Rena Laisram

Professor

MA (Delhi) PhD (Gauhati) MPhil (JNU)

Ancient India

Department of History
Gauhati University, Guwahati, 781014
Email: laisram[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in

RENA LAISRAM, Ph.D

Institution Full AddressDepartment of History, Gauhati University, Gopinath Bordoloi Nagar, Jalukbari, Guwahati, Assam, India, Pin: 781014
Contact: +91 9435403042
Email ID: laisram@gauhati.ac.in;  renalaisram@gmail.com
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Academic Qualifications 
Ph.D (History), Department of History, Gauhati University
M.Phil (History), Centre for Historical Studies, JNU, New Delhi
UGC-National Eligibility Test, New Delhi
M.A.(Ancient Indian History), Faculty of Arts, Delhi University
B.A. (History Honours), Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi University
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Specialization 
Ancient Indian History
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Research Interests 
Religion and Culture
Oral History and Community
Folklore and Traditional Knowledge
Ethnicity, Nationality and Identity
Gender Dynamics in Northeast India
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Commendations/Fellowships/Grants 
Commendations
UNESCO Commissioned Paper on New Frontiers of Distance Education: Empowerment of Women through Education, the Role of Open and Distance Learning in Northeast India, November 2008.
Letter of Appreciation from Vice Chancellor, Gauhati University: Member, Steering Committee-Accompanying Team, UGC Visit (XIth Plan) to Gauhati University, 23-24 October 2008.
Fellowships/Grants 
2013-14: UGC, New Delhi [Minor Research Project].
2010-11: ICSSR-North Eastern Regional Centre, Shillong [Post-doctoral Initiation  Programme].
1996-97: Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, New Delhi and OKD Institute of Social Change and Development, Guwahati [Junior Research Fellowship].
1988-90: ICHR, New Delhi [M.Phil].

