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Email : mustaquim.geog@aliah.ac.in
Address : Department of Geography (7th Floor), Aliah University (Park Circus Campus), 17, Gorachand Road, Kolkata – 700 014, India
Phone : +91-9563672450
Room No : 7014/C, Intercom:7113
Joined : 01.10.2010
Md. Mustaquim is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography with research interests in the fields of Population Geography, Regional Development Studies and Socio-Economic Issues. He received M.A. and Ph.D. degree in Geography from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India in 2002 and 2008 respectively. He also served twice as the Head (Officiating) of the Department of Geography, Aliah University. Kolkata.
Prior to joining the faculty at Aliah University, Kolkata, he was an Assistant Professor in Geography at Kalipada Ghosh Tarai Mahavidyalaya in Bagdogra, Darjeeling, and a Guest Faculty member at the Foodcraft Institute, University Polytechnic, AMU Campus, Aligarh. He has more than fifteen years of teaching and research experience. Additionally, he has been actively engaged in various professional activities and has contributed significantly to the university in administrative capacities as a member of various academic and administrative committees.
He published two books, fifty-one research papers in National and International journals of repute and nine book chapters including conference proceeding. Four research scholars successfully awarded their doctorate degrees under his supervision, and another three are currently working under his guidance. Furthermore, nearly one hundred PG students have successfully completed their Master's degree dissertations under his guidance. He presented more than 30 research papers at national and international seminars and conferences and attended numerous training programmes and workshops.
He teaches Geography of Resources, Climatology, Introduction to Human Geography, Agriculture Geography, Population Geography and Statistical Techniques in Geography at Under Graduate level and Population Geography, Economic Geography, Demography and Ekistics and Computer Applications and GPS at Post Graduate Level.
He believes that teaching is a continuous learning and interactive processes through which both the teacher and student expand the horizon of their knowledge. His motto of teaching is to make the students dynamic and versatile to achieve their goals and play positives roles for the society.
His research interests concern in the field of Population Geography, Regional Development Studies and Socio-Economic Issues. His Ph.D. thesis is on “Analysis of Structure of Employment and Levels of Socio-Economic Development in West Bengal”.
He has been working in recent years on working population, socio-economic development, fertility, issues of disabled persons and food security in geographical dimensions.
He has published two books, and dozens of research papers on various topics of Population Geography, Regional Development Studies and Socio-Economic Issues in journals of national and international repute, book chapters and conference proceeding.
Sl. No. |
Name |
Topic |
Fellowship |
Remarks |
1. |
Dimensions of Population Growth and Food Security in Malda District of West Bengal |
ICSSR |
Degree awarded on 03.04.2017 |
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2. |
Issues and Challenges of Disabled Persons in West Bengal: A Geographical Perspective |
UGC-SRF |
Degree awarded on 26.03.2019 |
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3. | Uttam Kumar Roy |
Rural Livelihood Patterns of Scheduled Castes Population in Koch Bihar District, West Bengal |
UGC-SRF |
Degree awarded on 04.04.2022 |
4. |
Regional Disparities of Rural Development in Murshidabad District |
UGC-JRF |
Degree awarded on 09.11.2023 |
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5. |
Drivers of Land Use and Land Cover Changes, Their Patterns and Management: A Case Study in Murshidabad District, West Bengal |
UGC-SRF |
Thesis submitted on 28/10/2024 |
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6. |
Rajani Khatun |
Regional Patterns of Fertility and Levels of Socio-economic Development in West Bengal |
MANF-SRF |
Work under progress |
7. |
Male Out-Migration from Rural Areas of Nadia District in West Bengal: A Study of Remittances and Their Impact on Livelihood |
UGC-JRF |
Work under progress |
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8. |
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UGC-JRF |
Coursework is going on |
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