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Prof. Gurudas Das

Professor
Department: HUMANITIES
Phone: 9435500774
Email: gurudas_das[at]yahoo[dot]co[dot]in

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Prof. Gurudas Das

Department: HUMANITIES
Professor
Phone: 9435500774
Email: gurudas_das[at]yahoo[dot]co[dot]in

Alternate Contact No.:	03842-222412
Alternate E-mail ID:	dasgurudas.das[at]gmail[dot]com
Academic Qualifications
Qualifications Details :	MA (Economics), Ph D
Currently Teaching Subject:	Managerial Economics
Experience
Experience Description:	Worked as a Lecturer in Economics at St Anthony's College, Shillong, Meghalaya, Research Fellow at OKD Institute of Social Change and Development, Guwahati, Assam, Reader in Economics at North Eastern Hill University, Shillong Meghalaya, and currently working at NIT Silchar as a Professor of Economics.
Area of Interest/Specialization :	International Trade, Development Economics, Regional Economics and Area Studies
Teaching Interests :	Taught both under graduate and post graduate courses at college and university. Currently offering a course on Managerial Economics to the B Tech 4th Semester batch.
Research Interests :	Actively engaged in research. The main research focus is on the social, political and economic issues relating to the development of India's Northeast.
Administrative Interests :	Worked as the Head, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, and Faculty in-charge, Training and Placement, NIT Silchar
Biographical Sketch :	Born in 1960 at Coochbehar, West Bengal. Studied at Vivekananda Vidyapeeth, New town, Coochbehar, upto class X and at Sonapur B K High school, Sonapur, Jalpaiguri, for class XII. Graduated from ABN Seal College, Coochbehar. Received both post-graduation and Ph D degrees from University of North Bengal, Siliguri. Worked as a Lecturer in Economics at St Anthony's College, Shillong, Meghalaya, Research Fellow at OKD Institute of Social Change and Development, Guwahati, Assam, Reader in Economics at North Eastern Hill University, Shillong Meghalaya, and currently working at NIT Silchar as a Professor of Economics.
Awards/Achievements :	Awarded Silver medal at post graduate level.
Publications
Journals (International):	1. (with Tanuj Mathur and Ujjwal K. Paul ) “Linking “satisfaction” to “intention-to-sell” and “sales performance” of individual agents in the health insurance market: Empirical evidence from India”, Journal of Global Scholars of Marketing Science, v26 n2 (20160316): 109-128 2. (with Ujjwal K. Paul; Tanuj Mathur ) “Economic efficiency and its effect on cost: a case study of organic pineapple in India’s northeast”, Organic Agriculture, n1, 2016 3. (with Ujjwal K. Paul; Tanuj Mathur ) “Convenience, Satisfaction, and Post-Purchase Behavior in India's Health Insurance Market”, Journal of Global Marketing, n6 (20160805): 1-15 4. (with Ujjwal K. Paul; Tanuj Mathur ) “Sub-regional Cooperation for the Development of Landlocked Peripheral Areas : The Case of BCIM”, South Asian Survey, v20 n1 (3/2013): 74-93 5. “Identity and Underdevelopment-Conflict and Peace in Developing Countries: A Case Study of Assam in India”, in Humanities and Social Sciences Review, Vol 1, No 1, 2012 6. “Cross-Border Cooperation for the Development of Peripheral Regions: The Case of India’s North East and Bangladesh”, published in the International Handbook of Academic Research and Teaching (IHART), Vol 26, 2013, PP: 211-220, Proceeding of Academic Conference on “Multidisciplinary Foundations and Intellectual Perspectives”, held in Bangkok, Thailand, organized by Intellectbase International Consortium (IIC), during March 14-16, 2013, ISSN (online) 1940-1868. 7. “India’s North-East Soft Underbelly: Strategic Vulnerability and Security”, Strategic Analysis, 2002, Vol. 26, No 4.
Journals (National):	1. “Security and Development: The Economic Costs of Insurgency”, in The Social Scanner, Vol 2&3, July 2011. 2. (with K Gyanendra Singh) “Insurgency and Nationalism in Manipur”, in Man and Society, Vol VI, 2009 3. Probable Options : Cementing the Faultlines in Assam”, Faultlines, 2002, Vol 11. 4. “Trade Between North Eastern Region and Bangladesh: Nature, Trends and Implications for Development Cooperation”, 2001, Dialogue, Vol 2, No 4. 5. "Understanding the Underdevelopment of North Eastern Region of India", in the Journal of the Anthropological Society, March/July, 1994, Vol. 29, No. 1 & 2. 6. "The Strategy of Development Planning in Arunachal Pradesh Since Independence", in Resarun, 1994, Vol. XX, No. 1 & 2, Spring-Winter Issue. 7. "The Early Cross-Country Trade of the Frontier Tribes of North East India", in the Journal of North East India Council for Social Science Research, Vol. 17, No. 2, October, 1993. 