Dr. Indrani Sarma

Dr. Indrani Sarma

Assistant Professor

Ph.D. : Tezpur University, Assam

Research Interests:

Environmental Sociology, Sociological Theories, Research Methodology, Society in India, Environmental History, Social Demography
Date of Joining : Jun 25, 2015

Phone: 8721873380
Email: indrani.sarma@cottonuniversity.ac.in

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About

Dr. Indrani Sarma

B.A. Hons (Miranda House, University of Delhi), MA (Jawaharlal Nehru University), PhD (Tezpur University)

Career Profile/Services: 

(A) Assistant Professor, Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development, Guwahati (2013-2015)

(B) Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Cotton University (From June 2015 till date)

Administrative assignments within and outside the institution:

1. Head (In-charge), Department of Sociology, Cotton University (August 2015 till 31st October, 2019)

Activities/assignments in the University:

  1. Founder Head, Department of Sociology, August 2015 – October 2019
  2. Coordinator, Human and Social Sciences (Research Methodology) paper of PhD Coursework, 2017
  3. Member, Unnat Bharat Abhiyan, UBA Cell, Cotton University 2018
  4. Member, Centre for Women’s Studies, Cotton University
  5. Member, Coordination Committee for the BLA Programme, Cotton  University, 2020
  6. Coordinator (In-charge), B.A. Programme for Sportspersons for the academic session June-December 2021.
  7. Member, Coordination Committee for UG Admission, 2017-18, 2019 – 20 and 2022-23
  8. Member, Organizing committee of  “Cotton Fest”, 2022 Cotton University
  9. Member, Election conduct Committee, 2022-23, Cotton University
  10. Member, Committee for organization of Cotton College State University Convocation, 2017
  11. Member, Sub-Committee of Second Convocation of Cotton University, 2022
  12. Member, Committee for the Implementation of the Guidelines for establishment of Research and Development Cell, Cotton University, 2022
  13. Member, Guidance and Counseling Cell, Cotton University, 2022
  14. Assistant Officer in-Charge and Assistant Zonal Officer for UG Semester-I Examinations, 2021
  15. Panel Member for the Selection of Project Personnel, Department of Environmental Biology and Wildlife Sciences, Cotton University.
  16. Member, Committee for Evaluation of Research Papers/Book Chapters published by faculty members of Human and Social Science, Cotton University, 2019
  17. Member, Advisory Committee to review Qualitative and Quantitative Matrix under NAAC Assessment Process, IQAC, Cotton University, 2019
  18. Member, Committee for Women’s Study Centre at Cotton University, 2019
  19. Member (Joint-Convener) for Natural History, Committee for Evening PG Courses, 2019
  20. Convener, Selection Sub-Committee for National Social Service (NSS), Son/Daughter of Martyred Soldiers belongs to Indian Army, Other States, 2018, 2019
  21. Faculty In-Charge, Social Service, Cotton University
  22. Member, Chess Team selection Committee, 2018
  23. Member, Committee to development and implement Student feedback mechanism, Cotton University, 2018
  24. Chairperson and Convener, UG and PG Board of Studies for Sociology, Cotton University, 2018
  25. Member, Placement Cell, Cotton University, 2018
  26. Member, Departmental Research Committee of Departments of Sociology, Education, Economics, History, Anthropology, Archaeology, Political Science (Cotton University)
  27. Departmental Representative to Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) from 2017 – September 2023
  28. Departmental Representative to Cotton University Teacher’s Association from 2017-2022.
  29. Executive Body member, Cotton University Teacher’s Association from 2017-2022.
  30. Departmental Representative to The Cotton College Teachers’ Co-operative Society Ltd. 2017-.
  31. Executive Body member, Cotton College Teachers’ Co-operative Society Ltd. From 2017-

Teaching

(A) Undergraduate Courses

(B) Post Graduate Courses

(C) Ph.D. Coursework/Methodology Course

Research Projects

               

 

