Profile
Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree: Dibrugarh University
- Master’s Degree: Gauhati University (Cotton College)
- Ph.D.: Dibrugarh University
- Other: NET
Professional Experience:
- Experience in teaching profession for more than two decades
Areas of Interest/ Specialization:
- Literary Criticism, Folk Literature, Modern Fiction and Poetry, Mass media and Communication Studies
Research Projects:
i. Minor Project Completed:
Title: A Comparative Study on the Cultural life of the Bangladeshi Immigrants of Assam and their Ancestors
Sponsored by: UGC (under ASP)
Position: Co-investigator
ii. Major Research Project Completed:
Title: A Study on the History of Assamese Poetry (Charyapada to Arunodoi) [download summary]
Sponsored by: UGC
Sanctioned fund: 11,07,600
Role: Primary Investigator
Date of effect: 1st July, 2015
Other Projects:
- Project for editing of the works of eminent Assamese Writer Lakshminath Bezbaroa has been completed and published in 14 volumes.
Ph. D Scholars (Awarded):
Sl. No. |
Name |
Topic |
1 |
Mala Hazarika |
Ujani Asamar Bhoyam Janajatisamuhar Lokautsavat Narir Sthan |
2 |
Pranab Phukan |
Badal Sirkar aru Arun Sarmar Natak: Eti Tulanamulak Adhyayan |
3 |
Reeta Sarma |
Abibhakta Goalpara Jilar Loka Sanskritit Siva |
4 |
Mrinali Kagyung |
Misingsakalar Lokautsav: Parampara aru Parivartan |
5 |
Bijoy Krishna Doley |
Mising Lokasilpa: Eti Barnanatmak Adhyayan |
6 |
Pankaj Saikia |
Asamar Samaj Sanskritit Asam Andolanar Prabhav: Asamiya Sambadpatra aru Alochanir adharat eti Adhyayan |
7 |
Dibyajyoti Bora |
Nage Saikiar Prabandha Sahitya: Eti Samikshyatmak Adhyayan |
Administrative Assignments:
- Chairperson, Centre for Studies in Journalism and Mass Communication, Dibrugarh University
- Former Member, Board of Management of Directorate of Distance Education.
- Former Member, Board of Management of DBH Centre for Studies in Performing arts.
- Member, Board of Management of Centre for Studies in journalism and Mass Communication
- Member, CBCS Board
- Convener/ Member of various committees related to the activities of University
Extension Service:
- Academic Member, Athens Institute for Education and Research, Athens, Greece
- Former Member, Assamese Language Advisory Board, Sahitya Akademi
- Participation in different academic programmes of leading institutions/ organisations of the nation like Delhi University, EZCC Kolkata, Mumbai University, NALSAR Hyderabad, Sahitya Akademi, UGC, CBSE, NTA etc.
- Regular contributor to the academic programmes of All India Radio.
- Regularly contributor of Assamese News Paper and periodicals.
- Participated as resource person in different seminars and workshops organised by different socio-cultural organisations