8. “Structural Change in the Economy of Arunachal Pradesh", in the Journal of North East India Council for Social Science Research, Vol. 16, No. 2, October, 1992. 9. Traditional Handicrafts of the Tribes of Arunachal Pradesh before Independence", in the Journal of North East India Council for Social Science Research, Vol. 15, No. 2, October, 1991 10. "The Role of Mineral Resources in the Development of Arunachal Pradesh", in The Himalayan Miscellany, March, 1991. 11. "Perspective and Issues in Rural Development of North Eastern Region", in The Himalayan Miscellany, March, 1990. 12. "Economic Potentiality : An Anatomy of the Population of Arunachal Pradesh", in The Himalayan Miscellany, March, 1989.
Conferences (International):	(with Ujjwal K. Paul and Tanuj Mathur ) ”, “Making “Act East Policy’ to work for the Development of Northeastern Region of India” in Das, Gurudas and C Joshua Thomas, (eds), 2016, Look East to Act East Policy: Implications for India’s Northeast, Routledge, London “India’s Myanmar Policy: Implications for India’s Northeast”, in Das, Gurudas and C Joshua Thomas, (eds), 2016, Look East to Act East Policy: Implications for India’s Northeast, Routledge, London (with Subodh Chandra Das and Ujjwal Paul) “ Look East Policy: Economic engagements with ASEAN and East Asian countries”, in Das, Gurudas and C Joshua Thomas, (eds), 2016, Look East to Act East Policy: Implications for India’s Northeast, Routledge, London 1. “Indo-Bangladesh Relations: Issues in Trade, Transit and Security”, in Das, Gurudas, (ed), 2008, Indo-Bangladesh Border Trade:Benefiting from Neighbourhood, Akansha publishing House, New Delhi 2. "Trade Between the North Eastern Region and Neighbouring Countries: Structures and Implications for Development", in Gurudas Das and R.K. Purkayastha, (eds), Border Trade : North East & Neighbouring Countries, 2000, Akansha Publishing House, New Delhi 3. “Sino-Indian Border Trade for Frontier Development: The Case of India’s Northeast and China’s Southwest”, in Jayanta Kumar Ray and Prabir De, (eds), 2005, India and China in an Era of Globalization: Essays on Economic Cooperation, Bookwell, New Delhi.
Conferences (National):	1. (with Subodh Chandra Das) “Democracy in the Grass Root: A Case study of Nagendra Nagar Gaon Panchayat in Karimganj District of Assam”, in L S Gassah and C J Thomas, (eds), 2015, Democracy and Development in India’s Northeast: Challenges and Opportunities, Bookwell, Delhi (with Subodh Chandra Das) “Democracy in the Grass Root: A Case study of Nagendra Nagar Gaon Panchayat in Karimganj District of Assam”, in L S Gassah and C J Thomas, (eds), 2015, Democracy and Development in India’s Northeast: Challenges and Opportunities, Bookwell, Delhi "Dynamics of India-China Relations in a Changing Global Geo-Political Environment", in Das, Gurudas and C Joshua Thomas, (eds), Voices from the Border: Response to Chinese Claims over Arunachal Pradesh, 2015, Pentagon Press, New Delhi 2. “Identity, Underdevelopment, and Violence: A Roadmap for the Restoration of Peace in North East India”, in Bera, Gautam Kumar, et al, (eds), 2011, Social Unrest and Peace Initiatives: Perspectives from North East India, EBH Publishers, Guwahati (ISBN 978-93-80261-25-6), pp: 119-134 5. “Development of National Peripheries through Mobilizing Cross-Border Synergies: A Case for Sino-Indian Cooperation for the Development of India’s Northeast and China’s Southwest”, in Das, Gurudas a 3. “Development of National Peripheries through Mobilizing Cross-Border Synergies: A Case for Sino-Indian Cooperation for the Development of India’s Northeast and China’s Southwest”, in Das, Gurudas and C Joshua Thomas, (eds), 2010, India-China: Trade and Strategy for Frontier Development, Bookwell, New Delhi 4. “Globalization and Human Development: Is there any Trade Off?”, in Chakraborty,Kiran Sankar and Gurudas Das, 2007, (eds), Human Develoment: Experiences of North East India, Akansha Publishing House, New Delhi 5. “Security, Engagement and Development: Development Interest of India’s North East and the art of conduct of India’s Relations with the Neighbouring Countries”, in Thomas, C Joshua, (ed), 2006, Engagement and Development: India’s North East and Neighbouring Countries, Akansha Publishing House, New Delhi 6. “War and Peace in India’s North East: Issues, Complexities and Options”, in Biswas, Prasenjit and C Joshua Thomas, (eds), 2006, Peace in India’s North East: Meaning, Metaphor and Method”, Regency Publications, New Delhi 7. “Border Trade in India’s North East: Theory and Practice”, in Syiemlieh, David R., et., al, (eds), 2006, Challenges of Development in North-East India, Regency Publications, New Delhi 8. “Informal Sector in India’s North East: Migration, Competition and Conflict Situations”, in Datta Ray, B. and Gurudas Das, (eds), 2006, Informality and Poverty: Urban Landscape of India’s North East, Akansha Publishing House, New Delhi. 