Departments of English

Publications :

Journal Articles:

1. 'Retracing Roots away from Colonization: A Study of Badungduppa' (co-author) in The Atlantic Literary Review, Vol-13, No-02 (April-June 2012). pp. 127-132.  ISSN 0972-3269.

2. 'Situating Autochthony in Anamika Bora’s Astitva and Arupa Patangia Kalita’s Felanee' in Muse India: A Literary e-Journal, Issue-86 (July-August, 2019). eISSN 0975-1815. https://museindia.com/Home/ViewContentData?arttype=feature&issid=86&menuid=8405

3. 'The Autobiographer as Witness: Living and Archiving Camp Life in Kaberi Kachari Rajkonwar's Memoir' (First/Corresponding Author) in Journal of Literature and Aesthetics, Vol-22, No-2 (Jul-Dec), 2022. pp. 107-114. ISSN 2278-523X. 

4. 'Retelling Folk as Gothic in Kothanodi and Aamis' in The Wenshan Review of Literature and Culture, 16(2), June 2023. pp. 67-87. ISSN 2077-1282 (Print), ISSN 2077-1290 (Online). https://doi.org/10.30395/WSR.202306_16(2).0004

5. 'Decoloniality as Diffusive Relationality: Janice Pariat's Fiction as Expression of the Unmappable' in South Asian Review (A Taylor and Francis Journal), July 2023. ISSN: 0275-9527 (Print); ISSN: 2573-9476 (Online). https://doi.org/10.1080/02759527.2023.2233171

Book Chapters:

1. 'Tulika Saikiar Charishal Goshanir Tej: Parichay Nirmanar Bikalpa Paath' in Tulika Saikia: Srijan aaru Paath (Assamese) edited by A. Bora and J. Dutta, Assam Book Trust, Guwahati, 2019. pp. 72-76. ISBN 978-93-89196-04-7.

2. 'Aolingor Jui: Uttar Manavatabadi Brittanto' in Ekabingsha Shotikar Asomiya Upanyas (Assamese) edited by J. Dutta and G. Saikia, Assam Book Trust, 2020. pp. 581-586. ISBN 978-93-89196-13-9.

Self-Learning Materials (SLMs):

1. Contributed Unit-III titled "Matthew Arnold: Preface to Poems(1853)" in Block-II of the course ENG-104 for the M.A. in English (1st Semester) programme under the Directorate of Distance and Open Learning (DODL), Dibrugarh University. ISBN 978-93-82785-70-5.

2. Contributed Unit-III titled "Carol Ann Duffy's 'Prayer' and 'The Love Poem' (Background)" and Unit-IV titled "Carol Ann Duffy's 'Prayer' and 'The Love Poem' (Reading the Poems) in Block-III of the course ENG-2026 for the MA in English (CBCS) programme (2nd Semester) of the G.U. Centre for Distance and Online Education (GUCDOE), Gauhati University in March 2024. ISBN 978-81-972089-1-1.

Book(s):

1. Joint Editor of Tulika Saikia: Srijan Aru Paath (a collection of academic articles on Assamese writer Tulika Saikia), published by Assam Book Trust, Guwahati in 2019.  ISBN 978-93-89196-04-7.

 

OP/RC/Seminar/wokshop Partcipation :

Orientation Programme attended:

1. 105th Orientation Programme conducted by UGC-HRDC, Gauhati University, Guwahati from June 1 to 28, 2015.

 

Refresher Course(s) attended:

1. Refresher Course on English and Foreign Languages conducted by UGC-HRDC, University of Calicut, Kozhikode from March 2 to 22, 2018.

2. Annual Refresher Programme In Teaching (ARPIT) on English Language Teaching conducted by NRC Gujarat University, Ahmedabad through SWAYAM from December 1, 2020, to March 31, 2021.

3. Two Week Online Intensive Training cum Orientation Programme on Translation and Interpretation conducted by National Translation Mission, Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysuru under Ministry of Education, Govt of India, from September 17 to 30, 2021.  

4. Refresher Course on Literature and Literary Works in the Post-Modern Era conducted by UGC-HRDC, University of North Bengal from February 13 to February 27, 2023.

