(A) INVITED LECTURES

1. Invited as a Resource Person for the Programme organized by Department of Sociology, Women’s College, Shillong (Meghalaya) on 30^th April, 2021 on the topic - Understanding the Forest Rights Act, 2006. 

2. Invited as a Resource Person for the Programme organized on The First Month of Assam Government: Leading Priorities and Challenges by the SANSKRITI Group of Institutions, Guwahati on 9^th June, 2021 (Webinar)

3. Invited as Resource Person for the Programme organized in Memory of Late Tarun Gogoi, Former Chief Minister of Assam, by the SANSKRITI Group of Institutions, Guwahati on1^st December, 2020 (Webinar)

4. Invited as Resource Person for discussion on ‘Contemporary Research Priorities in Assam’ by the SANSKRITI Group of Institutions, Guwahati on 21^st November, 2020 (Webinar)

5. Invited as Resource Person for discussion on ‘Cleaner India Programme’, DD-National and DDK-Guwahati, 21^st December, 2018.

6. A Lecture delivered on Gender in Culturein Teachers’ Orientation Course organized by the Centre for Cultural Resource and Training, Guwahati, 7 December, 2018

7. Delivered lectures on Research Aptitudein Special Classes for NET organized by Cotton University, Guwahati, May-June 2018.

8. A lecture delivered on Gender Equity in Work Place in a programme on Training of the Trainers on Gender Equity organized by Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University, Guwahati in collaboration with Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development, Tamil Nadu, 9^th January, 2018

9. A Lecture delivered on Gender in Culturein Teachers’ Orientation Course organized by the Centre for Cultural Resource and Training, Guwahati, 20th December, 2017

10. A lecture delivered on Research Methods in Social Science in an Internship Programme for the P.G Sociology students organized by Sanskriti: The North Eastern Institute of Culture and Religion May 2016.

(B) PAPER PRESENTED IN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

1. Participated and presented a paper on “Insights from the Forest Villages of Assam: Discourses on the History, Culture and Communities” at the International Conference on Northeast India and Southeast Asia: Exploring Continuities, Ambedkar University, Delhi, 25-26 October, 2018

2. Participated and presented a paper on “Forest Governance in the Sixth Schedule Areas in Assam (A Study of the Forest Villages in Kokrajhar District)” at the India Land and Development Conference 2018, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, 19-21 February, 2018

3. Presented a paper on “The Supreme Court and Forest Conservation in India” at the Colloquium on Environment in Court organized by the  University of Oslo and the International Union Conservation of Nature Academy of Law held at the University of Oslo, Norway, from 20-24 June, 2016.

4. Presented a paper on “Forest Governance and the Forest Rights Act 2006 in India”at the 13^th IUCNAEL Colloquium on Forest and Marine Biodiversity held at Atma Jaya University, Jakarta, Indonesia from 7-12 September, 2015.

5. Presented a paper on ‘Forest Governance in India: Reconciling Biodiversity Conservation and Livelihood Needs of the Communities’at the 3^rd UNITAR-YALE Conference on Environmental Governance and Democracy organized by United Nations Institute of Training and Research (UNITAR) and Yale University, in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the United National Development Programme (UNDP), and the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the UN Independent Expert on Human Rights and the Environment. The Conference was held at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA from 5-7 September 2014.

(C) PAPER PRESENTED IN ANTIONAL CONFERENCES/SEMINAR

1. Participated and Presented a paper on “Policy as a Cause of Conflict: Decentralisation, Conservation and Communities”(RC-11 Environment and Society) at the 42^ndAll India Sociological Conference organized by Indian Sociological Society and Department of Sociology, Tezpur University from 27^th to 30^th December, 2016.

2. Participated and Presented a paper on “Equity and Diversity in Cotton College State University” at Orientation-cum-Workshop on Management of Diversity and Equity Universities and Colleges organized by National University of Educational Planning and Administration, New Delhi, 7 – 11 March 2016.

3. Presented a paper on ‘The Koch Rajbongshis: Identity Assertion and Making of the Demand for an Exclusive Homeland Territory’at the One Day Consultation on the Proposed Scheduled Tribes Status of Six Communities of Assam: Issues and Challenges, organized by Sanskriti: The North Eastern Institute of Culture and Religion (NEICR) on the 29^th October, 2015.

4. Presented a paper on ‘Rethinking Forest Governance: Towards a New Policy Perspective’ in a National Seminar on “Post Liberalization Democratic Experiences in India” sponsored by ICSSR (Eastern Region) and UGC,  organized by the Department of Political Science, North Bengal University, 28^th February, 2014.

5. Presented a paper on ‘Issues of Conservation and Livelihood among the Forest Villagers in the Nameri Area of Assam’ in the HSS Graduate Workshop on “Environment and Development: New Frontiers of Research on North-East India” organized by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati and the Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi, 3-4 January, 2014.

6. Presented a paper on ‘Ecology, Culture and Development’in a National Seminar on “Culture and Development: Perspectives from North-East India” (3^rd and 4^th March, 2011) organized by the Department of Sociology, Tezpur Central University, Tezpur, Assam.

