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Ambily.P.R

Head, Department of Geography

Name	Ambily.P.R.
Designation	Assistant Professor
Department	Geography
Address	Flat No, 11F, SFS Pattom Square, Marappalam PO, Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram
Mobile number	9496208845
E-mail address	ambuprabhakar@gmail.com
Academic qualifications	MSc, BEd, NET, Diploma in Geoinformatics (GIS & Remote Sensing), Certificate in Library and Information Science.
Area of Interest / Specialisation	Urban Planning, Gender Geography, Urban geography, Remote Sensing & GIS, Cartography,Tourism Geography
Area of Research	Urban Planning, Urban geography
Responsibilities Undertaken
Member, UG Geography Board of Studies, University of Kerala External Subject Expert, FYUGP, SN Women’s College, Kollam Arts Club Advisor Convenor, Forestry Club Convenor, Performing Arts Club Secretary, Staff Club Member, Cultural Club Convenor, DLMC Convenor, College HRD Cell Member, Ethics committee Member, Sports Committee Member, ICC Member, Nature Club Member, Enviornmental Club Member, TourismClub Member, SC-ST Monitoring Cell Member, The Naturals- a forum for Divyangjan Member, Theatre Club Member, Health Club
Seminars Organised
Convenor, National Webinar Series on “ Problems and prospects of online learning in field-based studies; the Special Case of Geography organized by the Internal Quality Assurance Cell of N.S.S. College in collaboration with Department of Geography,N.S.S College, Pandalam on 20/6/2021, 23/06/2021, 26/06/2021 and 3/07/2021. Convenor, Kerala state Spatial data Infrastructure, KSDI, KSITM,Department of Electronics and IT,Govt of Kerala Sponsored Workshop on Mapathon Keralam_ Open Street Mapping organized by the Internal Quality Assurance Cell of N.S.S. College in collaboration with Department of Geography,N.S.S College, Pandalam on 09/01/20. Convenor, Kerala state Spatial data Infrastructure,KSDI,KSITM,Department of Electronics and IT,Govt of Kerala Sponsored District Level Stream Mapping event organized by the Internal Quality Assurance Cell of N.S.S. College in collaboration with Department of Geography,N.S.S College, Pandalam from 02/3/2020 to 04/3/2020

Journals Publications
Published an article on ‘Tourism and Heritage Consrvation: A sustainable model for Fort Thiruvanathapuram’ in Mirror, a peer referred Bi-Annual International Research Journal of Social science, Commerce and Management with ISSN 2249-8117. Published an article on ‘Analogy between two Capital City Regions in South India: Thiruvanathapuram and Hyderabad’ in Research Lines, a quarterly Peer reviewed interdisciplinary research journal with ISSN number 0975-8941 Published an article on ‘Ramasethu a manmade entity”in the quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society with ISSN number 0047-8555. Published an article on ‘A review on Urbanization and its Trends in Kerala’ in Global Research Review journal with ISSN 2250-2521. Published an article on ‘Urban Morphology: Urban Agglomeration and population Density’ in Research Scholar , a referred interdisciplinary research journal with ISSN 2249-6696.
Paper presented in seminars
Presented a paper on" Leveraging Air And Sea Connectivity for Urban Development; A case study of Thiruvananthapuram,the Capital city of Thiruvananthapuram" 45th International Conference of the National Association of Geographers, India (NAGI) at Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU), Pune, Maharashtra on 14&15th of December, 2023 Presented a paper on "Geographical Analysis of a critical study of Agricultural Land use in Pandalam" 45th International Conference of the National Association of Geographers, India (NAGI) at Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU), Pune, Maharashtra on 14&15th of December,2023 Presented a paper on "Mythification of Landforms; Appropriation Regional to Pan Indian cultural identity" in the two days International seminar on Multicultural India: Inclusiveness and New Humanities on 22nd and 23rd February 2016 conducted by Department of English, Pondicherry University. Presented a paper on "Recent natural hazards in Kerala and its impacts" in the “Workshop on Natural Disasters & Management” Organized by Dept. of Geography – Govt. Arts College Coimbatore - 27th & 28th of February -2006
Course Attended
Refresher Course for college teachers in Earth Science,conducted by UGC Academic Staff College, HRDC Kannur from 09-03-2021 to 22-03-2021 Orientation Course for college teachers in Earth Science, conducted by Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College University of Delhi under the aegis of Ministry Of Education Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission On Teachers And Teaching from 21-08-2021 to 19-09-2021 University of Kerala sponsored Orientation Programme for the Cordinators for Gandhiyan Studies at Senate House,Thiruvananthapuram on 5/8/2022 HRDC NSS College Pandalam sponsored Five Days Faculty Development Programme, Tech Tech elevating Teaching with digital proficiency 19-02-2024 to 23-02-2024 Bharath Vidya Prayojana Division Ministry of Culture (IGNCA) sponsored Five Days Faculty Development Programme, Introduction to Indian Knowldge (IKS) incorporating Traditional knowldge (TK) and Intellectual Property Rights 11-03-2024 to 15-03-2024. UGC HRDC, University of Kerala sponsored Two Days National workshop on Diversity, inclusion and equity: Reforms in pedagogy as envisioned in NEP 2020 from 20-01-2023 to 21-01-23.
Seminars, Conference, Workshops attended
Served duty as a Rapporteur in Technical Session in the 45th International Conference of the National Association of Geographers, India (NAGI) at Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU), Pune, Maharashtra on 15/12/2023 Attended National Seminar on "Conservational strategies and social empowerment in Western Ghats" sponsored by Directorate of Collegiate Education, Kerala at Govt College, Kariavattom 9, 10th November 2023. Participated in the 17th International Conference and Exibition on “Safe, Smart and Sustainble City Solutions” organized by the Govt.of Karnataka on 28, 29 and 30th November 2023. Participated in the National Workshop on Gender justice in Campus; Samabhavanayude Sadkalasalakal’ (Virtuous Campuses of Equality) organized by Kerala Higher Education Council at KTDC Chaithram, Thiruvananthapuram on 17 & 18th November 2021. Participated in the International Workshop entitled “Ocean Governance :Emerging Issues” at UGC Centre for Maritime Studies School of Social Science & International Studies, Pondichery University on 23rd February 2019. Participated in the National Seminar on “Problems and Prospects of Wetland Conservation with special reference to Wetlands of Kerala” held at PG & Research Department of Zoology, NSS College Pandalam from 6th to 8th of February 2018. Attended UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Sustaining Indian Knowledge Systems: Accademic Representations through English Studies on 5 & 6th December 2017. Attended One Day Seminar on “Archeological Studies in Kerala; Problems and Prospects” at CMS College, Kottayam organized by Department of Archaeology, Govt. Kerala & Department of History, CMS College, Kottayam on 16th December 2015. Participated in the Third Annual International Kerala History Conferene organized by the Department of History, CMS College, Kottayam In Association with Kerala Higher Education Council and SPCS on November 26-28,2015.
Research Experience
Project Guide of UG BSc Geography, NSS College, Pandalam Role as Planning Assistant. Digitizing the District map of Kottayam (Vllage, Panchayath, Municipality Boundary) & Plotting the main features cultural and physical features with advanced methods of Geography on various scales of toposheets to Kerala State maps using the Geographical Information System Softwares and with the help of GPS. Keeping documentations as bulk databases of text files, Images and converted GPS values. Prepared an Urbanization Report for Kottayam District for Development Plan. Worked as a Research Assistant in the compined project on "Historical Atlases of South India" by Ford Foundation Pondichery and Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam.

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