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Dr. R.B. Mandal is Professor of Geography of Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University and teaching at R.D. & D.J. College, Munger. He has been engaged in teaching and research since 1969, joined U.G.C. Senior Research Fellowship in 1973 and Senior Lecturer in Geography in University of Dar-e-Salaam in 1982. He has supervised 12 Ph.D. thesis, written and edited dozens of books in the field of Geography. His current interest is on wetlands management and project appraisal through cost-benefit analysis.

Dr. Navin Kumar is a geographer with brilliant academic record, born (1964) in Govindpur Diara village of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. He obtained his M.A. in Geography with first class first 1988, M.A. in English (1990), M.A. in Education (1991), Ph.D. (1992) from T.M. Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur, Bihar and D.Litt. (1999) from Veer Kunwar Singh University Ara, Bihar. Dr. Kumar contributed about two dozen of standard research papers in different geographical and other social science journals. Attended several Seminars, Congress, institutes etc. and Presented papers there. He has successfully guided two research scholars, Master Dissertation research project. One book entitled “Ecology and Geography of Crime” is already published from Radha Publications, New Delhi. Dr. Kumar is also life member of several professional bodies. In 2002 Dr. Kumar is appointed a member of Research Board of Advisors by American Biographical Institute. Dr. Kumar does not accept Geography to be a generalist, holistic subject for pedagogic treatment but tries to see a reinvention of it. He has developed interest in the field of cartography, Population geography, Social and Urban Geography. At Present Dr. Kumar is a lecturer, P.G. Deptt. of Geography, H.D. Jain Colelge, Ara, Bihar, India.