1.
Name
:
Prof. GIRINDRA KUMAR
2.
Date of Birth
:
14th August 1951
3.
Father’s Name
4.
Place of Birth
:
Ramnagar; West Champaran; Bihar.
5.
Marital Status
:
Married
6.
Spouse
:
7.
Corresponding Address
:
Department of Geography, T.C. & R.M.,
Mizoram University, Aizawl – 796001.
8. Permanent Address
:
:
Late Kameshwar ‘Vidrohi’
Mrs. Gauri
‘Kavya – Kunj’; Ramnagar – 845106;
West Champaran; Bihar.
Academic record
Sl.No
Examination Passed
1.
Higher Secondary
2.
3.
4.
B.A (Honours)
M.A (Geog)
Ph.D
10. Work Experiences
:
Division with % of Board/University
marks
1st division, 66.44% Bihar Secondary School
Exam Board
II Class, 53%
Patna University
st
1 Class, 60.87%
Patna University
Awarded
Patna University
Year
1966
1969
1971
1982
1. Research Fellow, ICSSR from April 1974 to
March 1976.
2. Lecturer, F.A. College, Mokokchung, Nagaland,
from April 1976 to March 1983.
(i)Lecturer, Pachhunga Univ.College, Aizawl
(1983– 1988);
(ii)Sr.Lecturer,P.U.College(1988-1996);
(iii)Reader, P.U. College (1996 - 2004);
(iv) Head, Geography Deptt., P.U. College,
Aizawl from 1998 to March 2004.
(v) Reader, Deptt. Of Geography, T.C.& R.M.,
Mizoram University from 4.3.2004 till date.
3. Head, Deptt. of Geography, T.C.& R.M.,
Mizoram University from April 2004to July 2007
4. Hony. Director (Conference) Mizoram University
(2004-05)
5. Vice President, Geography Association of
Mizoram (GAM), 2001-2006.
6. President, Geography Association of Mizoram,2006-08
11. Examiner
12. Consultancy
:
*
*
7. Editor : Geographic : A Journal of Geography
Association of Mizoram (2001-2008)
10. Member, Editorial Board of Indian Geographer
11. Executive Member, IIPA, Mizoram Branch.
12. Executive Member, National Association of
Geographers, India (NAGI) 2006-08.
13. Member, Academic Council, Mizoram University2009-12.
14. Member, Court, Mizoram Univrsity.
15. Advisor, Project on “ Techniques of Survey and
Planning for Conservation and Sustainable Use
Of Biodiversity in Mizoram” of ATREE & MoEF
16. Member Board of studies, Deptt. Of Geography and R.M.
17.Member,BoardofStudies, Deptt. Of Forestry
18.Member, SchoolBoardof Earth Sciences and NRM
19Member SchoolBoard of Social Sciences
20. Member School Board of Economics, Management and
Information Science
.
21.Member, Executive Council, MZU 21.06.2011 (for 3
years)
22. Member, Editorial Board, Geographic, GAM
Ph.D: - Patna University, Patna.
*
V.K.S. University, Ara.
J.N.U. NewDelhi.
L.N.Mithila Univ., Darbhanga
*
Post Graduate: – Mizoram Univ.
NEHU,Shillong
Nagaland Univ.
Bardhaman Univ.
Patna univ.
V.K.S. Univ. Ara
V.B. Univ., Hazaribagh .
*
Under Graduate: – Mizoram Univ.
*
Assam Univ.
*
Nagaland Univ.
Association of Social Research & Action
(ASRA), New Delhi.
*
Mudra Institute of Communication,
Ahmedabad.
*
Society for Social Harmony, Research &
Management (SHRAM), New Delhi.
*
Project on “ Techniques of Survey and
Ashoka Trust of Research in Ecology and the
Environment Planning for Conservation and
Sustainable Use of Biodiversity in Mizoram” of
ATREE & MoEF
13. Present Position
14. Area of Specialization
: Associate Professor, Dept. of Geography
and Resource Management; Mizoram University,
:
15. Expert Lectures Delivered:
*
*
*
Resource Management & Regional Planning
Environmental Geography
Urban Geography.
