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Dr. Barnali Das

Assistant Professor, Centre for Women’s Studies
  • Email - barnalidas@dibru.ac.in
  • Phone No. - 9706501004
  • Centre for Women’s Studies
  • Designation - Assistant Professor

Profile

EDUCATION

Ph.D in Gender Studies, Topic “Sex Trafficking of Women and Girls in Assam and Meghalaya” University Of Hyderabad.

M.Phil in Gender Studies, Topic “Sex Trafficking of Women and Children in Assam”, University Of Hyderabad.

M.A. in Development Studies,  Indian Institute Of Technology, Guwahati.

B.A. in Philosophy(Hons.), Economics, English, Alternative English,  Gauhati University.

WORK PROFILE

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCES

v  Attended a four Week Induction/Orientation Programme (organized by Teaching and Learning Center, Ramanujan College University of Delhi) for “Faculty in Universities/Colleges/Institutes of Higher Education” from June 26- July 24, 2020. 

v  Attended two weeks Faculty Development Programme (organized by Teaching and Learning Center, Ramanujan College University of Delhi) on “Advanced Concepts for Developing MOOCS” from July 02-July 17, 2020.

vActed As A Resource Person For An Orientation Programme On Domestic Violence Organized By The UGC Centre For Women’s Studies Dibrugarh University.

v  Appointed as a Guest faculty in the Department of Education, Dibrugarh University.

v  Acted as a Joint Coordinator in the Seven Day Faculty Development Programme organized by the Centre for Women’s Studies, Dibrugarh University, 2020.

v  Acted as Coordinator in the Seven day National Workshop on Feminist Research Methodology organized by the Centre for Women's Studies, Dibrugarh University, August 29 – September 4, 2016.

v  Acted as a Resource person in a Gender Sensitization Programme in an NGO – Global Organization for Life Development

v  Conducted training programme on Gender Sensitization and Awareness Campaign within the Department of Dibrugarh University 2016

v  Conducted training programme on Gender Sensitization and Awareness Campaign. The members of the campaign were the employees of the District Commissioner's Office.

v  Acted as a resource person in a seminar on “Women Empowerment” which was organised by the Centre for Women's Studies.

v  Conducted training programme Capacity Building Programme for Women Workers in the Tea Gardens. In collaboration with the Centre for Women's Studies the programme was organised by SEWA.

v  In collaboration with UNESCO conducted a training programme on Adolescent Girls, Situational Analysis of Children and Women in Assam.

v  Conducted training programme Campaign on Violence against Women.

v Conducted training programme in Women Sanitation and Menstrual Hygiene.

RESEARCH, TRAINING AND ADVOCACY EXPERIENCES

v  Worked in a Project titled ‘Oral History Project on Stories behind a Hot Cup of Assam Tea: Listening to the Voices of Women Labourers in the Tea Garden' funded by Ministry of Women and Child Development.

v  Worked in a Project titled ‘Her Story Her Voice: Oral Narratives of Women Achievers of Assam' conducted by the Centre for Women's Studies

v  Worked in compiling and publishing the proceedings of Feminist Research Methodology Workshop.

v  Participated in the field work on Violence Against Women in Assam

v  Interned as a researcher in Action Aid, Guwahati and worked on women and health.

v  Worked as Advisor in the Project titled “Reinterpreting Cultural Identity: A Study of Tattoos among the Tea Garden Workers of Assam”. Apart from various aspects I looked into the health aspects relating to tattoos and women.

v  Acted as a Resource Person in the health awareness camps organized in the Fourth Grade Colony of the University, University Girls Hostels and nearby villages of Dibrugarh University – 2015. This awareness campaign specifically dealt on: reproductive health, menstrual health, menopause, and mental health

v  Conducted more than 10 workshops on gender sensitization, women and health menstrual hygiene, sanitation, nutrition and maternal health, and adolescence health.

 

 

 

 
 

Publications

v  Chronicles of Civil Society in Assam and Meghalaya:Converting from ‘Bad to Good’ Girls and Women Portuguese Journal of Women's Studies 2021.

v  “A Study of Anti-Trafficking Measures and its Impact on the Discourse of Sex Trafficking,” 2019, Gender and Structural Violence- Rawat Publishers, Jaipur

v  Open Democracy : Rescue by Force or Rescue by Choice, https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/rescue-by-force-or-rescue-by-choice/

v  “‘Who Would Like to Live in This Cage?' Voices from a Shelter Home in Assam”, 2016  Economic and Political Weekly.  