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Research Topics
Ph.D: Ancestor Worship of the Meiteis.
M.Phil: The History of the Religion of Ancient Assam Based on Archaeological Evidence.  
Projects
Women and Bhakti Tradition in Northeast India: Gender Implications for Contemporary Society [UGC, New Delhi].
Gender Relations in Meitei Society [ICSSR-NERC, Shillong].
Art of Weaving in Northeast India [NBT, HRD, Government of India, New Delhi].
PUBLICATIONS
A.  Books
2023. Guest Editor. Sacred Groves, Cultural Ecosystems and Conservation. UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN: Hardcopy 10: 152750106X; 13: 978-1527501065; Paperback 13: 978-1-0364-0097-2; 10:1-0364-0097-2; eBook 1527501078; 978-1527501072.
2019. Religion in Early Assam: An Archaeological History. UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 10:1-5275-3283-6; 13: 978-1-5275-3346-2; eBook 9781527533462; 13-9781527533462.
2009 [Reprint 2020]. Early Meitei History: Religion, Society and the Manipur Puyas. New Delhi: Akansha Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-8370-163-1. 
1998. The Growth and Development of Meitei Nationality: A Historical Approach. Guwahati: Lawyers Book Stall.
B.  Self Learning Material (SLM) for Gauhati University Institute of Open and Distance Learning (GUIDOL)
2014. Author, MA History: Course 101: Historical Methods. ISBN 978-81-928318-4-8
2014. Author, MA History: Course 206: History of China [1839-1949]. ISBN 978-93-84018-10-8
C.  Articles in Journals/Proceedings [Select]: 
2024. Contextualizing Taralangso as Heritage Site for Karbi Youth Festival. Dialogue Quarterly. Vol. 24 (1-4). July.  Delhi: Astha Bharati. ISSN 0973-0095. pp. 119-131. [UGC-CARE] [Co-Author Laxmi Hansepi].
2023. Queer Space in Folk Culture of Assam: A Case Study of Hijras. Proceedings of NEIHA, 41st Session. November. ISSN 2349-753X. pp. 147-155. [Co-Author Poojashree Haloi].
2022. Karbi Women and Environmental Conservation. Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources. Vol. 5. No. 3. September. ISSN 2581-6853. pp. 1-17. [Web of Science] [Co-Author Laxmi Hansepi].
2022. Satras as Agency of Cultural Change in Undivided Goalpara.Dogo Rangsang Research Journal. Vol.12. Issue 8. August. ISSN 2347-7180. pp.140-146. [UGC-CARE] [Co-Author Mohibul Hoque]
2022. Ritual of the Dead: Karbi Chomangkhan in its Cultural Context. Religions. Vol. 13. Issue 6. June. ISSN 2077-1444. [Scopus] [Co-Author Laxmi Hansepi].
2021. Devadasi Discourse in Dalit Literature: Revisiting Muddupalini's Radhika Santawanam. Sahityasetu. Vol. 11. Issue 6. Special Issue on Dalit Literature, Continuous Issue 66.  November-December. ISSN 2249-2372. pp. 1-9. [UGC-CARE]
2021. Weaving Widowhood: Reflections on Life and Literature of Mamoni Raisom Goswami. Sampriti: A Peer Reviewed Journal. Vol. 7. Issue 2. September. ISSN  2454-3837. pp. 263-270.  [UGC-CARE]. 
2021. The Sacred Lineage: Clan and cult in Meitei Society. Third Concept, An International Journal of Ideas. Vol. 35. No. 411-412. May-June. ISSN 0970-7247. pp. 86-89. [Co-Author Dr. D.L. Haokip] {UGC-CARE]
2020. Stress Among working Women in Higher Educations in Kamrup Metro, Assam. International Research Journal of Commerce, Arts and Science. Vol. 11. No. 8. August. ISSN 2319-9202. pp. 62-69. [Co-Author Arpee Saikia].
2018. Gender Violence and Armed Conflict: Voices from Periphery Assam. Glimpses: An International Journal of Analysis and Multidisciplinary Research. Vol.8. No.1. December. ISSN 2250-5061. pp. 39-50.
2018. Women Cadres in ULFA Insurgency: A Gender Perspective. International Research Journal of Management Sociology and Humanities.Vol. 9.  Issue 3. December. ISSN 2348-9359. pp. 264-270. [Co-Author Angkita Dutta].
2018. Oral History as Alternative Archive: Documenting Transgender Voices in Manipur.  Proceedings of  North East India History Association. Shillong: Department of History, NEHU. ISSN 2349-753X. pp. 51-60.
2014. Traditional Knowledge and Manuscript Culture in Manipur. In Girin Phukon. Ed., Indian Journal of Tai Studies: An International Journal on Tais. August-September. Moranhat. Assam: Institute of Tai Studies and Research. ISSN 0975-5233. pp.166-172.
2014. Negotiating Gender and Power: Women’s Activism in Contemporary Manipur. In B.B. Kumar. Ed. Dialogue. Vol.16 No.1. July-September. Delhi: Astha Bharti. ISSN 0973-0095; pp.182-192. [UGC-CARE]
2014. Narrative Discourse and Aryan Imprint in Manipur Historiography. In Meeta Deka. Ed. Journal of History and Culture. Vol. 1. Guwahati: Department of History, Gauhati University. ISSN 2348-3830; pp.1-12.
2014. Swami Vivekananda’s Philosophy of ‘Truth’ and Global Peace: Implications for North-east India. In B.B. Kumar. Ed. Quest. Vol.VII. No.2. July. Guwahati: VKIC. ISSN-0976-0040. pp.100-109.
2014.Vedic Lore and Dance Rituals in Manipur.In Manjula Devi. Ed. Proceedings of  National Seminar on Vedas and Northeast India. Gauhati University: Department of Sanskrit. ISBN: 978-81-924984-2-3, pp.58-63. 
2013. Credentialism and Implications for Higher Education in Northeast India. In B.B. Kumar Ed. Quest. Vol.VII. No.1. July. VKIC. ISSN-0976-0040; pp. 26-36.
2012. Women’s Access to Higher Education: Issues and Challenges in Northeast India. In B.B. Kumar Ed. Quest. Vol.V. No.2. July. VKIC. ISSN-0976-0040; pp. 40-53.
2011. Merging  Sacred  Spaces: Religion   and   the  'Problem   of  Globality’. In D.C. Nath. Ed. Prajna, Journal of Gauhati University Teachers’ Association, Vol. XX,  Guwahati: Gauhati University. June;  ISSN-0976-9072; pp.69-73.
2010. Regional History and Politics of Identity in India’s North East.  In. Priyam Goswami. Ed. Journal of Arts. Vol.XLI. Guwahati: Gauhati University.
D.  Chapters in Books [Select]
2023. Temple Door as Ritual Space: Illustrations fro Ancient Assam. Paromita Das. Ed. Art and Architrcture of Eastern India. New Delhi: Pathak Publisher and Distributors. ISBN 978-93-91952-143. pp. 16-25.
