PLACEMENT 2018 -20 BROCHURE · TISS, Mumbai Email: [email protected] “The Masters Programme enrolls students from diverse disciplines and from various parts of the country and we

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M.A/M.Sc In disaster management

Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Studies

Tata Institute of social sciences,Mumbai

CONTENTS

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Message From the Director

Student Profiles

Message From the Dean

Batch Diversity

Alumni Network

Message From the Coordinator

About JTSDS

Courses Highlights

Distribution Of Credit Hours

TISS Interventions

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09 Subjects Offered

Why US?06

Response To Disasters - Kerala Flood

Faculty Profile

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Voices From Field

38 Some Glimpses From Field

39 Contact Details

Alumni Testimonials

Flagship Events

MessageFrom theDirector

The Tata Institute of Social Sciences, now in its 84th year, continues to impact social policies, programmes and ground-level action for the betterment of society. As a community-engaged University with campuses in Mumbai, Tuljapur, Guwahati and Hyderabad, the Institute's vision is to create socially relevant knowledge and transfer that knowledge through its various teaching programmes and field action projects. With over eight decades of experi-ence, the Institute creates highly knowledgeable and skilled human service professionals and empowers them to find sustainable solutions to people's problems, social issues and social transformation. The Institute has been involved in addressing disasters since the partition of 1947. Student and faculty interventions have continued through the decades whether it be the Bhopal gas tragedy, Latur earthquake, the Tsunami, the Assam riots, or the Uttarakhand floods. The Jamsetji Tata School of Disasters Studies demonstrates our commitment towards developing a scientific approach to understanding and responding to disasters and their impacts. Our Masters' programme in Disaster Management is the first of its kind in the country. This is offered as a Master of Science as well as Master of Arts so that students from various disciplines can join the programme. The faculty members belong to various disciplines and the course admits about 30 students each year. Last year soon after the Kerala deluge, our students and faculty reached out and worked in Kuttanad area of Alappuzha district on tasks assigned by the government to support their ongoing work in long term recovery processes. The students of Disaster Management have always worked actively with various government authorities, multilateral agencies, non-governmental organizations, and corporates. The batch of 2018-2020 will graduate in early May 2020 and it gives me immense pleasure and pride to present these students through this Placement Brochure. I invite you to visit our campus, interact with our committed and sensitive students and discover their innova-tive ideas, commitment and enthusiasm in contributing and responding to social challenges. I am certain that our students will contribute in rich measure to your esteemed organisation, and become assets to you.

Shalini Bharat, D.Phil.Professor and Director, TISS

“Last year soon after the Kerala deluge, our students and faculty

reached out and worked in Kuttanad area of Alappuzha

district on tasks assigned by the government to support their

ongoing work in long term recov-ery processes”

1 Placement Brochure 2018-20

MessageFrom theDean

The Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Studies (JTSDS) was conceived in 2006 and was established with a generous grant from the Jamsetji Tata Trust, consolidating six decades of TISS's extensive work on post disaster interven-tions, social development, research and teaching. The Masters' programme in Disaster Management is offered since 2007 along with several other certificate and diploma programmes. The courses are multidisciplinary and the curriculum is a unique blend of science and technology and their intersec-tion with human societies and cultures. With the current batch the programme offers three specializations namely: 1. Disaster Policy And Action, 2. Disas-ters And Development 3. Technologies for Disaster Management. Students choose any one. Field education over 3 semesters, prepares students for the world of work. Intersectionalities between development processes, climate change and disasters constitute the broad framework for the Masters' programme. It traverses multidisciplinary domains of the social construction of disasters, current developments in policy, science and technology in the study of disasters.

Values of social and environmental justice have been central to the work of the School and the Masters' programme is located within these very values. Much of our work is concerned with people's experiences of marginalization and distress both in pre and post disaster situations.

As the School completes 13 years of its establishment the journey has seen rich contributions and collective learning. In the Masters' programme students learn that the very idea of disaster lends itself to multiple interpreta-tions. Actors operate with diverse orientations and aligning these can pose operational challenges. In disaster response and recovery, issues of gover-nance and the developmental and cultural contexts need to be grappled with. Knowledge around disasters is expanding exponentially, and while it is impossible to include all of it in a two years Masters' programme, we are confident that our students will be quick learners since they are proficient in “learning to learn”! We do hope that the graduating students, as they get selected, will become a valuable resource to your organization.

The Masters Programme enrolls students from diverse disciplines and from various parts of the country and we have also had international students from Greece, Mexico, Ireland, Germany, Belgium and on. Our students will evince mutual respect, team work and many of them would become future leaders in the eld of disaster studies.

We welcome you to our campus to choose those who may be best suited for your organization and also look forward to your feedback and experience as we forge a meaningful relationship with each passing year. Janki Andharia, Ph.D.Professor and Dean,Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster StudiesTISS, Mumbai Email: [email protected]

“The Masters Programme enrolls students from diverse disciplines

and from various parts of the country and we have also had

international students from Greece, Mexico, Ireland, Germa-ny, Belgium and on. Our students will evince mutual respect, team work and many of them would

become future leaders in the eld of disaster studies”


MessageFrom theCoordinator

It gives me immense pleasure to present the twelfth batch of passing out students of MA/ MSc in Disaster Management for employment in this sector. These are best of the budding professions who have taken painstaking efforts for the last two years to complete the course.

We as teachers have tried our best to equip them to face challenges in the profession. Studying foundation courses offered by the institute has helped them gain an understanding of social and economic structures. The basic and core courses in disaster management have equipped them to gain a detailed understanding of various theoretical frameworks and debates around disas-ters and their management. As part of the choice-based curriculum, they chose to do courses offered by various schools and centres in the institute which has broadened their perspective and knowledge base. Research dissertation was an opportunity for them to systematically explore and study a topic and come up with a dissertation. They have extensively worked in the drought-affected areas of Maharashtra as a part of the internship. They have also done one and half month-long internship with professional groups, voluntary organisations or government programmes. These field interven-tions have helped them to understand disasters in ecosystems approach and as a function of development planning and governance, going beyond relief and response. This is the first batch of JTSDS to have a specialisation. They have pursued one of the three specialisations, i.e. Disasters and Develop-ment; Development Planning and Action; Technologies for Disaster Manage-ment. These Specialisations have helped them develop their knowledge and skills in a specific sector. Thus, these students are an excellent blend of technology and social science orientation as well as theory and practice in Disaster Management.

Apart from knowledge and skills to intervene in disasters, they have also gained the right kind of perspective to see disasters in the framework of vulnerabilities and ecosystems approach. They are well versed with the paradigm shift in disaster management and critically reflect on developmen-tal process, planning and governance.

With their committed professional involvement in the field, they not only will contribute to the agency where they work but will also contribute to the sector. I wish them all the success while welcoming them to the noble profes-sion of Disaster Management.

