Dr. Abhijit Santra

I am passionate professional with excellent presentation, research and communication skills. Organized and driven with impressive list of achievements and history of excelling in high-pressure environments. Skilled at applying various learning methods and tools to optimize student experience and academic journey.

• Santra A., Debbarma D., Sen S., & Mitra S. (2014). Municipal Solid Waste Management System in Agartala City, Tripura, India. Hill Geographer: Volume-XXX (No.2), 37-49.
• Sen S., Santra A., Debbarma D., Mitra S., & De S. K. (2015). Morphology of Tilla-Lunga Topography in West District, Tripura, India. ANNALs Journal; NAGI Volume-XXXV (NO.2); 77-93.
• Santra A., Mitra S. & Debbarma D., (2017). Urbanization, Land use and Emerging Issues of Agartala City, India. Researchers World 8. no 2, 26-35.
• Santra A., Debbarma D., & Mitra S. (2017). Perception of the Urban Dwellers on the Solid Waste Management in Agartala City, India. IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science (IOSR-JHSS), Volume 22 (5); 01-06.
• Santra A., Debbarma D., Roy, S. & Mitra S. (2018). Urban Expansion and Land Use Change in Agartala, India, By Using GIS and Remote Sensing. Proceeding of the National Seminar 10th to 11th April, 2018 organized by Indian Science Congress Association, Dharmanagar Chapter, ABS Books Publisher, pp 155-165, New Delhi.
• Santra A., Debbarma D., & Mitra S. (2018). Impact of Urbanization on Land Use in Agartala City, India. Research Journal of Humanities and Social Science (RJHSS), Volume 9, Issue 2, 1-8.
• Mitra, S., Debbarma, D., Santra, A., & Roy, S. (2018). Road network system in Agartala municipal corporation: a geographical analysis. Indian Journal of Regional Science, 1, 66-77.
• Debbarma, D., Roy, S., Santra, A., & Mitra, S. (2018). A spatial analysis of population distribution, density and growth in Agartala city. Asian Journal of Spatial Science, 6(1), 24-36.
• Mitra, S., & Santra, A. (2020). Monitoring urban expansion and land use/land cover changes of Agartala City, Tripura, India. Indian Journal of Regional Science, 52(1), 123-136.
• Debbarma, R. L., & Santra, S. (2022). An Appraisal on Changing Folk Ecology of Tripura Inhabited Socio-Cultural Space in South Tripura District, Tripura. Traditional Aspects of Indigenous People of North-East India: Maulana Abul KAlam Azad Institute of Asian Studies. EBH Publishers (India). 96-106.
• Chakraborty, A., & Santra, S. (2023). Women Entrepreneurship a Handloom Micro Entrepreneur in North-East India. Empowerment of Women in India, Department of Commerce, KR College of Arts and Science, KR Nagar, Kovilpatti-628 503.
• Sen, S., & Santra, A. (2023). Assessment of leaning of houses in Agartala City: an applied geophysical approach, Tripura, India. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 16(9), 535, 2-13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-023-11643-3.
• Sen, S., Abouelresh, M.O., Santra, A., Al‑Musabeh, A.H. & Al‑Ismai , F.S. (2023). Geoheritage Assessment of the Geosites in Tuwaiq Mountain, Saudi Arabia: in the Perspective of Geoethics, Geotourism, and Geoconservation. Geoheritage 16(2), 2-13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12371-023-00908-8.

Changing Urban Land Use in Relation to the Solid Waste Disposal System: A Case Study of Agartala City, Tripura, 46th Regional Science Conference and National Seminar on Underdevelopment of the North East Region and the Indian State, Department of Geography North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong, from 6-8th November, 2014

Impact of Saras Fair in poverty alleviation: Promotion and socioeconomic empowerment, 46th Regional Science Conference and National Seminar on Underdevelopment of the North East Region and the Indian State, Department of Geography North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong, from 6-8th November, 2014.

Urbanization, Land use and Emerging issues of Agartala City, Tripura, 36th Indian Geographers Meet and International Seminar on Environmental Changes and Challenges: Local, Regional and Global Perspectives, Department of Geography, Gauhati University, from 25-28th February, 2015.

Spatial Pattern of Residential land use and Infrastructural Status in Agartala City, Tripura, India, 11th Deccan Geographical Society, India (DGSI) International Conference on Geospatial Solutions to Urban and Environmental Issues, Department of Geography, Osmania University, Hyderabad, from 27-29th September, 2016.

Urban Sprawl and Land use Change at the Rural Urban Fringe: A case study of Agartala City, India, International Seminar & 48th Regional Science Conference on Rural Habitat, Institutions and Development: Changing Nature and Challenges, Department of Geography & Disaster Management, Tripura University, from 05-07th January 2017.