2022. Cultural Context of Bhakti and Women in Northeast India. P. Pal et al. Eds. Proceedings of International Bi-Lingual Webinar on Tribal Life Style-2. Chennai: Notion Press. ISBN 979-8888331576. pp. 177-190.
2021. Sacred Iconography in Early Assam. In M.K. Chaulay and Manjil Hazarika. Eds. Archaeology in Northeast India. New Delhi: Research India Press. January. ISBN 978-93-5171-171-1. pp. 149-156.
2020. 'Historic Urban Landscape' and Heritage Conservation of Kamakhya in Assam. In Meeta Deka. Ed. Urbanisms in South Asia: North-East India Outside-In. Delhi: Primus Books. July. ISBN: 978-93-90022-93-5. pp. 308-317.
2020. Festivals in Northeast India: Collective Memory and Representation of History. In Sikhamoni Konwar. Ed. Overview North East India. Guwahati: EBH Publishers (India). July. ISBN: 978 93 88881 28 9. pp. 79-92.
2019. Polo Game in Manipur: Endangered Culture in a Global World. In Girin Phukon. Ed. Endangered Ethnic Language and Culture in Northeast India. Guwahati: DVS Publishers. ISBN: 978-93-85839-33-7. pp. 93-101.
2018. The Eighteenth Century in Manipur History: Transition and Transformation. In. Tejimala Gurung. Ed. The Falling Polities: Crisis and Disintegration of States in North-East India in the Eighteenth Century. Guwahati: DVS Publishers. ISBN: 978-9385-8391-22. pp. 259-273.
2017. Documenting Folk Culture through Indigenous Textiles in Manipur. In. Girin Phukon. Ed. Folk Culture of Indigenous Communities of Northeast India. Guwahati: DVS Publishers. ISBN: 978-93-85839-04-7. pp. 149-162.
2017. Manipur and the Mahabharata: Cultural Topography and its Sacred History. In  Shrutidhara Chakravarty and Sujata Purkyastha. Ed.. Anvesa: The Epics and the North-East. Delhi: Pratibha Prakashan. ISBN 81-7702-397-7. pp. 76-85.
2016. Freedom Fighters of The Imphal Campaign: A Footnote in Nationalist Historiography? In Sanjoy Hazarika. Ed. Koireng and Little Known   Fighters Against the Raj:  Manipur, New Delhi: Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research, Jamia Millia Islamia University. ISBN 978-93-80570-88-4. pp. 66-74.
2015. Tradition of Dance Rituals and Gender Dynamics in Manipur. In Sutapa Sengupta et.al. Ed. Dynamics of Gender Disparity: North East Lens. Guwahati: EBH Publishers (India). ISBN 987-93-83252-47-3. pp. 113-119.
2014. Contesting the Nation: Religion and Meitei Identity. Sonowal, CJ. Ed. Religion and Ethnic Reconstruction among the Tribes of Northeast India. New Delhi: Akansha Publishing House.  ISBN, 978-81-8370-386-4. pp. 199-210.
2013. Historical Context and the Making of a Cultural Icon: Dr. Bhupen Hazarika. In Umesh Deka. Ed.  Bhupen Hazarika: A Voice, A Mystery. Guwahati: Chandra Prakash. ISBN 987-95-244-0072-7. pp. 57-61.
2013. Challenges to the Nation: The ‘Merger’ Question and State of Democracy in Manipur. In Alaka Sarmah. Ed.  Democracy and Diversity in Northeast India. Guwahati: DVS Publications (India). ISBN 987-95-244-0072-7. pp. 57-61.
2012. Gender Concerns in North-East India: Women, Marriage and Property Rights. In Jogendra Kr. Das. Ed. Agenda for Assam and the North-East: Issues and Trends. Vol.1. Guwahati: EBH Publishers (India). ISBN 97893-86261-40-9. pp. 267-281.
2012. Elangbam Nilakanta Singh as a Historian. In J.B.Bhattacharjee. Ed. Historians and Historiography of Northeast India. New Delhi: Akansha Publishing House; ISBN-978-81-8370-320-8. pp. 230-241.
2012. Dynamics of Tribal Literary Tradition in Northeast India. In Umesh Deka Ed. Northeast India as a Diverse Tribal Belt. Guwahati: Gauhati University Institute of North East India Studies. ISBN 978-93-244-0269-1; pp. 200-209.
2012. Brahmanical Ideology and Intellectual Discourse in 20th Century Manipur. In H. Sudhir. Ed. Social History of Manipur.  New Delhi: Sunmarg Publications. ISBN 849230497-4. pp. 95-106.
2012. Archaeology of the Sacred: Ganesa in Early Assam. In Anusandhana, Commemorative Volume-Centenary Celebration, Guwahati: Kamarupa Anusandhana Samiti, [Assam Research Society]. pp. 52-155.
2011. Situating Nupilan in India’s Freedom Struggle. In B. Datta Ray et.al Eds. Freedom Struggle in Northeast India. New Delhi: Omsons Publications. ISBN: 978-81-907205-4-0. pp. 268-273
2010. Women Empowerment through Education: The Role of Open and Distance Learning in Northeast India. In Kandarpa Das. Ed. ODL Systems in Transition: Experiences and Reflections. New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-259-4458-4. pp. 43-52.
2008. The Manipur Puyas. R.Bezbaruah et.al. Eds. North-east India: Interpreting the Sources of its History. New Delhi: ICHR and Aryan Books International. ISBN 10: 8173052956. pp. 140-146.
E. Other Publications [Select]
2017. Trans Lives through Oral History: Stories from Manipur. VARTA - OHAI Online Newsletter. Issue 1. Vol. 1. Bengaluru: Oral History Association of India.
2017. Illustrated Manuscript as Folk Art in Manipur. In. P.Das and D.Kouli. Eds. Heritage Northeast, 26th Session, IAHC. Guwahati: Indian Art History Congress Organising Committee
2014.  Nupilan to Meira Paibee: Women’s Movements in Manipur. Voice of the Northeast,  XIVth National Conference on Women’s Studies,  Indian Association for Women’s Studies, New Delhi in collaboration with Gauhati University, Guwahati.
2012. Money and Banking: Changing Notions in History. Flashback. Guwahati: Department of History, Gauhati University.
2011. Subhas Chandra Bose and Manipur’s ‘Tryst With Destiny'. In Sheila Bora Ed. Azad Hind Haqoomat Day: Commemorative Volume. 21 October. New Delhi: Netaji Subhash Bose INA Trust; pp. 74-76.
2010. Museums in Contemporary World. Flashback. Guwahati: Department of History, Gauhati University.
2007. Shankaradeva’s Vaisnavism: A Study of its Origin in Historical Context. In P. Rajbongshi Ed. Souvenir: International  Conference on Bhakti Movement and Shrimanta Shankaradeva. Guwahati:  Asom Kalatirtha. 
 