Mahesh KambleCoordinator, JTSDS

“They have extensively worked in the drought-affected areas of Maharashtra as a part of the

internship. They have also done one and half month-long intern-ship with professional groups,

voluntary organisations or govern-ment programmes. These field

interventions have helped them to understand disasters in ecosys-

tems approach and as a function of development planning and

governance, going beyond relief and response”


Disaster Studies is emerging globally as a full-fledged academic discipline. As a field of practice it demands specialisation to meet with the ever-dynamic challenges posed by disasters. Recognising that academic education and training in the field of disaster management requires a multidisciplinary approach, the Centre for Disaster Management was established in TISS in 2006, with a generous grant from the Jamsetji Tata Trust. The Centre consolidated nearly sixty years of TISS's committed work in disaster situations and introduced a full-time, taught Masters' programme in Disaster Management in 2007 and during the last decade has conducted research and trainings in various areas.As scientific evidence linking climate change to the intensity and frequency of natural disasters mounts, countries face several developmental, financial and humanitarian challenges. The unequal burden of disaster mortality and economic losses on regions of low development highlights the need to examine cycles of resource degradation, poverty and conflict. These affect human well-being in complex ways. Stresses on water availability, agriculture and ecosystems, the potential for conflict over natural resources, population displacement and migration as a result of sea-level rise, natural hazards or other large-scale biophysical, ecological or social disruptions- are issues that the School is concerned about. The course work, research and field projects conducted by students and faculty members reflect these concerns. The School's work upholds principles of social and environmental justice and is concerned with human and ecological security. It aims at generating critical discourse around the way disasters and their management are conceptualised and theorised.Currently the School offers several programmes, including MPhil and PhD, although the Masters' programme MA/Msc in Disaster Management remains the flagship programme with 40 students enrolled each year. The global online Certificate course on Disaster Management in partnership with IFRC, Geneva was introduced in 2013 and each year 2 cohorts of about 30 practitioners from across continents, register for this programme.The School demonstrates synergies across natural sciences, social sciences and humanities with a focus on building people-centered and participatory approaches towards disaster risk reduction and disaster response. It has carried out systematic work in areas of disaster governance, poverty and exclusion, food security, conflict, human security, public health, psycho-social care, GIS and logistics in relation to disasters. The School has 3 Centres that have a dynamic and iterative relationship, each leveraging the strength of the other two in collaborative partnership. These are:Centre for Disasters and DevelopmentCentre for Disaster ManagementCentre for Geo InformaticsThe School over the last decade has worked in partnership with both international and national bodies such as the IFRC, UNISDR, Geneva, the UNDP, the NDMA, state governments and civil society organisations and have signed several MOUs with many international universities through which research and academic exchanges are carried out. Academic and applied work include issues of development, vulnerability and disasters, exploring practices that contribute to dynamic decision making and effective policy formulation and implementation. Disasters, are not simply dramatic events, but also are socially constructed and the discourse around it is embedded within the larger social and political context. For example, the politics of humanitarian aid has implications for geo-political assertion of power. The School aims at fostering critical thinking in the field of disaster studies and disaster management and promotes multidisciplinary approachesWhile the concerns of disaster management are focused, the idea of disaster studies is constantly expanding the boundaries of the emergent discipline which is engaged with newer challenges - at both theoretical and temporal levels.

AboutJTSDS

The decade long journey exemplifies the vision of the School which is to emerge as an interdisciplinary entity engaged in disaster studies offering quality educational programmes, research and extension services, that seeks to influence disaster discourse, policy and practice through critical thinking based on values of social and environmental justice and equity.

Vision

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WHY US ?


TISS offers one of the most dynamic Masters course in Disaster Management in India. The rigor and hard work requited to put in by students throughout the two years' duration trains them to meet the varied range of challenges from one end of spectrum to another. The conceptual clarity imparted through foundation course subjects, social and developmental needs oriented core subjects along with economics, governance & policy making, technical and disaster specific courses such as emergency response, recovery and rehabilitation, disaster risk reduction, disaster governance etc. makes the JTSDS students shine bright in professional world.

The learnings from responding to various disasters and conflict situations ranging from 1948 Partition Refugee Camps, 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy, 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, 1992 Mumbai Riots and the most recent 2013 Uttarakhand Floods, 2015 Nepal Earthquake to name a few translated directly into the Unique course producing outstanding Disaster Management Professionals. The skills and competencies acquired by Disaster Management Master's Student are exhaustive and in line with needs of diverse sectors such as Government, Corporate & Private, Academic Institutions, Non-Governmental Organisations, Civil Society and other International Institutions.

Due to limit of space an indicative list is given below to summarise the essence: • Hazard, Risk, Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment (HRVC)• District as well as Village Disaster Management Plan• Environmental Impact Assessment• Social Impact Assessment & Social Audits• Crowd Management & Monitoring• Emergency Response Designing and Facilitation• Psychosocial and Mental Health Intervention Program Designing & Implementation• Hazard and Vulnerability Mapping and Modelling using GIS• Project Management, Implementation, Monitoring and Review. • Risk Assessment and Management• Ecosystem and Community based Disaster Risk Reduction• Resilient and Sustainable Development Planning• Policy Formulation, Review, Facilitation and Advocacy • Business Continuity Planning• Sustainable Supply Chain formulation and Management• Participatory Rural Appraisal for Social and Resource Mapping• Data Analysis using Excel, SPSS and ATLAS.ti• Quantitative, Qualitative & Mixed Research- Designing, Data collection, Analysis, Writing and Reporting.• Report Writing and Documentation• Basic First Aid

The Master’s programme in Disaster Management, offered by the Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Studies, aims at enhancing knowledge, capacities and skills, and perspective on disasters. While enabling an understanding of disasters from the vantage point of science and technology in prediction, mitigation and response, the programme also fosters a critical perspective on the notion of disaster and current approaches to disaster risk reduction, response and recovery. It seeks to locate these approaches within the framework of an understanding of questions of development, climate change; challenges related to globalisation; social, economic and environmental justice; and state and civil society dynamics. Students are required to select one of the 3 specialisations :

•Disaster Policy and Action•Disasters and Development•Technologies for Disaster Management

The programme flows from foundation and perspective courses to thematic and skill-related courses. The programme endeavours to cultivate appropriate values, a strong multidisciplinary knowledge base and skills essential for intervention in disasters and for reducing disaster risks. Students will have opportunities to deepen their focus through the choice of specialisation selectedThe two-year programme includes intensive contact classes, together with supervised fieldwork and internships. Research dissertation is a compulsory component of the programme. The Institute offers a choice-based curriculum where the students are free to choose courses of eight credits from any other School or Centre of the Institute.As an emerging field, the need for qualified personnel within disaster management practice and research is high. Students who graduate with this degree will find opportunities in the disaster risk reduction and management sectors, and allied developmental sectors, in government and non-government organisations and consultancy firms. They could also go on to pursue research, training and teaching careers in disaster studies and allied areas.

