Insights into the Earth Sciences

Raghupratim Rakshit

I am a Geologist and Earth Science communicator, researcher and, professionally an educationist. with a commitment to scientific communication and public outreach. I am currently working as Assistant Professor at Department of Geology, Jagganath Barooah College (Autonomous), Assam, India. I completed my Doctoral Research as a CSIR-NET SRF fellow from the Department of Applied Geology, Dibrugarh University, Assam, India.

I love to walk and in my profession it's called traversing. If you see me roaming in the hills and jungles, don't worry, I am doing my fieldwork.

And my hobbies: I love to cook, dance and play drums. In short Rocking my life in every way...

Research Interest

· Tectonic-geomorphology and Seismo-tectonics

· Engineering Geology and Geohazard

· Field Geology

Research Experiences

· For the last five years, I have worked on Tectonic Geomorphology, Engineering geology, surface processes and sedimentary basin analysis at many locations in the Indo-Burmese region and the Himalayas; mostly in Aizawl city and other districts of Mizoram and, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh, India.

· Hazard vulnerability assessment associated with natural and anthropogenic causes are also part of my research.

· In the last few years, I have developed the use of seismotectonics in geomorphic modelling, as an understanding of subsurface settings helped me to understand morphodynamics and surfaces processes.

· I am part of a team of researchers from India, Singapore and Australia, focusing on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and policy making for flood mitigation in the Brahmaputra valley.

Recent Publications

Study of 28th April, 2021 Mw 6.0 Assam Earthquake in a part of Eastern Himalayan Foreland Region, Northeast India. Kaustubh Rakshit and Raghupratim Rakshit (2022). Environmental Earth Sciences. (ISSN: 1866-6299) Vol. 81:368 1-10p. doi.org/10.1007/s12665-022-10496-5

Towards identification of sediment sources, and processes of sediment production, in the Yarlung-Tsangpo-Brahmaputra River catchment for reduction of fluvial sediment loads. R.J. Wasson, Shukla Acharjee and Raghupratim Rakshit (2022). Earth-Science Reviews. (ISSN: 0012-8252) Vol. 226: 103932, doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2022.103932.

The 2020 Mw 5.5 Mizoram earthquake and associated swarm activity in the junction of the Surma Basin and Indo‑Myanmar Subduction Region. Bubul Bharali, Raghupratim Rakshit, Lal Dinpuia, Sowrav Saikia and Santanu Baruah (2021). Natural Hazards (ISSN: 1573-0840). Vol. 109, 2381-2398p. doi:10.1007/s11069-021-04924-1.

Variability of orographic architecture of Indo-Burmese Ranges NE India, constraint from morphotectonic and lineament. Raghupratim Rakshit, Devojit Bezbaruah, Farha Zaman and Bubul Bharali. (2020). Geological Quarterly (ISSN: 1641-7291), Vol. 64 (1). 130–140p. http://dx.doi.org/10.7306/gq.1522.

Oblique slip faulting associated with evolving central Indo-Burmese region from Early Pleistocene deformational sequences. Raghupratim Rakshit, Devojit Bezbaruah and Bubul Bharali. (2018). Solid Earth Sciences (ISSN: 2451-912X). Vol. 3 (3). 67-80p. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sesci.2018.04.002

Morphotectonic Study of Tawang River Basin, Tawang District, Arunachal Pradesh, NE India. C. Taye and Raghupratim Rakshit. (2018). Earth Science India, (ISSN: 0974-8350). Vol.11 (1).11-22p.

International Colleboration

Prof. Robert J. Wasson, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Queensland, Australia.
Prof. Cecilia Tortajada, School of Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
Dr. Ryan Sincavage, Department of Geology, Radford University, VA, USA
Dr. Paul M. Betka, College of Science, George Mason University, VA, USA.
Dr. Karl A. Lang, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Dr. Navarun Varma, Residential College 4, National University of Singapore, Singapore.

Memories from field trips...

Prof. Robert J. Wasson (James Cook University, Cairns, Australia) explaining me how different soil types affected during the bank erosion by the Brahmaputra River.

Brahmaputra bank erosion and policy assessment with Prof. R. J. Wasson (James Cook University, Australia) and Dr. Navarun Varma (National University of Singapore)

Geoscientific communication and discussion with local authority and scientific community in Aizawl, Mizoram, India by Dr. Paul M. Betka (George Mason University, USA; L-1), Loukas Rimanelli (Research student, Radford University; L-3), Dr. Ryan Sincavage (Radford University, USA; L-4), Kristen Chiama (Ph. D. researcher, Harvard University, USA; R-3), Dr. C. Zoramthara (Government Zirtiri Residential Science College, Mizoram, India) and myself (R-1)

Scientific discussion at Dibrugarh University, India prior to the field visit to Arunachal Pradesh. Dr. Karl Lang (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA; L-2) and Dr. Paul M. Betka (George Mason University, USA; R) with Dr. Devojit Bezbaruah (Dibrugarh University, India; L-1).

Climbing down the hill !!! @FieldSchool, Aizawl Mizoram with Prof. Pradip Borgohain (Front L1) and Dr. Devojit Bezbaruah (Front L2) of Dibrugarh University with Dr. Bubul Bharali of Pachhunga University College, Aizawl, Mizoram.

Training of some undergraduate students during the field School at Aizawl-Sairang road section, Aizawl, Mizroam. Interaction with young friends give more confidence.

Prof. Wasson with Dr. S. Acharjee and Dr. S. K. Lahiri of Dibrugarh University at Brahmaputra River Bank

Rih Dil Lake, Myanmar. This is a geomythological site.