Mechanics of Monsoon – NEHU,
Mizoram Campus, 1989.
ii) Society and Changes – NEHU,
Mizoram Campus, 1991.
iii) Research Priorities in Geography, NEHU,
Mizoram Campus, 1992.
iv) Intra State Population Change in Mizoram
and Its Impact.; IIPA, Mizoram Branch; 1998.
i)
v) Development and Utilization of Forest Resources in
Mizoram: A Study in Resource Management, Patna
University, 2001.
vi) Ecological Issues and Resource Development
in North East India,VKS University,Ara,
2001.
vii) Economic Reforms and Mizoram : An Impact
Assessment; IIPA,Mizoram Branch; 2002
viii) Use of Remote Sensing in Slope Sustainability
studies; U.P. College, Varanasi; 2007
ix) Monitoring and Analysis of Land Use in Mizo
Hills: A Remote Sensing Approach; U.P.
College,Varanasi; 2007
x) Acquisition of Geospatial Data w.r.t.Changing
Urban Landscape; U.P.College, Varanasi;2008
xi) Utility Services and Geomatics in Urban
Environment; U.P.College, Varanasi; 2008.
xii) Synthetic Nature of Geography, RC in Geography,
Academic Staff College, MZU. 9th Feb. 2010.
xiii) Politics of Resource Management: Paradoxes of
Approaches, RC in Geography, Academic
Staff College, MZU, 15th Feb.2010
xiv) Climatic Change and Global Warming; RC in
Environmental Science, Academic Staff College;
MZU, 2nd Aug. 2010.
xv) Climatic Change: Observable Facts, RC in
Environmental Science, Academic Staff College;
MZU, 9th Aug. 2010.
xvi)Dynamics of Development,R.C. in History,
Academic
Staff College, MZU
xvii) Resource Use and Planning: Imlications in
Geography
Teaching; 2nd Refresher Course in Geography;
15.2.11
xviii) Geography’s Inner World; 2nd RC in
Geography;16.2.11
xix) Demographic Processes and Developmentalism; 2nd
RC
in Geography; 22.2.11
xv) Ecology and sustainable Development, Lecture at
Geography Department,Veer Kunwar Singh University,
Ara; 2nd July, 2011.
xvi) Lectures in the 5th Orientation Programme, UGCASC, MZU,
xvii) Bhugol mein vaigyanic evam takniki shabdavali,
Confeence on Scientific Technological Terminalogy; organized by
Dept. of Hindi, MZU and Commission for Scientific Technological
Terminology,MHRD, Govt. of India, 26th July 2011.
Modelling Development in Watersheds, Tuichhuahen
watershed: A Case Study:
xiii) 'Natural Resource Management: Conflicting ideas' Invited
lecture in workshop under the auspices of Government of Bihar and
Geoshilitics, Patna; 4-5th Feb.2012.
xix)Natural Resource Management: Alternative strategy;
Invited lecture in National seminar on Resource use and
Misuse,
th
organized by V.B. University, Hazaribagh, 11-12
Feb. 2012
xx) Natural Resource Management: An Overview; 1st RC in
Earth Sciences and Natural Resource Management;
15.3.2012.
xxi) Key Issues in Natural Resource Management; 1st RC in
Earth Sciences and Natural Resource Management;
19.3.2012.
16. Member of the
Academic Bodies
:
1. National Assn. of Geographers, India. (NAGI)
2. The Geographical Soc. of the N.E.H. Region,
Shillong.
3. North East India Geog. Soc., Guwahati.
4. Geographical Research Center, Patna.
5. Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi.
6. Geosheelitics, Patna
7. Geography Assn. of Mizoram (GAM), Aizawl.
8. National Geographic
9. Centre for Science and Environment
10 Institute of Indian Geographers
1. Seminar on ‘Urbanization in Mizoram’
Sponsored by ICSSR- NERC, Shillong, on
17th April, 1996.
