Biography
She is an Associate Professor in the department of English, Jorhat kendriya Mahavidyalaya. She has been serving in the department for the last 24 years. She imparts classes for regular Secondary and UG levels. She is also a faculty for the PG classes (Distance mode). She is a post-graduate from North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong campus. She has undertaken and completed a Post-graduation Certificate Course in the Teaching English (PGCTE) from Central Institute of English and foreign languages (CIEFL), Hyderabad. She has acquired her doctoral degree (Ph.D) from Gauhati University. Understanding that communication skill is an essential aspect to foster excellence and make way for career mobility both in the academic field and the job market, with the permission of the College authority, she has designed a Spoken English certificate course of 60 days duration for the 5th /6th semester students. Her areas of Specialization are Linguistics and Postcolonial Studies/ Culture studies. She has had an opportunity of making a presentation on the Sattriya Dance form in Shilpakorn University Bangkok in a ‘Cultural and Academic exchange programme’ undertaken by the College in December 2019.
Educational qualification: M.A. (NEHU, Shillong), PGCTE (CIEFL, Hyderabad), Ph.D (Guahati University)
Research Publications (In national and International journals): 05.
Seminars/Workshops attended: 19 (Seminars), 11 (Workshop), 01 (FDP)
Organising Experience :
Organized as Convener the National Workshop on “Problems and Prospects of Tea Plantation and Management in North-East India “Sponsored by Community College Scheme under UGC, New Delhi & Organized by Community College & IQAC Jorhat Kendriya Mahavidyalaya on 16th and 17th December , 2016.
Organized as Convener the UGC Sponsored National Workshop on “Skill Department Under Community College Scheme: Problems and Prospects “ Organized by Community College Wing, Jorhat Kendriya Mahavidyalaya in collaboration with Small Tea Growers Association , Jorhat District on 1st and 2nd September , 2017.
Organized as Convener jointly with Ms. Beauty Baruah ,the ICSSR Sponsored National Seminar on Women’s Voices in North-East India: Issues and Challenges, jointly with Ms. Beauty Baruah organized by the Department of English and the Department of Philosophy , Jorhat Kendriya Mahavidyalaya, Jorhat on the 12th and 13 th of October ,2018.
Organized as Convener jointly with Dr Gonesh Ch.Borah ,the International Conference on India’s Act East Policy: Problems and Propects in Socio-Cultural & Economic Development of North East India, Organised by Jorhat Kendriya mahavidyalaya in collaboration with Department of Archeology, Silpakorn University , Bangkok , Thailand on 28 & 29 January 2019.
As a coordinator of Career guidance and counseling cell, besides organizing counseling programmes of various natures for the benefit of the students, she has also conducted workshops on Language proficiency and on the art of facing an interview, with a view to increase prospects of employability of student participants. Had also organized two District Level Talent Search Examinations involving students of standard IX, X, XI and XII in and around Jorhat
Education
- .A. (NEHU, Shillong), PGCTE (CIEFL, Hyderabad), Ph.D (Guahati University)
Institutional Cooperate Responsibility
a) a) Has been HoD from 2nd March 2015 to March 2018.
b) b) Has been involved in designing the present model of Prospectus and Academic Calendar of the College.
c C) Has been coordinator of the Career Guidance and counseling cell, of the College.
d) d) Has been coordinator of the Gender Sensitisation Committee against Sexual Harrassment (GSCASH)
e) e) Has been member of the Audio-Visual Cell of the College.
f)F0 f) Has been extending service as member different committees of the College at different times.
g) g) Has regularly carried out Examination related duties entrusted by the College authority.
h)h) h) Has been teacher representative of the Governing body from 2010 to 2013.
Research Publications (05)
Publications & Journals / Seminars & Workshops
Seminars / Workshops Attended
Seminars/Workshops attended:
Participated in the Symposium on Feminism in Assamese Literature organized jointly by the Department of Assamese J.B College Jorhat and Sahitya Academy Kolkata on 19th March 2007.
Participated in the Sahitya Academy sponsored symposium on “Translstion and the English Language with special reference to Translator’s works in North-East India” held in J.B College, Jorhat on 23&24 March, 2008.
Attended “Orientation Workshop” for College Teachers in English conducted by the Department of English, Dibrugarh University on 28-30 March, 2008.
Participated in the state level Seminar on “Emerging Trends in Assamese Literature” organized by J.B College on 11th&12 January 2011.
Attended UGC sponsored workshop in “Problems of Teaching English as a Second Language” held in Kakojan College, Jorhat on 3rd & 4th November 2011.
Attended workshop on “Implementation of CBCS in Undergraduate Courses” organized by D.C.B. Girl’s College Jorhat.
Attended UGC sponsored National Seminar on Urbanisation and its Impact in Today’s World with Special Reference to North-East India organized by CKB Commerce College on 4th & 5th May , 2012..
Attended UGC sponsored National Seminar on Socio-Historical Realities and Literature: The Indian Context organized by University of Rajasthan, Jaipur on 17-19 January 2007.
Attended UGC sponsored National Seminar on Science and Sensation organized by Jorhat Kendriya Mahavidyalaya on 14th February , 2004.
Participated in the District Level One Day Workshop on “Implementation of CBCS in the Undergraduate Courses” organized by D.C.B Girls’ College Jorhat on 25th June , 2016.
Participated in the UGC Sponsored Seven –Day Workshop on “Gandhian Approaches to Present Global Issues and Challenges” Organized by Gandhi Study Centre of Jhanji Hemnath Sarma CollegeSivasagar, Assam on 28th October to 3rd November , 2017.