 

 

Courses Taken

 

First Semester

Core Courses

v  WS 10100 Conceptualizing Women’s Studies

v   WS 10300 Feminist Theories I

Discipline Specific Elective (DSE) Courses

v  WS 10402 Gender Culture & Society

Ability Enhancement Course- 2 Credits

v  WS 10501 Women’s Studies: An Introduction

Second Semester

Core Courses

v  WS 20100 Women in Indian Society: Issues and Debates

v  WS 20200 Feminist Theories II

Discipline Specific Elective (DSE)/ Generic Elective Courses:

v  WS 20402 Women in North East India

Third Semester

Core Courses

v  WS 30300 Research Methodology

Discipline Specific Elective (DSE) Courses:

v  WS 30401 Gender & Violence

Fourth Semester

Core Courses

v  WS 40100 Feminist Research Methodology

v  WS 40300 Dissertation 

 

 

 

Sponsored Projects

"No Space for Work", funded by Zubaan New Delhi

Profile

Profile

EDUCATION

Ph.D in Gender Studies, Topic “Sex Trafficking of Women and Girls in Assam and Meghalaya” University Of Hyderabad.

M.Phil in Gender Studies, Topic “Sex Trafficking of Women and Children in Assam”, University Of Hyderabad.

M.A. in Development Studies,  Indian Institute Of Technology, Guwahati.

B.A. in Philosophy(Hons.), Economics, English, Alternative English,  Gauhati University.

WORK PROFILE

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCES

v  Attended a four Week Induction/Orientation Programme (organized by Teaching and Learning Center, Ramanujan College University of Delhi) for “Faculty in Universities/Colleges/Institutes of Higher Education” from June 26- July 24, 2020. 

v  Attended two weeks Faculty Development Programme (organized by Teaching and Learning Center, Ramanujan College University of Delhi) on “Advanced Concepts for Developing MOOCS” from July 02-July 17, 2020.

vActed As A Resource Person For An Orientation Programme On Domestic Violence Organized By The UGC Centre For Women’s Studies Dibrugarh University.

v  Appointed as a Guest faculty in the Department of Education, Dibrugarh University.

v  Acted as a Joint Coordinator in the Seven Day Faculty Development Programme organized by the Centre for Women’s Studies, Dibrugarh University, 2020.

v  Acted as Coordinator in the Seven day National Workshop on Feminist Research Methodology organized by the Centre for Women's Studies, Dibrugarh University, August 29 – September 4, 2016.

v  Acted as a Resource person in a Gender Sensitization Programme in an NGO – Global Organization for Life Development

v  Conducted training programme on Gender Sensitization and Awareness Campaign within the Department of Dibrugarh University 2016

v  Conducted training programme on Gender Sensitization and Awareness Campaign. The members of the campaign were the employees of the District Commissioner's Office.

v  Acted as a resource person in a seminar on “Women Empowerment” which was organised by the Centre for Women's Studies.

v  Conducted training programme Capacity Building Programme for Women Workers in the Tea Gardens. In collaboration with the Centre for Women's Studies the programme was organised by SEWA.

v  In collaboration with UNESCO conducted a training programme on Adolescent Girls, Situational Analysis of Children and Women in Assam.

v  Conducted training programme Campaign on Violence against Women.

v Conducted training programme in Women Sanitation and Menstrual Hygiene.

RESEARCH, TRAINING AND ADVOCACY EXPERIENCES

v  Worked in a Project titled ‘Oral History Project on Stories behind a Hot Cup of Assam Tea: Listening to the Voices of Women Labourers in the Tea Garden' funded by Ministry of Women and Child Development.

v  Worked in a Project titled ‘Her Story Her Voice: Oral Narratives of Women Achievers of Assam' conducted by the Centre for Women's Studies

v  Worked in compiling and publishing the proceedings of Feminist Research Methodology Workshop.

v  Participated in the field work on Violence Against Women in Assam

v  Interned as a researcher in Action Aid, Guwahati and worked on women and health.

v  Worked as Advisor in the Project titled “Reinterpreting Cultural Identity: A Study of Tattoos among the Tea Garden Workers of Assam”. Apart from various aspects I looked into the health aspects relating to tattoos and women.

v  Acted as a Resource Person in the health awareness camps organized in the Fourth Grade Colony of the University, University Girls Hostels and nearby villages of Dibrugarh University – 2015. This awareness campaign specifically dealt on: reproductive health, menstrual health, menopause, and mental health

v  Conducted more than 10 workshops on gender sensitization, women and health menstrual hygiene, sanitation, nutrition and maternal health, and adolescence health.

 

 

 

 
 
Publications

Publications

 

v  Chronicles of Civil Society in Assam and Meghalaya:Converting from ‘Bad to Good’ Girls and Women Portuguese Journal of Women's Studies 2021.

v  “A Study of Anti-Trafficking Measures and its Impact on the Discourse of Sex Trafficking,” 2019, Gender and Structural Violence- Rawat Publishers, Jaipur

v  Open Democracy : Rescue by Force or Rescue by Choice, https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/rescue-by-force-or-rescue-by-choice/

v  “‘Who Would Like to Live in This Cage?' Voices from a Shelter Home in Assam”, 2016  Economic and Political Weekly.  

 

 

Courses Taken
Current Courses
Sponsored Projects