Research Projects

Sl. No Name of the Project Name of the Principal Investigator(PI) Name of the Co-PI Name of the Funding Agency Type (Government/Non-Government) Year Funds Sanctioned (INR in lakhs) Duration of the Project
1 Impact of Technology on the Emotional Health of Adolescents
Status: Ongoing
Dr. Indrani Sarma SCERT, Govt. of Assam Government 2025 6 months
2 Forests & Forest Dwellers in Assam: searching for a sustainable relationship
Status: Completed
Dr. Indrani Sarma Prof. Chandan Kumar Sharma, Department of Sociology, Tezpur University ICSSR - IMPRESS Government 2019 8 Lakhs 2 years
3 Training and Orientation Programe for Students and Scholars on Community Forest Resources Rights
Status: Completed
Dr. Indrani Sarma (As Documentation Officer) Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai Non-Government 2018 Forty Thousand 1 Months
4 Witchcarft and Witch Hunting as Gendered Violence: A Comparative Sociological Analysis of the Tribes of Assam
Status: Completed
Dr. Draghima Basumatary Dr. Indrani Sarma Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi Government 2016 10 Lakhs 2 years
5 Witch-Hunting in Assam
Status: Completed
Prof. Indrani Dutta Dr. Indrani Sarma Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development, Guwahati under the aegis of Assam Police (PROJECT PRAHARI) Non-Government 2014 3 Months

Research paper publications

2024

1. Himangshu Sekhar Sarma and Dr. Indrani Sarma, Cultural Capital and Digital Divide: Language as a Bridge and Barrier to Technology Adoption Among Students in Vernacular Medium Schools, Aitihya- The Heritage , vol. Volume-XV, Issue-2, 76-83, UGC-CARE (Group-I) ISSN No. 2229-5399, 2024

2022

1. Dr Indrani Sarma and Dr Sarmistha Das, Urbanisation and its Impact on the Peri-Urban Areas: A Study in Guwahati City, Explorations (E-Journal of the Indian Sociological Society), vol. Volume 6 (1), 3-20, e-ISSN: 2581-5741, 2022

2021

1. Dr. Indrani Sarma and Dr. Draghima Basumatary, The New Education Policy: A Sociological Perspective, SHODH SARITA SHODH SARITA , vol. Volume 8, 84-88, Issue 29 (UGC-CARE Group-I), 2021

2. Dr. Draghima Basumatary and Dr. Indrani Sarma, The Kamakhya Temple: A Sociological Perspective, SHODH SANCHAR BULLETIN, vol. Volume 11, 133-137, Issue 21, ISSN: 2229-3620, 2021

2019

1. Dr. Indrani Sarma, Insights from the forest villages in Assam: Discourses on the history, culture and communities, International Journal of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. Volume 4, Issue 6, UGC-CARE (Group- I) Journal No. 63200, ISSN: 24558834, 2019

2015

1. Dr. Indrani Sarma, M.N. Srinivas: The Man and His Work, ANTHROPOS INDIA , vol. Volume 1, 81-107, ISSN: 2394-8396, 2015

2014

1. Prof. Chandan Kumar Sharma and Dr. Indrani Sarma, Issues of Conservation and Livelihood in a Forest Village of Assam, International Journal of Rural Management Sage Publications , vol. Vol. 10 No. 1. April 2014, 47-68, ISSN: 09730052 e-ISSN: 09730680, 2014

2. Dr. Indrani Sarma, In Search of an Ordered Landscape (Book Review) Gunnel Cederlӧf (2014) An Empire on India’s North Eastern Frontiers 1790-1840: Climate, Commerce and Ecology, Oxford University Press 2014, New Delhi, Social Change and Development , vol. Volume XI, Number 2, ISSN: 0975-4016, 2014

2012

1. Dr. Indrani Sarma, Forest Villages in Assam: Emergence and Evolution, Social Change and Development, vol. Volume IX, 3-25, ISSN: 0975-4016, 2012

2. Dr. Indrani Sarma, An Assessment of the Indian Forest Rights Act 2006 in Assam, JOURNAL OF ALTERNATIVE PERSPECTIVES IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, vol. Volume 4, 493-517, Issue 3, ISSN: 1948-0105 (online) ISSN: 1948-0091 (Print), 2012

3. Dr. Indrani Sarma, Joint Forest Management in a National Park of Assam, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE TOMORROW (Society for Promoting International Research and Innovation), vol. Volume I, Issue 3, ISSN: 2277-6168, 2012

Chapters/Articles publications in Books (Research Oriented)

 

Sarma and Basumatary. (2023). Qualitative Methodology in Social Science Research. Recent Advances in Social Science Research: In the context of India’s North-East( Edited by: Prof. Barnali Gogoi & Swapnali Saikia). Satabdi Prakashan. Guwahati. 978-81-92726-11-3