2. Refresher Course in Geography, Sponsored
by the UGC, Under RCC – Directorate of Higher
& Technical Education, Gov’t of Mizoram,
20th Nov. to 10th Dec. 2001.
3. Orientation Workshop for Under Graduate Teachers,
16th –20th May 2005.
nd
4. 2 Annual Conference of Geography Association of
Mizoram, 19th May 2006.
rd
5.3 Annual Conference of Geography Association of Mizoram,
6. 4th Annual Conference of Geography Association of Mizoram, 3rd Oct. 2008.
7. 2nd Refresher in Geography sponsored by the UGC (15th Feb-08 March, 2011
18. Publication (Research Papers) : List Attached.
17. Organization of
Symposia etc.
:
19. Publication (Books)
:
20. Reports
:
1. Urbanization of Mizoram : Retrospect &
Prospects (Editor); Linkman Pub.; Kolkata, 1999.
2. Dynamics of Development and Planning:
Mizoram A Comprehensive Regional Analysis;
{ln Press) KALPAZ, New Delhi, 2011
*
‘Evaluation Report on SGRY of Miozoram
to the Ministry of Rural Development (2003),
Gov’t of India; New Delhi.
*
Systems’ Requirement for Kiosk based village
information system in Aizawl (2003) for
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
through Mudra Institute of Communication,
Ahmedabad.
*
Status of Aged Persons in Mizoram (2004),
Association of Social Research & Action, New
Delhi.
List of publications
Sl No
Title of the Paper
Year of Pub
Resource:Concept
and Regional Significance 1981
Nagaland : A study in
Environmental
Determinism of Population
Distribution, 1983
Forest Resource Evaluation
Search for supplementary
1992
Economic Base in
Nagaland
Name of the Journal/Books
Indian Geographical Studies, Bul.16,
Geog. Research Centre, Patna.
4.
Environmental Control on
land use in Nagaland and
its scope of Development
1992
- do -
5.
Hydrological controls on
the Distribution and
suitability of Agricultural
Activities in Nagaland
1992
Advances in Forestry (Ed. L.K. Jha)
6.
Resource Management and
Economic development
Regional Geography of
Nagaland
Urban Growth of Aizawl
1992
Society and Change (Ed. S. Ganguly)
1.
2.
3.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11
1992
1993
Educational, Technological
Adaptation and Economic
Development
Resource Bases of
Mizoram
Environment And
Development in Mizoram
1993
1996
- do -
Agro-forestry : Indian Perspective (Ed.
P.K. Sen Sharma)
Geography of India (Ed. B.N. Sinha,
Utkal University)
Hill Cities of Eastern Himalayas (Ed.
A.C.Sinha et al) Indus Pub.Co. New
Delhi.
Proceedings of N.E.I.E.S. Annual
Conference.
Natural Resource Management :
Mizoram, Vol –I (Ed. L.K.Jha)
In ‘Environment, Resource And
Development’; (Eds) R.K. Rai, Surendra
Singh et.al; The Geographical Society of
North Eastern Hill Region (India); Deptt.
of Geography; NEHU; Shillong; pp. 350353.
1997 Urb
12.
Urbanization in Mizoram:
The Emerging
Trend
13.
14.
15.
16.
17
18
19
20
21
22
Resource Association
Regions: Quest for a
Development Strategy;
Mizoram : A case study.
