Education

Professional Experience

• August 2018-June 2019, Assistant Professor (Ad-hoc): Department of English, Tinsukia College, Tinsukia

• December 2020-Present, Assistant Professor: Department of English, Duliajan College, Duliajan

• January 2023-Present, Assistant Professor: PG (English Literature), K.K.Handique State Open University, Duliajan College Centre, Duliajan

Seminars and Conferences

• State Level Students’ Seminar on ‘Voice and Memory: Post-Independence Indian Novels in English.’ Organized by Life and Literature, Department of English. H.P.B. Girl’s College, Golaghat, Assam. On 22nd August, 2015. Paper entitled: “Post-Independence Indian Novels vis-à-vis Political, Social and Partition Novels.”

• UGC Sponsored National Seminar on ‘Comparative Literature in India: At the Crossroads of Culture and Society.’ Organized by Department of Bengali, Digboi Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Digboi. On 3rd and 4th June, 2016. Paper entitled: “Moral Values and Folk Tales: A Comparative Study of Aesop’s Fables and Panchatantra.”

• UGC Sponsored National Seminar on ‘Realities of Globalization: Exploring Issues Related to Politics, Economy and Culture in India With Special Reference to the North East Region.’ Organized by Department of Economics and Department of Political Science, Tinsukia College, Tinsukia, Assam. In collaboration with: Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University Study Centre, Tinsukia College, Tinsukia. On 23rd and 24th June, 2016. Paper entitled: “Globalization, Growth of English and the Fate of Native Languages- The Indian Scenario.”

• UGC Sponsored National Seminar on ‘Modern Indian Drama: Theory, Practice and Criticism’. Organized by Department of Bengali, Digboi Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Digboi, Assam. On 10th and 11th September, 2016. Paper entitled: “Depiction of Human Predicaments in Different Social Contexts in Asif Currimbhoy’s Inquilab and Sonar Bangla.”

• Inter-University Seminar on ‘The Brontes’. Organized by Department of English, Gauhati University, Guwahati, on 27th October, 2016. Paper entitled: “The Earthly Heaven and Hell: Creation of Two worlds in Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights.”

• ICSSR Sponsored International Conference on ‘Language, Ethnicity and Identity: 21st Century Perspectives.’ Organized by Department of English, Tinsukia College, in collaboration with ELT@I (Assam Chapter) on 11th and 12th February, 2017. Paper entitled: “Delineating Rootedness: A Study of Identity Crisis in Kiran Desai’s The Inheritance of Loss.”

• ICSSR Sponsored National Seminar on ‘Exploring Female Voices in the Writings of Contemporary Indian English Literature.’ Organized by Department of English, Gargaon College in collaboration with Assam Lekhika Sangstha, on 21st and 22nd September, 2018. Paper entitled: “From Turmeric to Sesame: A Study of Food as a Metaphor in Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s The Mistress of Spices.”

• Progression or Regression? Mapping the Dynamics of Working Class Culture in Elizabeth Gaskell’s North and South. Texas Centre for Working Class Studies Conference. Collin College. Texas. February 2021.

• International Virtual Conference on ‘Humanities through Literature, Film and Media 2.0’ organized by the School of Social Sciences and Languages, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai, India. Presented a paper titled: The Phenomenology of Death: Reading Suicide in Haruki Murakami’s Norwegian Wood. 18th and 19th August, 2022.

• International Conference on ‘American Literature’ organized by PG Department of English Nesamony Memorial Christian College, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu. Presented a paper entitled The Lost Perception: Reading Abnormal Psychology in Richard Powers’ The Echo Maker. 08th and 9th October, 2022.

• National Seminar on ‘Environment: Justice, Sustainability and Conservation’ organized by Department of Political Science, Duliajan College and Department of Political Science, Dibru College. Presented a Paper titled Semantics of Green Cinema: Reading and Decoding the Ethics of Ecophilosophy in Studio Ghibli Movies. 1st February, 2023.

Resource Person/Guest Lecture

• Guest Lecture on ‘Popular Literature’ organized by Department of English, Tinsukia College on 23rd December, 2021.

• One Day Lecture on ‘Mastering the History of British Literature’ organized by Department of English, Mariani College on 06th April, 2023.

Scholarships:

• OIL Merit Scholarship (2013) for meritorious performance in Higher Secondary School Leaving Certificate Examination, Arts.

• MHRD Scholarship (For meritorious performance in H.S. 2013-16).

• UGC Rank Holder’s Scholarship (For securing First Class First Position in Bachelor’s Degree, 2016-18).

• Amrit Bhatta Memorial Award for Academic Excellence for securing 1st Rank in B.A. Final Examination, 2016 with Major in English under Dibrugarh University.

• Award from the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) Tinsukia College for securing 1st Rank in B.A. Final Examination, 2016 with Major in English.

• First Prize in Inter-University Seminar on ‘The Brontes’. Organized by Department of English, Gauhati University, Guwahati, on 27th October, 2016. Paper entitled: “The Earthly Heaven and Hell: Creation of Two worlds in Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights.”

Other Achievements

• NTA UGC NET for Assistant Professor (English Literature) - December 2019.

Membership of Professional Bodies

• Assam Sahitya Sabha: Lifetime Member

Area(s) of Specialization

• History of British and American Literature

• Literature of the Renaissance Period

• Modern and Postmodern Fiction

• Contemporary Literary Theory

• Phenomenology

• Medical and Health Humanities

Papers Taught

• SEMESTER 1 (Honours):

• Core 2: European Classical Literature

• Semester 1 (Non-Honours):

• AECC 1: English Communication

• AECC 2: Alternative English

• SEMESTER 2 (Honours):

• Core 4: British Poetry and Drama 14th to17th Century

• Semester 2 (Non-Honours):

• Writing Skills II

• SEMESTER 3 (Honours):

• Core 5: American Literature

• Core 6: Popular Literature

• Core 7: British Poetry and Drama 17th and18th Century

• SEMESTER 4 (Honours):

• Core 8: British Literature: 18th Century

• Core 9: British Romantic Literature

• Core 10: British Literature: 19th Century

• SEMESTER 5 (Honours):

• Core 11: Women’s Writing

• Core 12: British Literature: Early 20th Century

• DSE 2: Literature of the Indian Diaspora

• DSE 3: Literary Criticism

• SEMESTER 6 (Honours):

• Core 13: Modern European Drama

• Core 14: Postcolonial Literature

• DSE 5: Literary Theory

• DSE 7: Partition Literature

Book Chapters (ISBN):

Journals (ISSN-UGC CARE and Peer Reviewed)

Orientation/ Induction/ Refresher/ Faculty Development Programmes/ Workshops