 

 

PAPERS PRESENTED IN CONFERENCES  /SEMINARS: [Select]
2023. Spiritual Ecology and Umanglai Conservation in Manipur. International Bi-Lingual Webinar on Tribal Lifestyle-3: Tibeto-Burman and Austro-Asiatic Languages. Organized by School of School of Languages and Linguistics, and Indian Anthropological Society.  25 February.
2022. Reimagining Nationality: Manipur Puya as Manuscript Heritage of Southeast Asia.. National Seminar on North-east Indian Literary Heritage and Southeast Asia: A Comparative Framework. Organized by Department of Modern Indian Language and Literary Studies, Gauhati University. 10 March.
2022. Beyond Borders: Rethinking Meitei Identity in Asian Frontiers. International Seminar on Geography Shapes History: A Journey through Ages. Organized by LPU Punjab, 24 June.
2022. Transculturalism and the Perennial Philosophy of Ramayana in Northeast India. International Conference on Recent Trends in Humanities, Linguistics, Literature and Education. Organized by Cluster University of Jammu and VK Foundation New Delhi. 27 March.
2021. Sacred Grove and Ecological Heritage: Illustrations from Manipur. IASR National Conference on Religion and Society: Reflections on the Indic Paradigm. Organised by Department of Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology, St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, 25-26 February.
2017. Listening to History: Memory and Methodology, OHAI Annual Conference 2017, Organised by Oral History Association of India, Bengaluru in collaboration with Department of History,GU, 13-14 November.
2016. Theorizing Rituals: Maibis as Agents of Traditional Knowledge, National Seminar on Religion and Culture in Northeast India, organized by Department of History, Gauhati University, 3-4 November.
2016. Polo Game in Manipur: Endangered Culture in a Global World, National Seminar on Endangered Culture and Language in Northeast India, Organized by Institute of Tai Studies and Research  Moranhat, Assam, 17-18 December.
2016. Interpreting Oral History Interview: Transgender and the Cultural Context in Manipur, International Oral History Association Conference, XIXth Sesion, International Oral History Association of India (IOHA) and OHAI Bengaluru, India, 27 June-1 July.
2015. Sanskrit and Regional Tradition in Manipur: Text and Context, 47th  All India Oriental Conference, organized by Bhandarkar Research Institute, Pune, and Department of Sanskrit, Gauhati University, 2-4 January.
2014. ‘Historic Urban Landscape’ and Heritage Conservation of Kamakhya in Assam, National Seminar on Understanding Urban History, Organized by Department of History, Gauhati University and ICHR, New Delhi, 05-06 September.
2014. The ‘Sacred’ Lives of Widows in Assam: Issues and Challenges in Gender Mainstreaming, XIVth National Conference on Women’s Studies. Organised by Indian Association for Women’s Studies, New Delhi in collaboration with Gauhati University, Guwahati, 04-07 February.
2013. The Language of Art: Illustrated Manuscripts in Manipur, Indian Art History Congress, 22nd Session, Heras Institute of Indian History and Culture, St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, 25-27 October.
2013. Cultural Hybridity and Politics of Identity in Asian Frontiers: Revisiting Meitei-Tai History, ICSSR Sponsored Conference  on Continuities and Discontinuities of Asian Engagement: Borders, Mobility and Identity in Northeast India and Asia, Organized by Discipline of Political Science, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati and Institute of Chinese Studies, New  Delhi, 17-18 October.
 