9. “Structural Change and Resource-Industry Linkages in India’s North east: Some Policy Imperatives”, in Gurudas Das, (ed), 2005, Structural Change and Strategy of Development: Resource-Industry Linkages in North East India, Akansha Publishing House, New Delhi. 10. Land in the Hills of North East India: Factor Immobility Vs Market-led Growth”, in C. Joshua Thomas, (ed), 2005, Polity and Economy: Agenda for Contemporary North East India, Regency Publications, New Delhi. 11. “Small Societies in Large Democracy: Problems of Conflict Resolution in India’s North East”, in Monirul Hussain, (ed), 2005, Coming Out of Violence: Essays on Ethnicity, Conflict Resolution and Peace Process in North East India, Regency Publications, New Delhi. 12. “Economy of Myanmar: Trends, Structure and Implications for Border Trade with India’s North East” (with C J Thomas) in Gurudas Das, et al, (eds), 2005, Indo-Myanmar Border Trade: Status, Problems and Potentials, Akansha Publishing House, New Delhi. 13. “Geo-Economy of Arunachal Pradesh: The Cross-Border Trade Dimension”, in S. Dutta, (ed), Cross-Border Trade of North East India, 2002, Hope India Publications, Gurgaon, Haryana 14. “Armed Struggle in Nagaland: Tactics, Strategies and Its Ramifications for Economic Development”, in C. Joshua Thomas and Gurudas Das, (eds), Dimensions of Development in Nagaland, 2002, Regency Publications, New Delhi 15. “Immigration into North-East India : The Security Dimension”, in C. Joshua Thomas, (ed), 2002, Dimensions of Displaced People in North-East India, Regency Publications, New Delhi 16. "Social Change and Traditional Tribal Political Systems in Meghalaya", in M.N. Karna L.S. Gassah and C.J. Thomas, (eds), Power to People in Meghalaya, 1998, Regency Publications, New Delhi. 17. "Limits to Economic Development of North Eastern Region : An Analysis of Contradictions Between Economic Goals and Social Choices", in B. Datta Ray and Prabin Baishya, (eds), 1998, Sociological Constraints to Industrial Development in North East India, Concept Publishing Company, New Delhi. . 18. "Liberalization and Internal Periphery : Understanding the Implications for India's North East ", in Gurudas Das and R.K. Purkayastha, (eds), Liberalization and India's North East, 1998, Commonwealth Publications, New Delhi. 19. "Understanding the Insurgency Phenomenon in India's North-East : An Analytical Framework", in B. Pakem, (ed), Insurgency in North - East India, 1997, Omsons Publications, New Delhi. 20. "Ethnicity and Political Economy of Development in India's North-East : An Appraisal", in Girin Phukan and N.L. Dutta, (eds), Politics of Identity and Nation Building in North-East India, 1997, South Asian Publishers, New Delhi. 21. “Agriculture in Arunachal Pradesh: Trends and Problems of Objective Assessment", in M.C. Behera and N.C. Roy, (eds), Trends in Agrarian Structure in the Hills of North East India, 1997, Commonwealth Publishers, New Delhi. 22. "Features of Peripheral Urbanization : A study of the Nature and Growth of Urban Settlements in Arunachal Pradesh", in J.B. Ganguly, (ed), Urbanization and Development in North East India, 1995, Deep and Deep Publications, New Delhi. 23. "Incorporation of Arunachal Hills into Colonial British India : A Politico-Economic Analysis", in the Proceedings of the North East India History Association, 1994, Fifteenth Session, NEIHA, Shillong. 24. "Reflections on Ethnicity and Politics", in the Proceedings of the Third Annual Conference of the North-East India Political Science Association (NEIPSA), 1994, NEIPSA, Shillong. 25. "On Some Aspects of Demographic Economy of Arunachal Pradesh", in S. Mukherjee, et.al., (ed), Demographic Profile of North-East India, 1994, Omsons Publications, New Delhi. 26. "The Nehru-Elwin Policy if Tribal Development : Genesis, Growth and Renunciation", in the Proceedings of North-East India History Association (NEIHA), 1994, Fourteenth Session, NEIHA, Shillong. 27. "Tribal Formations and their Economic Base in Arunachal Pradesh : A Reconstruction", in the Proceedings of North East India History Association (NEIHA), 1993, Thirteenth Session, NEIHA, Shillong. 28. "The Pace of Development and Emerging Structural Constraints of the Agrarian Economy of Arunachal Pradesh", in K. Alam, (ed), Agricultural Development in North East India, 1993, Deep and Deep Publications, New Delhi.