Pathak and Sarma. (2022). The New Education Policy 2020: Understanding the New Structural Changes in the Education System. India@75 (Policy, Governance and Development) Edited by: Kikhi et.al., Global Publishing House, New Delhi. 978-93-95606-03-

Sharma and Sarma. (2017). The Forest Villages and the Forest Dwellers of Assam and the FRA 2006’. MAN AND FORESTS IN THE HIMALAYAS AND NORTHEAST INDIA (Edited volume by the Centre for the Himalayan Studies, North Bengal University). B.R. Publications, New Delhi. 9789386223630 SD387.S55M36 2017  DDC 33.75095496

2. Sarma. (2012) Joint Forest Management: A Critique (Lessons from the Forest Villages in Assam)” has been published in Jose et al. (eds.) Anthropology in North-East India (2013), Omsons Publications, New Delhi, Pp. 153-172. 978-93-81981-03-0

3.Globalization and Forestry: With Special Reference to Assam”has been published in Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development (2010), KC Das Commerce College, Guwahati, Pp. 386-394.

Research Scholars

Sl. No Name Research Topic Roll No
1 Priyanka Sarmah Environmental Sociology
2 Himangshu Sekhar Sarma Education and Society
3 Prajna Borah Environment, Gender and Land Conflict
4 Ms. Nabanita Bharadwaj Environment and Society, Sociology of Development

Awards

(A) Recipient of the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) Full-Funded Travel Grant to visit Yale University, New Haven, USA, Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi in the year 2014 (September).

 

CONFERENCES

1. Presented a paper on ‘Forest Governance in India: Reconciling Biodiversity Conservation and Livelihood Needs of the Communities’ at the 3rd UNITAR-YALE Conference on Environmental Governance and Democracy.
Institute : Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Place : United States of America
Type of Conference : International
Date of Conference : 5-9-2014 to 5-9-2014

2. Presented a paper on “Forest Governance and the Forest Rights Act 2006 in India” at the 13th IUCNAEL Colloquium on Forest and Marine Biodiversity
Institute : Atma Jaya University, Jakarta, Indonesia
Place : Jakarta, Indonesia
Type of Conference : International
Date of Conference : 7-9-2015 to 7-9-2015

3. Presented a paper on “The Supreme Court and Forest Conservation in India” at the Colloquium on Environment in Court, organised by University of Oslo, Norway and the International Union Conservation of Nature Academy of Law held at the University of Oslo, 
Institute : University of Oslo, Norway
Place : Norway
Type of Conference : International
Date of Conference : 20-6-2016 to 20-6-2016

4. 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
Institute : Centre for Land Governance and Land Policy Cell, NITI Aayog, New Delhi in Collaboration with TISS Mumbai, OXFAM India, WRI India, Landesa
Place : New Delhi
Type of Conference : International
Date of Conference : 19-2-2018 to 19-2-2018

5. 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
Institute : Centre for Community Knowledge, Ambedkar University, Delhi
Place : Ambedkar University, Delhi
Type of Conference : International
Date of Conference : 25-10-2018 to 25-10-2018

6. Participated and Presented a paper on “Policy as a Cause of Conflict: Decentralisation, Conservation and Communities” (RC-11 Environment and Society), at the 42ndAll India Sociological Conference  
Institute : Indian Sociological Society and Department of Sociology, Tezpur University
Place : Tezpur University
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 27-12-2016 to 27-12-2016

7. 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
Institute : Department of Political Science, North Bengal University
Place : North Bengal University
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 28-2-2014

8. Presented a paper on ‘Ecology, Culture and Development’ in a National Seminar on “Culture and Development: Perspectives from North-East India” 
Institute : Department of Sociology, Tezpur University, Tezpur, Assam
Place : Tezpur University
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 3-5-2011 to 3-5-2011

9. Presentated a Paper on 'Tourism in Protected Areas and Community Participation: A Sociological Study of the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam'  (With Ms. Nabanita Bharadwaj) at the International Conference on Political, Economic and Cultural Pivots in the Past, Present and Future of Central, South and South-East Asia.
Institute : Girijananda Choudhury University
Place : Girijananda Choudhury University
Type of Conference : International
Date of Conference : 21-1-2025 to 21-1-2025

10. Presented a paper on ‘Globalization and Forestry: With Special Reference to Assam’,in a UGC Sponsored National Conference on “ Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development” .
Institute : K C Das Commerce College, Guwahati
Place : Guwahati
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 28-1-2009 to 28-1-2009

