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Dr. Shyamaprasad De

Assistant Professor
Department
HISTORY
Contact
+91 3222 298-298 / Centrex-298
Email
shyamaprasad@mail.vidyasagar.ac.in
Biographical Sketch
Academic Interest
Title of the Ph. D. Thesis
Title of the Ph. D. Thesis
Natural Calamities in Midnapore, 1864-1943: A Study in Administrative and Social Response
Career Profile / Teaching Experience
Description of Experience
Serving as an Assistant Professor of History, Vidyasagar Univfrsity from June, 2010 to till date.
Served as an Assistant Professor(W.B.E.S.) of History at Jhargram Raj College.
Specialization/Research Area
Type (Specialization / Research Area / Areas of Interest)Detailed Description
Field of SpecializationHistory of Disasters
Research Area/ Areas of InterestEnvironmental History, India's Foreign Policy
Course/ Subject Taught
Course Name
Foreign Policy of India
Industrial Revolution in England
World between the Two Wars
History of Disasters
Publications in Journal / Magazines / Newspaper
TitlePublication TypePublished inPublished onPublisher's NameRoleDetails
Disaster, Vulnerability & the Colonial Midnapore: An Environmental History of the 1867 CycloneNationalVidyasagar University Journal of History, Volume X, Pp. 64-73, ISSN 2321-0834Jan, 2025Vidyasagar UniversitySole AuthorImpact Factor: 0.00000
Indexing: UGC CARE
Article's Web Link:
Disaster, society, and administration: the Midnapore and Burdwan Cyclone of 1874 in Bengal, IndiaInternationalTheoretical and Applied Climatology, Volume 155, Pp. 3437-3447,Jan, 2024SpringerNatureSole AuthorImpact Factor: 2.70000
Indexing: SCOPUS
Article's Web Link: https://rdcu.be/d9Xee
The 1942 Cyclone and the Colonial Administration: A Story of Imperial Revenge against the Rebellious MidnaporeNationalJournal of People's History and Culture, Volume 8, Issue 2, Pp. 114-123Dec, 2022Garia Society for Studies of Marginal PeopleSole AuthorImpact Factor: 0.00000
Indexing: UGC CARE
Article's Web Link:
The 1864 Cyclone and Its Aftermath in Midnapore District: A Historical Analysis of a DisasterNationalVidyasagar University Journal of History, Volume VIII, Pp. 84-102, ISSN 2321-0834Dec, 2020Vidyasagar UniversitySole AuthorImpact Factor: 0.00000
Indexing: UGC CARE
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Floods of 1926 in Medinipur DistrictNationalSamaj Jijnasa, 10: 127-133Jan, 2017Vidyasagar Centre for Social Sciences Impact Factor:
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Indian Meteorological Department and PhylinNationalItihas Anusandhan, 29:861-867Jan, 2015Paschimbanga Itihas Samsad Impact Factor:
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Engaging with Myanmar: Critical Reflection on Foreign PolicyNationalVidyasagar University Journal of History,1:181-204Jan, 2012Vidyasagar University Impact Factor:
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Ph. D. Thesis Guidence
Scholar NameThesis TitleName of the Co SupervisorStatusDate
Gobinda BaruiDisasters, Society and the State: A Study of the History of Cyclones in Colonial BengalN/AOngoingSep, 2029
Somnath RanaVeterinary Science in Bengal: 1868-1943N/AOngoingSep, 2029
Membership of Learned Society
Title/Name of the Society
Indian History Congress
Paschimbanga Itihas Samsad
Association with Professional Bodies
Type of Professional ActivityPeriod
Coordinator, Evening MA in History under CCAE, VU.2024 to 2025
Preogramme Officer, NSS Unit III2022 to 2025
Awards
Award NameAwarded by Date
Gold-centred Silver Medal for standing First class First in M.A. Exam.Vidyasagar UniversityJan, 1998
National Scholarship for B.A.Hons Exam.Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India.Jan, 1996
Amulya Bhusan Sen Award for First Position in History Hons. Exam.Midnapore CollegeJan, 1996
Gold-centred Silver Medal for standing First class First in B.A.Hons. Exam.Vidyasagar UniversityJan, 1996
National Prize Money for H.S.West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary EducationJan, 1993
Saheed Prodyut Bhattacharya Memorial Endowment Medal for First Position in Essay CompetitionVidyasagar UniversityJan, 1993