Role of Road Connectivity to Enhance the Rural Urban Linkages: A Case Study of Agartala City, International Seminar & 48th Regional Science Conference on Rural Habitat, Institutions and Development: Changing Nature and Challenges, Department of Geography & Disaster Management, Tripura University, from 05-07th January 2017.

Urbanization, Urban expansion and Changing Land Use/Land Cover Using Geospatial Techniques: A Case Study of Agartala City, Tripura, India, Two Day National Seminar on Emerging Trends and Issues in Public Policy in Tripura and Beyond, Maharaja Bir Bikram University, Agartala, Tripura, 18-19th March 2017.

Commercial Land Use Pattern and Hierarchy of Retail Distribution in Agartala City, India, 12th Deccan Geographical Society, India (DGSI), International conference on Environmental Changes in South and South-east Asia: Challenges and Prospects, Department of Geography Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, from 24-26th September 2017.

Livelihood Improvement; Ways, Means and Nomenclature of Traditional Jamatia weaving in Tripura, National Seminar on Role of NGOs in Tribal Areas in Tripura, Holy Cross College, Agartala, 01/24-25/18, National

Urban Expansion and Land Use Change in Agartala, India, By Using GIS and Remote Sensing, Two Days National Seminar on Reaching the Unreached through Science and Technology, Indian Science Congress Association Dharmanagar Chapter, from 10-11th April, 2018.

Land use/cover change and urban growth in Agartala City, Tripura, India, 12th World Congress of the RSAI, Spatial System: Social integration, Regional Development and Sustainability, Regional Science Association International, Goa, from 29th May to 1at June 2018.

Municipal Waste Management in Agartala City, Tripura: A Geographical Analysis, 40th Indian Geography Congress National Association of Geographers India (NAGI), Department of Geography, Rajiv Gandhi University, from 29-31th October 2018.

Land use/cover change and Urban Growth in Agartala City, Tripura, India, Young Social Scientists' Meet (YSSM) 2019, OKD Institute of Social Change and Development, Guwahati, 07-08th January 2019.

Geo-environmental Scenario of Rudrasagar Lake, Rural Economy, Tripura, India, Emerging Scenario of Rural India: Society, Education and Literature, Department of Bengali, Tripura University in Collaboration Byanjanbarna Foundation, Kolkata, 15-16th November 2019.

An Appraisal on Changing Folk Ecology of Tripura Inhabited Socio-Cultural Space in South Tripura District, Tripura, Traditional Aspects of Indigenous People of North-East India: Contemporary Issues on Sustainability, Netaji Subhas Mahavidyalaya Sponsored by MAKAIAS, 11-12th January 2020.

Measuring and Assessment of Urban Growth Pattern and Land use/cover change in Agartala City, India, International Conference on Planning Sustainable Regions: The Social-Economic-Ecological Triad, Amity Institute of Environmental Sciences and Amity Institute of Social Sciences, Kolkata, from 13-15th February, 2020.

Participated on Global Conference on Localising Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) organised by Global Forum for Sustainable Rural Development from 12th -13th December, 2020.

Online International Conference on Geography and the Digital: Intersections and Conflations organised by Department of Geography, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, Delhi, India from 23-25th, May, 2022.

7 - Day International Lecture Series on “Building Resilient Communities Across Global Landscapes and Their Technological Advancement” Organized By Department of Geography   Sophia Girls’ College

(Autonomous) Ajmer, Raj. (India) from 22 – 28th August, 2022.

2nd International Conference on Environment & Sustainable Development organized by Society for Environment and Sustainable Development (SESD) New Delhi 3rd -5thSeptember, 2022.

• Appeared Research Eligibility Test (RET) exam 2013
• Appeared State Level Eligibility Test (SLET) North Eastern Region 2014
• Awarded ICSSR Short Term Doctoral Fellowship 2017-18
• Participant in the ICARE Mini-Project even the held from September to November 2022 and for the successful completion of the project: Land Use Dynamism: Socio-Ecological Feedback of Various Socio-Economic Changes: A Case Study of Amaravati Capital City Municipal Corporation (ACCMC), Andhra Pradesh, India.

