MD SELIM REJA
University B.T. & Evening College
rejaselim27@gmail.com
Md. Selim Reja is an assistant professor in the Department of Geography at the University B.T. & Evening College, West Bengal. He did an M.A. at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) and an M.Phil. and Ph.D. from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He is keenly interested in population studies research, specifically on internal migration in India. He published many research papers in national and international journals and chapters in edited books with reputed publishing houses. He has been awarded two research projects as a principal project director by the Indian Council for Social Science Research, New Delhi.
Research Publication
➢ Reja, M.S. (2022). Out-Migration of Muslim Youth from Rural West Bengal to Other States in India: Reasons and Role of Social Networks. Indian Journal of Labour Economics, 65(4), 1137–1154. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41027-022-00401-w
➢ Reja, M.S. & Das, B. (2021). Remittance Arrangements within India and Covid-19: Kerala’s Migrant Construction Workers From West Bengal. South Asia Research, 41(1): 22-34. https://doi.org/10.1177/0262728020966099.
➢ Reja, M.S. & Das, B. (2019). Labour Migration within India: Motivations and Social Networks. South Asia Research, 39(2): 125-142. https://doi.org/10.1177/0262728019842018
➢ Reja, M.S. & Shabnam, S. (2017). A Comparative Study of Literacy Status between EAG and Non-EAG States of India with Special Reference to EAG States (2001-2011). Journal of Rural Development , 36(4), 477-500. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25175/jrd/2017/v36/i4/12062
➢ Reja, M.S. & Das, B. (2022). Well-being and Susceptibility of Interstate Migrants in India: A Study of Kerala’s Migrant Construction Workers from West Bengal. Population Geography, 44(1):1-14.
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Title of the Project: Out-Migration of Muslim Youth Beyond State Boundary From Rural Bengal: A Study of Murshidabad District.
Funding Agency: Indian Council of Social Science Research (F.No.:02/164/2019-2020/RP/MN)
Period: Original Plan from 09-11- 2019 to 08-11-2020 and then Extended to 31-05-2021
Amount: Rs. 4 Lakh
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Title of the Project: Low-skilled Labour migration of India’s Muslim Minority to Gulf countries: A Case Study of Murshidabad District, West Bengal
Funding Agency: Indian Council of Social Science Research (F.No.:02/33/GEN/2022-2023/ICSSR/RP/MN)
Period Amount: Rs. 4.5 Lakh
Period: Duration From 13/03/2023 to 12/03/2024