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS


DISTRIBUTION OF CREDIT HOURS

M.A/M.Sc Disaster Management

First Year Second Year

Foundation CoursesCredits

7Core Courses (Disciplinary)

Credits

26CBCSCredits

4Field Work / Internship

Credits

5

Core Courses (Disciplinary)Credits

8Specialisations (Disciplinary Elective)

Credits

12Field Work / Internship

Credits

5Research Dissertation

Credits

6

Total Credits : 73


SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2

1) Disasters and Development2) Disaster Risk Reduction and Development Planning 3) Emergency Response and Management4) Disaster Recovery5) Research Methodology II6) Introduction to Conflict7) Introduction to Public Health and Mental Health in Disasters8) Elective Foundation9) Field Work10) Open Elective11) Internship I

Subject Credits22

2

2222

2223

1) Foundation Courses2) Philosophy of Research 3) Disasters, Hazards and Extreme Events4) Disasters, Vulnerability and Risk5) Ecosystems and Habitat6) Policy, Institutions, Governance and Disaster Management7) Research Methodology I8) Introduction to Remote Sensing and GIS9) Field Work10) Group Lab Sessions/Simula tion Exercises11) Research Tutorials

Subject Credits

612

222

22

2-

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SUBJECTS OFFERED


SPECIALISATIONS

SEMESTER 3

1) Economics of Disasters and Disaster Finance2) Introduction to Technologies for Disaster Management3) Transboundary Governance and Humanitarian Action4) Project Management in Disaster Context Specialisation Courses (4 or 5)5) Internship II Research Tutorials

Subject Credits

2

2

2

2

105-

SEMESTER 4

1) Research Dissertation2) Specialisation Courses (1 or 2 Courses)3) Block Internship (Optional)

Subject Credits

62

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Disaster Policy And Action

Technologies for Disaster Management

1) Public Policy and Social Advocacy2) Advanced Course in Disaster Recovery3) Built Environment, Disasters and Planning4) Ecology, Adaptive Manage ment and Disasters5) Emergency Response and Supply Chain Management6) Conflicts, Peace and Develop ment

Subject Credits

Subject Credits Subject Credits

2

2

2

2

2

2

1) Hazard Monitoring, Early Warning Systems (EWS) and Co-ordinated Action2) Digital Image Processing and Spatial Analysis3) Application of geoinformatics in disaster studies 4) Geoinformatics in disaster preparedness and response

2

2

2

2

Disasters And Development

1) Advanced Course on Disasters and Development2) Culture and Disasters3) Advanced Course in Social Research in Disaster Studies4) Theoretical Foundations of Disaster Economics and Finance5) Risk Economics and Public Finance

Subject Credits

2

22

2

2

1) Geospatial Technologies in Hazard, Vulnerability, and Risk Mapping2) Geospatial hydrology in disaster management

2

2


VOICES FROMTHE FIELD

Semester 2: 21 Days

Field Work: 3 (Internship 1)

Location: Placed in Different Drought affected Villages of Lohara Taluka in Osmanabad district of Maharashtra

Method of Training: Division into 7 groups of 5 people each

Level of Engagement: Three namely; 1. Village Community 2. Village Administrative Machinery and Facilities such as Gram Panchayat, Anganwadi, Primary Health Centres, Schools, etc. 3. District and Block Administration.

Skills Learned and Practiced: Preparation of Village level Disaster Management Plan and Village level Development Plan. Participatory Rural Appraisal – Social and Resource Mapping, Mock Drills for Government Schools and Awareness Campaign for Disasters, Focused Group Discussions with different groups, Door to Door Surveys, Village Hazard, Risk, Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment, Evacuation Plan of Village, Critical appraisal of various developmental policies and schemes such as PDS, Swachh Bharat, Jalyukta Shivar, Baliraja Chetana Abhiyan, etc., Meeting various government functionaries at district, block and taluka level such as District collector, District Disaster Management Officer, Sub Divisional Officer, Block Development Officer, Panchayat Samiti, Gram Sarpanch etc., Identification of strategies for Ecosystem based Disaster Risk Reduction.

Key Learnings: Conceptual and practical understanding of Village Ecosystem,Community Engagement and Consultation in Various Capacities, Development Planning and its linkages with Disaster Risks and Practical understanding in functioning of Government Machinery and implementation issues of various policies at Grassroots level.

Outcomes Achieved: Village Disaster Management and Emergency Evacuation Plan, Revision and Inputs for District Disaster Management Plan, Development Plan for the village. We helped in raising awareness of various disasters at village level, Conducted Mock Drills and School Safety Measures, Recommendations of Hazard-Risk-Vulnerability through Disaster Risk Reduction Approaches of the villages.

Semester 1

Field work 1 and 2

Duration: 3 days and 2 days

Location: Different villages in Murbad Taluka, Thane District and Worli Koliwada, Mumbai District, Maharashtra

Method of Training: Division into small groups of 5 students accompanied by fieldwork coordinator.

Key Tasks: Hazard, Risk, Vulnerability and Capacity assessment conducted through observations and household surveys. Fieldwork designed to make students aware of the different vulnerabilities and risk faced by rural and urban communities.

Skills Acquired and Key Learning: HRVC, Event tree analysis, risk perception among skills acquired. Understanding of working with the community and differences between the urban and rural community as key learning

Outcomes Achieved: Detailed report prepared on Hazard, Risk and Vulnerability Assessment of both the areas


1948: Kurukshetra Refugee Camps

2012: Assam Conflict

2012: Uttarakhand Floods, Cyclone Phailin & Muzaffarnagar Riots

2013: Jammu & Kashmir Floods & Malin Landslide

2015: Nepal Earthquake

2016: Mandala Fire

2017: Fire in Kamla Mills and Ghatkopar building collapse

2018: Kerala Floods

1972: Ahmednagar Drought

1989: Jambhulpada Floods

1992: Mumbai Blasts

1993: Latur Earthquake

1999: Orissa Super cyclone

1972: Ahmednagar Drought

2001: Gujarat Earthquake

2004: Indian Ocean Tsunami

2005: Mumbai Floods

2006: Post Tsunami – Andaman & Nicobar Islands

2008: Kosi Floods & Mumbai Terror Attack

2004: Cyclone Alia Karnataka & Andhra Pradesh Floods

2010: Maharashtra Drought

2011: Sikkim Earthquake, Mumbai Blasts,Leh Flood, Endosulfan Tragedy & AMRI Fire

1984: Bhopal Gas Tragedy

1971: Bangladesh War

TISS INTERVENTIONS


RESPONSE TO DISASTERS:KERALA FLOOD RELIEF WORK

In keeping with tradition and, as a response to the devastating floods in Kerala in August 2018, TISS reached out to the Government and the people of Kerala through the Jamsetji Tata School for Disaster Studies (JTSDS).

The JTSDS worked with various institutions, including the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA), which requested for a GIS-based mapping of culverts, gruel centres and PDS stores in Kuttanad, one of the worst-affected regions. Six faculty members and 37 students were engaged in this activity for two weeks, and the team has submitted its report. The JTSDS is also part of a UNICEF-supported partnership that focuses on accountability to the affected populations, and ensures that the voices of the people, especially the marginalised, find a place in the Government of Kerala’s recovery programme. The aim of the Institute’s engagement is to work towards risk-informed development programming at the gram panchayat level as well as in sectoral programmes..