• Author Workshop on How to use online resources and Develop Skills to Write and Publish, Wiley and Central Library, Tripura University, 25th March, 2014.
• Author Workshop on Skill Development to Write Scientific Literature, Quality Improvement of Manuscript for Publication Success, Springer and Central Library, Tripura University. 18th November 2014.
• Author Workshop on Data Analysis Using “SPSS” Department of Statistics, Tripura University, 10-14th March, 2014.
• Workshop on Faculty Development centre (Under PMMMNMTT Scheme), Tripura University, from 28th April to 4th May, 2017.
• National Workshop on Policy Documentation on Problems and Prospects of Traditional tribal Weaving Industry in Tripura, Department of Geography and Disaster Management, Tripura University, 6 – 7th January, 2018.
• National Workshop on One day Regional Workshop on National Information System for Climate and Environment Studies, Department of Civil Engineering, NIT, Agartala, 5th February, 2018.
• National Workshop on Data Analytics using “R” Programming E&ICT Academy IIT Guwahati association with Tripura University, 31th July – 04th August, 2018.
• National Workshop on Tribes of Tripura: Mapping, Planning and Development, Department of Geography and Disaster Management, Tripura University., 28th – 29th September, 2018.
• National Workshop on Gender Budgeting for Gender Equality in Rural Areas, National Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), Govt. of India, North Eastern Regional Centre (NIRDPR-NERC) and association with Department of Geography and Disaster Management, Tripura University, from 3rd -5th March, 2020.
• organizedted in a Webinar on Social, Economic and Political Empowerment: Role of Micro Finance Intervention in Diverse Cultures organized by ICSSR Research team, University of Calcutta, 4th July, 2020.
• Online Training Programme on Geo-ICT Application in Rural Development Programmes, National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, North Eastern Regional Centre (NIRDPR-NERC) Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), Govt. of India, Guwahati, Assam-781022, 20 - 24 July, 2020.
• Online Training on 'ICT Applications in Office Automation for Rural Development, North Eastern Regional Centre (NIRDPR-NERC) Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), Govt. of India, Guwahati, Assam-781022, 20 - 24 July, 2020.
• Application of Geo-Spatial Technologies for Resource Mapping for RD Programmes, National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj-North Eastern Regional Centre (NIRDPR-NERC) Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), Govt. of India, Guwahati, Assam, 23-27th November, 2020.
• A 2 Days National Workshop on “Fundamental Concept of ARC-GIS”., Integrated Institute for Advance Research and Information (IIARI),16-17th January, 2021.
• Application of Python in GIS, The Centre for Applied Geoinformatics, South Asian Institute for Advanced Research and Development (SAIARD),17 – 23rd January, 2021.
• Webinar on Research Methodology, Research Committee & Internal Quality Assurance Cell, Ramnarain Ruia Autonomous College, Mumbai, 24th November-1st December 2021.
• Geospatial Technology in Watershed Management, National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj-North Eastern Regional Centre (NIRDPR-NERC) Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), Govt. of India, Guwahati, Assam-30th March, 2022.
• 2-weeks International Faculty/Knowledge Development Programme on Accreditation Awareness, Planning and Execution (APEX) designed and executed, organized by Holy Cross College, Agartala and Special Minds, 16th – 29th April, 2022.
• Three days virtual workshop on Contemporary Issues in Indian Economy organized by Department of Arts, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Green Fields, Vaddeswaram, AP from 22nd -24th September, 2022.
• Three days national level workshop on Multi-disciplinary Approaches in History organized by Department of Arts, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Green Fields, Vaddeswaram, AP from 13th – 15th October, 2022.
• Three days virtual workshop on Contemporary Issues in Indian Economy organized by Department of Arts, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Green Fields, Vaddeswaram, AP from 22nd -24th September, 2022.
• 2nd International Conference on Environment & Sustainable Development organized by SESD, New Delhi from 3-5th September, 2022.
• "Two-Day Workshop on Python for Data Analysis using AI organized by Department of Research & Publications, A2Z EduLearningHub LLP from 18th-19th June, 2024.
• Faculty Development Program on Curriculum Development in the Light of NEP-2020 organized by Shri Vaishnav Vidyapeeth Vishwavidyalaya, Indore & Association of Indian Universities from 2nd – 6th September, 2024.

• Co-organizer of a three-day Lecture series on “The Changing Geo-Political and Geo-Economic dynamics around the World” from 28th to 30th November 2022 in the Department of Arts, KL University, Andhra Pradesh.
• National of the three-day National Workshop on “Paradigm Shift in Geographical Research” conducted by the Department of Arts, KL University from 28th -30th December, 2022.
• Convener of the three-day international Conference on “Environment, Sustainability and Technology in Social Sciences” conducted by the Department of Arts, KL University from 1st to 3rd June 2023.

• Prof. Sunil Kumar De, Professor, Department of Geography, North-Eastern Hill University, Umshing Mawkynroh, Shillong, Meghalaya, 793022, +919862009202, desunil@gmail.com
• Dr. B Siva Nagaiah, HOD and Associate Professor, Department of Arts, KL University, Green Fields, Vaddeswaram, Andhra Pradesh, 522302, +91 7708495489, bsivanagaiah@kluniversity.in
• Dr. Subhajit Sen, Leader, Terrestrial Research Group, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, +966568466470, subhajit.kumar@kfupm.edu.sa

I do hereby declare that all the statements made above in this format are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief., KL University

Dr. Abhijit Santra