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Dr. Ashim Kr. Das

Assistant Professor
Department: HUMANITIES
Phone: 9435503481
Email: ashimkd_nits[at]rediffmail[dot]com

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Dr. Ashim Kr. Das

Department: HUMANITIES
Assistant Professor
Phone: 9435503481
Email: ashimkd_nits[at]rediffmail[dot]com

Alternate Contact No.:	03842-240337 (Office)
Academic Qualifications
Qualifications Details :	B.Com (Accountancy), M.Com (Finance), M.Phil. & Ph.D., FDP (IIMA).
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Dr. Reena Sanasam

Associate Professor
Department: HUMANITIES
Phone: 8811926111
Email: reena_sanasam[at]yahoo[dot]com

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Dr. Reena Sanasam

Department: HUMANITIES
Associate Professor
Phone: 8811926111
Email: reena_sanasam[at]yahoo[dot]com

Alternate Contact No.:	9954774566
Date of Joining:	2005-09-07
Academic Qualifications
Qualifications Details :	M.A , Ph.D and B.Ed
Currently Teaching Subject:	Communication Skills for B.Tech Students, Report Writing for Ph.D Scholars, Perspectives in Literature, Philosophy and psychology for Ph.D Scholars and Modern Literary Theory for Ph.D scholars
Experience
Experience Duration:	Nearly 15 years
Experience Description:	I have been involved in teaching and guiding B.Tech and Ph.D. scholars for around 15 years to date.
Area of Interest/Specialization :	Women's Writing in India, Feminist Theories and Literature, Postcolonial Literature, Cultural Studies, etc
Teaching Interests :	Communication Skills for B.Tech Students, Report Writing for Ph.D. Scholars, Perspectives in Literature, Philosophy and psychology for Ph.D. Scholars and Modern Literary Theory for Ph.D. scholars
Research Interests :	Women's Writing in India, Feminist Theories and Literature, Postcolonial Literature, Cultural Studies, etc
Administrative Interests :	Have shouldered the responsibility of Warden Girls' Hostel, Head of Department, HSS and NCC ANO.
Biographical Sketch :	I, Dr. Reena Sanasam, hail from Thongju part II, Canchipur, Manipur. I did my High school at Catholic School Canchipur, Imphal; Higher secondary at Vidya Devi Jindal School, Hisar; Graduation at Miranda House, Delhi University; Master of Arts at Kumaun University and Ph.D. at Manipur University. Besides, I have also done B.Ed at D.M College of Teachers' education (Manipur Univ.), Manipur.
Ph.D. Scholars Guided:	2 scholars guided until now.
Book / Chapters Published:	Dr. Reena Sanasam published a book chapter entitled "Cultural Hegemony and Colonialism: A Study of Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart" in the book entitled Feminist Engagements: Cultural Expressions and Politics (Page 166-174) published by Authorspress, New Delhi in 2022 (ISBN 978-93-5529-767-9) Dr. Reena Sanasam published a book chapter entitled "Of Tradition, Nostalgia and Spiritualism" in the book entitled "Voices at the Door" published by Upanayan, Delhi. (Page 191-200) ISBN:978-93-91467-00-5 Pankaj Kalita and Reena Sanasam published a book chapter entitled "The Plot of Queer Love Triangle in Hindi Gay Cinema: A Critical Investigation" in Srijanee, published by WSDC, Sibsagar college, Joysagar, 2021 (ISBN:978-81-950273-2-3) Wild Kombireis: The Nostalgia of a Lost Heritage-- Novel-- published by Amazon(kindle) February 9, 2018 (ASIN) B079QG21DW
Publications
Journals (International):	Published a paper entitled "LGBTIQPA+ Movies of Europe: A Diachronic Penetration" in the Journal of Frontline Research in Arts and Science, a peer reviewed annual research journal, listed in the International Journal for ISSN, Paris, published by Sibsagar College Teachers’ Unit, Sibsagar College, Assam in November 2022, Volume 10-A ISSN 2249-9903, Page(67-76) Pankaj Kalita and Dr. Reena Sanasam published a paper entitled "Transaction between Literature and Cinema: Two sides of the same coin" in the Journal of Frontline Research in Arts and Science, A peer reviewed annual research journal, Listed in the International Journal for ISSN, Paris, Published by Sibsagar College teachers'unit, Sibsagar College, Assam , Volume 10(2021-2022), Published in November 2022, ISSN 2249-9903 Bhramyamaan Theatre of Assam: A Socio-Historical Perspective, published in Journal of Literature and Aesthetics, UGC CARE-listed Journal ISSN:2278-523X, Vol 21 No. 2 (July-December, 2020) The Oral Folk Literature of the Ancient Meiteis of Manipur: An Analysis of its Cultural Significance (Journal Space and Culture, India), published by ACCB Publishing, England (V6i1. 307 2018, 6:1) Cosmopolitanism in Amitav Ghosh’s Hungry Tide (Jan-Feb 2013; Vol.1, Issue 1; page 86- 91; ISSN2319-6076) in Spectrum: An International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences. Tradition, Nostalgia and Spiritualism in S.K Sharma’s poems (Jan-Feb 2013; Vol.1; Issue 1; Page 216-223; ISSN2319- 6076) in Spectrum: An International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences. A Quest for Identity and Self Independence in Manju Kapur’s A Married Woman (Vol. I; Issue III; August 2013; ISSN 2320 –6101) in Research Scholar: An International Refereed e-Journal of Literary Explorations. Roy’s Reclaiming Voices on Feminist Identity (Volume. 2, Issue 1, January-June 2014; ISSN 2319-6076) in Spectrum: An International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Journals (National):	The Concept of New Woman in Anita Desai’s Clear Light of the Day and Manju Kapur’ Home (Volume-II, Issue-III, January 2014; IISN2278-5264) in PRATIDHWANI: A Journal of Humanities and Social Science, Karimganj College. Clearing the Minefield: The Problem that Women Encountered (December 2012; Volume: 4, 7 and 8; 2012; JLCMS [ISSN: 0974-792)]) in Journal of Literature, Culture and Media Studies, Nagaland University. Study of Myths in Manipuri Literature and Socio-Religious Rituals (16-11-20; Volume-I Issue -II) published by PRATIDHWANI, Karimganj College. Immigrant Dilemma and Feminist Sensibilities in Chitra Divakaruni's Arranged Marriage (2011; Page 29-45) published in Feminism and Recent Literature, Prestige Publishing House, New Delhi. Human Identities and Transculturalism in Kiran Desai’s Inheritance of Loss (Vol.1; No.1 2009 ) in Journal of Literature, Culture and Media Studies, Nagaland University. Study of Social Activism in Arundhati Roy’s work ( Vol.19; Issue 1; February 2014 ) in IOSR Journals. Transculturalism: Rejuvenating Globalisation (2011; Page: 163-167)in Social Scanner, Department of HSS, NIT, Silchar.
