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Dr. Draghima Basumatary

Dr. Draghima Basumatary

Assistant Professor

Ph.D. : Tata Institute of Social Sciernces, Guwahati

Research Interests:

Sociology of Symbolism, Sociology of Gender, Sociology of Religion, Sociology of Kinship and Family, Tribal Studies
Joined the University in Jun 10, 2015

Phone: 8486787374
Email: draghima.basumatary@cottonuniversity.ac.in

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About

Dr. Draghima Basumatary

M.A. (University of Delhi),

M.Phil (University of Delhi)

PhD (Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Guwahati)

Post Graduate Diploma in Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding (CTPB) from (University of Delhi), New Delhi

Diploma in Advertising and Public Relations, Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), New Delhi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Teaching

Under Graduate Level (Sociology)

Post Graduate Level (Sociology)

Research Projects

Sl. No. Principal Investigator Co Principal Investigator Title of the Project Period Sponsoring Agency Sanctioned Amount Status
1 Draghima Basumatary Dr. Indrani Sarma Witchcraft and Witch hunting as a Gendered Violence: A Sociological Study of Four Tribes of Assam March 2016- September 2018 Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New  
Completed

Research Projects

slno Name of the Project Name of the Principal Investigator Name of the Copi Name of the Funding agency Type (Government/Non-Government) Year Funds sanctioned (INR in lakhs) Duration of the project
1 Witchcraft and Witch-hunting as Gendered Violence: A Comparative Sociological Analysis of Tribes of Assam
Status: Completed		 Dr. Draghima Basumatary Dr. Indrani Sarma ICSSR Government 2016 10 Lakhs 2 years

Research paper publications till 2021

1. Cross-Cultural Understanding of Witchcraft Accusations. Explorations. E-Journal of the Indian Sociological Society. Volume 4. Number 1. April 2020. pp (149-162).                                                                                                                               http://app.insoso.org/ISS_journal/Repository/Draghima_Basumatary.pdf 

2.Witchcraft Practices in Small Scale Societies (2021), Shodh Sarita, ISSN: 2348-2397, Volume 8, Issue 29, pp. 169-173.

Other Informations

(A)Invited Lectures

Invited as resource person for webinar on Ending Witch-Hunts: Do Laws Help? Organized by the International Alliance to end witch hunts on 25th February, 2021.

(B) Participated in Conferences/Seminars

  1. Presented a paper on ‘Witchcraft and Witch-hunting: Sociological Analysis among the Bodos of Assam’ in International Conference on Locating Northeast India: Human Mobility, Resource Flows, and Spatial Linkages organized by Department of Sociology, Tezpur University from 8-9th January, 2018.
  2. Presented a paper on ‘A Study on Witchcraft Practices and Economy’ in International Conference on Locating Northeast India: Human Mobility, Resource Flows, and Spatial Linkages organized by Department of Sociology, Tezpur University from 9-12 January, 2018.
  3. Presented a paper on ‘Gender Discrimination in Witchcraft Accusations’ in International  Seminar on the Changing Status of Women: Myth and Reality organized by Kokrajhar Govt. College, Kokrajhar from 7-8th march, 2018.

(C)Participation in Webinars

  1. Participated in National Webinar on "Home and the World in the Pandemic: Redefining the Normal" organised by Maitreyi College, Delhi University in collaboration with Department of Sociology, Cotton University held on 07.05.2020.
  2. 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 19th July, 2020.

 

  1. 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 12th, 17th, 24 and 31st July, 2020. (Four lectures delivered by Eminent Speakers on different dates mentioned)

 

  1. 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 14th July, 2020.

 

  1. 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 14th July, 2020.

 

  1. Participated in Web Book Discussion on Women, Witch Hunts, and Social Transformation based on book Witch Hunts Culture, Patriarchy and Structural Transformation by Govind Kelkar and Dev Nathan, organized by Institute for Human Development (IHD) and Cambridge University Press on 15.09.2020.

 

  1. Participated in Pandemics and Public Health Ethics organised by Surya Kumar Bhuyan School of Social Sciences, Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University on 18th June, 2021.

 

  1. Participated in Witch Hunt Narratives organised by End Witch Hunts, an International Alliance to End Witch Hunts on 18th June, 2021.

 

  1. Participated in Adivasi Philosophy, History and Politics organised by Department of Political Science, St. Joseph’s College, Bengaluru on 23rd June, 2021.

 

(D) Courses/Training Programmes

  1. Participated in 108th Orientation Programme organised by UGC-HRDC, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi from 09.10.2017 to 03.11.2017.
  2. Participated in Interdisciplinary Refresher Course Winter School on Yoga and Stress Management organised by UGC-HRDC, Gauhati University, Guwahati from 18.12.2019-31.12.2019.
  3. Participated in two week Interdisciplinary Refresher Course/ Faculty Development Programme for “Advanced Research Methodology Tools and Techniques” organised by Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi from 30.01.2021 to 14.02.2021.

(E) Association with Professional Bodies

1. Life Member, India Sociological Society