Dr. P. M. Kala is Ph.D. in Geography and specialization in “Remote Sensing & GIS Technological application in Natural Resource Management”. He has been working in the field of Higher Education (i.e.) Teaching, Learning, Research and Administration for the last 24 years.

He has around 29 International & National papers, 25 Ph.D./Master’s thesis research supervision and a text book titled “Geo-Special Technology – a conceptual analysis” to his credit. He geared up a new Master’s programme “Master’s in Geography with specialization in Remote Sensing, GIS and Digital Cartography” in Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia under a capacity building programme. Remarkably, his contributions was appreciated by Save the Children, United Kingdom and NABARD in the year 2012 .