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Name Dr. Shyamaprasad De
Designation Assistant Professor
Department Name HISTORY
Office Phone No +91 3222 298-298 / Centrex Extn. 298
Email ID shyamaprasad@mail.vidyasagar.ac.in
shyamaprasadvu@gmail.com
Mobile No 9434388516
Personal Website
Address Department of History, Vidyasagar University, Midnapur 721102
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Career Profile / Teaching 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
Field of SpecializationResearch Area/ Areas of Interest
History of Disasters
Environmental History, India's Foreign Policy
Course/ Subject Taught 
Foreign Policy of India
Industrial Revolution in England
World between the Two Wars
History of Disasters
Publications in Journal / Book / Book Chapter / Magazines / Newspaper
International Publication
TitlePublished inPublished onPublished byRole 
Disaster, society, and administration: the Midnapore and Burdwan Cyclone of 1874 in Bengal, IndiaTheoretical and Applied Climatology, Volume 155, Pp. 3437-3447,Jan, 2024SpringerNatureSole Author Impact Factor: 2.70000
Indexing: SCOPUS
Article's Web Link: https://rdcu.be/d9Xee


National Publication
TitlePublished inPublished onPublished byRoleDetails
Disaster, Vulnerability & the Colonial Midnapore: An Environmental History of the 1867 CycloneVidyasagar University Journal of History, Volume X, Pp. 64-73, ISSN 2321-0834Jan, 2025Vidyasagar UniversitySole Author Impact Factor: 0.00000
Indexing: UGC CARE
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The 1942 Cyclone and the Colonial Administration: A Story of Imperial Revenge against the Rebellious MidnaporeJournal of People's History and Culture, Volume 8, Issue 2, Pp. 114-123Dec, 2022Garia Society for Studies of Marginal PeopleSole Author Impact Factor: 0.00000
Indexing: UGC CARE
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The 1864 Cyclone and Its Aftermath in Midnapore District: A Historical Analysis of a DisasterVidyasagar University Journal of History, Volume VIII, Pp. 84-102, ISSN 2321-08342020Vidyasagar UniversitySole Author Impact Factor: 0.00000
Indexing: UGC CARE
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Floods of 1926 in Medinipur DistrictSamaj Jijnasa, 10: 127-1332017Vidyasagar Centre for Social Sciences  Impact Factor:
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Indian Meteorological Department and PhylinItihas Anusandhan, 29:861-8672015Paschimbanga Itihas Samsad  Impact Factor:
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Engaging with Myanmar: Critical Reflection on Foreign PolicyVidyasagar University Journal of History,1:181-2042012Vidyasagar University  Impact Factor:
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Regional/Local Publication


Book Published


Book Chapter Published
Ph. D. Thesis Guidence
Ongoing / Submitted Ph. D. Thesis
Scholar NameThesis TitleCo SupervisorStatusDate
Gobinda BaruiDisasters, Society and the State: A Study of the History of Cyclones in Colonial BengalN/AOngoingSep, 2029
Somnath RanaVeterinary Science in Bengal: 1868-1943N/AOngoingSep, 2029

Membership of Learned Society 
Indian History Congress
Paschimbanga Itihas Samsad
Association with Professional Bodies
Type of Professional ActivityPeriod
Preogramme Officer, NSS Unit III2022 to 2025
Coordinator, Evening MA in History under CCAE, VU.2024 to 2025
Awards
Award NameAwarded ByDate
Gold-centred Silver Medal for standing First class First in M.A. Exam.Vidyasagar University1998
Gold-centred Silver Medal for standing First class First in B.A.Hons. Exam.Vidyasagar University1996
Amulya Bhusan Sen Award for First Position in History Hons. Exam.Midnapore College1996
National Scholarship for B.A.Hons Exam.Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India.1996
Saheed Prodyut Bhattacharya Memorial Endowment Medal for First Position in Essay CompetitionVidyasagar University1993
National Prize Money for H.S.West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education1993
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