Urban Ecology and
Management
Prospect & Problems of
Nuclear Power in
Developing Country like
India
Literacy and Workforce
structure of Ruarl and
Urban Settlements in
Aizawl District
‘Urbanizatioun and
Changing Human
Organization of Space In
Mizoram, A Case Study
Process of Urbanisation in
Developing Regions:
Mizoram, A Case Study
ProcePr Prooceedings (ed) SriKumar Chattopadhyaya,
Centre for Earth Science Studies,
Thiruvanantpiram, Also in ‘Urbanization in
Mizoram :Retrospects and Prospects (ed)
G.Kumar, Linkman Pubs. Kolkata.C XIX
2003
2005
2006
2006
Resource Management
And
Social
Change: Rethinking
Development with special
Geographic, Vol-I
2007
2007
Geographic; Vol.2;pp.4-10
2007
Use of Remote Sensing, GPS & Digital
Cartography in Resource Management &
Planning (ed) S.R.S. Yadava; P.G. Dept.
of Geography; U.P.Autonomous College;
Varanasi.
2008
Ibid
Use of geomatics in Urban planning and
Management(ed) S.R.S. Yadava; P.G.
Dept. of Geography; U.P.Autonomous
College; Varanasi.
2008
Ibid
Pre- Session volume of NEIGS
Use of Remote Sensing in
Slope Sustainability studies
Monitoring and Analysis of
Land Use in Mizo Hills: A
Remote Sensing Approach
Acquisition of Geospatial
Data w.r.t.Changing
Urban Landscape Utility
Services and Geomatics in
Urban Environment
In ‘Modernization of the Mizo Society:
Problems and Perspective (Eds.) Prof.
R.N. Prasad & Prof. A. K. Agarwal,
Mittal Pub. New Delhi.
In ‘Urban Administration in North Eastern
states of India’ ; ( Ed) Prof.R.N. Prasad,
Mittal Pub., New Delhi
Indian Geographers, Vol.-II, No.3, pp.718
Reference to N.E. India,
2008
23
Dilemma of Development:
Growth, Conflict and
Resurgence of Ethnicity
with special reference to
N.E. India
Alternative Strategy: A
Provolutionary
,
Communicated to Annals
(NAGI)
2009
Proceedings of National Seminar
24.
Approach to Development in North East India (Mizoram: A case Study) on Strategy for
Resource Functioning of the India’s North-East: A Geographical Perspective; pp.23- 35
25. Population Problem or Crisis of Development and Growth: An Analysis of human Security in
Mizoram (2010) Human Security in North East India (eds) Lalmalsawmzauva and Lalmalsawma Khiangte; DVS Publishers, Guwahati; pp.41-54
27. Resource Management and Social Change: Rethinking Development and Conflicts in North
East (2012) Population Development in India (ed.) Sujit Deka, Eastern Book House
With reference to Northeast India Guwahati.
28. Dynamics of Development and Planning (2012) Book Kalpaz, New Delhi Mizoram a
Comprehensive Regional Analysis
List of papers presented at different forums
Title of Paper
Forum where presented
Date/Year
1.
An Analysis of Resource Base
and Potentials for
Industrialization in Nagaland
All India Symposium on
Industrialization and Regional
Development : Patna
6th-12th
March, 1984
2.
Resource Association Regions :
A Strategy for Regional
Development, Nagaland : A
Case Study
National Seminar of Environment
Management in Hill and Tribal
Areas; Shillong
14th – 17th
October, 1988
3.
Aizawl : A Study in Urban
Growth in the Hills of N.E.
India
Workshop on Ethnioity, Land
Relation and Urbanization;
Mokokchung, Nagaland
26th –27th
March, 1991
4.
Regionalization Regional
Development and Planning :
Search for a Strategy ( A case
study of Mizoram)
XIII Indian Geography Congress;
Patna
27th – 29th
Dec, 1991
5.
A Quantative Analysis of
Tlawng Catchment, Mizoram
IV Indian Institute of
Geomorphologists; Shillong
April 1992*
6.
Educational, Technological
Adaptation and Economic
Development
II Annual Conference of N.E.I.E.S.,
Aizawl
6th –7th
Nov,1992
7.
Research Priorities in
Geography
Panel Discussion on Research
Priorities in N.E.India; Aizawl
16th Nov,
1992
8.