Participated in the District Level Workshop on “Implementation of Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) in the Undergraduate Programme of Dibrugarh University” organized by IQAC, Jorhat Kendriya Mahavidyalaya, Jorhat With Co-operation extended by the Director of College Development Council , Dibrugarh University , Dibrugarh held on 26th April, 2019.
Participated in a Workshop on “Revised Assessment and Accreditation Framework (RAF)” Sponsored by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC, Bangalore) organized by IQAC Kakojan College on 18th January, 2019.
FDP:
Participated in the One –Week Faculty Development Programme on “Use of ICT Tools for Classroom Teaching” Organized by E&ICT Academy IIT Guwahati in Association With Jorhat Kendriya Mahavidyalaya, Jorhat held from 01-06 July 2019 at Jorhat Kendriya Mahavidyalaya, Jorhat and support from Skill Gym (OPC) Pvt. Ltd.
Webinars
Conducted as co-ordinator a “One Week On-line Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on MIS , Data Analytics & ICT based Teaching Date: 24 -29 May, 2021. Organized by -Incubation Innovation Centre, and IQAC, Jorhat Kendriya Mahavidyalaya. in Collaboration with SkillingIndia, Bengaluru, India.
Conducted as co-ordinator a “National Seminar and Workshop(online) on “Significance of Soft Skills and Life Skills and its Pertinence in Career Development” organised by Jorhat Kendriya Mahavidyalaya under the aegis of Incubation Innovation Centre, IQAC, Humanities & Community College, in association with S.S.P. Mandal’s C. T. Bora College Shirur Dist-Pune, & SkillingIndia, Bangalore on 24th to 26th June 2021.
Participated in the National Webinar on “Creating Space for Research and Innovation in Undergraduate Colleges”, organized by the Research Council, with cooperation of IQAC, pachim Guwahati-17, in collaboration with Assam College Librarians’ Association on 2.8.2020.
Participated in the Webinar on “Use of E-Resources”, jointly organized by Central Library and IQAC, Jorhat kendriya Mahavidyalaya, in collaboration with Assam College Librarians’ Association (ACLA), Assam on 17th June, 2020.
Participated in the International webinar on “Corona Makes You Think Aloud as an Educator and a Woman” organized by IQAC & Women Cell, JKM in collaboration with Assam College Librarians’ Association (ACLA), Assam on 13th Junly, 2020.
Book Publications (<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:
" times="" new="" roman",serif"="">“Gender Discrimination in Ancient Indian Society” in<i> The Challenge of Challenging the Mindset of
the People to Eradicate Gender Discrimination</i>. ISBN:
978-81-921869-9-3.2011. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:" times="" new="" roman",serif"="">“Empire in the Realistic
Novel: An Overwhelming Presence” in <i>Excursus</i>
(A Journal Published by the Forum for English Studies). Jorhat College. Vol.1.
2011.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:
" times="" new="" roman",serif"="">“Locating the ‘New Woman’ in Gunabhiram Baruah’s <i>Ram-Nabami” in Emerging Echoes</i> (Journal
of Centre for Women’s Studies. Kakojan College).<i> ISSN 2230-7443. Vol.II. 2012 </i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:150%"><i><span style="font-size:
12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:" times="" new="" roman",serif"="">“The Joys of
Motherhood</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:
" times="" new="" roman",serif"="">: A Journey and an Awakening”. in</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: " times="" new="" roman",="" serif;"=""> <i>Transcript: Journal of Literature and Cultural Studies</i>. (Published
by Department of English, BU. Kokrajhar.)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:" times="" new="" roman",serif"=""> ISSN 2347-1743. Vol1.
2013.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:
" times="" new="" roman",serif"="">“Emerging Contradictions regarding Portrayal of women
in The Nigerian Literary Scene: A Brief Overview”, in <i>Candescent: A bi-lingual multidisciplinary research journal</i>,Vol.1,
2015, published by Jorhat Kendriya mahavidyalaya.<o:p></o:p></span></p>)
Organising Experience
Organized as Convener
the National Workshop
on “Problems and Prospects of Tea Plantation and Management in North-East India “Sponsored by Community College
Scheme under UGC, New Delhi &
Organized by Community College & IQAC Jorhat Kendriya Mahavidyalaya on 16th
and 17th December , 2016.
Organized as
Convener the UGC Sponsored National
Workshop on “Skill
Department Under Community
College Scheme: Problems and Prospects “ Organized by Community
College Wing, Jorhat Kendriya
Mahavidyalaya in collaboration with Small
Tea Growers Association , Jorhat
District on 1st and 2nd
September , 2017.
Organized as
Convener jointly with Ms. Beauty Baruah ,the ICSSR Sponsored National Seminar on Women’s Voices in North-East India: Issues
and Challenges, jointly with Ms. Beauty
Baruah organized by the Department
of English and the
Department of Philosophy , Jorhat Kendriya
Mahavidyalaya, Jorhat on the 12th and 13 th of October ,2018.
Organized as
Convener jointly with Dr Gonesh Ch.Borah
,the International Conference on India’s
Act East Policy: Problems and Propects in Socio-Cultural & Economic
Development of North East India, Organised by Jorhat Kendriya mahavidyalaya
in collaboration with Department of Archeology, Silpakorn University , Bangkok ,
Thailand on 28 & 29 January 2019.
As a coordinator of
Career guidance and counseling cell, besides organizing
counseling programmes of various natures for the benefit of the students, she
has also conducted workshops on Language proficiency and on the art of facing
an interview, with a view to increase prospects of employability of student
participants. Had also organized two District Level Talent Search Examinations
involving students of standard IX, X, XI and XII in and around Jorhat
