Dr. Natasha Hazarika
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. : Tezpur UniversityResearch Interests:
Urban Sociology, Environment and Society, Gender Studies, Media and Culture, Sociology of North-East IndiaDate of Joining : Aug 14, 2026
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Email: natasha.hazarika@cottonuniversity.ac.in
About
Ph.D., Tezpur University
M.A., Delhi School of Economics, Delhi University
B.A. (Hons.), Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi University
Teaching
Former Assistant Professor in Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Guwahati campus (Aug 2023-Aug 2026)
Guest faculty in Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Guwahati campus (2018; 2022; 2023), Cotton University (2022; 2023), Tezpur University (2016) and Gauhati University (2015)
Experience
Editorial Assistant, Explorations, e-journal of Indian Sociological Society (2017-2021)
Research Associate, ActionAid, Northeast region office (2018)
Other Information
2026
Organizing committee member of the National Seminar on Viksit Uttar Purv: Visioning for a Sustainable and Equitable Economic Development in India’s Northeast, organized by the School of Social Sciences & Humanities, TISS Guwahati, 25-26 March 2026
2025
Chaired a session at the National Seminar on Rethinking Culture: Retrospect and Prospect in the North-East India context, organized by Centre for Sociology and Social Anthropology, School of Social Sciences & Humanities, TISS Guwahati, 8-9 April 2025
Invited as Resource person to deliver a session on ‘Techniques for Identifying Research Problems & Literature Review’ at the Three-day Capacity Building Workshop on Research Writing and Methodology in Social Sciences, organized by the Department of Political Science, Assam Royal Global University in collaboration with O.P. Jindal Global University and supported by Tata Institute of Social Sciences, 17-19 February 2025
2024
Conducted a workshop session on ‘Qualitative Data Analysis: Transcription, Coding and Categorization’ at the Workshop on Data Analysis and Academic Writing, organized by Unit for Research and Development, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Guwahati, 19-23 March 2024
Panel Discussions
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1. Invited for Panel Discussion on ‘New Trends of Sociological Research in Northeast India’ at the 1st Annual Conference of the Sociological Association of Northeast India (SANEI) on Sociology in Northeast India: Retrospect and Prospects, hosted by Japfu Christian College, Nagaland and sponsored by North East Council (NEC)
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2. Invited for Panel Discussion on ‘Urbanization of Guwahati’ at the Urban Action School (UAS) 2018: Advanced Course for Urban Policy Practitioners on Urbanizing North-East India: Interrogating Questions of Sustainable Economic Development, organized by Department of Sociology, Tezpur University, Assam in collaboration with ActionAid, India
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Paper Presentations
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1. Presented paper titled ‘Planning vs. Reality: Understanding the Execution of the Master Plans of Guwahati city’ at the National Convention on People-Centric Urban Governance in India, organized by Centre for Urban Studies, Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi
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2. Presented paper titled ‘Urban Commons and Public Space: a Critical Analysis of Urban Governance of Guwahati City’ at the National Seminar on Guwahati through Different Times, organized by Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
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3. Presented paper titled ‘Urbanization and its impact on Urban Commons’ at the International Conference on Locating Northeast India: Human Mobility, Resource Flows and Spatial Linkages, organized by Department of Sociology, Tezpur University
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4. Presented paper titled ‘Is India Ready for Smart Cities?’ at the International Seminar on Governance, Development and the State in Contemporary Times, organized by Department of Sociology, Tezpur University, Assam in collaboration with MACRONEI and UNICEF India
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