GHOSAL, Somnath
Title:Assistant Professor
Address: Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta (CSSSC)
          R-1, Baishnabghata – Patuli Township,
          Kolkata–700 094, West Bengal, India
E-mail: somnath@cssscal.org
Education Background:
    2010  Ph.D., School of Geography, University of Nottingham, U.K.
    2006  M.Sc., Human Geography, School of Geography, University of Nottingham, U.K.
    2005  M.A. in Geography, Visva-Bharati University, India
   2003  B.A., (Hons.) Geography & Economics, Visva-Bharati University, India
Working Experience:
    2010–present  Fellow in Geography (Assistant Professor), Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta (CSSSC),Kolkata, India
    2010  Research assistant for GIS4EU project, Centre for Geospatial Science (CGS),University of Nottingham, U.K.
    2009–2010  Tutorial assistant and Demonstrator for B.A./ B.Sc. 1st year module:Physical landscape of Britain, School of Geography, University of Nottingham, U.K.
    2008–2010  Teaching assistant for B.A./ B.Sc. 3rd year module: Ecology, Conservation and Managementand Environment, Development and Livelihoods, School of Geography, University of Nottingham, U.K.
Selected Publications
1) Ghosal, S. (2012). The Role of Formal Marketing Channels in NTFP Business. Journal of Sustainable Forestry, Vol. 31 (8).
2) Ghosal, S. (2011). Pre-colonial and colonial forest culture in the Presidency of Bengal. Human Geographies, Vol. 5 (1), p. 107 – 116.
3) Ghosal, S. (2011). Importance of non-timber forest products in native household economy. Journal of Geography and Regional Planning, Vol. 4 (3), p. 159 – 168.