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Manipur Univ


Dr. Avijit Mistri

Designation: Assistant Professor

Specialization: Population Studies.

Contact: 7384439502

Email: avijit.mistri [AT] manipuruniv.ac.in

Ph.D.

Faculty Details Faculty List

CURRICULUM VITAE

(April, 2025)

 

Dr. Avijit Mistri,

Assistant Professor,

Department of Geography,

Manipur University (MU), Imphal-795003.

avijit.mistri[AT]manipuruniv.ac.in

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=9r9TCwEAAAAJ&hl=en

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Avijit-Mistri

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7297-8292

Specialisation: Population Studies

Areas of Interest/Specialisation:

Environmental Demography—Environmental Migration, Climate/Ecological Change, Livelihood Issues and Gender Health

Teaching Experience:

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Geography, Manipur University (March, 2020 to Present)

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Geography, Nistarini College, WB, (April, 2015 to March, 2020)


 

Educational Qualifications:

Ph. D., (2017): Population Studies, Centre for the Study of Regional Development (CSRD), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi-110067.

M. Phil (2013): Population Studies, Centre for the Study of Regional Development (CSRD), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi-110067.

M.Sc., (2009): Geography, Department of Geography, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi.

B.Sc. (Hons.), (2006): Geography, Department of Geography, Vidyasagar College, University of Calcutta.

 

Publications-

Books:

  1. Mistri, Avijit, Reja, S., Das, B., (Edit.) (2025). Migration Studies: The Fundamentals, Routledge, New York. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003586791

  2. Mistri, Avijit, & Das, Bhaswati (2020). Environmental Change, Livelihood Issues and Migration - Sundarban Biosphere Reserve, India. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. ISBN 978-981-13-8734-0. https://rd.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-13-8735-7

  3. Michael von Hauff & Mistri, Avijit (2016) Economic Development and Water Sustainability: Study from an Emerging Nation, India. New Delhi: MANAK Publications Pvt. Ltd. ISBN: 978-93-7831-425-4.

Articles in Journals:

  1. Devi, O. A. & Mistri, Avijit. (2025). Changing Pattern and Influencing Factors for Self-Reported Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Women in India with Special Reference to North-Eastern States. North Eastern Geographer, 43 (2), 10-15. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/391132989_Changing_Pattern_and_Influencing_Factors_for_Self-Reported_Sexually_Transmitted_Infections_among_Women_in_India_with_Special_Reference_to_North-Eastern_States

  2. Devi, Oinam Ashabala & Mistri, Avijit (2024). Self-reported Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and symptoms among married women in India: Trend, pattern, and influencing factors. National Geographical Journal of India, 70(2). https://ngji.in/index.php/ngji/article/view/912

  3. Mistri, Avijit & Singh, Ongtham Kipjen (2024). Spousal Violence in Northeast India: Special Reference to Manipur. Demography India, 53(2), 47-67. https://iasp.ac.in/uploads/journal/4-1737717979.pdf

  4. Mistri, Avijit & Gangte, Soilalsiem (2024). Childhood Immunisation in North East India: Trend, Pattern and Influencing Factors for Low Coverage. Indian Journal of Public Health, 68(1). DOI: 10.4103/ijph.ijph_558_23

  5. Mistri, Avijit & Sing Sardar, S. (2023) Tribal Migration in Indian Censuses: A Neglected and Litigated Area, Migration Letters, 20(2),123–135. E-ISSN: 1741-8992. https://migrationletters.com/index.php/ml/article/view/2828

  6. Mistri, Avijit & Sing Sardar, S. (2022). Student Migration from North-East India: Level, Trend, Pattern and Challenges. Demography India. Vol. 51, No. 1, pp. 40-62. ISSN 0970-454X. https://iasp.ac.in/uploads/journal/3.%20Student%20Migration%20from%20North-East%20India%20Level,%20Trend,%20Pattern%20and%20Challenges-1669206493.pdf

  7. Mistri, Avijit (2022), Migration from North-East India During 1991–2011: Unemployment and Ethnopolitical Issues. Indian Journal of Labour Economics. 65 (1), 397–423. E-ISSN: 0019-5308. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41027-022-00379-5

  8. Mistri, Avijit (2021), Migrant Workers from West Bengal since 1991: From the Left to TMC Government, Economic & Political Weekly, 56(29), pp. 21-26, ISSN: 2349-8846. https://www.epw.in/journal/2021/29/commentary/migrant-workers-west-bengal-1991.html?0=ip_login_no_cache%3Dd6645a9620d888997dbae37c9a52f2ca

  9. Banu, Nasrin & Mistri, Avijit (2020), Female-Headed Households in India: An Eagle's View from 2011 Census. Asian Profile, 48(3):189-205. ISSN: 03048675. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/346034532_Female-Headed_Households_in_India_An_Eagle's_View_from_2011_Census

  10. Mistri, Avijit (2019), Is the Migration from Indian Sundarban an Environmental Migration? Investigating through Sustainable Livelihood Approach (SLA). Asian Profile, 47(3), 195-218. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336733236_Is_the_Migration_from_Indian_Sundarban_an_Environmental_Migration_Investigating_through_Sustainable_Livelihood_Approach_SLA