Planning for Development :
Search for Comprehensive
Social Policy in Developing
Regions
XIV Indian Geography Congress;
Jaipur
27th – 29th
Dec,1992
9.
Role of Social Policy in
Developing Regions ; A case
study of Mizoram
XVII Indian Social Science
Congress; Bangalore
Sept. 1993
10.
Sustainability of Development :
A study in Resource
Management in Mizoram
(India)
II International Conference on
Development and Future Studies;
Perth, AUSTRALIA
1994*
XVIII Indian Geography Congress;
Shillong
1996
29-31 Dec.
1997
Crisis
11 Crisis of Development : An Ana
Analysis of Developmental Proce
Processes in Mizoram
12
Urbanization in Mizoram: The
Emerging Trend
XIX Indian Geography Congress;
Tiruvantpuram
13.
Environmental Constraints of
Developmental processes : An
Analysis with a reference to
developing Economies
The 4th International Conference on
Development and Future Studies;
Bangi, MALAYSIA (paper
accepted)
14.
Urban Ecology and
Management with special
Reference to Mizoram
15
Resource Association Regions:
Quest for a Development
Strategy; Mizoram : A Case
Study
16
Urban Ecology and
Management with special
reference to Mizoram
National Seminar on ‘Urban Self
Government in North East India:
Problems and Prospects’, Organized
P.A. Deptt. Mizoram University. &
I.I.P.A, Mizoram Brach
XX Indian Geography Congress;
Gorakhpur
28th – 29th
May, 2002.
29-31
Dec.1998
National Seminar on ‘Urban Self
Government in North East India:
Problems and Prospects’; Organized
by P.A. Deptt., Mizoram University
and IIPA, Mizoram Branch
National Seminar on SocioEconomic Development in
Arunachal Pradesh: Constraints &
Prospects, ASRA, New Delhi.
28th -29th
May,2002
17.
Socio–Economic Development
in Hill States of North East
India
2004
18.
Urbanization : An Analysis of
Structural and Behavioural
Change in Mizoram
28th Indian Geography Congress,
NAGI, Bodh Gaya
10th –12th
Nov 2006
19.
Process of Urbanization in
Developing Regions; Mizoram :
A Case Study
Institute of Indian Geographers’,
28th Indian Geographers’ Meet,
Allahabad
16th –18th
Nov, 2006
20. Planning And Growth vis-à-vis 29th Indian Geography Congress,
Demographic Transition in
NAGI, Udaipur.
Developing Regions
19-21 Nov.,
2007
21. Are Urban Agglomerations 30th Indian Geography Congress,
Growth Centers in
NAGI, Allahabad
Developing Regions: A case
of Mizoram
19-21 Dec.,
2008
22. Population Problem or crisis of National Seminar on Human
Development and Growth: An Security in North East India:
Analysis of human Security in Problems, responses and
30-31stMarch
2009.
Mizoram
23 Alternative Strategy: A provolutionary Approach to Develop
ment in North East India
24. Modelling People centric
Development: Evaluation of
Resource Ownership in
Tuichhuan Watershed
Strategies, Aizawl.
25th Biennial Conference,
NEIGS, Titabar, Assam
3-4th August,2009
National Seminar on Environ12-14 Nov.2010
Ment,Technology and Sustainable
Development in India, Deen Dayal University, Gorakhpur
25. Spatial Correlates of Develop- 32nd Indian Geography Congress; 19-21st Nov. 2010
Ment in Mizoram: A case study NAGI, Chandigarh
of Aizawl District
26. Efficacy of Panchayati Raj in
National Seminar, on Role of Panchayat Bodies in
Rural
Self-Governance
Development since 1959; org.by IIPA, New Delhi and
Dept. of
Public Administration , Mizoram University, Aizawl, 23rd
Sept 2011
27. Modelling Development in
33rd Indian Geography Congress, 11-13 Nov. 2011
Watersheds (Tuichhuhen
NAGI, Bardhaman
Watershed: A Case Study)
28.
(*) Papers could not be presented in person though accepted.