Mukunda Mishra is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and designated Vice-Principal of Dr. Meghnad Saha College in West Bengal, India. The college is affiliated with the University of Gour Banga. Dr. Mishra completed his postgraduate studies in geography and environmental management at Vidyasagar University and holds a Ph.D. in geography from the same university. He was selected for the National Merit Scholarship by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. His research chiefly focuses on analyzing unequal human development and creating multi-criteria predictive models. He has more than 10 years of hands-on experience in dealing with development issues at the ground level in various districts of eastern India. Dr. Mishra has, in his credit to publish one monograph and nine edited research volumes so far from the house of Springer-Nature, and he has more than twenty-five research articles and book chapters published in the journals and books of international repute. He has been serving as the reviewer of several reputed journals published by Springer-Nature and Elsevier Inc. etc.Tanmoy Sarkar is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography of Gazole Maha-vidyalaya (College) in Malda, West Bengal, India. The college is affiliated with the University of Gour Banga. Dr. Sarkar completed his postgraduate studies in Geography and Environment Management, specializing in Remote Sensing & GIS at Vidyasagar University. He was awarded Ph.D. from Raiganj University. His research chiefly focuses on the application of geospatial tools and techniques and multi-criteria predictive models in addressing physical and human processes on the spatial framework. He has been teaching Geographical Science at the undergraduate level for more than ten years. He has working experience as an investigator in different research projects sponsored by DST and ICSSR. Dr. Sarkar has published three research papers in reputed journals, published by Springer Nature.Anjan Chakrabarti is a Professor-Director at UGC Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre, The University of North Bengal. Previously, he was an Associate Professor at the UGC Human Resource Development Centre at the University of Burdwan. Before joining Burdwan University, he was an Assistant Professor of Economics at St. Joseph's College, Darjeeling. His research interests are Agrarian Bengal, Development Economics, Sustainable Development, and North East India. He has authored four books on Developmental Issues. He recently published an edited volume, "Indigeneity, Development and Sustainability: Perspectives from Northeast India", Springer Nature, 2024. He completed eight national and International Projects. Presently, he is carrying major research empirical project of ICSSR on gender inequality. He has contributed over 60 research articles in various national and international journals and edited volumes. He delivered more than 120 invited lectures in various premier institutes of national and international eminence. He visited Europe and South-East Asian Countries to present his research findings. He also serves as a visiting Professor in various Indian Universities including Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore. Jadavpur Association of International Relations (JAIR) also awarded him the COVID-19 Warrior Award for his social contribution in 2019. He received the Global Education Leadership and Management Excellence Award from the Centre for Professional Advancement, West Midlands, UK, 2021 and the National Pride Award-2024 from the CKNKH Foundation National Committee, India, in 2024.