FACULTYDr. Janki B. AndhariaProfessor and DeanM.A. (TISS), Ph.D. (East Anglia)

Centre for Disaster Management

Dr. Jacquleen JosephProfessor and ChairpersonM.S.W. (Bharatidasan), M.Phil., Ph.D. (NIMHANS)

Dr. Abhishek BanerjeeAssistant ProfessorM.Sc. (Twente), Ph.D. (Amity, Noida)

Ms. Niti MishraAssistant ProfessorM.A., M.Phil. (TISS)

Dr. Peehu PardeshiAssistant ProfessorM.Sc. (Pune), Ph.D. (IIT-B)

Centre for Disasters and Development

Dr. Janki B. AndhariaProfessor and ChairpersonM.A. (TISS), Ph.D. (East Anglia)

Mr. Mahesh KambleAssistant ProfessorM.A. (TISS)

Dr. Mohammed IrshadAssistant ProfessorM.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. (Kerala)

Ms. Lavanya Shanbogue ArvindAssistant ProfessorM.A., M.Phil. (TISS)

Centre for Geo-Informatics

Dr. Guru BalamuruganAssociate Professor and ChairpersonM.Tech. (Bharatidasan), Ph.D. (IIT-Bombay)

Dr. Ramesh V.Assistant ProfessorM.Sc. (Periyar), M.Tech. (Bharathidasan), Ph.D. (Periyar)

IFRC-TISS Programme at JTSDS

Ms. Saumya KumarAssistant ProfessorL.L.M. (WBNUJS)


2018-20BATCH DIVERSITY

Gender DistributionTotal Students

Work Experience

Key Competencies

Class Concentration

50%

50%

Educational Background

32%

30%

27%

11%

ScienceManagement

Engineeering

Arts

Freshers Experienced

82% 18%

Disaster Policyand Action

Disasters andDevelopment

Technologies forDisaster Management

41%

41%

18%

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ALUMNI NETWORK

Hazard, Risk, Vulnerability and

Capacity Assessment (HRVC)

Emergency Response Designing and

Facilitation

Hazard and Vulnerability Mapping and

Modelling using GIS

Resilient and Sustainable

Development Planning emphasizing DRR

Policy Formulation, Review, Facilitation

and Advocacy

Data Analysis using Excel, SPSS and

ATLAS.ti

Project Management, Implementation, Monitoring and

Review

Class of 2018-20Batch Profile

Bachelor of Science -Environmental Sciences (2017), Fergusson College, PunePost Graduate Diploma - Environmental Tourism and Law(2018), WWF with NLU, Delhi

Work experience/Internship(s)•6 weeks internship with Skymet, Mumbai (Aug-Sept, 2019)•Interned with SUFI, Lucknow, with the role of educating children residing in slums regarding environment, hygiene and sanitation, 2015.

Volunteer•Volunteered at the Kirloskar Vasundhara International Film Festival in Pune, 2015

Achievements•Second best volunteer at the Annual Fest Gaia of Fergusson College Pune, 2015

Dissertation topic: Climate change and impact on water resources in Maharashtra state, India

LinkedIn ID: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aastha-agarwal-811590102

Bachelor of Commerce (H) - Accounts (2015) Bhagalpur University, Bihar

Work experience/Internship(s)• 6 weeks internship with BSDMA

Positions Held•Member of street play society in TISS, Mumbai

Dissertation topic: Transboundary water governance (Indo-Nepal) and interlinkag es between siltation, sand mining and flooding in the Gandak river basin.

LinkedIn ID: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akhileshroy1230/

Akhilesh Kumar Roy

Aastha Agarwal

Bachelor of Science - Chemistry (2017)Madras Christian College, Chennai

Work experience/Internship(s)•Intern at KSDMA (6 weeks) - Aug - Sept 2019

Volunteer•Coordinating Volunteer at TISS Kerala Flood Program, 2018.

Positions held•Coordinator of College Fest, Madras Christian College 2016.•Anchor for Department Event: Aroma, Dept. of Chemistry, Madras Christian College 2015

Achievements•Secured Grade A and received Certificate of Excellence for RIO+24 War and Peace-International Decade for the Rapprochement of Cultures IDRC India Program 2019•Author of The Seven Dwarfs which is published on WebNovel (2019) Dissertation topic: Well recharge programme in Thrissur to combat drinking water scarcity

LinkedIn ID: www.linkedin.com/in/allan-mathew-alex

Bachelor of Technology - Civil Engineering (2016)Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed Universi-ty, Pune

Work experience/Internship(s)•Internship with Americares (6weeks)(Aug-Sept, 2019)•Intern at Steel yard and casting yard at MHADA Project in B G Shirke Construction Technology Pvt. Ltd.•Team Leader for Community Survey Team during two months internship w.e.f 5 April to 5 June 2019 for Design Consortium•Trainee Engineer in Monarch Surveyors and Engineering Consultants from 23 June 2016 to 5 January 2017•Worked at NH-6 NASHIK SURAT HIGHWAY as Highway Engineer 16-Janu ary-2017 to 30th June 2017

Positions Held:•Event Planning and Management Committee Member During College Festival •Training and Placement Coordinator in Civil Engineering at Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University•Class Representative in JTSDS TISS Mumbai•Member, JTSDS Media and Public Relations committee

Achievements•Awarded first prize from Govt. of India (Min of HRD, Dept. of Biotechnology) in Delhi NCR region in School Debate Competition•Volunteer for Kerala Floods Post Disaster Relief Assessment (2018) from TISS Mumbai.

Dissertation topic: Coping with Urban Floods: A Case Study of Fisher folk Commu-nity in Mumbai

LinkedIn ID: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ankur-pandey-159664176/

Ankur Pandey

Allan Mathew Alex

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Bachelor of Business Administration - Finance (2018)Center for Management Studies, Jain University, Bangalore

Work experience/Internship(s)•Internship with Unnati (6 weeks) (Aug-Sept, 2019)•Marketing Intern - Binarify (startup) (2015)•Social Media Marketing Intern: ITips Advisory (2015)•Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist: EveryULB Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (2019)

Positions Held•Sports Secretary - JTSDS (2018-20)

Achievements•Obtained ‘B’ certificate from NCC( 2015)•Obtained gold medal in inter school basketball tournament•Obtained silver medal in intra college basketball tournament in undergrad•Obtained silver medal in inter university basketball tournament in post grad (2018)

Dissertation topic: Vulnerabilities and coping mechanism of pavement dwellers in Turbhe, Navi Mumbai

LinkedIn ID: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashish-singh-78883b184/Ashish Singh

Bachelor of Science (H) - Geogra-phy (2018)Lady Brabourne College, Calcutta University

Work experience/Internship(s)•Intern at KSDMA (6 weeks) - Aug - Sept 2019

Volunteer•Volunteer, event planning & management in College festival, Kolkata 2015•Social Work in slums of Park Circus, Kolkata 2016-2017•Volunteer, WCDM, Mumbai, 2018•A brief study and project submission on tourism industry’s effect on coastal area and community in Mandarmani, West Bengal 2018

Positions held•Member of animal club, TISS 2018•Member of TISS Queer Collective 2018

Achievements•Award received from Nabadwip Municipality for top student 2015•2nd in School’s Computer application program, Webel 2013•Diploma in PC Application, Webel Informatics 2018•Certificate of Rio+24, War and Peace 2019 Dissertation topic: Public sector actors as agents of change: A case study of mainstreaming DRR in Sabujayan Project

LinkedIn ID: https://www.linkedin.com/in/asmita-pramanik-048513176

Bachelor of Science (H) - Geogra-phy (2018)Loreto College, Calcutta University

Work experience/Internship(s)•6 weeks internship with SEEDSi (Aug-Sept, 2019)•Internship at International Centre for Culture and Education as Climate Counselor: о Project Title: Green (R)evolution- Action Against Climate Change о Undertook and managed 2 projects to spread awareness on climate change•Internship at Earth Day Network (NGO)•Facilitator of Earth Day awareness programmes for 15 schools in Andhra Pradesh.

