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Future of Research in HEIs: A Roadmap of Viksit BharatDr. Sumanta Dutta | Dr. Anubha Saini
The United Nations Sustainability goals is the guiding thread which weaves the aspirations of an equitable and responsible future. Mahatma Gandhi once remarked that 'The soul of India lives in its villages,' which is the heart of sustainability and women empowerment grace the rural handloom industry of our county. ...The United Nations Agenda 2030 laid down for promotion of sustainability forms the basis of Sustainability Goals (SDGs) SDG 5 and SDG 8 are close associated as they share the common objective aimed at promoting equal opportunities and empowering woman. The handloom industry of India is a symbol of tradition and a beacon of opportunity, with enriched Culture and Tradition which are catalyst of positive change for embracing sustainability and empowering women to be the backbone of the workforce in this sector. Women participate in the weaving handloom industry as a means to express their cultural identity and heritage, it not only elevates their socioeconomic status but also give them financial autonomy. Handloom industry being home based industry allows women to maintain a balance between their responsibilities towards their families as well as houlder the financial responsibilities for the family by engaging in weaving, craftsmanship and art.
Dr.(CA) Sanjib Kumar Basu is working as the Dean in the Post Graduate and Research Department of Commerce of St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Kolkata. He did his B.Com. (Honours) from St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata and completed his post-graduation in commerce (M.Com.) with ‘Accounting & Finance” as specialization from University of Calcutta. He was awarded Ph.D. in Commerce by the same university in 2001. Dr. Basu is a qualified Chartered Accountant and a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He has been in academics for over thirty years, teaching both at the undergraduate and post-graduate levels both at St. Xavier’s College and St. Xavier’s University, Kolkata. Dr. Basu is the author of eight textbooks for B.com course and professional bodies examinations including the book ‘Auditing and Assurance’ published by Pearson Education. He has presented a number of Research Papers at various National and International seminars in different countries including Singapore, United Kingdom, Poland and Australia.
Dr. Sumanta Dutta is a senior faculty member of the Postgraduate and Research Department of Commerce (M. Com.), St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Kolkata, under the University of Calcutta. He is the State President (West Bengal) of the Department of Research and Innovation Wing of the Research Foundation of India. He has over 22 years of experience in teaching and research. He has contributed six edited books, two case books, and two research books to a reputed publishing house in India. He obtained one patent and two copyrights recently. He has acted as a resource person for more than 100 workshops conducted (both offline and online) by various research bodies in India. He has also contributed more than 47 research papers to various national and international journals, including UGC-Care, Scopus, and ABDC. His work has been well cited both in the SSRN top ten download list and in Google Scholar. For his outstanding contribution in the field of marketing research, he got the National Education Leadership Award in 2019. He also obtained the Teaching and Research Award 2020, the Outstanding Post-Graduate Faculty Mentoring Award 2020-2021, the Education Excellence Award 2021, and the Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Education Excellence Award 2022. Recently, he obtained the Peter Drucker Legendary International Education & Research Excellence Award 2024 on October 26, 2024.