11. 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”
Institute : Sanskriti: The North Eastern Institute of Culture and Religion (NEICR), at the North East Diocesan Social Forum
Place : Guwahati
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 11-11-2011 to 11-11-2011

12. Participated and presented a paper on “Traditional Crafts and Women Empowerment: Preserving Heritage through Self-Help Groups” at the 16th Two-Day Annual National Seminar on Cultural Heritage and Empowerment in India and Contemporary World: Harnessing Diversity, Technology, Talent and Vision organised SANSKRITI-North Eastern Institute of Cultural Research (NEICR)
Institute : SANSKRITI-North Eastern Institute of Cultural Research (NEICR)
Place : Guwahati
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 7-12-2024 to 7-12-2024

CONFERENCES/DISCUSSIONS/DIALOGUES/SEMINARS/WORKSHO

1. Attended the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on 26th June, 2022 at DGP Conference Hall, DGP Office, Guwahati.
Institute : Office of the Director General of Police
Place : Guwahati
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 26-6-2022

2. 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.  
Institute : Indian Institute of Technology
Place : New Delhi
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 29-11-2020 to 29-11-2020

3. 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.
Institute : Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Mumbai
Place : Mumbai
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 25-6-2020 to 25-6-2020

4. 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.   
Institute : Public Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy, New Delhi
Place : Cotton University, Guwahati
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 11-3-2019 to 11-3-2019

5. 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 9th and 10th September, 2017. (Participated in the Conference along with P.G. students of the Department of Sociology, Cotton University).
Institute : National Green Tribunal , Eastern Zone, Kolkata
Place : Guwahati
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 9-9-2017 to 9-9-2017

6. Participated in the One Day Orientation Programme on “Community Forest Rights under the Forest Rights Act 2006” on the 30th 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
Institute : Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
Place : Tata Institute of Social Sciences (Guwahati Campus)
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 30-3-2017

7.   Participated in a Two-Day Workshop on “Intellectual Property Rights” organized by Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati on 30th November to 1st December, 2016.  
Institute : Indian Institute of Technology
Place : Guwahati
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 30-11-2016 to 30-11-2016

8. 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, 7th August 2015 at NEDFi House Conference Hall, Guwahati
Institute : NEDFi House
Place : Guwahati
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 7-8-2015

9. Participated in the National Seminar on ‘Bodo and Assamese: Mutual Influence and Relation in Respect of Language, Literature and Culture’, organized by Sahitya Akademi, Department of Bodo, Cotton College and AALAP- A Platform of teachers and exchange of ideas, on 28th November, 2015 held at Cotton College, Guwahati.
Institute : Cotton University
Place : Guwahati
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 28-11-2015

10. Participated in the ‘Young Ecologists Talk and Interact (YETI) 2011’, organized at the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, 13th to 15th December, 2011.
Institute : Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
Place : Guwahati
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 13-12-2011 to 13-12-2011

11. 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 University, Tezpur, 7th and 8th September, 2011.
Institute : U.S. Consulate and Tezpur University
Place : Tezpur University
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 7-9-2011 to 7-9-2011

12. 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, 13th August, 2011.
Institute : The North Eastern Institute of Culture and Religion (NEICR)
Place : North East Diocesan Social Forum, Kharghuli, Guwahati
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 13-4-2011

13. 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.
Institute : North Eastern Social Research Centre and B. Borooah College
Place : Guwahati
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 12-3-2011 to 12-3-2011

14. 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), 15th February, 2011.
Institute : Aaranyak (Guwahati) and ICIMOD (Kathmandu)
Place : Guwahati
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 15-11-2011

15. Participated in a Workshop on ‘Conflict Transformation: Perspectives on North East India’ organized by Equal Opportunity Cell and Department of Sociology, Tezpur University, Tezpur, Assam, 17-18 February, 2011.
Institute : Tezpur University
Place : Tezpur University
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 17-2-2011 to 17-2-2011

16. 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 26th September, 2020 (Webinar).
Institute : KKHSOU in collaboration with National Women Commission, New Delhi
Place : Webinar
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 26-9-2020

17. Participated in the Online Meet ‘Interaction with the Achiever’ organized by IQAC in association with Cotton University Teachers’ Association (CUTA) on 13th August, 2020.
Institute : Cotton University Teachers’ Association (CUTA)
Place : Webinar
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 13-8-2020