Conferences (International):	Presented a paper entitled "Life Post-Pandemic: An Ecofeminist Reading of Margaret Atwood's The Year of the Flood" at the two day International Virtual Conference on "Post Pandemic Perspectives: Reflections and Realities", organised by the Department of Management, Humanities and Social Sciences, NIT,Agartala, during 5-6 August 2022. Presented a paper entitled "Policing the Border Amid Pandemic: Perspectives from Media on Cross Border Immigration in Assam and Tripura Border" at the two day International Virtual Conference on "Post Pandemic Perspectives: Reflections and Realities", organised by the Department of Management, Humanities and Social Sciences, NIT, Agartala, during 5-6 August 2022 Presented a paper entitled "Women in Low Context Culture: A Scandinavian Perspective" at the three Day International Virtual Conference on Gender Studies and Women Empowerment, organised by the Department of Management, Humanities and Social Sciences during April 16-18 2021. Also Chaired two technical sessions. Delivered a Lecture entiled "Reading of novels as History: An Interdisciplinary Perspective" --as a special invited speaker-- at the TEQIP sponsored online International Conference on Interdisciplinary Interpretation of Literature organised by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, NIT, Meghalaya from 14th to 18th December, 2020 Delivered a keynote lecture entitled "Social Constructions and Women: Towards a New Awakening" at the two day International Webinar on Women Empowerment in the Digital Age organised by the Department of HSS, NIT, Silchar during 30th and 31st January 2021. Literature and Ecocriticism: Towards Understanding the Relevance of Interdisciplinary Studies at the Two Day International Conference on Interdisciplinary Studies: Redefining Boundaries of Humanities, Science and Social Sciences during 22-23 November 2019 organised by English Literary Circle, Manipur and the Manipur University Students’ Union. Human Identity in the Age of Technology: A Study of Select American Science Fiction at the Two Day International Conference on Interdisciplinary Studies: Redefining Boundaries of Humanities, Science and Social Sciences during 22-23 November 2019 organised by English Literary Circle, Manipur and the Manipur University Students’ Union A Study of Lai Haraoba as a Cultural and Historical Text of the Meiteis of Manipur at the Two Day International Conference on Interdisciplinarity: Intersections of literature and History for Social and Cultural Change during 19-20th October 2019 organised by Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, NIT, Meghalaya. Chaired a technical session too. Native culture, colonization and its ramifications in Chinua Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart” at the Two Day International Conference on Multiculturalism during 24-25th January 2018 organised by English Literary circle in collaboration with college development council, Manipur university. Identity Crisis and the Contemporary Literature at A Two Day International Seminar on Social inequality and Literature ( 16-17 January 2014) held at Tripura university The Colonial Agenda in Roy’s ‘The God of Small Things’ at the International Conference on Literature to Cinema: Appropriation, Adaptations, Adulteration ( 1st, 2nd, 3rd June 2013) organised by NIT Durgapur, West Bengal,India The changing perceptions of Meetei culture: Resistance through rituals at the International seminar on Ethnicity, Identity and Literature (11-14 October 2012) held at Sibsagar, Assam Immigrant Dilemma and Feminist Sensibilities in Chitra Divakaruni’s Arranged Marriage at the seminar on English Literature in Translation (10-12 January 2011) organised by IAES and AIETA at JKC College Guntur Women and War: A Comparative Study of Khaled Hosseini’s ‘A Thousand splendid Suns’ and Margarett Mitchelles’ 'Gone With the Wind’at the Two Day International Conference on Interdisciplinarity: Contemporary Research in Humanities, Social Science and Management Studies during 21-22July 2017, organised by Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, NIT,Meghalaya. Chaired two technical sessions-- Social Sciences I and Literature V English as a Global Language at the seminar on Innovative Approaches and Techniques of Teaching (13-14 July 2007) organised by NCIATTE at PSG College Coimbatore Postmodernism as an Attitude: Towards a Global Culture at the seminar on Globalization and Industrial Relocation (27- 28 October 2006) organised by DONER and NEC Shillong at NIT Silchar
Conferences (National):	Presented a paper entitled "Genocide, Utopia and Ecology: American Science Fiction in the 1960s" at the Two Day National conference on Genocides and Oppression: Interpretation, Intersections, and Interstices (COIN 2022), organised by NIT, Meghalaya, in collaboration with the department of English Literature, the English, and Foreign Language University, Shillong Campus during 19th and 20th November 2022 Presented a paper entitled "A Brief History of European Queer Cinema: An Emerging trend in Film Studies" at the Two-day National Seminar on Dynamics of Humanities and Social Sciences: Emerging Interfaces of Flux, organised by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Sibsagar College, Joysagar, Sivasagar, Assam, India, during 22nd August to 23rd August 2022. Delivered a lecture entitled Pronunciation Skills for Personality Development at the 6- day Workshop on Personality Development and Interview Skills, organised by the Department of Management, Humanities and Social Sciences, NIT, Agartala, during June 13-18, 2022 Participated as resource person at the 3 Day Online National Symposium on Reading and Interpreting Literature, organised by the Department of English, Highland National College, Kanglatongbi, Manipur, during 8th to 10th April 2021 . Delivered a keynote lecture entitled "Women for Women" at the two-day National Webinar on "Women Empowerment at Workplace and Beyond" on 5th and 6th December 2020, organised by the Women Empowerment Committee, Department of Management, Humanities and Social Sciences, National Institute of Technology Agartala. Delivered plenary lecture at the two-day National Webinar on “Tribal Literature and Philosophy of North East India”, 2-3 October, 2020 organized by Poorvangan, Shillong in collaboration with ICSSR, Shillong. East- West Encounter in Orhan Pamuk’s My Name is Red and Snow at A Two Day National Conference on Interdisciplinarity: Theory and Practice organised by Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Institute of Technology Meghalaya during 22nd and 23rd July 2016 Meitei Lai Haraoba : The Universality of Belief in God at A two-day ICSSR , New Delhi Sponsored National Seminar entitled Knowing Manipur from Endogenous Perspective organized by the Centre for Manipur Studies , Manipur University during 20th and 21st October 2014 Quest for Identity in Anita Desai’s ‘Bye- Bye Blackbird’ and Manju Kapur’s ‘The Immigrant’ at the seminar on Women and Media: Challenges and Opportunities (3rd and 4th March 2014) organised by Centre for Bangladesh Studies, in collaboration with the Department of Bengali and the Department of Mass Communication, Assam University. Role of Ancient Narratives and Globalisation at the seminar on Dynamics of Higher Education; Role of Teachers (21-22 July 2011) organised by Assam University Teachers’ Association at Assam University Silchar Globalization and Language Preservation at the seminar on Linguistics Movement and their Future in Southern Assam (19-20 August 2011)organised by Department of History in Collaboration with Barak Upatyaka Bangla Sahitya at Srikishan Sarda College, Hailakandi, Assam. Indian Identities and Transculturalism in Kiran Desai’s Inheritance of Loss at the seminar on Role of Literature in Promoting National Integration (20-21 November 2007) held at Women's College, Silchar

