Post Graduate Level (Sociology)

Under Graduate Level (Sociology)

PhD Course work

• Assistant Commissioner & Executive Magistrate, Assam Civil Services, Government of Assam, 2016-2020
• Circle Officer, Assam Civil Services, Government of Assam, 2018
• Guest lecturer, Gauhati University, 2013-2014 

• Borbarah,P & Jyoti Das, 2021, "Bringing the World Inside Home: Media, Advertisements and Changing Forms of Consumerism" in Tripathy, Gopi Devdutt et al. (ed.) Sociological Reflections on Covid 19 Pandemic in India Redefining the normal. Springer.

• J. K. Chowdhury Scholar Award, 2008 

(A) Invited lecture:

Invited as a resource person for 2-week Induction course of Assam Civil Service & Assam Police Service Officers 2024 batch held from 1-03-2024 - 14-03-2024, AASC, Guwahati

(B) Presentation at Institutes/Conferences/ Workshops:

1. Presented a paper on ‘Revisiting Development Discourse’ in Contemporary Indian Society: Challenges and Responses at the 38th All India Sociological Conference, Indian Sociological Society (National Conference) organised by Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur, 27th -29th  December, 2012.
2. Presented a paper on ‘Development Versus Chronic Poverty: The Coal ‘Minors’ of Meghalaya’ at Human Development and the Marginalised Sections in North-East India: Issues, Challenges and Way Forward (International Seminar) organised by Centre for Studies in Human Development and Equal Opportunities Cell, Assam University, Silchar, 18th -20th  March, 2013.
3. Presented a paper on ‘Indigenous Knowledge and Sustainable Development’ at The Futures We Want: Global Sociology and the Struggles for a Better World at the 3rd International Sociological Association Forum of Sociology (International Conference) organized by the University of Vienna, Austria, 14th July, 2016.
4. Presented a paper on ‘Indigenous Knowledge and Sustainable Development: The Case of Razii-Zabii System’ at Ph.D. Scholars’ Seminar, Centre for the Study of Social Systems, JNU, New Delhi, 16th – 17th February, 2017.
5. Presented a paper on 'The right to information and grass-roots movement in India- Implications for human rights in a democracy' at the ICIL- Congress of International Law, 2021 organized by Nova school of law, Lisboa, Portugal, Erasmus and Programme of the European Union.
6. Presented a paper on 'Usage of semi-controlled experimental technique in qualitative analysis' at the International congress on Research Methodologies (QUALIS), 2021 organized by University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
7. Presented a paper on 'Riiza: An indigenous alternative to globalized agriculture' at the 12th Annual Conference, International Initiative for Promoting Political Economy (IIPPE), 2022 organized by the International Initiative for Promoting Political Economy.
8. Presented a paper on 'Environment, development and displacement: An ethnographic case study of Silsako beel in Guwahati city' at the 19^th IUAES- World Anthropolgy Congress 2023 organized by the International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences (IUAES).

(C) Participation in Conferences/ Seminars/ Webinars:

1. Participated in the Indian Sociological Society-Diamond Jubilee Celebrations at the 37th All India Sociological Conference, Indian Sociological Society (National Conference) organised by the Centre for the Study of Social Systems, JNU, New Delhi, 11th -13th December, 2011.

2. Participated in Disability Studies in India: Reflections on Future (International Conference) organised by Centre for the Study of Social Systems, JNU, New Delhi, 6th -7th February, 2015

3. Participated in National Conclave on ‘Synergizing Knowledge, Policy and Practice for Vulnerable Children, Youths and Women’, Tezpur University, 27-28 January, 2020.

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6. Participated in National webinar on Home and the world in the Pandemic: Redefining the Normal, May 7, 2020, organized by Maitreyi college, University of Delhi in collaboration with Department of Sociology, Cotton University.

7. Participated in National webinar on use of Online e-Resources, July 14 ,2020, organized by Internal Quality Assurance Cell of Cotton University in association with Assam college Librarians’ Association

8. Participated in National Webinar on Users Awareness of National Digital Library of India, July 14, 2020, jointly organized by Dr. Surya Kumar Bhuyan Library and IQAC, Cotton University in collaboration with NDLI-NERC, IIT Guwahati.

9. Participated in International Seminar on ‘The role of diplomatic Mission in Assisting Migrants During and Beyond Covid 19’, July, 14, 2020, organized by Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism.

10. Attended International webinar on Post Pandemic Challenge to Liberal Democratic Institutions in South Asia July 15, 2020, organized by IQAC in collaboration with Nandalal Borgohain City College, Dibrugarh, Assam.

