Soumendra Nath Biswas

Soumendra Nath Biswas is presently working as an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Hospitality & Tourism Management, Assam University, Silchar (a Central University). Prior to that, he had served in Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management, Bhubaneswar (An Autonomous body under Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India) as an Assistant Professor (senior scale) in last 14 years. He has been awarded PhD in the year 2010 in Business Administration (Tourism) by The University of Burdwan, W.B. He has obtained Master in Tourism Management and bachelor in Hotel management (BHM). He has also qualified UGC-NET and UGC-JRF. Dr. Biswas has more than 20 years of teaching experience in MBA (Tourism), BBA (Tourism), BHM and DHM, in various government and private institutions. Dr. Biswas has written numbers of text book in Tourism Studies by international and national publishers and contributed numbers of research papers in reputed international and national peer-reviewed journals and edited books. He has contributed in many research projects sponsored by UNDP, Government of India and Government of Odisha.

Publications

Mountain Tourism and Ecological Impacts: Himalayan Region and Beyond
Mountain Tourism and Ecological Impacts: Himalayan Region and Beyond
Soumendra Nath Biswas, Pradip Kumar. © 2024. 280 pages.
The Himalayas, with their grandeur and cultural richness, magnetize global travelers searching for an escape from the ordinary. However, behind this allure lies an ecological...
Ancient Temples and Cultural Heritage of Odisha, India: Issues and Challenges
Ancient Temples and Cultural Heritage of Odisha, India: Issues and Challenges
Soumendra Nath Biswas, Puspanjali Mohapatra. © 2023. 11 pages.
India represents one of the oldest extant civilizations in the world. Odisha, the eastern state of India has rich source of unique ancient temples and ethnic culture. The ancient...
Pro-Poor Development through Tourism in Economically Backward Tribal Region of Odisha, India
Pro-Poor Development through Tourism in Economically Backward Tribal Region of Odisha, India
Soumendra Nath Biswas. © 2014. 12 pages.
In India, tourism plays an important role in economic development and creation of jobs. The Approach Paper of the 12th Five Year Plan prepared by the Planning Commission...