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Dr. N. B. Singh

Associate Professor
Department: HUMANITIES
Phone: 9864486742
Email: nbsingh.597@gmail.com

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Dr. N. B. Singh

Department: HUMANITIES
Associate Professor
Phone: 9864486742
Email: nbsingh.597@gmail.com

Alternate Contact No.:	8486153152
Alternate E-mail ID:	nameirakpambhupendro[at]rediffmail[dot]com
Date of Joining:	1970-07-10
Academic Qualifications
Qualifications Details :	MA (Economics), Ph. D.
Currently Teaching Subject:	Managerial Economics and Quantitative Techniques
Experience
Experience Duration:	15 years
Experience Description:	Worked as a Research Associate in the Department of Economics, Manipur University. Currently working at NIT Silchar as an Associate Professor.
Area of Interest/Specialization :	Agricultural Economics, Rural Development & Reginal Economics
Teaching Interests :	Managerial Economics, Agricultural Economics, Regional Economics & Quantitative Techniques.
Research Interests :	Actively engaged in research. The main research focus is on agricultural economics and rural development relating to the development of North Eastern Region of India.
Administrative Interests :	NSS Programme Officer (April 2006 - June 2012), Faculty in-charge, Guest House (August 2007 - April 2012), Associate Warden, Hostel 2/3 (April 2013 - July 2017), Head of the Department (July 2019 - August 2019), CTO, NCC (Since April 2018).
Biographical Sketch :	Born in 1970 at Malom Tuliyaima, Imphal West, Manipur. Studied at Sainik School Imphal upto class XII. Completed graduation and post-graduation from Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda and Ph. D. from Manipur University. At present working at NIT Silchar as a Assistant Professor of Economics.
Ph.D. Scholars Guided:	1. Pallabi Das, “Teaching English with Technology: A Case Study of institutes of Technology in North East India”, 2012. 2. M. Seik Mozibar Rahman, “Agricultural Development in Char-Chapori Areas of Assam: Problems and Prospects”, 2014. 3. Diana Rajkumari, “Role of National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in the Rural Development of the Northeast Region: A Case Study of Manipur”, 2015.
Projects:	Agricultural Development and Environment Issues in the North Eastern Region: A Case Study of Manipur, ICSSR, Rs. 6.35 Lakh, Completed.
Book / Chapters Published:	1. Capital Formation in Agriculture Sector of Manipur (1972-1997), Akansha Publishing House, New Delhi, 2007. 2. "Public Investment in Agriculture and Agricultural Growth in Manipur”, E. Bijoykumar Singh & Ksh. Jhaljit Singh (eds.), Challenges of Economic Policy in Manipur: Essays in Honour of Prof. M. Iboton Singh, Akansha Publishing House, New Delhi, 2008. 3. “Agrarian Structure and Agricultural Production in Manipur”, Ch. Priyoranjan Singh (ed.), Tribalism and the Tragedy of the Commons Land, Identity and Development: The Manipur Experience, Akansha Publishing House, New Delhi, 2009. 4. “Border Trade at Moreh-Tamu Sector: Bane or Boon for Manipur”, E. Bijoykumar Singh & Damudor Nepram (eds.), Perspectives on the Economy of Manipur, Akansha Publishing House, New Delhi, 2010. 5. Diana Rajkumari and N. B. Singh “Towards Women Empowerment through MGNREGS: A Study on Rural Women Workers of Manipur”, Ayangbam Shyamkishor (ed.), Engaging Failed State – Political, Social and Economic Issues of contemporary Manipur, Mittal Publishing House, New Delhi, 2014. 6. Thangjam Chandra Devi and N. B. Singh “Indo-Myanmar Border Trade at Moreh-Tamu Sector: Retrospect and Prospect”, Ujjwal Kanti Paul, Gurudas Das & C. Joshua Thomas (eds.), ASEAN Calling: Development of India’s North-East through Sub-regional Cooperation, Pentagon Press, New Delhi, 2017.
Publications
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Journals (National):	"Globalization and North East India: Challenges and Opportunities”, The Social Scanner, vol. 1, July, 2009 (with Samsur Jaman & K. Gyanendra Singh) “Decomposition of Real Net State Domestic Product (NSDP) of Manipur and Its Implication on Fiscal Deficit”, Economic Affairs, vol. 57, no. 1, March, 2012. (with Thangjam Chandra Devi) “Prospects of Food processing Industry in the Development of Rural Manipur”, Banijya, vol. 9, no. 1, 2017. (Kelvin Mutum, Ashim Kr. Das & U. Sarita Singha ) "Testing the Efficiency of Indian Options Market by Employing the Box-Spread Strategy: Empirical Evidence from S&P CNX Nifty Index", Indian Journal of Finance, vol. 12, Issue 10, October 2018. (with Loitongbam Athouba Meetei, Tridib Sarma & Kelvin Mutum ) "Job Uncertainty After Ph. D.: A Common Concern for Doctoral Students of Technical Institutes of North East India, Prabandhan: Indian Journal of Management, vol.12, Issue 8, August 2019.
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Dr. Avishek Ray

Assistant Professor
Department: HUMANITIES
Phone: 9678725099
Email: avishekray@hum.nits.ac.in

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Dr. Avishek Ray

Department: HUMANITIES
Assistant Professor
Phone: 9678725099
Email: avishekray@hum.nits.ac.in

