Dr. Shyamaprasad De

Dr. Shyamaprasad De

Assistant Professor
Department
HISTORY
Contact
+91 3222 298-298 / Centrex-298
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 Specialization History of Disasters
Research Area/ Areas of Interest Environmental 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
Author' Name Title Publication Type Published in Published on Publisher's Name Role Details
Disaster, Vulnerability & the Colonial Midnapore: An Environmental History of the 1867 Cyclone National Vidyasagar University Journal of History, Volume X, Pp. 64-73, ISSN 2321-0834 Jan, 2025 Vidyasagar University Sole Author Impact Factor: 0.00000
Indexing: UGC CARE
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Disaster, society, and administration: the Midnapore and Burdwan Cyclone of 1874 in Bengal, India International Theoretical and Applied Climatology, Volume 155, Pp. 3437-3447, Jan, 2024 SpringerNature Sole Author Impact 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 Midnapore National Journal of People's History and Culture, Volume 8, Issue 2, Pp. 114-123 Dec, 2022 Garia Society for Studies of Marginal People Sole Author Impact Factor: 0.00000
Indexing: UGC CARE
Article's Web Link:
The 1864 Cyclone and Its Aftermath in Midnapore District: A Historical Analysis of a Disaster National Vidyasagar University Journal of History, Volume VIII, Pp. 84-102, ISSN 2321-0834 Dec, 2020 Vidyasagar University Sole Author Impact Factor: 0.00000
Indexing: UGC CARE
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Floods of 1926 in Medinipur District National Samaj Jijnasa, 10: 127-133 Jan, 2017 Vidyasagar Centre for Social Sciences Impact Factor:
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Indian Meteorological Department and Phylin National Itihas Anusandhan, 29:861-867 Jan, 2015 Paschimbanga Itihas Samsad Impact Factor:
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Engaging with Myanmar: Critical Reflection on Foreign Policy National Vidyasagar University Journal of History,1:181-204 Jan, 2012 Vidyasagar University Impact Factor:
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Ph. D. Thesis Guidance
Scholar Name Thesis Title Name of the Co Supervisor Status Date
Gobinda Barui Disasters, Society and the State: A Study of the History of Cyclones in Colonial Bengal N/A Ongoing Sep, 2029
Somnath Rana Veterinary Science in Bengal: 1868-1943 N/A Ongoing Sep, 2029
Membership of Learned Society
Title/Name of the Society
Indian History Congress
Paschimbanga Itihas Samsad
Association with Professional Bodies
Type of Professional Activity Period
Coordinator, Evening MA in History under CCAE, VU. 2024 to 2025
Preogramme Officer, NSS Unit III 2022 to 2025
Awards
Award Name Awarded by Date
Gold-centred Silver Medal for standing First class First in M.A. Exam. Vidyasagar University Jan, 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 College Jan, 1996
Gold-centred Silver Medal for standing First class First in B.A.Hons. Exam. Vidyasagar University Jan, 1996
National Prize Money for H.S. West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education Jan, 1993
Saheed Prodyut Bhattacharya Memorial Endowment Medal for First Position in Essay Competition Vidyasagar University Jan, 1993