MA (BHU) MPhil (JNU) PhD (JNU)
Medieval India
Department of History
Gauhati University, Guwahati, 781014
Email: rashmi[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in
EDUCATION
Specialising in Medieval Indian history
Interest areas: State formation, caste-tribe continuum, and social relations in the 17th-18th centuries Assam
Medieval and Early Colonial Assam
Post-independence caste identity politics.
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| B.A Second Semester (History Major/Minor) |
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The Cult of Jagannath and the Neo-Vaishnavite Movement in Assam, Shruti Amar and Swati Samantaray edited Jagannath in the South Asian Literary and Folkloric Tradition, 2023
Customs, Myths and Traditions in State Formation: A Case Study of Dimasa-Kacharis in the 17th and 18th century A.D, International Journal of Applied Social Science, 2021
Srimanta Sankardeva's Neo-Vaishnavie Movement: Transition from Tribalism to Hinduism in the 17th and 18th century Assam, Dr.Sangita Saikia and Bibekananda Choudhuri edited Sarvagunakar Epitome of All Virtues,2020
Majuli in the 16th and 17th century A.D, Dr Sanjib Kumar Borkakoti edited Majuli: Resources and Challenges, 2017
| Title of the Paper | Name of Seminar/Conferences | Date | Venue |
| From Rebellion to Monarchy: The Evolution of the Matak Community in the 19th Century Assam | 4th International Conference of the Indian Association for South Asia Studies (IASAS) | June 21-22, 2024 | Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. |
| The Cult of Jagannath and the Neo-Vaishnavite Movement in Assam | International Seminar on "The Mystic Eyes": Jagannath in South Asian Literature, Culture and Folklore | March 14-15, 2022 | KIIT, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India sponsored by ICCSR |
| Moran-Mataks of Assam: A Historical Study in Transition from Tribalism to Neo-Vaishnavism | Symposium Series AINA (MIRROR): Reflecting South-Asia in Hawai'I, Asia-Paciic and Beyond | April 28-30,2021 | University of Hawai'i, Manao,Virtually (Zoom) USA |
| Power and Supremacy: Social Conflicts in the Brahmaputra valley during the 18th century A.D | South Asia: Interpreting Its Past, Imagining Its Future | February 5-7, 2021 | South Asian Studies Association, 14th Annual Conference, Loyola Marymount UniversityVirtually (Zoom) USA |
| Religion and Power: Legitimacy, Kingship and Ideology among the Ahoms and Dimasa-Kacharis of Assam in the 17th and 18th century C.E | Binaries and Beyond: Gender Discourses in the Long Eighteenth Century, IISECS | February 26-27,2020 | Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi, India |
| Myths and Traditions: Some Elements in State Formation among the Dimasa-Kacharis in the 17th and 18th century A.D | International Conference on "Cultural Exchanges through Narratives on Folkloristics Overview" | March 15-17,2019 | ICCR (Rabindranath Tagore Centre), Kolkata, India |
| Sri Sri Anirudhadeva's Nirguna Bhakti: A Process of Detribalization among the Mataks in the 17th and 18th century Assam | Sixth Northern Regional Social Science Congress | January 18-20,2019 | Janardan Rai Nagar Rajasthan Vidyapeeth, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India sponsored by ICCSR |
| Srimanta Sankardeva's Neo-Vaishnavite Movement: Transition from Tribalism to Hinduism in the 17th and 18th century Assam | National Seminar on Srimanta Sankardeva and His Times | February 9-10,2018 | Visva Bharati, Santiniketan, West Bengal, India |
| 4-Week Faculty Induction/Orientation Programme for “Faculty in Universities/Colleges/Institutes of Higher Education” | MINISTRY OF EDUCATION PANDIT MADAN MOHAN MALAVIYA NATIONAL MISSION ON TEACHERS AND TEACHING | Ramanujan College, University of Delhi | 02-31 December, 2023 |
| 2 -Week Refresher Course on Traditional Indian Knowledge: Sources, Concept, Practice and Relevance | Sponsored by RUSA 2.0, UGC Human Resource Development Centre | Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam |
16th Feb-2nd Mar, 2023 |
| 10 days International Online Research Methodology Workshop in Humanities and Social Sciences | Department of English and Technical Events Cell, Parul University, Vadodara, India in collaboration with Department of Law, University of Raparin, Ranya, Iraq and Centre for Diaspora Studies, Central University of Gujarat | Gandhinagar |
December 2021 |
| Online Short-term course on "Archaeometallurgy and Scientific Analysis of Ancient Metal Object" | National Research Laboratory for Conservation of Cultural Property | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh | August 2021 |
| Online certification and training programme on "Understanding Heritage and Tourism: Discovery & Experiential Delivery Post Covid-19" | Kurukshetra University RUSA Project Society in collaboration with India City Walks | New Delhi | Mar 2021 – Apr 2021 |
| E-workshop on SWAYAM MOOC & Academic Writing | Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University | Uttarakhand | January 2021 |
| One-day National Webinar on "Cybercrime Awareness from A Legal Perspective" | Collcom, NSS, Jawaharlal Nehru University | New Delhi | April 2021 |