Background
Pathak, Chitta Ranjan was born on June 11, 1935 in Sonardanga Village, India. Son of Jyotish Chandra and Bidhumukhi (Das) Pathak.
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Pathak, Chitta Ranjan was born on June 11, 1935 in Sonardanga Village, India. Son of Jyotish Chandra and Bidhumukhi (Das) Pathak.
Bachelor with honors, Calcutta University, 1956. Master of Arts, Calcutta University, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy, University North Carolina, 1963.
Postdoctoral fellow, Harvard University, 1979.
Lecturer, Goenka College Commerce, Calcutta, 1959-1961;
assistant professor, California State University, Long Beach, 1963-1964;
lecturer, Indian Institute Technology, Kharagpur, 1964-1968;
assistant professor, Indian Institute Technology, Kharagpur, 1968-1971;
associate professor, J. Nehru U., New Delhi, 1971-1975;
professor, Indian Institute Technology, Kharagpur, 1975-1995;
visiting professor, School Planning, New Delhi, 1995-1996;
senior fellow, Indian Council Social Science Research, Calcutta, since 1996. Secretary technical advising committee Damodar Valley Diagnostic Survey, Planning Commission India, Kharagpur, 1964-1968. Member task force Multi-Level Planning Commission, New Delhi, 1973-1975.
Head department archaeology and regional planning Indian Institute Technology, Kharagpur, 1983-1986. Director various research projects The Ford Foundation, 1976-1981, 83-86. Consultant Government of West Bengal on urban poverty eradication, 1996.
Consultant Asian Productivity Organisation, Tokyo, 1990-1992, for rural land-use survey.
Fellow Geography Society India. Member Regional Science Association India (secretary since 1967), International Regional Science Association (councillor 1964-1990), National Association Geographers (president New Delhi chapter 1985-1987), Indian Academy Social Sciences.
Married Chabi Rani Mahanty, February 11, 1965. Children: Amita, Ashima, Anjana, Aparna, Anuradha.