能源管理的博士學位，研究印度的蘇丹班地區，並參加了多個地理空間技術的專業課程以及由IIT卡哈爾古爾和IIEST希布普爾組織的短期課程。她在加爾各答大學、西孟加拉邦立大學和拉賓德拉·巴哈拉提大學教授地理學，教授本科生和研究生課程，並在遠程與在線教育局及維迪亞薩加爾大學的遠程教育課程中授課。她積極協調遙感和GIS課程。哈爾達博士是一位熱情的實地研究者，曾在印度及國外的會議上發表論文。她在城市地貌學、氣候學、環境地理學和災害管理研究等領域的國內外知名期刊上發表過文章。她共同編輯了四本有關地理學不同方面的書籍。目前，她是《印度景觀系統與生態研究期刊》的主編，並是印度氣象學會加爾各答分會的重要成員。她目前正在研究性別問題和環境。

拉賈爾希·達斯古普塔（Rajarshi Dasgupta）目前是東加爾各答女子學院地理學系的州立補助大學教師-I。他在加爾各答大學完成了地理學的本科學習，並在新德里的賈瓦哈拉爾·尼赫魯大學和美國辛辛那提大學分別完成了地理學和地質學的研究生學習。他是一位物理地理學家，研究興趣包括地貌學和環境管理。他的研究利用地貌學、低溫地球化學和社會科學的技術來研究地球表面過程及人類活動對自然環境的影響，特別是在熱帶地區。他在印度及國外的會議上就這些主題發表過演講。他的論文在國內外的多個知名出版商如Wiley、Elsevier和Springer的期刊上發表。他還在本科和研究生層次教授上述主題的課程，並定期指導研究生的論文。許多這些學生主導的研究也在上述知名出版商的期刊上發表。

皮納基·薩卡爾（Pinaki Sarkar）是東加爾各答女子學院的助理教授，該學院隸屬於西孟加拉邦立大學，教授本科和研究生的地理學課程。他於1997年在加爾各答的總統學院獲得地理學學位，並在1997年獲得國家獎學金，之後在加爾各答大學地理學系擔任研究學者，並於1999年獲得碩士學位，2019年因其對甘德斯瓦里流域管理和社會經濟發展的研究獲得科學博士學位。他於2002年獲得加爾各答大學全孟加拉教師培訓學院的教育學學士（B. Ed）學位，並於2003年獲得UGC初級資源獎學金。他是印度國家製圖協會（LM-1777）、印度地理學會（L/S-148）和孟加拉地理論壇（LM/011'07'156）的終身會員。他在知名期刊上發表了許多研究文章，並在農村發展領域發表過論文。

蘇巴希瑞·辛哈·羅伊（Subhasree Singha Roy）畢業於加爾各答大學，並在古魯·加西達斯大學獲得城市研究的碩士學位。作為一名專注且充滿熱情的地理學講師，她在高等教育領域擁有超過19年的經驗，專注於社會地理學、計算機應用和GIS。她開發並教授了結合實地考察、技術和現實案例研究的課程。她致力於培養批判性思維能力，並使學生能夠應用地理概念來解決全球挑戰。

潘查利·馬祖姆達爾（Panchali Majumdar）是一位高級學者，專注於地理學的不同領域，特別強調微觀層級的規劃。她在加爾各答的總統學院學習地理學，並在加爾各答大學獲得地理學碩士學位，專攻區域規劃。她的博士學位論文題目為「村委會組織與村級發展計劃實施的地理分析（巴拉克普爾區塊II案例研究）」。馬祖姆達爾博士目前是東加爾各答女子學院的地理學副教授，近三十年來她將該系從一個初創部門培養成為一個自給自足的研究生部門。她曾是管理委員會的成員，經歷過三次NAAC評估，並成功擔任IQAC協調員。她是西孟加拉邦立大學的受邀客座教授，並在蘭契大學的UGC-HRDC擔任資源人員。她是印度地理學會、景觀生態學與生態學研究所的執行委員會成員，並是印度統計學研究所的終身會員，擔任東加爾各答女子學院的IIRS遠程學習課程協調員，還是印度國家製圖協會（INCA加爾各答分會）的財務主管。馬祖姆達爾博士組織並參加了多個國內外的研討會和工作坊，並發表了多篇國內外的出版物。除了她的學術背景外，她還積極參與社會發展，擔任國家服務計劃的項目負責人。