Positions Held•Member of Alumni Committee, Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Studies, TISS, Mumbai.•Member of Student Council, Loreto College, Kolkata•Vice-President of Western Cultural Society, Loreto College, Kolkata

AchievementsCompleted a short-term training program on Advances in disaster Management- A Remote Sensing and GIS-based Approach

Dissertation topic: Studying the state of Early Warning System in the Drought affected district of Sambalpur in Odisha.

LinkedIn ID: www.linkedin.com/in/chaynika-pasari-601842184

Chaynika Pasari

Asmita Pramanik

Bachelor of Arts (H) - Geography (2018)Miranda House, University of Delhi.

Work experience/Internship(s)•6 weeks of internship with Praxis (Aug-Sept, 2019)•Contributed actively to the blog of Half-the-Sky movement, an organization for upholding women’s rights.•Six-month volunteering for National Service Scheme in Miranda House, University of Delhi for teaching underprivileged children in the slums of Malkagunj, North Delhi.

Positions held•Editor-in-chief, Geographica - The annual magazine of Geography Department, Miranda House, University of Delhi (2016-17).•Member of Disaster Preparedness Team (DPT), Miranda House, University of Delhi (2016-18).

Achievements•Diploma course in Spanish, University of Delhi. •Six-month course Metkids course on weather stations and meteorology completed under Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). Dissertation topic: Risk-Informed Development in the Sundarbans: A study of the MGNREGA program implemented in Gosaba block, South 24 Parganas.

LinkedIn ID: https://www.linkedin.com/in/durba-biswas-a31191179/

Durba Biswas

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Master of Arts - Geography (2017)Panjab University, ChandigarhBachelor of Arts (H) - Geography DAV College, Chandigarh

Work experience/Internship(s)•6 weeks of internship at IIT Rourkee (Aug-Sept, 2019)•Teaching (Geography) - 8 months (September 2017- March 2018) Yadavindra Public School, S.A.S. Nagar, Punjab.

Volunteering•Team Associate at NavSankalp NGO (2013-2015) о Worked as a fundraiser and event manager.

Positions Held•Co-Curricular Captain, Tender Heart School, Chandigarh (2009-2010).•Environment Captain, Yadavindra Public School, Punjab (2011-2012).•Team Associate, NavSankalp. (2014-2015).•Member of TISS Alumni Committee, JTSDS (2018-2020).

Achievements•Bronze Medallist in Master’s program, Panjab University, Chandigarh. (2015)•Ranked 2nd in the Tri-city area in Class XII, Yadavindra Public School, Punjab (2012)

Dissertation topic: Application of Sustainable Tourism Policy of Himachal Pradesh, 2013 in the city of Shimla.

LinkedIn ID: www.linkedin.com/in/mallika-chahal-209923169

Mallika Chahal

Bachelor of Technology - Industrial and Production Engineering (2018)GB Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, Uttrakhand

Work experience/Internship(s)•6 weeks internship with Praxis•Volunteer at TISS Kerala Flood Program, 2018•Volunteer at ‘Jagriti Yatra’ organized from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai 2018•Volunteer at I-Preneur, India’s largest entrepreneurship summit. 2018

Positions held•Member of the College Editorial Board (2014-18)•Literary and Executive Head of the College Editorial Board (2017-2018)•Executive member of an NGO, Vivekanand Swadhyay Mandal based on Pantnagar (2014-18)

Dissertation topic: Landslide Risk Assessment and Vulnerability Mapping of Baliya Nala, Harinagar, Nainital LinkedIn ID: https://www.linkedin.com/in/himani-tiwari-b2b156171

Himani Tiwari

Bachelor of Technology - Metallurgi-cal Engineering (2014)National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Work experience/Internship(s)•6 weeks of internship for JTSDS Projects• Expertise in education sales and marketing. Worked in multiple profile for business development i.e B2B, B2C sales, Sales training and KPO manager with total work experience of approx 3 years in startup and corporate like network 18 (2014-2018)

Positions held•Sales and training Manager, KPO Manager

Achievements•Acheived 90% percent of given target for period of 2 years, responsible for initiating multiple departments in startup•AIEEE(2010) rank holder•Excelled in internship in VIZAG Steel plant, core understanding of pillet iron making, worked with PRADAN in rural development(2014)

Dissertation topic: Onsite disaster management plan and risk perception of employ-ees in small scale steel plants: A case study of Raipur

LinkedIn ID: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sahil-ahmed-19839b65/

Md. Sahil Ahmed


PG Diploma - Cyber Security (2017)OSOU, OdishaBachelor of Science - Information Science and Telecommunication (2016) Sambalpur University, Odisha

Work experience/Internship(s)•Intern at Reliance Foundation, Mumbai (6 weeks) (Aug-Sept, 2019)•Summer Intern at OSDMA, Bhubaneswar о Project: Impact of cyclone induced coastal erosion

Positions Held:•Volunteer for Reliance Foundation’s Cyclone “FANI” Relief Operation, 2019 (Documentation and Relief Distribution)•Volunteer, TISS Kerala Flood Program, 2018.

Dissertation topic: Impact of cyclone induced coastal erosion on the Satabhaya village, Odisha: A GIS-based approach.

LinkedIn ID: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gplbrk05

Gopal Barik

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Bachelor of Arts (H) - Geography (2018)Miranda House, University of Delhi

Work experience/Internship(s)•Intern at TARU (6 weeks) - Aug - Sept 2019

Volunteering•Participated in the workshop on Social and Psychological Impacts of Disasters with Disaster Preparedness Team, Department of Geography, Miranda House, University of Delhi (2018).•Volunteered for climate awareness activities as part of Green Revolution Global Certification Program, ICCE, UNFCCC (2015).

Positions held•Organiser - TISS Literature Festival (2018)•Literary secretary , School of Disaster Studies (2019-2020)

Achievements•Completed certification course on Ecology and Society, IIT Guwahati (2017).•Awarded Gold Medal and Certificate of Appreciation for merit in ISC 2015 by Siliguri Jalpaiguri Development Authority and Siliguri Municipal Corporation•Documented and published narratives of perceptions of people on risk, distress, labour and development on web platforms and magazines (2015-till date)

Dissertation topic: Exploring perceptions of seismic risk and how they intersect with the urban planning and development process in the town of Siliguri, West Bengal

LinkedIn ID: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pracheemajumder/

Prachee Majumder

Bachelor of Science - Geology (2018)Christ College (Autonomous), Calicut University

Work experience/Internship(s)•6 weeks internship at Reliance Foundation (Aug - Sept ‘19) •Research Intern, European Institute of Policy Research and Human Rights (2019-2020)•Summer Internship at Reliance Foundation (2019). •Conducted real time auditing to identify India’s most vulnerable states and districts at risk of disasters. •Planned for Business Continuity in SMEs and prepared hazard specific alternate livelihood options for vulnerable communities.•Coordinating Volunteer, TISS Kerala Flood Program (2018).

