Tapas Pal

Folk-worshipping in West Bengal: Lore of Folk-geography Tapas Pal

Birth: July 18, 1986, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal, India; Education: M. A. in Geography(1st class 2nd), B. Ed. (1st class 1st)from Visva Bharati, PGD(Disaster Management), Present status: doing PH. D. as Junior research fellow (UGC) in Deptt. Of Geography, Visva Bharati Santiniketan, India; Books: 1. Jader Korecho Apaman (a poesy), 2. Vedic Geography-The Theoretical Survey, 3. 37 days (in Bengali), 4. Rendezvous with Ancient Indian society through Manusamhita; Research publications: total 26 on social and environmental issues e.g. cobblers, garage workers, barbers, solid waste management, aesthetic beauty, Sacred groves, disasters, tribal culture, rickshaw puller, globalization, Folk-belief, Sacred Bourn in the leading journals of India, New York, Turkey, Ethiopia, Cambridge, London, Pakistan, Austria, China, Florida; Life Members: N. A. G. I., People for Animals (New Delhi); Special Experience: State-survey(West Bengal, India) for 37 days by Bike Hobby: Newspaper clipping, photography on dalit community, wall-culture, different rickshaws, traditions, composed Lyrics for own song and stage performer. Special Contribution in Geography: WALL-CULTURE.