Research Interests

My research expertise lies in the field of Environment and Society, with a focus on human-nature interactions. I am passionate about exploring the ground reality to gain scholarly knowledge and believe that natural resource conservation, natural resource-based livelihood generation, and the participation of the commons are integral parts of sustainable development goals.

Recognition

Patent

• 'Low-Cost Drinking Water Filtration System' By Ghosal, S. (2021).

• Patent Filed on 'Organic Fertilizer Produced from the Silt of Specialized Curated Ponds and the Process Thereof' (2024).

Copyright

• Copyright Certificate for 'Designing Purified Drinking Water Distribution at Nominal Cost' (2018).

• Copyright Submitted for 'Sustainable Eco-Silt: Innovative Green Organic Fertilizer from Curated Pond Silt and its Production Process' (2024).

• Copyright Submitted for 'A Model to Provide Healthy and Hygienic Restroom Facility for Schools at Reasonable Cost: Issues and Evidences' (2024).

Award

• 'Glory of India Award' .

Professional Experience

Before joining IIT Kharagpur, I worked as a Research Assistant, Assistant Professor, and Research Fellow at the University of Nottingham, CSSS Calcutta, IDF, Renmin University of China, respectively. I have also been a visiting fellow at IIM Calcutta and have visited many other academic/research institutes.

National Level Monitoring (NLM) Programme

A regular member of the National Level Monitoring (NLM) Programme conducted by the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India.

Join Our Research Group

PhD and Post-Doctoral research scholars, who are passionate about empirical action research projects that have enormous socio-environmental impact and can be scaled up from regional to global level may apply for joining our group.