Positions held•School Secretary, Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Studies (2019-2020).•Campus Ambassador for IARC Centre for United Nations, TISS (2018-2020).•Gender Champion under the Women and Gender Development Committee, TISS (2018-2020) •Member, TISS CDFC Central Placement Committee (2019-2020)•Founder, JTSDS Media and Public Relations committee•Volunteer for National Service Scheme (2012-2014)

Achievements•School topper HSC exam (2014)•Secured Grade A and received Certificate of Excellence for Rio +24 War and Peace- IDRC India Program (2019) Dissertation topic: Satellite-based assessment of 2019 flood in parts of Bihar, India LinkedIn ID: https://www.linkedin.com/in/Naul-Muhammed-T

Naul Muhammed T

Bachelor of Technology - Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering (2017)Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow

Work experience/Internship(s)•Intern at Tata Chemicals Society for Rural Development, Mithapur, Gujarat (6 weeks)•Planning Intern at Disaster Mitigation and Management Centre (DMMC), Uttara khand Secretariat, Dehradun (2 months)•Development Intern at Evolve Foundation, Dehradun (9 months)

Volunteering•Travel & Hospitality In-charge at 4th World Congress on Disaster Management, IIT Bombay – TISS, Mumbai (Jan’ 2019)•‘TISS for Kerala’ – Post flood intervention at Alappuzha, Kerala (Oct’ 2018)

Positions held•Member and Representative – JTSDS Placement Committee (2018-2020)•Student Convener – SPIC MACAY (KIET Chapter, Ghaziabad) (2015-2017)•Under-Secretary-General (Logistics) – KIET-MUN (2017)

Achievements•Secured Grade A and received Certificate of Excellence for RIO+24 War and Peace-International Decade for the Rapprochement of Cultures IDRC India Program (2019) Dissertation topic: Rapid analysis for damage assessment of physical features in disaster-affected areas using Artificial Intelligence.

LinkedIn ID: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prakharbisht/

Prakhar Bisht


Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering (2014)SSGMCE Shegaon, SGBAU, Amravati

Work experience/Internship(s)•6 weeks internship at Reliance Foundation •System Engineer at TCS (2014-2018)•Summer Intern at Save the Children, India (2019)

Positions held•Member, JTSDS Media and Public Relations committee

Volunteering• Volunteered at World Congress on Disaster Management (Jan 2019), Green Ubuntu (Aug 2018)

Dissertation topic: A study of Business Continuety Planning in Hospitals in Mumbai

LinkedIn ID: https://www.linkedin.com/in/namrata-chaukhande-013235163

Namrata Sudhakarrao Chaukhande

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Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering (2018)Datta Meghe Institute of Engineering, Wardha

Work experience/Internship(s)•6 weeks internship at BSDMA Positions held•Associated with Youth For Change Social group. (2017-2018)

Achievements•Made mega project on automatic toilet cleaner which addresses the manual scavenging issue as well as water scarcity in 2017-2018.•Research on the topic of quality control in tractor parts in Asha industries private limited Wardha MIDC in 2014-2015.

Dissertation topic: A study of farmer vulnerability due to low market price in APMC market in Hinganghat, Wardha district Maharashtra. LinkedIn ID: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prasad-kade-0bb512168/

Bachelor of Science (H) - Geography (2015)Presidency University, Kolkata

Work experience/Internship(s)•6 weeks of internship with Praxis(Aug-Sept, 2019)

Volunteering•Volunteer, TISS Kerala project, Alappuzha, Kerala (2018) о Conducted post-disaster survey to identify impediments in relief and supply chain networks in flood-affected Kuttanad о Volunteer, MENTAID, Kolkata (2015)•Volunteered as a teaching assistant•Organised classroom training sessions or vocational skill development in young adults with intellectual disabilityt

Positions held•Member of JTSDS Alumni Relations Committee (2018-2020)•Member of Animal Care Club, TISS.

Dissertation topic: Public Sector Actors as Agents of Change: a case study of mainstreaming DRR through UsharMukti Project, West Bengal

LinkedIn ID: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pritha-choudhury-6956ab16bPritha Choudhury

Prasad Subhash Kade

Bachelor of Arts (H) - Geography 2018)Miranda House, University of Delhi

Work experience/Internship(s)•6 weeks of internship with CROPC (Aug-Sept, 2019)

Positions held•Member of Miranda House NCC (National Cadet Corps) Coy (2015-18)

Achievements•B- Certificate holder in NCC. (2017)•National Medalist in Skating for 5 consecutive years (2008-13)• Trained in QGIS and ArcGIS

Dissertation topic: Risk assessment in cyclone prone regions of visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh using geo-spatial techniques.

LinkedIn ID: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sushma-reddi-128213165/

Reddi Sai Sushma


Bachelor of Arts - Social Sciences (2018)Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Hyderabad

Work experience/Internship(s)•Internship at KSDMA (6 weeks): Aug - Sept 2019•Internship at Human Rights Law Network: (2016)•Internship at YUVA India (2019)•Research Intern at National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS) (2017)

Volunteering• Coordinating volunteer, TISS - KSDMA Program: On Kerala floods (2018)

Positions held•‘Buddy System’ (Peer Support) (TISS, Hyderabad) (2015)•Member of Media and Public Relations Committee (JTSDS, TISS, Mumbai) (2019)

Achievements•Featured in ‘Deccan Chronicle’ newspaper: Street Photography and Photo Docu mentation (2018)•Hands on training in ‘Remote Sensing and GIS’ from Kerala Forest Research Institute (2019)•Certificate course on “Children and Climate Change” offered by the UN (Grade - 9.14) (2019)

Dissertation topic: Challenges in the Supply Chain of Public Distribution System during the Kerala floods, 2018: A function of Existing issues and Emergent Crises.

LinkedIn ID: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pranavsujay/

Pranav Sujay

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Bachelor of Science (H) - Geography (2018)Loreto College, Calcutta University

Work experience/Internship(s)•6 weeks internship at CROPC•Interned with West Bengal State Government on Early Warning Systems Assess ment and Monitoring protocol in Sunderbans (2018).•Interned at everyULB on waste management and river rejuvenation for two months. (April 2019-May 2019)•Worked as editor, recruiter, writer, content developer at Weaving Thoughts (July 2016- October 2018)

Positions held•City Event Manager of The Saviours, Kolkata (2016-2018)•Recruiter for content writers at Weaving Thoughts (2015-2018)•Member of JTSDS Placement Committee, (2018-2020)

Achievements•University top 20 in Proficiency in Geography, 2015-2018. (Calcutta University)•Proficiency in Economics, batch of 2015-2018, Loreto College.•School topper, Birla Bharati, West Bengal (AISSCE 2015)

Dissertation topic: Landslide hazard and Vulnerability Mapping: classification according to trigger factors and understanding coping capacities and strategies

LinkedIn ID: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanchari-ghosh-947ab2106/

Sanchari Ghosh

Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science (2017)Shivaji College, University of Delhi

Work experience/Internship(s)•Worked in Legal Raasta Pvt. Ltd. as a legal and business advisor (1 year )•6 weeks internship with Skymet, Mumbai (Aug-Sept, 2019)•Internship at Syscom Morpho Pvt. Ltd. as a software developer (1 month)

Positions held•Cultural Secretary of Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Studies

AchievementsFormer President of Theatre society of Shivaji college, Delhi University and performed stage and street performances on various prestigious platforms. (2015-16)

Dissertation topic: The Impact of Debris based accident, potential risks and vulnera-bility imposed in the vicinity : A geospatial technology based case study of Delhi

LinkedIn ID: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohit-rajput-54a656176

Rohit Rajput

Bachelor Of Arts(H) - Geography (2018)Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi

Work experience/Internship(s)•6 weeks of internship with RMSI (Aug-Sept, 2019)

Volunteering•Coordinating Volunteer, JMI, Bihar Flood 2015

Achievements•Won Certificate of Excellence from RIO+24 War & Peace, IDRC India Program.