URL of Web Profile:	https://sites.google.com/view/avishekray/about
Academic Qualifications
Qualifications Details :	● Ph.D. in Cultural Studies (2014), Trent University, Canada ● M.A. in Comparative Literature (2009), Jadavpur University, India ● B.A. in Comparative Literature (2007), Jadavpur University, India.
Currently Teaching Subject:
Experience
Experience Description:	● Assistant Professor, NIT Silchar, Sep 2015-present ● Teaching Assistant, Trent University, Canada, Sep 2010-May 2014 ● Research Assistant, Centre for the Study of Culture & Society (CSCS), Bangalore, June 2009-May 2010.
Area of Interest/Specialization :	Literary & Cultural Studies, (New) Media Studies, South Asian Studies, Travel & Mobility
Awards/Achievements :	● Seed Funding for Visiting Professorship, Mahidol University, Thailand, June-July 2019 ● Advanced Academic Fellowship, Centre for Advanced Study (CAS), Sofia, Bulgaria, Dec 2018-Feb 2019 ● Purdue University Library Research Fellowship (Summer 2017), USA ● CICOPS Fellowship 2017, Pavia University, Italy ● Charles Wallace India Trust Fellowship at the Institute of Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH), Edinburgh University, Scotland, Sep-Dec 2016 ● Scholar-in-Residence at Management Centre for Human Values (MCHV), Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta, March 2016 ● MITACS Globalink Research Fellowship, Mitacs Foundation, Canada, 2014.
Book / Chapters Published:	● Co-edited (with Ishita Banerjee-Dube): Nation, Nationalism and the Public Sphere: Religious Politics in India (SAGE, 2020)
Publications
Journals (International):	‘The ‘Vagabond’ as a Nemesis of the Tourist: Toward a Postcolonial Critique of Zygmunt Bauman’, in Tourism Culture & Communication [Special Issue on: Critical Tourism Studies], Vol. 20 (2020; forthcoming) ‘On the Spectacle of Walking: The Migrant Worker and the Mobility Regime’, in Journal of Extreme Anthropology, Vol. 4: 1 (2020), pp. E25-E30 ‘The Discursivity of ‘Hindu’ Gaze: Reading Bholanauth Chunder’s Travelogue’, in South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies, Vol. 43: 3 (2020), pp. 1-13 ‘Of Nomadology: A Requiem for India(n-ness)’, in Crossings: Journal of Migration and Culture, Vol. 10: 2 (2019), pp. 281-291 ‘Vicissitudes of Reading the Mahabharata as History: Problems Concerning Historicism and Textualism’ in Journal of Literary Studies, Vol. 35: 3 (2019), pp. 1-19 ‘Is the University Universalizable? A View from India’, in Multicultural Education Review, Vol. 10: 3 (2018), pp. 246-50 [With S. Bhattacharyya] ‘On Knowledge Ecology: A Dissenter’s Tryst with Scientificity’, in Localities, Vol. 7 (2017), pp. 223-30 ‘A Survey on the Semantic Field of ‘Vagabond’’, in Anglica: An International Journal of English Studies [published by the University of Warsaw], Vol. 26: 2 (2017), pp. 51-60 ‘The Trajectory of a Viral Image: On the Afterlife of the Alan Kurdi Image’, in Sinestesieonline: Il Parlaggio (online), Issue: 16/ Year: 5 (2016) | http://goo.gl/ZbVJ1m ‘Human Values and the Legal Articulation of ‘Vagabond’’, in Journal of Human Values (SAGE), Vol. 22: 3 (2016), pp. 194-201 ‘On The State of Comparative Literature in Canada’, in Canadian Journal of Comparative Literature, Vol. 41:2 (2014), pp. 213-15. [Prefaced & Translated] ‘Mass Commune’ (Hemanga Biswas’ Travel Account on China), in Inter-Asia Cultural Studies (Routledge), Vol. 15(1): 2014, pp. 164-70. ‘Is There An Ocular Self?’, in Praxis Journal of Philosophy [online], published by Manchester University, Vol. 4: 1 (2014), pp. 42-56. ‘Rural Emigration and The Urban Gaze: Re-historicizing The 1943 Famine’, in Humanities Circle (International Journal of Central University of Kerala), Vol. 2(1): 2014, pp. 157-73.
Journals (National):	‘The Aesthetic Gaze: Siting Nineteenth Century Indian Travel Writing’, in The Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities, Vol. 8: 4 (2016), pp. 122-29 ‘(Neo-)Hinduism and Reception of the ‘Other’: Examining the Discursive Rhetoric of Tolerance’. Journal of History and Culture, Vol. 3 (2016), pp. 56-65 ‘The Resurrection of the Vagabond: Identity Politics in Sankrityayan’s Ghumakkar Sastra’, in Indian Literature (Sahitya Akademi’s Journal), Vol. LVII: 2 (2014), pp. 163-75. ‘Pre-History of the 'Folk': A Case of Bangla Literary Historiography’, in Jadavpur Journal of Comparative Literature, Vol. 50 (2014), pp. 161-180. ‘Comparative Constitutionalism and The Case of Bengal Vagrancy Act: Unraveling Histories of Discourse Reception’, in National Law School Journal, Vol. 12, pp. 75-94.
Conferences (International):	International Workshop on Living in the Age of Convergences - Affect, Affordance, Agency, National Library of Singapore, 9 -10 December 2019 Goethe Society of India’s International Conference on The Universal & the Particular: Contemporary Perspectives on an Old Dispute, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), India, 14-16 Nov 2019 International Conference on Destruction/Re-Construction: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Cultural Heritage in Conflict, organized by Arab-German Young Academy (AGYA) in collaboration with the Orient Institut Beirut (OIB), Beirut, Lebanon, 30 September-3 Oct 2019 International Conference on Us and Them: Diasporas for Others in the Indian Ocean, Centre for Interdisciplinary Area Studies, Martin-Luther University, Halle (Saale), Germany, 16-17 September 2019 International Workshop on Cinema and the City, Centre for Modern Oriental Studies (Zentrum Moderner Orient (ZMO), Berlin, Germany, 12-13 September 2019 AAS-in-Asia Conference on Asia on the Rise?, organized by Association for Asian Studies & Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand, 1-4 July 2019 2019 Penn State Global Asias Summer Institute on Digital Asias, Penn State University, State College (PA), USA, 3-7 June 2019 International Workshop on Mediated Campaigns and Unmediated Politics in Millennial India, organized jointly by Centre de Sciences Humaines (CSH) & Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi (IIIT-Delhi), at CSH, New Delhi, India, 27 April 2019 International Conference on The Cultural Industries in Asia: Into the Digital Age, Hong Kong University, 30 Non-1 Dec 2018 