  11. Mistri, Avijit & Das, Bhaswati (2018), Forest Conservation and Restraint on Economic Freedom of Fishermen in Sundarban Tiger Reserve, India. Indian Journal of Human Development, 11 (3), 1-9. ISSN: 09737030. https://doi.org/10.1177/0973703018763239

  12. Das, Bhaswati & Mistri, Avijit (2015), Is Nativity on Rise? Estimation of Interstate Migration Based on Census of India 2011 for Major States in India, Social Change, 45 (1), 137-144. ISSN: 0049-0857. https://doi.org/10.1177/0049085714561934

  13. Mistri, Avijit & Das, Bhaswati (2015) Environmental Legislations and Livelihood Conflicts of Fishermen in Sundarban. Asian Profile, 43 (4), 389-400, Asian Research Service, ISSN: 0304-8675. http://www.asianresearchservice.com/Asianprofile.htm

  14. Mistri, Avijit & Das, Bhaswati (2014) Assets Disparities among Social Groups: A Cross Sectional Analysis of Census 2011, Social Change, 44(1), 1-20. ISSN: 0049-0857. https://doi.org/10.1177/0049085713514673

  15. Das, Bhaswati & Mistri, Avijit, (2013) Household quality of life In Indian States: Analysis of 2011 Census. Environment and Urbanization Asia, 4 (1), 151-171. ISSN: 0975-4253. https://doi.org/10.1177/0975425313477759.

  16. Hauff, Michael Von & Mistri, Avijit (2015), Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC): Implications on Economic Growth, Access to Safe Drinking Water and Ground Water Utilisation in India. Global Journal of Human-Social Science: E, 15 (1) Version 1, 1-15 ISSN: 0975-587X, Global Journals Inc. (USA). https://globaljournals.org/GJHSS_Volume15/E-Journal_GJHSS_(E)_Vol_15_Issue_1.pdf

  17. Mistri, Avijit (2013) Migration and Sustainable Livelihoods: A Study from Sundarban Biosphere Reserve. Asia Pacific Journal of Social Sciences, 5 (2), 76-102. International Society for Asia-Pacific Studies (ISAPS), ISSN 0975 – 5942. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262495585_Migration_and_Sustainable_Livelihoods_A_Study_from_Sundarban_Biosphere_Reserve

Book Chapters:

  1. Mistri, Avijit & Hauff, Michael von (2025) Net Balance of Carbon Emission and Livelihood Sustenance: Tough Trade-off in Shifting Cultivation in Tropical Forests of North-East India. In: Livelihoods and Well-Being in the Era of Climate Change: Risk to Resilience Across India (Ed.) Nasrin Banu & Shahab Fazal, Springer Nature, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-81132-6_7

  2. Mistri, Avijit (2023). Migration from North-East India since the 1990s: Ethnopolitical Issues and Economic Development Perspectives. In: Migration, Regional Autonomy, and Conflicts in Eastern South Asia: Searching for a Home(land) (Ed.), Amit Ranjan & Diotima Chattoraj, Palgrave Macmillan. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-28764-0_3

  3. Mistri, Avijit (2020), Climate Change and Migration Nexus. In: Hand Book on Internal Migration in India (Ed.) S Irudaya Rajan and M Sumeetha, SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd, New Delhi. https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/handbook-of-internal-migration-in-india/book271344

  4. Mistri, Avijit, & Das, Bhaswati (2019), Migration in Response to Environmental Change: A Risk Perception Study from Sundarban Biosphere Reserve. In: Climate change, vulnerability and migration (Ed.) S. Irudaya Rajan and R. B. Bhagat, Routledge, New Delhi. ISBN: 978041579072. https://www.routledge.com/Climate-Change-Vulnerability-and-Migration-1st-Edition/Rajan-Bhagat/p/book/9780415790727

  5. Mistri, A. & Banu, N. (2016) Fuel Consumption and Kitchen Environment in Female Headed Households: An Analysis from Census 2011. In: Population, Health and Environment. Unisa. S. (Ed.) Rawat Publication, New Delhi. ISBN 978-81-316-0811-1. https://www.rawatbooks.com/demography/population-health-and-environment

  6. Mistri, Avijit (2012) Labour Migration as a Response Strategy due to Aila (Cyclone) in Sundarban Region of India- A Case Study from Village -Chargheri, 24 Pgs (S), West Bengal, India. In: Social Dimension of Hazard Management. Maiti, M. M., (Ed.). Kolkata: ACB Publication, pp. 239-252, ISBN 81-87500-71-9.

 

Ph. D. Supervision: 03 (Pursuing).

 

Project Work:

Sl. No

Title of the Project

Minor/

Major

Sponsoring/ Funding Agency

Date of Commencement

Status

1

Livelihood Issues and Migration of Fisherfolk in Loktak Lake, Manipur

Minor

Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)

2023-03-10

Completed

2

Achieving Carbon Neutrality and Enhancing Farm Livelihood through Sustainable Agricultural

Practices

Major

Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)

10-09-2024

Ongoing

 

Seminar/Conference: Total-14, International- 7 and National-7

Member in Associations/ Committees:

Indian Association for the Study of Population (IASP), Life member

International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP)

National Association of Geographers, India (NAGI)

Asian Population Association (APA)

Institute of Indian Geographers (IIG)