 

Short Term Course(s) attended:

1. Seven-Day Workshop on Design and Development of Self Learning Materials (SLMs) for Distance and Online Learning organised by DODL, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh from July 26 to August 1, 2017.

2. STC (Online) on Research Methodology in Humanities conducted by the Department of English, Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh from May 26 to 30, 2020.

3. Seven-Day International e-Workshop on Contemporary Critical Trends in Literature conducted by the Department of English, Pondicherry University, Puducherry from June 22 to 28, 2020. 

4. Online Weeklong Workshop on Assessment and Evaluation conducted by Teaching Learning Centre, Tezpur University, Tezpur under PMMMNMTT Scheme of Ministry of Education, Govt of India from December 14 to 19, 2020.

5. One Week (Online) Faculty Development Programme titled Reading and Researching the Literature of Crisis organised by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Institute of Technology, Trichy in collaboration with the UNESCO Chair in Vulnerability Studies, University of Hyderabad from January 22 to 28, 2024.

 

Details of Paper Presentation in Seminar(s)/Workshop(s) etc:

1. Participated and presented a paper titled "Participatory Dystopias: New Media's Answer to Media(tion)" in Fifteenth (Annual) International Conference of the Forum on Contemporary Theory, Baroda in collaboration with the Department of English and Modern European Languages, the University of Allahabad in Allahabad from December 16, 17, 18 and 19, 2012.  

2. Participated and presented a paper titled "Representational Politics of Social Media with Special Reference to the Assamese Language Groups on Facebook" in the UNICEF-sponsored National Seminar on Social Media and Democratic Discourse organised by the Shillong Campus of EFL (Central) University, Hyderabad, in Shillong on October 30 and 31, 2014.

3. Participated and presented a paper titled "Digital Humanities and Pedagogic Transformation" at the UGC Sponsored One-Day Workshop on Some Aspects of Teaching-Learning and Evaluation Process in the Semester System organised by the Department of Mathematics, Debraj Roy College, Golaghat, Assam on June 1, 2018.

4. Participated and presented a paper titled "Postcolonial Life and its Materialist Alterity in Jiban Krishna Goswami's Remains of Spring" at the Three-Day International e-Conference on Rethinking the Postcolonial: Texts and Contexts organised by New Literaria in collab. with Department of English, Assam University, Silchar on September 25, 26 and 27, 2020.

5. Participated and presented a paper titled "A Reading of Kaberi Kachari Rajkonwar's Memoir as Rebel Autoethnography" at the International Virtual Conference on Narrativising the Contemporary Conflict and Refugee Experiences organised by Jyoti Nivas College (Autonomous), Bengaluru on January 30, 31 and February 1, 2023.

6. Participated and presented a paper titled "Vegetal Imaginary in Malaravan's War Journey: Narrativising Symbiotic Life in the Postcolony" at the International Conference on Ecocriticism and the Global South: Trends, Issues, and Challenges, organised by Department of English, Dibrugarh University in Dibrugarh, Assam on October 6 and 7, 2023. 

 

Details of Participation in Other Seminar(s)/Workshop(s) etc:

1. Participated in Philosophers' Meet 2015 sponsored by the Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR) at Cotton College State University, Guwahati on April 20 and 21, 2015.

2. Participated in a NAAC sponsored National Seminar on Changing Scenario in Teaching-Learning and Evaluation System of Higher Education organised by Debraj Roy College, Golaghat on October 31 and November 1, 2015.

3. Participated in Sahitya Akademi Symposium on Recent Trends of Fiction Writing: A Comparative Study of Assamese and Bengali Novels co-organised by JDSG College, Bokakhat on September 29, 2016.

4. Participated in the MHRD Sponsored Short Term Course on Addressing the Problems in Second Language Learning: Special Focus on Assamese and English Language Teaching in Assam organised by HPB Girls' College, Golaghat in collaboration with Teaching Learning Centre, Tezpur University, Tezpur from January 18 to 20, 2018.

 

Awards/Achievement received:

Other Responsibility :

 

1. Organising Member of Dr. Mohini Kumar Saikia Memorial Annual Talk, a memorial lecture hosted by the Department of English, Debraj Roy College, Golaghat on 1st September, since 2012.  