 

 

 

 

WORKSHOPS/ SYMPOSIA ATTENDED: [Select] 

2024. Seminar on: The Future of Writing with Artificial Intelligence (AI) by Dr. David Kaufer, Dintinguished Professor at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh organised by College of Humanities and Social Sciences, HBK University, Doha, Qatar, 25 February. [Virtual and In-Person]

2024. Workshop for Course Outcomes and Programme Outcomes, organised by IQAC, Gauhati University, 18 March.

2023. Regional Training Programme on Plagiarism Detection Software (PDS): Shodh Shuddhi, organised by KK Handique Library and IQAC, Gauhati University in collaboration with INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar, at Gauhati University, 29 December.

2022. Liberal Arts in Asian Higher Education. Organized by The Liberal Arts Forum and Lingnan University, Hongkong. 23-24 June. [Virtual and In-Person]

2022. NEP 2020-Multiple Entry and Exit. UGC-HRDC, NEHU Shillong. 8 June

2022. NEP 2020-Credit Mobility & Academic bank of Credit. UGC-HRDC, JNVU, Jodhpur. 14 June

2022.  NEP 2020-Strategies for Implementation. Plans and Goals. UGC-HRDC, GU. 30 May.

2022. Latest Archaeological Findings in India and the World, organized by School of Social Sciences and languages, LPU Punjab. 13 February.

2022. 7 Day Workshop on Explorations of Archive and Conservation of Heritage. organized by Lovely Professional University, Punjab and Heritage Foundation, Jhalgaon. February.

2021. Explorations and Excavations: Recent Trends, organized by Society for Heritage Archaeology and Management, Kolkata, 24 July.

2021. Collegiate Education: Teaching and Learning during Pandemic Phase, HRDC-Gauhati University, 19 July.

2021. UGC-STRIDE workshop on Laiharaoba, UGC New Delhi and Manipur University, 14 June.

2021. E-learning and Online Teaching: 2021 and Beyond, Manipur Institute of Management Studies, Manipur University, 13 May.

2021. Clarivate Journal Citation Index (JCR) Certification Series-2021, organized by Clarivate Analytics. 14, 17 June.

2021. Role of Audiovisual Translation in Digital Communication, organized by College of Humanities and Social Sciences, HBK University, Doha, 30 March.

2020. National Education Policy-2020, organized by IQAC, Gauhati University. 11 August.

2020. Application of Plagiarism Detection Software and Shodh Shuddhi, organized by Department of Library and Information ScienceCell ALCA, Guwahati, 13 June.

2019. The Seas and Mobility of Islamic Art, organized by Virginia Commonwealth University School of Arts in Qatar, Doha, 10-11 November.

2019. Panel Discussion: Women in Cultural Leadership, organized by Museum of Islamic Art, Doha, 8 October.

2019. Tenth Annual International Conference on Translation Beyond the Margins, organized by College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, 26-27 March.