7. Presented a paper on ‘Globalization and Forestry: With Special Reference to Assam’,in a UGC Sponsored National Conference on “ Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development” organized by K C Das Commerce College, Guwahati, 28^th and 29^th January, 2009.

8. Presented a Paper on ‘Joint Forest Management: A Critique (Lessons from the Forest Villages in Assam)’ in a National Seminar on “Anthropological Research: Retrospect and Prospect” (11^th to 13^th November, 2011) organized by Sanskriti: The North Eastern Institute of Culture and Religion (NEICR), at the North East Diocesan Social Forum, Kharghuli, Guwahati.

(D) PARTICIPATED IN CONFERENCES/ DISCUSSIONS/ DIALOGUES WORKSHOPS/SEMINARS

1. Participated in “Naya Bharat E-Series” (Unnat Bharat Abhiya, Ministry of Education from 29.11.2020 to 09.05.2021) organized by IIT-Delhi and SEG Coordinators.

2. Participated in Three- Day National Workshop on Gramin Vikas: Enabling Self-Reliant Economy Through Techno Social Innovation in a Perspective of Post COVID-19 Rural India”organised by Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) Cell, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Mumbai, from 25 – 27 June, 2020.

3. Participated in Four-Day Workshop on Gender Equity and Inclusion: Transformative Pathways in Higher Education organized by Women in Security, Conflict Management and Peace An Initiative of the Foundation for Universal Responsibility from 11-14 March, 2019 organised by WISCOMP (Women in Security, Conflict Management and Peace) in collaboration with Cotton University, Guwahati as part of its project ‘HAMSA: Campus Equity Initiative’. The project is supported by the Public Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy, New Delhi. 

4. Participated in the Two Day Regional Conference on “Waste Disposal and Management” organized by the Hon’ble National Green Tribunal , Eastern Zone, Kolkata, held at Srimanta Sankardev Kalakhetra, Guwahati on 9^th and 10^th September, 2017. (Participated in the Conference along with P.G. students of the Department of Sociology, Cotton University).

5. Participated in the One Day Orientation Programme on “Community Forest Rights under the Forest Rights Act 2006” on the 30^th of March 2017 organized by the Centre for Ecology, Environment and Sustainable Development at Tata Institute of Social Sciences (Guwahati Campus) supported by Rights and Resource Initiative (RRI), Washington and School of Habitat Studies, TISS, Mumbai.

6. Participated in a Two-Day Workshop on “Intellectual Property Rights” organized by Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati on 30^th November to 1^st December, 2016.

7. Participated and Presented in the State Level Inception Workshop on “Strengthening Participatory Forest Management in India” (PFM) organized by USAID and Enviro Legal Defense Firm, New Delhi, 7^th August 2015 at NEDFi House Conference Hall, Guwahati.

8. Participated in the National Seminar on ‘Bodo and Assamese: Mutual Influence and Relation in Respect of Language, Literature and Culture’, organized by SahityaAkademi, Department of Bodo, Cotton College and AALAP- A Platform of teachers and exchange of ideas, on 28^th November, 2015 held at Cotton College, Guwahati.

9. Participated in the ‘Young Ecologists Talk and Interact (YETI) 2011’, organized at the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, 13^th to 15^th December, 2011.

10. Participated in a National Seminar on ‘Inclusive Social Development’ organized by Equal Opportunity Cell in Collaboration with Departments of Sociology and Cultural Studies, Tezpur Central University. The Seminar sponsored by U.S. Consulate and Tezpur Central University, Tezpur, 7^th and 8^th September, 2011.

11. Participated in the One Day Consultation on ‘Research Priorities in Social Sciences in North-East India’ organized by Sanskriti: The North Eastern Institute of Culture and Religion (NEICR), at the North East Diocesan Social Forum, Kharghuli, Guwahati, 13^th August, 2011.

12. Participated in a Seminar on ‘Development Issues in the Electoral Agenda 2011: Challenges to Political Parties’ organized jointly by North Eastern Social Research Centre and B. Borooah College, Guwahati, 12-13 March, 2011.

13. Participated in ‘Knowledge Sharing Workshop on Climate Induced Water Hazards in the Brahmaputra Basin in Northeast India: Adaptation, Governance based on Risk Mitigation’ organized by Aaranyak (Guwahati) and ICIMOD (Kathmandu), 15^th February, 2011.

14. Participated in a Workshop on ‘Conflict Transformation: Perspectives on North East India’ organized by Equal Opportunity Cell and Department of Sociology, Tezpur Central University, Tezpur, Assam, 17-18 February, 2011.

(E) COURSES/TRAINING PROGRAMMES

1. Completed Two Week Faculty Development Programme/Refresher Course under the Ministry of Education sponsored Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT). The Programme is organized by the Teaching Learning Centre (TLC), Ramanujan College in collaboration with Assam University, Silchar, Assam from 30.01.2021 to 14.02.2021. (Organized through Online Mode).