2. Organising Member of the UGC-sponsored National Workshop on Translation of Short Stories from English to Assamese organised by the Department of English, Debraj Roy College, Golaghat in collaboration with Natun Sahitya Parishad, Golaghat, Assam on September 15, 16 and 17, 2012.

3. Associate Editor of Debrajianor Nirbachito Kabita, Vol-I (A Compilation of Selected Poems Published in Debrajian, the Annual Magazine of Debraj Roy College) published by Publication Cell, Debraj Roy College, Golaghat (October 2014). ISBN 978-81-928149-9-9.

4. Joint Editor of New Horizon, Vol-IV (A Bilingual Collection of Students' Research Articles) published by IQAC and Publication Cell, Debraj Roy College, Golaghat (2017). ISBN 978-81-921849-4-4. 

5. Joint Convener of the UGC sponsored National Workshop on Indigenous Theatrical Practices of Northeast India, organised by Department of English, Debraj Roy College, Golaghat in collaboration with We the People at Debraj Roy College, Golaghat, Assam from September 19 to 22, 2017.

6. Presenter and Organising Member (Local) of the Sahitya Akademi Symposium on Interrogating History in Assamese Literature co-organised by the Departments of English and Assamese, Debraj Roy College, Golaghat on March 26, 2019.

7. Joint Convener of National Webinar on Literary and Cultural Dynamics of Northeast India: Contemporary Perspectives organised by Department of English and IQAC, Debraj Roy College, Golaghat through Zoom virtual platform on July 15, 2020.

8. Teacher-in-charge of Boys' Common Room Secretary, Debraj Roy College Students' Union in 2016-17.

9. Teacher-in-charge of Cricket Secretary, Debraj Roy College Students' Union in 2013-14, 2018-19, and 2021-22.

10. Teacher-in-charge of Secretary, Minor Games, Debraj Roy College Students' Union in 2022-2023.

11. Assistant Secretary of Samalay: the Cultural Forum of Debraj Roy College (2022 onwards).

12. Joint Editor of Reflection, Vol-VII (a peer-reviewed collection of research articles), published by Lipi Offset on behalf of Publication Cell, IQAC, Debraj Roy College, Golaghat (2023). ISBN: 978-93-92394-45-4. 

 

Membership in Professional Bodies/organization/Committees :

 

1. Member, Indian Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies (IACLALS), New Delhi, India.

 

Membership in Bodies/Committees of the Institution:

1. Joint Convenor, Alumni Coordination Committee, IQAC, Debraj Roy College, Golaghat.

2. Member, Publication Cell, IQAC, Debraj Roy College, Golaghat.

 

Extension Activities :

1. Participated as a Resource Person in an Orientation Programme on Content Enrichment for Trained Graduate Teachers (English) organised by Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya at Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Chinatoli, Golaghat, Assam on 6th and 8th May 2013.

2. Participated as a Resource Person in Summer Workshop on Motivation of Secondary Level Learners towards English, Science, and Mathematics organised by Kamarbandha College and Sunny Club and Library, Golaghat from 1st July to 24th July 2016.

3. Delivered a talk on Postcolonial Theory and Literature organised by the Department of English, Kamargaon College at Kamargaon College, Golaghat, Assam on 20^th April 2018.

4. Delivered a talk on Seminar/Research Paper Writing organised by the Department of English, Golaghat Commerce College at Golaghat Commerce College, Golaghat, Assam on 8th January 2022. 

5. Participated as a resource person in a One Day Workshop on Effective Communication and Presentation Skills organised by the Departments of Assamese and English, Kamarbandha College at Kamarbandha College, Golaghat (Assam) on 29th April 2022.

6. Participated as a speaker and delivered a talk on "Posthumanist Life Writing" as part of a lecture series titled 'Taranga' organised by SEA-- a joint literary forum of the Departments of Sanskrit, English and Assamese, Hemo Prova Borbora Girls' College, Golaghat (Assam) on 12th May 2022.

7. Delivered a lecture titled "Introduction to Literary Theory" organised by the Department of English, Dergaon Kamal Dowerah College, Dergaon, Golaghat (Assam) at Dergaon Kamal Dowerah College, Dergaon, Golaghat (Assam) on April 6, 2023.