11. Attended National webinar on Anthropological Understanding of Covid -19 July, 16, 2020 organized by IQAC in collaboration with Nandalal Borgohain City College, Dibrugarh, Assam.

12. Attended National Seminar on Sociology and Tribal Studies in North-East India: Research and Development, July, 16, 2020 organized by Department of Sociology Jorhat College and IQAC in collaboration with Library and Information Science Professional Association, Assam.

13. Attended National webinar on Statistics and Social Science Research: Field Realities, July 19, 2020 organized by Department if Statistics, Cotton University in association with Internal quality Assurance Cell, Cotton University.

14. Attended International webinar on Post Pandemic Higher Education: Approaches and Way Forward July, 23, 2020 organized by IQAC and Nandalal Borgohain City College, Dibrugarh, Mazbat College, Udalguri in collaboration with Cinnamara College, Jorhat, Assam.

15. Attended International webinar on Challenges of Human Capital Accumulation in developing countries in the wake of Covid-19, July, 26, 2020, organized by Department of Economics in collaboration with IQAC of Narangi Anchalik Mahavidyalaya, Assam.

16. Attended International E-Seminar on Best Practices in Migration Management during Covid -19: Cases from Latin America, July, 28, 2020 organized by Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism.

17. Attended National webinar on Application of SPSS in Social Science Research, August, 8,2020, organized by KC Das Commerce College, Guwahati, Assam.

18. Attended National webinar on Knowledge of indigenous people: An Anthropological Outlook, August, 8,2020, organized by Department of Anthropology, DHSK College, Dibrugarh, Assam.

19. Attended National webinar on Education at the time of the Pandemic: Seeing Beyond the Techno- Managerial Solution, August, 10, 2020 organized by Silapathar College, Dhemaji, Assam.

20. Participated in Two Days International webinar on Covid-19 Pandemic: Mapping Issues and Challenges Through Gender Perspective, August, 12-13, 2020, organized by Karimganj College, Assam.

21. Participated in International webinar on Post Covid Global Education: Challenges and Opportunities, August, 17, 2020 organized by IQAC, Cinnamara College, Jorhat collaboration with IQAC, Nandalal Borgohain City College, Dibrugarh, Assam.

22. Participated in IMUN Online Conference 24.0 (As a delegate representing Bhutan on the topic “Protection of Landlife through Sustainable Production and Consumption” September 26-27, 2020 organized by International Model United Nations in collaboration with UNDP, UNESCO. International.

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(D) Courses/Training Programmes/Workshops completed:

Completed ‘Three Days Qualitative Research Methodology’ National Workshop organized by Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, 28th – 30th July, 2016.

Completed 'One Week Online Faculty Development Programme on Research Methodology' organized by Kumar Bhaskar Varma Sanskrit and Ancient Studies University and Barbhag College, Gauhati University, June 24- 30, 2020.

Completed 'Two days International Workshop on Improvising Strategies for Social Research: Methodological Concerns', organized by Indian Anthropological Association and Anthropology without Borders, August 12-13, 2020.

Completed 'Short Term Programme on Building Competencies of Teachers in Blended Learning and Teaching' organized by UGC HRDC, University of Hyderabad, 17th to 22nd May, 2021.

Completed a '4 weeks Film Appreciation Course' organised by Film and Television Institute of India, Pune held from 20th May to 19th June, 2021.

Participated in a 5 days Faculty Development Programme on General Management & Research Methodology for Faculty Members of Higher Education Institutions of NER organized by Indian Institute of Management, Shillong from 08 May 2023 to 12 May 2023.

Completed a Refresher course in “Managing Online Classes & Co-creating MOOCS 27.0” organized by Ramanujan College, University of Delhi under Ministry of Education, Government of India from 06 June to 20 June 2023.

Attended an In-person NPTEL Awareness Workshop organized by NPTEL, IIT Madras in association with Cotton University, Guwahati, Assam on 20 November 2023.

Participated as a nominated member from Cotton University in a collaborative academic writing workshop organized by National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration, New Delhi and NIT, Silchar, February 13-16, 2024.

(E) Details of Completed MOOC Course:

1. Completed a '8 Weeks MOOC course on Film Appreciation' conducted by NPTEL, July-September 2021

2. Completed a '12 weeks Faculty Development Programme on Sociology on Development' organized by NPTEL-AICTE, July 2023-October 2023.

(E) Association with Professional Bodies:

• Lifetime member of Indian Sociological Society (ISS) 
• Member of the International Initiative for Promoting Political Economy (IIPPE) 
• Individual Member of International Sociological Association (ISA)