Dissertation topic: Flood Early Warning System in Transboundary Governance (Indo-Nepal) at Gandak Basin.

LinkedIn ID: http://linkedin.com/in/shams-tabrez-2872aa169

Shams Tabrez


Bachelor of Business Administration (Human Resource Management) University of Pune (2013)MA in Human Resource Manage-ment National College of Ireland (2014)

Work experience/Internship(s)•6 weeks internship with Save the children (Aug-Sept, 2019)•Disaster Management Summer Intern at Reliance Foundation (2019)•Operations Executive at Bank of New York Mellon (2016)•NYSE Equities Analyst at Capstone Securities Analysis Pvt. Ltd, India (2015)•Work Placement Mentoring at SolveRidge, Ireland (2014)•HR Research Intern at CatSkill Infra Projects Pvt. Ltd, India (2013)

Positions held•Auditor/ Co-Facilitator for IFC At Inosculation Hub Pvt Ltd (2019)•Member of JTSDS Placement Committee, (2018-2020)•‘TISS for Kerala’ – Post flood intervention at Alappuzha, Kerala (Oct’ 2018)•Akola District President for Indian Students Parliament (2013)•Event Organiser at Indian Red Cross Society (2012)

Achievements•Proficient in Japanese with JLPT N5 Certification •Secured Grade A and received Certificate of Excellence for RIO+24 War and Peace-International Decade for the Rapprochement of Cultures IDRC India Program 2019

Dissertation topic: To what extent is insurance an effective risk transfer mechanism in the context of Kerala floods of 2018

LinkedIn ID: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohitgb/

Rohit Ghanbahadur

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Bachelor of Science (H) - Geography (2018)Lady Brabourne College, University of Calcutta

Work experience/Internship(s)•6 weeks internship with RMSI (Aug-Sept, 2019)•Summer Internship at Forest Research Institute: Forest Fire Inventory of the state of Uttarakhand, India (2019).•Winter Internship at the Department of Environment (Govt. of West Bengal) with the project ‘Adaptation Strategy - Early Warning for Cyclones and Rainfall in Sundar bans’ (2018).•Social Media intern at the Kolkata International Book Fair (2017)

Positions held•Member, JTSDS Media and Public Relations committee

Volunteering•Volunteered at the Environment Conservation Society in the Kolkata Clean Air campaign: raising awareness against air pollution in the metropolitan (2018).•Volunteered for climate awareness activities as part of Green Revolution Global Certification Program, ICCE, UNFCCC (2016)

Dissertation topic: Forest Fire Susceptibility Assessment for the state of Uttarakhand, India.

LinkedIn ID: https://www.linkedin.com/in/souradeepa/

Souradeepa Naskar

Bachelor of Science - Environmental Science (2017)University of Calcutta

Work experience/Internship(s)•6 weeks internship with TARU Leading Edge (Aug-Sept, 2019)•Volunteer, National Service scheme (2014-17). •Internship with Child in Need Institute, Kolkata to study the Hazards, risks and vulnerabilities of ragpicking population

Positions held•Member of JTSDS placement committee (2018-20)

Achievements•First Class First with 80% in B.Sc from University of Calcutta among all the colleges with the Environmental Science course. •Winner of model presentation in the District level Youth Science Fair organized by the Government of West Bengal.•Certificate holder in First Responder Course by Ministry of Health and family welfare, Government of India. (2018)

Dissertation topic: Exploring Riverbank Erosion as a Disaster – The Case Study of Murshidabad District in West Bengal

LinkedIn ID: https://www.linkedin.com/in/soham-chakraborty-b21917156

Soham Chakraborty

Bachelors in Science (H) - Botany (2017)Lady Brabourne College, Calcutta University

Work experience/Internship(s)•6 weeks internship with Unnati, Ahmedabad (Aug-Sept, 2019)•Summer Internship at Child in Need Institute on health and nutrition project named ‘1000 days’ (2019)

Volunteer•Volunteer for National Service Scheme (2014-2016)

Positions held•Member of JTSDS Alumni Committee (2018-2020)

Dissertation topic: Indigenous Knowledge of Disaster Resilience in Dooars

LinkedIn ID: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunanda-pal-671110b2/

Sunanda Pal


Bachelor of Science (H) - Zoology(2018)Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

Work experience/Internship(s)•6 week internship with Reliance Foundation (Aug-Sept, 2019)•Intern in CINI, Jharkhand (1 month).(May'2019)

Volunteering•Volunteer, TISS Kerala project, Alappuzha, Kerala(2018)•NSS Volunteer, (BHU) Varanasi

Positions held•Treasurer, JTSDS 2018-20 batch

Dissertation topic: Livelihood recovery for the displaced farmers in Icha Dam, Jharkhand

LinkedIn ID: www.linkedin.com/in/shikha-tubid-1b8950169

Shikha Tubid

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Bachelor of Arts (H) - Geography (2018)Kamala Nehru College, University of Delhi

Work experience/Internship(s)•6 weeks internship at CROPC•Policy Internship in Road Safety Networking Campaign : identifying the vulnerable areas and providing relevant solutions(2019)

Volunteering•Community Based Vulnerability and Community Resilience- Participatory Neighbor hood Study in South Delhi: Mapping out the vulnerable localities and resource inventory

Positions held•Student Convenor, Green Beans Society, Kamala Nehru College, University of Delhi•National Service Scheme Volunteer (2015-2018)•Member, JTSDS Media and Public Relations committee

Dissertation topic: Landslide Risk Assessment in Part of Ukhimath, Rudraprayag District, Uttarakhand, India.

LinkedIn ID: www.linkedin.com/in/shivangi-chhajalana

Shivangi Chhajalana

Bachelor of Arts (H) - Geography (2018)Miranda House, University of Delhi

Work experience/Internship(s)•6 weeks internship with Save The Children,India,Delhi (Aug-Sept, 2019)•Worked as Student Researcher for Disaster Research Project for Jawaharlal Nehru University on Neighbourhood Mapping: Assessment of Risk and Vulnerability in and around University of Delhi, North Campus (2016)•Volunteered as a member of the Disaster Preparedness Team, Miranda House, University of Delhi (2016-2018)•Member of organizing committee for a workshop on “Application of GIS in disaster mapping” (2016).