18. Participated in the Online Meet ‘Interaction with the Achiever’ organized by IQAC in association with Cotton University Teachers’ Association (CUTA) on 13th August, 2020.
Institute : Cotton University
Place : Guwahati
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 13-8-2020

19. Participated in the 4th 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 7th August, 2020.
Institute : Tezpur University
Place : Webinar
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 7-8-2020

20. 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.
Institute : Cotton University
Place : Webinar
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 19-7-2020

21. 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)
Institute : Cotton University
Place : Webinar
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 2020

22. Participated in National Webinar on ‘Wildlife Crimes in India: Overview and Recent Trends’ organized by Biologics on 19th July, 2020.
Institute :
Place : Webinar
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 19-7-2020

23. 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.
Institute : Cotton University
Place : Webinar
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 14-7-2020

24. 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.
Institute : Cotton University
Place : Webinar
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 14-7-2020

25. Participated in the NCW sponsored Two-Day Nationa Seminar on ‘Women in Unorganised Sectors organized by Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University, Guwahati, Assam on 12-13, December, 2024
Institute : KKHSOU Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University, Guwahati, Assam
Place : Guwahati
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 12-12-2024 to 12-12-2024

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 (Online Mode).                                                               
Institute : Teaching Learning Centre (TLC), Ramanujan College
Place : Online
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 30-1-2021 to 30-1-2021

2. Participated in Online Training Programme on "Sustainability Commitment in Educational Campuses" organised by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), New Delhi.
Institute : Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), New Delhi.
Place : New Delhi
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 17-7-2020 to 17-7-2020

3. Participated in Online Training Programme on Gender Responsive Budgeting organised by V.V. Giri National Labour Institute, Noida from July 13-17, 2020.
Institute : V.V. Giri National Labour Institute
Place : Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 13-7-2020 to 13-7-2020

4. Participated in Online Training Programme on Gender Issues in Labour: A Behavioural Approach to North Eastern States organised by V.V. Giri National Labour Institute, Noida.
Institute : V.V. Giri Institute
Place : Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 29-6-2020 to 29-6-2020

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.
Institute : Indian Institute of Technology
Place : Guwahati
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 29-10-2018 to 29-10-2018

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.  
Institute : Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD), Chandigarh
Place : Cotton University, Guwahati.  
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 24-9-2018 to 24-9-2018

7. Participated in Summer School on Political Economy organized by Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development (OKDISCD), Guwahati .
Institute : Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development (OKDISCD), Guwahati
Place : Guwahati
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 28-5-2017 to 28-5-2017

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
Institute : UGC- Human Resource Development Centre, Gauhati University
Place : Guwahati
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 29-1-2018 to 29-1-2018

9. Participated in the 10th Orientation Programme (Interdisciplinary) UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.  
Institute : UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Place : New Delhi
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 13-2-2017 to 13-2-2017

10. Participated in One Day Training Programme on ‘Rights, Protection, Accountability and Disaster Risk Reduction’ organised by Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development, Guwahati.  
Institute : Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development
Place : Guwahati
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 20-11-2013

11. Course on ‘Computer Application in Development Studies’ (SPSS) organized by Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development (OKDISCD), Guwahati.
Institute : Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development (OKDISCD)
Place : Guwahati
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 17-1-2009 to 17-1-2009

12. Course on ‘Research Methodology in Development Studies’ organized by Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development (OKDISCD), Guwahati.
Institute : Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development (OKDISCD)
Place : Guwahati
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 1-12-2008 to 1-12-2008

13. Participated in a Summer School on ‘The Philosophies of the Social Sciences and Humanities’ at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, in Indian Institute of Science Campus, Bangalore, India.
Institute : National Institute of Advanced Studies, in Indian Institute of Science Campus
Place : Bangalore
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 8-6-2009 to 8-6-2009

INVITED AS RESOURCE PERSON

1. Invited as a Resource Person to conduct a session on Research Methodology and to deliver a lecture on 'Feminist Research Methodology' for the students jointly organised by the Womens' Studies Cell and IQAC Cell of Handique Girls' College, Guwahati 
Institute : Handique Girls' College, Guwahati
Place : Guwahati
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 29-1-2025

2. Invited as a Resource Person for to deliver a lecture on the topic- Grounding Research- (Understanding the context of research & developing research questions) Qualitative Research Methodology Workshop, 2023 organised by IQAC Handique Girl’s College, Guwahati in collaboration with Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development, Guwahati
Institute : IQAC Handique Girl’s College, Guwahati in collaboration with Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development, Guwahati
Place : Handique Girls' College, Guwahati
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 25-4-2023

