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Shiba P. Chatterjee
Indian geographer

Shiba P. Chatterjee

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Indian geographer
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Age
86 years
Education
University of Calcutta
Bangabasi College
Banaras Hindu University
Awards
Padma Bhushan
 
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Biography

Shiba Prasad Chatterjee (22 February 1903 – 27 February 1989) was a Professor of Geography at the University of Calcutta, India. He served as President of the International Geographical Union from 1964 until 1968, and coined the name Meghalaya (Sanskrit: 'abode of clouds') for one of India's northeastern states. Chatterjee received a Murchison Award from the Royal Geographical Society in 1959, and a Padma Bhushan from the Government of India in 1985.

Sources

  • Mookerjee, S. (1998): Shiba P. Chatterjee, 1903–1989. Geographers: biobibliographical studies 18.
  • "S P Chatterjee Memorial Series". INCA website. Indian National Cartographic Association. Archived from the original on 20 October 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2011.


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