Download Name: Debasis Kumar Mondal Designation: Assistant Professor

Name: Debasis Kumar Mondal
Designation: Assistant Professor
Department: Anthropology
University: West Bengal State University
Contact details: Cell - +919830594244
E mail – [email protected]
Educational Qualification: M.Sc. in Anthropology
Award: Award under the National Scholarship Scheme -2000-2001, Ministry of Human Resource Development,
Government of India.
Teaching experience: Six years in Post Graduate level in West Bengal State University
Research interest and area: Cultural anthropology, exploration of prehistoric sites and culture, Archaeometallurgy, ethno-archeology, Cultural resource management, Heritage management and public awareness,
Indigenous culture.
Course: Three months course on ‘Ancient Indian Ceramics’ from Centre for Archaeological Studied and
Training, Eastern India, Kolkata, Government of West Bengal.
Member: Life member of Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Research (ISPQS)
Paper presented in International Seminar/ Conference/ Congress:
1. 19th INDO PACIFIC PREHISTORY ASSOCIATION CONGRESS, Institute of Archeology,
Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences from 29th November to 5th December, 2009.
2. International Conference on “Recent Archeological Achievements in India” from December 28-30,
2010, Dept. of Ancient Indian History and archeology, Lucknow University, organized by IAS,
ISPQS, IHCS.
3. International conference on “Mega Urbanisation and Human Rights: Emerging Challenges and
Opportunities” from February 14-16, 2011 in Dept. of Anthropology, WBSU in collaboration with
Indian Museum and IGRMS, ICSSR, ICMR, CARD
4.
XVII World Congress UISPP (UNIOUN NTERNATIONAL DES SCIENCES PREHISTORIQUES
ET PROTOHISTORIQUES, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina-Brazil, September 4-10, 2011.
5. A hundred and fifty years of Pre-historic Archeological Studies in India: Homage to Robert Bruce
Foote in The Asiatic Society, Kolkata from March, 31 to April, 1, 2014.
6. XVII UISPP Congress, September 1-7, 2014, Burgos, Spain.
7. International Seminar on Cultural Heritage management: A Global perspectives, organized by The
Asiatic Society from 26th -27th March, 2015.
Paper presented in National Seminar/ Conference/ Congress:
1. The National Seminar on “Marginalisation in Urban and Rural contexts of India” in Asiatic Society
held from 8th – 10th March, 2007.
2. The National Seminar on “Human Diversity, Emerging Perspectives” in Department of
Anthropology, University of Calcutta held from 27th – 28th March, 2008.
3. National Seminar on Human Health: A Biocultural Synthesis from 4-6th March, 2010 in the Dept.
of Anthropology, WBSU in collaboration with Anthropological Survey of India.
4. Three day national workshop on “lithics: issues and problems” held on 3-5 November, 2011 in the
Department of Anthropology, North Eastern Hill university, Shillong.
5. National seminar on Diversity, Social Exclusion, Backwardness and Development in Department of
Anthropology & Centre for Studies in Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy, University of Calcutta
held from 23rd March to 25th March, 2011.
6. National seminar on “Fieldwork and the Legacy of T.C. Das” during 11-12 March, 2015 organised by
Department of Anthropology, Vidyasagar university in collaboration with Anthropological Survey of
India.
Publications:
(1) “Chalco-neolithic Cultures of Eastern India with a focus on the findings from the site Kuanr, Orissa”
in Neolithic-Chalcolithic Cultures of Eastern India, ed. K. N. Dikshit. Special Report no. 5, 1. New
Delhi: Indian Archaeological Society (ISBN: 978-81-910635-1-6) Pg-111-118.
(2) “Marginalisation of the Dhakis” Development Displacement and Marginalisation Edited by Ranjana
Ray The Asiatic Society (978-81-920615-1-1) Page: 305-317.
Project: Supervisor of the project on “Socio-Economic Survey of Vidarbha, Maharashtra” in collaboration with
International Centre Calcutta and Rashtriya Yuwa Sangathan, Wardha in 2007.
Academic contribution:
1. Preparation of study material of Anthropology was prepared for Indira Gandhi National Open
University (IGNOU), New Delhi and for PG e- Pathsala, UGC, New Delhi.
2. Member of different academic boards in West Bengal State University.
3. Engaged in teaching as a guest in other institutions.
Supervisor of Ph.D: Four