3. Invited as a Resource Person deliver lectures for two sessions on the topics – Concept of  Gender, Need for Gender Sensitization (Gender Sensitization of Extension Functionaries organised by SAMETI, Directorate of Agriculture Campus, Khanapara, Guwahati)
Institute : SAMETI, Directorate of Agriculture Campus, Khanapara, Guwahati
Place : Directorate of Agriculture Campus, Khanapara, Guwahati
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 21-2-2022

4. Invited as a Resource Person deliver lectures for two sessions on the topics – Concept of  Gender, Need for Gender Sensitization (Gender Sensitization of Extension Functionaries organised by SAMETI, Directorate of Agriculture Campus, Khanapara, Guwahati)
Institute : SAMETI, Directorate of Agriculture Campus, Khanapara, Guwahati
Place : Directorate of Agriculture Campus, Khanapara, Guwahati
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 21-2-2022

5. Invited as a Resource Person to deliver  lectures for two sessions on the topics- Gender as an Analytical Tool, Gender in Agriculture (Gender Sensitization of PRI Members and Farmers organised by SAMETI, Directorate of Agriculture Campus, Khanapara, Guwahati)
Institute : SAMETI, Directorate of Agriculture Campus, Khanapara, Guwahati
Place : Directorate of Agriculture Campus, Khanapara, Guwahati
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 27-1-2023

6. Invited as a Resource Person speak on the  topic - Understanding the Forest Rights Act, 2006,Organized by Department of Sociology, Women’s College, Shillong (Meghalaya)
Institute : Department of Sociology, Women’s College, Shillong (Meghalaya)
Place : Women’s College, Shillong (Meghalaya)
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 30-4-2021

7. Invited as a Resource Person to speak on the topic- The First Month of Assam Government: Leading Priorities and Challenges (Programme organized on by the SANSKRITI Group of Institutions)
Institute : SANSKRITI Group of Institutions
Place : Guwahati
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 9-6-2021

8. Invited as Resource Person to speak on the topic- Memory of Late Tarun Gogoi, Former Chief Minister of Assam, organised SANSKRITI Group of Institutions, Guwahati
Institute : SANSKRITI Group of Institutions, Guwahati
Place : Guwahati
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 1-12-2020

9. Invited as Resource Person for discussion on ‘Contemporary Research Priorities in Assam’ organised by SANSKRITI Group of Institutions, Guwahati
Institute : SANSKRITI Group of Institutions, Guwahati
Place : Guwahati
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 21-11-2020

10. Invited as Resource Person for discussion on ‘Cleaner India Programme’, organised by DD-National and DDK-Guwahati
Institute : DD-National and DDK-Guwahati
Place : Doordarshan Kendra, Guwahati
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 21-12-2019

11. Lecture delivered as a Resource Person on Gender in Culture in Teachers’ Orientation Course Guwahati, Organized by the Centre for Cultural Resource and Training
Institute : Centre for Cultural Resource and Training (Guwahati Centre)
Place : Guwahati
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 7-12-2018

12. 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
Institute : Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University, Guwahati in collaboration with Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development, Tamil Nadu
Place : Guwahati
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 9-1-2018

13. Lecture delivered on Gender in Culture in Teachers’ Orientation Course organised by Centre for Cultural Resource and Training, (Guwahati Centre) 
Institute : Centre for Cultural Resource and Training, Guwahati
Place : Guwahati
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 20-12-2017

14. Delivered lecture on Research Aptitude in Special Classes for NET, organised by Cotton University (Special Classes for Students for NET Preparation), May-June 2018
Institute : Cotton University
Place : Cotton University, Guwahati
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 2018

15. 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 (Organized by Sanskriti: The North Eastern Institute of Culture and Religion)
Institute : Sanskriti: The North Eastern Institute of Culture and Religion
Place : Sanskriti: The North Eastern Institute of Culture and Religion, Guwahati
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 2016

WORKSHOP

1. 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
Institute : Sanskriti: The North Eastern Institute of Culture and Religion (NEICR)
Place : Guwahati
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 29-10-2015

2. 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”
Institute : Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati and the Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi
Place : Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 3-1-2014 to 3-1-2014

3. 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, New Delhi
Institute : National University of Educational Planning and Administration
Place : New Delhi
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 7-3-2016 to 7-3-2016