2017. Gender Justice at the Intersections of Legal Practices and Socio-political Transformation, organized by Georgetown University-Qatar, Doha, 29-30 October.

2017. Oral History Methodology, organized by Oral History Association of India, Bengaluru and Department of History, Gauhati University, Guwahati, 24-25 April.

2016. 21st Century Woman: Roles, Issues and Challenges, organized by Sikkim Government College, Gangtok, 23-25 November.

2015. Archives and Historiography organized by Department of History, Gauhati University, 15 December.

2014. Manuscript Mission: Conservation and Preservation, organized by National Mission for Manuscripts, New Delhi and Institute of Tai Studies and Research, Moranhat, 21-27 April.

2013. Documentation and Preservation of Northeast Culture, organized by Gauhati University Institute of North East India Studies, GU, 09-11 March.

2013. North East Teachers’ Congress, organized by University of Science and Technology, Baridua, Meghalaya, 22-24 March.

2013. Oral History, organized by Centre for Public History, Srishti School of Arts, Design and Technology, Bengaluru and Department of History, GU, 23-28 September.

2011. ODL System in Transition: Challenges in Preparing Quality Learning Material, organised by Distance Education Council, IGNOU, New Delhi and IDOL, GU, 02-03 March.

2008. Archaeological Ceramics and Stone Tools, organised by IIT, Guwahati,  ICHR and CASTEI, Kolkata, at IIT-Guwahati, 10-14 November.

 INVITED SPEAKER / RESOURCE PERSON: [Select]

  • Anthropological Approaches to the Study of Religion [Refresher Course in Anthropology]
  • Alternative Education: Equity and Access to Open Universities in NE India [Orientation Programme]
  • Changing Contours of Ecology, Landscape and Development in NE India [Plenary Lecture: National Workshop]
  • Culture of Manipur [Refresher Course in Tribal Studies]
  • Democracy in Manipur: A Gender Perspective [Refresher Course in Women's Studies]
  • Ethnic Studies in NE India [International Conference]
  • Festival Studies in Historical Research: Focus Northeast India [Refresher Course in History]
  • Festival Dance as Performing Art in Manipur [Special Winter School in Art and Craft of NE India]
  • Feminism [Refresher Course in Philosophy]
  • Gender and Sacred Space [National Workshop ] 
  • Gender Equality and Gender Justice [Panel: 85th Indian Philosophical Congress]
  • Gender Concerns in North-East India [Refresher Course in Women’s Studies]
  • Historical Methods [Ph.D Scholar’s Programme]
  • Historiography : Paradigms and Parameters [Refresher Course in Research Methodology]
  • History and Tradition: Case Studies from Northeast India [Refresher Course in History]
  • Historical and Sociological Impact of Migration in NE India [Panellist: National Seminar]
  • Importance of Manuscripts in History [National Workshop]
  • Methods of Preservation of Manipuri Manuscripts [National Worksho]]
  • Myths and Legends as Sources in Social Science Research [Refresher Course in ResearchMethodology]
  • Mythistory and Constructing Identities : Illustrations from Manipur [Refresher Course in History]
  • Project Formulation [Refresher Course in History]
  • Revisiting Manipur Politics: 1946-52 [Plenary Lecture: National Seminar]
  • Religion: Tribal and non-Tribal Cults, Rituals and Beliefs: Features and Fusions [National Seminar]
  • Sacred Groves and Traditional Knowledge in Northeast India (Refresher Course)
  • Status of Women in North East India [Refresher Course in Tribal Studies]
  • Textualization of Tradition: The Manipur Puyas [Refresher Course in History]
  • Traditional Knowledge and Manuscript Culture [Faculty Development program on Heritage Practices and Pedagogy]
  • The Role of History in Conflict and Peace Processes in NE India [National Seminar]
  • Women and Social Change in NE India: Promoting Gender Equality and Women Empowerment [National Symposium]
  • Women in Political Participation [Panellist:National Commission for Women]
  • Widening Horizons in Historical Studies: Regional History in NE India [National Seminar]

 

 

 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT / EXTENSION RELATED ACTIVITIES: [Select] 