2. Participated in Online Training Programme on "Sustainability Commitment in Educational Campuses"organised by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), New Delhi from 17-18 July, 2020.

3. Participated in Online Training Programme on Gender Responsive Budgeting organised by V.V. Giri National Labour Institute, Noida from July 13-17, 2020.

4. Participated in Online Training Programme on Gender Issues in Labour: A Behavioural Approach to North Eastern Statesorganised by V.V. Giri National Labour Institute, Noida from June 29 – July 3, 2020.

5. Participated  in a Short-term Course on “Tailoring Technologies for Rural Sector: Development and Dissemination” conducted under the Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP) sponsored by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, organised by the Centre for Rural Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati from 29^th October to 2^nd November, 2018.

6. Participated in the Capacity Building Programme on Career Guidance and Counselling organized by Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD), Chandigarh and IQAC, Cotton University, Guwahati from 24/09/2018 to 27/09/2018

7. Participated inSummer School on Political Economy organized by Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development (OKDISCD), Guwahati  from 28/05/2017 to 01/06/2017

8. UGC Sponsored Refresher Course in Social Science-I (Interdisciplinary Refresher Course in Social Science-I) UGC- Human Resource Development Centre, Gauhati University, Guwahati from 29/01/2018 to 18/02/2018

9. Participated in the 10th Orientation Programme (Interdisciplinary) UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi from 13/02/2017 to 10/03/2017

10. Participated in One Day Training Programme on ‘Rights, Protection, Accountability and Disaster Risk Reduction’ on 20^th November, 2013 at the Conference Hall, Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development, Guwahati.

11. Course on ‘Computer Application in Development Studies’ (SPSS) from 17^th-24^th January, 2009 organized by Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development (OKDISCD), Guwahati.

12. Course on ‘Research Methodology in Development Studies’ (1^st-10^th, December, 2008) organized by Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development (OKDISCD), Guwahati.

13. Participated in a Summer School on ‘The Philosophies of the Social Sciences and Humanities’ (8^th-26^th, June, 2009) at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, in Indian Institute of Science Campus, Bangalore, India.

(F) PARTICIPATION IN WEBINARS

1. Participated in the National Webinar ’Women Migrant Workers: Issues and Challenges During COVID 19 Pandemic and Post Pandemic Situation’organized by KKHSOU in collaboration with National Women Commission, New Delhi on 26^th September, 2020.

2. Participated in the Online Meet ‘Interaction with the Achiever’ organized by IQAC in association with Cotton University Teachers’ Association (CUTA) on 13^th August, 2020.

3. Participated in the 4^th Dr. Ambedkar Memorial Lecture ‘Dr. B.R. Ambedkar: The Life of the Mind and Life in Politics’organized by Dr. Ambedkar Chair, Tezpur University on 7^th August, 2020.

4. Participated in the National Webinar on ‘Statistics and Social Science Research: Field Realities’organized by the Department of Statistics in association with IQAC, Cotton University on 19^th July, 2020.

5. Participated in the International Seminar (A series of Web-talk) on ‘Gendered Sites, Everyday Lives’ organized by Centre for Women’s Studies (CWS) in association with IQAC, Cotton University on 12^th, 17th, 24 and 31^st July, 2020. (Four lectures delivered by Eminent Speakers on different dates mentioned)

6. Participated in National Webinar on ‘Wildlife Crimes in India: Overview and Recent Trends’ organized by Biologics on 19^th July, 2020.

7. Participated in the National Webinar on "Use of Online E-Resources "organized by Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of Cotton University in association with Assam College Librarians’ Association (ACLA) held on 14^th July, 2020.

8. Participated in the live Webinar on ‘User Awareness of National Digital Library of India (NDLI)’ jointly organized by Surya Kumar Bhuyan Library and IQAC, Cotton University in collaboration with NDLI-NECR, IIT-Guwahati on 14^th July, 2020.

9. Participated in the Webinar on ‘Gender in the Post- Covid Era’organized by Surya Kumar Bhuyan School of Social Sciences, Krishna KantaHandiqui State Open University, Guwahati on 16^th July, 2020.

10. Participated in the Webinar on "Mendeley and Zotero Reference Management Software" organize by Dr. Surya Kumar Bhuyan Library, Cotton University, Guwhati on 31^st March, 2021.

(G) ASSOCIATION WITH PROFESSIONAL BODIES

1. Life Member, India Sociological Society

2. Life Member of Indian Association for Women’s Studies

3. Member, International Union for Conservation of Nature Academy of Environmental Law       (IUCNAEL)

(H) ACADEMIC TRAVEL GRANT/SCHOLARSHIP

Recipient of the full-funded Travel Grant/Scholarship of the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi in the year 2014 for academic visit to Yale University in New Haven.

(I) REVIEWER FOR THE JOURNAL(S)

1. Reviewer for International Journal of Rural Management (Sage Publications).

2. Reviewer for Explorations (An e-journal of the Indian Sociological Society)