Positions held•Class Representative during graduation.•President of the Adventure Club, Miranda House, DU (2017-2018)

Dissertation topic: Impact of Environmental Policies of Air Pollution on the Slum Dwellers of Wazirpur Industrial area in North Delhi.

LinkedIn ID: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yukta-ravi-454335122/Yukta Ravi


Bachelor of Technology - Mechanical Engineering (2016)Nagpur University

Work experience/Internship(s)•6 weeks internship at Save The Children•Internship at Rapid response•Worked as part time and full time tutor four and a half years.

Volunteering•Volunteer, TISS Kerala Flood Programme (2018)

Positions held•Class representative during graduation.

Achievements•District Topper in physics subject in HSC board exam

Dissertation topic: Impact assessment and vulnerability mapping of farmers at dham river watershed.

LinkedIn ID: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinay-soni-424721123Vinay Laxman Soni

Bachelor of Science (H) - Geography (2018)Loreto College, University of Calcutta

Work experience/Internship(s)•6 weeks internship with Reliance Foundation (Aug-Sept, 2019)•Government of West Bengal, Department of Environment: Winter Research Intern for perception study in Sunderbans (Nov’18)•Government of West Bengal, Department of Environment: Summer Research Intern for perception study and documentation in Nadia, WB (May’18)•Karo Sambhav-Artsforward Events Pvt. Ltd: “Project Executive” for Karo Sambhav School Programme dealing with E-Waste management in Kolkata (2017-2018).•ICCE-UNFCCC: “Climate Counsellor” for facilitating Green Revolution Global Certificate Program (2017).

Positions held•Member of Placement Committee 2018-2020

Achievements•Certificate of Merit for All Round Performance in Geography- “The Geography Faculty Prize” from Loreto College, Kolkata (2018)•Certificate of Merit for Proficiency in Geography Honours (2nd Year) from Loreto College, Kolkata (2016)•Attended Birmingham Summer School Program 2019 on Global Environmental Issue under University of Birmingham (July’19)

Dissertation topic: Relooking Disaster Response and Recovery: A comparison between Cyclone Fani and Cyclone Aila in islands of Sundarbans, West Bengal

LinkedIn ID: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suranjanamullick-6938a0163

Suranjana Mullick

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Bachelor Of Technology- Mechanical Engineering (2016)Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh

Work experience/Internship(s)•6 weeks of internship for JTSDS Projects•Worked at EveryULB on waste management and river rejuvenation for two months. Developed an outreach protocol, a project plan and a monitoring and evaluation protocol for Rudrapur and Pantnagar areas, especially in the rural areas.•Completed a two-month internship with DRDO (May-July,2015) •Completed a two-month internship with ONGC (May-July, 2016)

Positions held•Class representative during graduation.

Achievements•Came Second in TISS Football League as Manager.•Completed Basic Course in Mountaineering and Skiing.

Dissertation topic:

LinkedIn ID: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iwank-negi-66999a11a/Iwank Rajan Singh Negi

Master of Arts - Geography (2018)Panjab University, ChandigarhBachelor of Arts - GeographyKurukshetra University

Work experience/Internship(s)•6 weeks of internship with RMSI (Aug-Sept, 2019)

Volunteering•Volunteer, TISS Kerala Flood Programme (2018).•Volunteer at National Service Scheme (2013-2016).

Positions held•Campus representative for Internshala Student Partnership Programme (2019).•College representative at state level science exhibition (2016)•Member, JTSDS Media and Public Relations committee

Achievements•Attended 6 various certificate courses of GIS and RS applications from IIRS and ISRO

Dissertation topic: Flood vulnerability assessment and inundation modelling with the help of geoinformatics in Aluva municipality, Kerala

LinkedIn ID: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sumit-kumar-lohan96Sumit Kumar


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ALUMNITESTIMONIALS

I owe a lot to this institution which shaped me into whatever I am. Let's keep on “Re-imagining the future”. In Arthur Ashe's words - “Start where

you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.

SHUBHAM TANDONUNDP

Due to the kind of orientation that we all receive while in Tata Institute of Social Sciences, we are deeplyaligned with the concurrent socio-political

scenario which helps us in correlating the grassroots to the global.

ARCHANA BISOIResearch Assistant, TISS, Mumbai

What makes JTSDS students a cut above the rest is not just the innovative pedagogical classroom and field methods that they are exposed to in

Disaster Management studies, but also the wealth of experience that they bring into the programme.

NAKUL MOHAN HEBLEResearch Associate, Ashoka Trust

The learned and experienced faculty members put in a lot of effort to groom the students to become successful professionals and most

importantly compassionate human beings. Till date, JTSDS has churned out many disaster professionals who have successfully made their mark

nationally and internationally.

AMRITA SAIKIAPhD scholar, TISS Mumbai


From the Research point of view, the course really has a plethora of topics that can be ventured into, to discover new and interesting findings.

SHANTAM JAISWALAnnapurna Finance Pvt. Ltd

JTSDS provide integrated learning environment working altogether in the context of social development, disaster, and technology. The practical

experience gained through internships and field work always helped in my past and present work at Associated Programme in Flood Management, in

general World Meteorological Organization.

RAMESH TRIPATHIWorld Meteorological Organisation

The diverse knowledge gathered from the institute empowers the students to be best, both nationally and internationally. TISS has always produced

students who are passionate and quick learners.

PARTHA DASConsultant, Pricewaterhouse Coopers

A balanced exposure to the theories and practices as a part of the disaster management pedagogy formed a base for my career in the field of

disaster management.

RANIT CHATTERJEEPh.D Student, Kyoto University, Japan

TISS has helped me bring theory and practice much closer and criticallyreflect on every action in the field. I am sure TISS continues to do

this and our graduates will do a great job! All the very best.

EMMANUEL RAJUAssistant Professor,University of Copenhagen

Member - UNISDR

Disaster Managers are ushering a culture of preparedness and reducing vulnerabilities. The course with its diversities symbolize that no

development is risk neutral. So, more disaster managers are needed to shape the reduced risk developments.

VISHAL VASVANIEmergency Officer, UNICEF Chhattisgarh


Flagship EventsJTSDS 2018 Roundtable Conference:

The 2018 JTSDS Roundtable Conference had been held with a special focus on questions regarding practices in disaster relief and rehabilitation, sensitive to specific geographies and cultural contexts. The focus was on the effects of the 2004 tsunami had on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the challenges faced in the world of humanitarian aid, relief and rehabilitation and on post-disaster recovery and rehabilitation. A multi-sectoral group of experts presented their experience and evidence, and these discussions helped enrich disaster discourse and future response processes, especially in eco-fragile regions. The school organized this Roundtable Conference in partnership with King’s College, London at the Old Conference Hall in Main Campus.

4th World Congress on Disaster Management:

The World Congress on Disaster Management organized in Mumbai at IIT Mumbai, from the 29th of January to the 1st of February was attended by the students of JTSDS, TISS. The major theme of the Congress this year was to deliberate on some of the most critical issues and challenges of implementation of the global frameworks on building resilience to disasters. It had been organized jointly by the Government of Maharashtra, Disaster Management Initiatives and Convergence Society (DMICS), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay and Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) Mumbai.

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