  • 2024. Co-ordinator, National Seminar on Current Researches in History: Issues and Challenges, organised by Department of History, Gauhati University, 20-21 March.
  • 2023. Member-Sub-Committee Gauhati University Convocation, 24 February
  • 2022. Member, Committee for Anchor & Dias Management. Gauhati University Platinum Jubilee Celebrations, Jan 2022-Jan 2023.
  • 2021. Completed 7day Faculty Development Programme on National Education Policy- 2020: Re-envisioning Higher Education in India. organised by TLC Ramanujan College Delhi University under aegis of  PMMM National Mission on Teachers and Teaching, Ministry of Education, Govt. of India. 30 August-07 September.
  • 2021. Completed 7day Faculty Development Programme on Pedagogy & Practices of Heritage Studies organised by SMBS Thorat College Maharashtra and Heritage Foundation, Jhalgaon, 7-13 July.
  • 2021. Completed 7day Short Term Course on Heritage and Museum Studies organised by Kala Academi, Mumbai & Heritage Foundation, Jhalgaon, Maharashtra, 17-24 June.
  • 2017. Coordinator, National Workshop on Oral History Methodology, organized by Oral History Association of India, Bengaluru and Department of History, Gauhati University, 24-25 April.
  • 2017. Member, Organizing Committee, Third Biennial Conference of OHAI , organized by OHAI Bengaluru and Department of History,Guwahati,13-14 November.
  • 2016. Coordinator, PhD Scholars’ Seminar on Current Researches, Department of History, Gauhati University, 05 October.
  • 2016. Contact Person, Web Cell for Department of History, Web Management Cell, GU.
  • 2016-17. Secretary, Oral History Association of India, Bengaluru.
  • 2016-17. Member, Editorial Committee, VARTA-online OHAI [Oral History Association of India] Newsletter, Bengaluru.
  • 2015. Officer-in-charge, MA 1st and 3rd Semester Examinations in History, December.
  • 2015. Member, Screening Committee, Dulendra Nath (ed.), Socio-Economic Change in Colonial Assam, Sipajhar College Publication Board, Darrang, Assam. ISBN: 978-81-930723-1-8.
  • 2014-17. Associate Editor, Journal of History and Culture, Department of History, GU, Vols.1-3, ISSN-2348-3830.
  • 2014-16. Teacher-in Charge, M.Phil/PhD Course Work, Department of History, GU.
  • 2014. Co-ordinator, Refresher Course in History, Academic Staff College-GU, Feb-March
  • 2013. Deputy, Center Superintendent, Central University Common Entrance Test-CUCET, Guwahati, 18-19 May.
  • 2013. Member, Organizing Committee, National Conference on Women's Studies, organized by IAWS, New Delhi and Department of Women's Studies, GU, 03-04 February.
  • 2013. Member, Committee for Syllabus, M.Phil and Ph.D Programme in History, GU.
  • 2012, Member, Centenary Celebration Committee, Kamarupa Anusandhana Samiti (Assam Research Society), Guwahati.
  • 2011-21. Member, Departmental Research Committee, Department of History, GU.
  • 2011-21. Member, Departmental Research Committee, Department of Women’s Studies, GU.
  • 2010-13. Member, Research Advisory Committee, Gauhati University Institute of North East Studies (GUINEIS), GU.
  • 2010-13. Teacher-in-charge, History Study Circle, Department of History, GU.
  • 2010. Member, Organizing Committee, 85th  Indian Philosophical Congress,  Gauhati University, 26-29 October.
  • 2010. Member, Committee for 34th  Indian Social Science Congress,  Indian Academy of Social Sciences and Gauhati University, 27-31 December.
  • 2009. Course Coordinator, Ph.D Scholar’s Programme (Social Sciences) (III), UGC-Academic Staff College, GU.
  • 2009-11. Guest Lecturer, M.Phil in Women’s Studies, Women’s Studies Research Centre, GU.
  • 2009. Member, Editorial Board, Proceedings of National Seminar on Women in Colonial Assam, Pandu College Centenary Celebrations, Guwahati.
  • 2009. Special Invitee. UG Committee of Courses in History, Gauhati University.
  • 2008-2011. Guest Lecturer, B.A. LLB (Hons)-Five Year Integrated Course, University Law College, GU.
  • 2008-2009. Member, M.Phil Committee on Women's Studies and Syllabus, WSRC, GU.
  • 2008. Member, Steering Committee-Accompanying Team, UGC Visit (XIth Plan) to Gauhati University, 23-24 October.
  • 2008. Member, Committee for Syllabus-History Formulation for B.A. LLB (Hons)-Five Year Integrated Course, University Law Classes, GU.
  • 2000-2001. Member, Editorial Board, Prajna, a Journal of Gauhati University Teacher's Association, Vol.X. GU.
  • 1996-2018. Member, Committee of Courses and Syllabus for MA in History, GU.