International Workshop on Recalibrating Culture: Reconfiguring the (Trans-)Cultural, Heidelberg Centre for Transcultural Studies, Heidelberg University, 22-23 Nov 2018 International Symposium on Digital Politics in Millennial India, organized jointly by the Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU) Munich & Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, New Delhi (IIIT-Delhi), at IIIT Delhi, India, 15-17 Mar 2018 International Conference on Transcending Cultural Boundaries: Studies of Foreign Languages, Literature & Culture in India, Gauhati University, India, 8-9 Mar 2018 Goethe Society of India’s International Conference on Cosmopolitanism, Globalisation and Literary Space: Perspectives and Narrations of a (new) World Citizenship, University of Delhi, India, 21-23 Feb 2018 International Conference on Contemporary Communication Cultures, Controls and Becomings, University of Madras, India, 16-17 Feb 2018 International Conference on Refugees in the Public Imagination: Discourse of (Dis)location and (Dis)placement, University of Liberal Arts (ULAB), Dhaka, Bangladesh, 20 Dec 2017 International Seminar on Reinventing Nationalism: Secularisms & Plurality: Media Discourses & Deconstruction, Gauhati University, India, 11-12 Nov 2017 International Conference on Mahabharata & Inter-Asian Cultures, Delhi University, 6-8 April 2017 International Conference on Thinking Literature across Continents, North Bengal University, 25-27 March 2017 International Seminar on Indian Art Heritage in a Changing World, Banaras Hindu University, India, 27 Feb-1Mar 2017 Dynamic Borderlands: Livelihoods, Communities and Flows, 5th Conference of the Asian Borderlands Research Network, Kathmandu, Nepal, 12-14 December 2016 Comics Forum 2016, Leeds, United Kingdom, 3-4 November 2016 The Act of Media Workshop, SARAI-CSDS, New Delhi, 8-10 January 2016 International Conference of the Goethe Society of India, University of Delhi, Delhi, 18-20 February 2015. Canadian Comparative Literature Association Conference, Canadian Social Science Congress, Brock University, St. Catharines, Canada, 18-24 May 2014. Graduate Conference on South Asian Religions, Dept. of The Study of Religion, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 1-2 November, 2013. International Comparative Literature Association (ICLA) Conference, Paris, France, July 18-24, 2013. South Asia Conference, Princeton University, USA, April 26-27, 2013. American Comparative Literature Association (ACLA) Conference, Toronto, Canada, March 4-7, 2013. International Conference on Emerging Issues & Challenges in Education, Nayab Abbasi College, Amroha, India, 9-10 June, 2012. Underhill Graduate Conference, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, March 1-2, 2012. International Conference on Intercultural Studies, Centre for Intercultural Studies, Porto, Portugal, May 25-27, 2011. The International Conference: On Road Writing Travel and Travelers organized by the Centre of Advanced Study, Dept. of English, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India, November 6-8, 2008.
Conferences (National):	Art Education Summit 2019, organized jointly by Art1st, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) & Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), at IGNCA, Delhi, 18-21 Dec 2019 National Seminar on The Topography of Bhakti: Social Reform Watersheds in Indian Intellectual History, Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS), Shimla, 22-24 April 2019 National Seminar on Contemporary Debates on Science, Technology and Nationalism in India, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati, 31 Oct-2 Nov 2018 National Seminar on Indian Music and Dance: The Absence of Critical Attention and Analysis, The Indian Institute of AdvancedStudy (IIAS), Shimla, 4-6 September 2017 National Seminar on Anthropological Histories and Tribal Worlds in India, The Indian Institute of AdvancedStudy (IIAS), Shimla, 27-29 March 2017 National Conference on Interdisciplinarity, NIT Meghalaya, Shillong, 22-23 July 2016 National Seminar on Reinterpretations of the Past: The Discourse of Cultural Identity in South Asia, North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong, 17-18 March 2016 Study Week on ‘Historiography of Translation in India’, The Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS), Shimla, 10-14 August 2015. EGSS Graduate Conference, University of Montreal, Canada, March 11-12, 2011. Young Researcher’s Workshop 2010, at Centre for the Study of Culture and Society (CSCS), Bangalore during March 25-27, 2010.

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Academics

The Department has started offering the Ph D programme since 2006. The Department covers a number of areas in social sciences and language like Economics, Education, Philosophy, English and Management. The Department has the distinction of producing the first Ph. D. from NIT Silchar. Currently there are 19 number of registered Ph d scholars associated with the Department.

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Research

Language Lab: The Department has a state of the art language lab to assist students to avail technically assisted language learning programme. Currently the Department is giving courses only on English language. Efforts are being made to introduce other foreign languages.

Computer Lab: The Department has setup the up-to-date computer lab with internet connectivity for the researchers. There are 14 numbers of PCs along with internet ports in the computer lab.

Departmental Journal: The first issue of the Departmental Journal The Social Scanner has been published in July 2009 in association with Society for North East Development Studies, Silchar. The journal has been widely accepted by the academic community in the country.

E-Resources: Apart from various e-journals the Department has procured the CMIE data bank on Foreign Trade, Economic Intelligence service and State Analysis Service to provide secondary data support to the researchers.

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Department of Humanities
NIT Silchar,
Silchar, Assam-788010, India.
Phone: 09864486742.

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