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Academic Profile

Dr. Manoranjan Ghosh

Dr. Manoranjan Ghosh

Assistant Professor

Applied Environmental & Sustainability Sciences

Email icon manoranjan.ghosh@ssla.edu.in

Teaching Philosophy

His pedagogical philosophy is rooted in experiential and problem-solving approaches, integrating field-based learning and cross-disciplinary frameworks. Dr. Ghosh envisions classrooms as collaborative spaces where knowledge creation is shared between educators and students.

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Bio

Dr. Manoranjan Ghosh is currently serving as an Assistant Professor at the Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts (SSLA), SIU, Pune. At SSLA Pune, Dr. Ghosh is spearheading the development of a full-fledged B.Sc. program in Applied Environmental and Sustainability Sciences, an initiative that reflects his commitment to fostering interdisciplinary environmental education.

Some of Dr Ghosh's recent academic achievements include leading a collaborative project with Greenpeace India titled “HeatHavoc: Investigating the Impact on Street Vendors”, examining the effects of extreme heat on street vendors in Delhi. He is a recipient of the India Health Policy & Systems Research (HPSR) Fellowship 2024. He also served as a resource person at the Central University of Kashmir, delivering a lecture on methodological and scientific pluralism during a week-long workshop in October 2025.

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Publications

  1. Kumar, H., Ghosh, M. & Ghosal, S. (2025). Unravelling the impact of land use transformation on thermal environment across seasons: A comprehensive study of rapidly urbanising Patna Planning Area, India. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. Springer.
  2. Ghosh, M. and Garnaik, S. (2025). Death and Degree: Establishing a Relationship of Death and Heat in Scorched Delhi. Greenpeace India.
  3. Ghosh, M. (2024). Heat Havoc: Investigating the Impact on Street Vendors. Greenpeace India and the National Hawker Federation.
  4. Ghosh M. and Ghosal S. (2022). Geographies of Socio- Economic Vulnerability to Climate Change: Empirical Evidence from the Indian Himalayan Foothills; Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science; Springer.
  5. Saha A., Ghosh M., Pal S C, (2022). Estimation of rainfall- runoff using SCS‐CN method and GIS techniques in drought‐prone area of Upper Kangsabati Watershed, India, Journal of Sustainable Water Resources Management, Springer.
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Education

  • Ph.D. in Climate and Development, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, 2017-2021.
  • M.A. in Geography (Climate Change), University of Burdwan, 2013-2015.
  • B.Ed. in Educational Psychology, Himachal Pradesh University, 2013.
  • B.A. in Geography (Honours), Birpara College, University of North Bengal, 2009-2012.
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Research Interests

  • Climate Vulnerability & Adaptation
  • Forest Resource Management
  • Environmental Economics
  • Green Urban Planning
  • Environmental Justice
  • Energy & Just Transitions
  • Air Pollution Mitigation
  • Dalit Environmentalism
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Awards & Fellowships

  • India Health Policy and Systems Research Fellowship (2024–2025)
  • Climate Co-adaptation Fellowship, PlanAdapt, Germany (2022–2023)
  • Youth Empowerment in Climate Action Platform (YECAP) Fellowship (2021–2022)
  • India Smart Cities Fellowship, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India (2022)
  • Junior Research Fellowship (JRF/SRF), UGC, Government of India (2016–2021)
  • West Bengal State Eligibility Test (WB SET), Government of West Bengal (2016)
  • Monthly Merit-cum-Scholarship, Government of West Bengal (2013–2015)
  • Selected as Mentor of Change, Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog, Government of India (2017)
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Courses Taught

  • Introduction to Research: RM I
  • Research Methods and Analysis : RM II
  • Global Environmental Challenges
  • Revising the city: Urbanisation and Urban Reality
  • Core Environmental Studies
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