 

 

RESEARCH GUIDANCE 
Recognized Research Guide/ Member, Departmental Research Committee:
  1. Department of History, GU
  2. Department of Women’s Studies, GU
  3. Women’s Studies Research Centre, GU
  4. Gauhati University Institute of North East India Studies, GU
  5. Department of Philosophy, GU
SCHOLARS
Ph.D : Awarded: 07; Currently Working: 06
M.Phil: Awarded: 03

TOPICS: M.Phil/ Ph.D

  • Religious Institution and Acculturation among the Misings of Majuli in Assam [Ph.D Awarded]
  • History and Culture of the Bishnupriya Manipuris with Special Reference to Cachar District, Assam [Ph.D Awarded]
  • ULFA Atrocities and Violation of Women's Rights in Sivasagar District, Assam [Ph.D Awarded]
  • History, Tradition and Society of Mayongs [Ph.D Awarded]
  • Meitei Women in History: Meira Paibee to Nupilan [Ph.D Awarded]
  • Gender Issues of Working Women in Higher Education Institutions in Kamrup Metro, Assam [Ph.D Awarded]
  • Women and Sankaradeva's Vaisnavism in Assam [M.Phil Awarded]
  • Women in Bodo Economy in Kokrajhar District of Assam [M.Phil Awarded]
  • The Devadasis of Parihareswar Devalaya in Dubi, Assam [M.Phil Awarded]
  • Festival, Culture and Identity of Karbis in Karbi Anglong, Assam [Ph.D Awarded]
  • The Hijra Community in Post-Colonial Assam [Ph.D Currently Working]
  • Religious Institutions and Cultural Change in Undivided Goalpara: 13th-18th centuries CE [Ph.D Currently Working]
  • Food and History of the Misings in Assam [Ph.D Currently Working]
  • Sacred Groves and Traditional Knowledge Systems in Karbi Anglong, Assam [Ph.D Currently Working]
  • Women and Traditional Musical Instruments in Bodo Society [Ph.D Currently Working]
  • Ordained Women in Buddhism with Special Reference to Assam [Ph.D currently Working]

 

COURSES TAUGHT / TEACHING: GAUHATI UNIVERSITY

B.A. LLB (Hons)-Five Year Integrated Course, University  Law College
Indian History with Special Reference to Assam
M.A in History
India and Southeast Asia: Historical Connections
State and Polity in Early India
Historiography
State Formation in Ancient India
History of East Asia: China and Japan [1839-1949]
Gender History
Cultural History/Research Methodology in Social Sciences [Value Added Course]
Historical Methods [IDOL, GU]
Political and Administrative History of Ancient India from Earliest Times to 319 AD.[IDOL, GU]
Political Ideas, Social and Economic Institutions in Ancient India  [IDOL, GU]
M.Phil/ Ph.D in History
Critical Theory and Historical Research
Chronicle Tradition in Northeast India
Gender Dynamics in Northeast India
History: Theory and Practice
Marxist Theory
Multidisciplinary Approaches to Social Science Research
Myths and Legends as Source for  Historical Research
Oral Tradition and Oral History
Postcolonialism
Postmodernism
Structuralism 
M.Phil in Women’s Studies, Women’s Studies Research Centre
Women in Northeast India

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
A. Gauhati University
Under Graduate
Gauhati University Law College, [2008-11]
Post Graduate:
Department of History, [1996-Till date] 
Institute of Distance and Open Learning, [1999-Till date] 
M.Phil/Ph.D
Department of History, [2008 - Till date]      
Women’s Studies Research Centre, [2009-11]
B. Others
Government of Assam Pre-Exam Training for IAS etc., Guwahati
Visting Faculty, ERD Foundation Coaching for Civil Service Examinations, Guwahati
Pre-Exam Training Centre [PETC], Gauhati University, Guwahati
 

 

 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION 

Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute
Indian Association for Women’s Studies
Indian Art History Congress
Indian Council of Philosophical Research
Institute of North East India Studies
Kamarupa Anusandhana Samiti [Assam Research Society]
North East India History Association
Oral History Association of India
Tribal Literary Association of India
The Institute of Indian Geographers

 

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