Self-Reliance (Atmanirbhar) and Sustainable Resource Management in India

Management of the environment, food security and poverty alleviation are main factors contributing to the complexity of natural resource management. Proper resource management is very important for a sustainable livelihood. Local-level development provides a major force in activating the utilization of local resources (land, water, labour) and therefore constitutes one of the most effective methods of promoting people’s participation in determining their own development. The concept of self-reliance is located centrally within the discourse of community development and is connected to related concepts like self-help, mutual-help, indigenous participation and rural development. It advocates the need for people to improve their condition using local initiatives and resources in their own hands. If we are looking at inclusive development, integrated development intervention, policy advocacy, research cannot be overlooked. The objective of holding this edited book is not only to provide a common academic platform for both young and senior researchers and scientists from geography and allied disciplines to deliberate, interact and exchange their ideas and views on the sustainable livelihood issues, but also to evolve feasible solutions for southern, central, western and north-eastern region of India. As regards the focal theme of the book, a comfortable balance among population, environment and development is necessary for attaining sustainable livelihood at all levels – local and national and also focus on self-reliance in India. This book provides a broad exposition of the trends and current practices of basic principles on sustainable resource management, agricultural practices and strengthens the understanding for its use to develop environmentally sustainable as well as balanced environments. The various chapters contain conceptual and empirical material from research conducted in various states of India. Weight 0.510 Gm. Year 2023 Pages 324 Edition Hard Bound Author Name "Dr. Asraful Alam, Smt. Taniya Kar, Ms. Moumita Kundu, Ms. Tumpa Hudut, Smt. Priyanka Dey, Dr. Sampa Sarkar & Dr. Bimal Mandal" About the Authors Dr. Asraful Alam is an Assistant Professor & HOD at the Department of Geography, Serampore Girls’ College, University of Calcutta, West Bengal, India. He received his Ph.D. degree in Geography and completed his Post Doc (PDF) from Department of Geography, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India. His research interests include Population Geography, Agricultural Geography, Climatology, Health Geography and Remote Sensing & GIS and Developmental Studies. Smt. Taniya Kar completed Post graduation in Geography with specialization in Population and Welfare Geography from University of Calcutta, Lady Brabourne College. She successfully completed her B.Ed from West Bengal State University. Currently, she is working as a Lecturer in the Department of Geography, Serampore Girls’ College with over 11 years. Her research interest is includes population geography, Tribal welfare, regional planning, and environmental issues in geography. Ms. Moumita Kundu, SACT teacher of Department of Geography, Serampore Girls’ College, University of Calcutta, West Bengal, India. She completed her Master’s from Banaras Hindu University. Her interest in the fields of Geomorphology, Environmental Geography, and Remote sensing & GIS. She completed 11 years as a teaching faculty in this college. Ms. Tumpa Hudut is a State Aided College Teacher (SACT-I) in the Department of Geography at Serampore Girls’ College, University of Calcutta, West Bengal, India. She obtained her M.Sc. degree from the Department of Geography, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India. Additionally, she completed B.Ed from University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India. She has more than 11 years of teaching experience. Her research interests are Environmental Issues in Geography, Soil Geography, Urban Geography and Social Geography. Smt. Priyanka Dey is presently working as a Lecturer of the Department of Geography, Serampore Girls’ College, Hooghly, West Bengal, India. She completed M.Sc in Geography and B.Ed from the respective departments of the University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal. She successfully completed her M.Ed from the Institute of Education for Women, Hastings House under WBUTTEPA, Kolkata, West Bengal. She has more than 8 years of teaching experience. Her main research interest includes Regional Planning, Urban Geography, Social Geography, and Tribal Education. Dr. Sampa Sarkar is an Associate Professor at the Department of Bengali, Serampore Girls’ College, University of Calcutta, West Bengal, India. She received her M.Phil R.B.U [1st Class, stood 1st in the University, Gold Medalist] and Ph.D. degree in Bengali from Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata, India. Specialisation : Medieval Literature ( Manuscripts). Dr. Bimal Mandal is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Education, Serampore Girls’ College, University of Calcutta, West Bengal, India. He received his Ph.D. degree in Education from the University of Gour Banga. He has more than 24 years of teaching experience. He specialised in the History of Education & Comparative Education.