The HSS Department has an interdisciplinary orientation and expertise in three disciplines of Humanities and Social Sciences, namely, English Language, Economics and Management. The Department has been an integral part of the Institute since its inception as the Regional Engineering College, Silchar. Although the concerns of humanities and social sciences can be said to be somewhat different from the concerns of the core disciplines of the Institute, the Department strives to initiate meaningful HSS discourses pertaining to the needs of the engineering disciplines. The aim of HSS in NIT, Silchar is to bring a humane touch to technology and to assist the engineers to develop themselves within the social context. Hence the Department makes conscious attempts to address a range of issues varying from social responsibilities of engineers to culture, literature, management, economics and ethics.
HOD: Prof. N. B. Singh
Phone: 9864486742
E-mail: hod@hum.nits.ac.in
Professor
Department: HUMANITIES
Phone: 9435500774
Email: gurudas_das[at]yahoo[dot]co[dot]in
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. |
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Associate Professor
Department: HUMANITIES
Phone: 8811926111
Email: reena_sanasam[at]yahoo[dot]com
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: | Almost 19 years |
Experience Description: | I have been involved in teaching and guiding B.Tech and Ph.D. scholars for almost 18 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 Published a book chapter entitled Masculine Edifice and Angel in the House: A Study of Khaled Hosseini and Virginia Woolf in the book entitled Postcolonial and Feminist Literary Concerns, published by Iterative International Publishers(2022) ISBN: 978-1-68576-385-5 (113-121) |
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Professor
Department: HUMANITIES
Phone: 9864486742
Email: nbsingh@hum.nits.ac.in
Department: HUMANITIES
Professor
Phone: 9864486742
Email: nbsingh@hum.nits.ac.in
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. |
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Assistant Professor
Department: HUMANITIES
Phone: 9678725099
Email: avishekray@hum.nits.ac.in
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. |
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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) |
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Assistant Professor
Department: HUMANITIES
Phone: 9647504890
Email: panchali@hum.nits.ac.in
Department: HUMANITIES
Assistant Professor
Phone: 9647504890
Email: panchali@hum.nits.ac.in
Alternate E-mail ID: | panchalibhattacharya1990@gmail.com |
Date of Joining: | 2023-10-31 |
URL of Web Profile: | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8982-6225 |
Academic Qualifications | |
Qualifications Details : | • 2015- 2022: PhD (English), School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Management, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Odisha • 2013-2014: B.Ed. (English), University of Burdwan, West Bengal • 2010 - 2012: M.A. (English), University of Burdwan, West Bengal • 2007-2010: B.A. (English), Hooghly Mohsin College (University of Burdwan), West Bengal |
Currently Teaching Subject: | HS 101- Communicative English; HS 111- Language Laboratory; HU 714- Socio-Political Issues in Understanding North Eastern Region; MS 5114- Business Communication II |
Experience | |
Experience Description: | • Nov 2023 – Present: National Institute of Technology Silchar, Assam • Dec 2021- Oct 2023: Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha • Jan 2021- Dec 2021: Sri Sri University, Cuttack, Odisha |
Area of Interest/Specialization : | Ecocriticism, Myth and Folklore, Indigenous Studies, North East Indian Literature |
Teaching Interests : | Storytelling as a Key to Effective Communication, Indigenous Ecosophy in the Literary Context, Soft Skills for Professionals |
Research Interests : | Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Ecofeminism, Eco-Psychology, Religion and Sustainability, Green Lore |
Administrative Interests : | • Member, Exam Cell, National Institute of Technology Silchar from December 2023 to present • Programme Coordinator for B.A. English (Hons.) Programme, Faculty of Arts, Communication and Indic Studies, Sri Sri University, Cuttack, Odisha from January 2021 to November 2021 |
Awards/Achievements : | (1) National Merit Scholarship for pursuing M.A. (English) and B.A. (English Honours) by MHRD, Govt. of India, 2007; (2) University Silver Medal for securing the second rank in M.A. (English), The University of Burdwan, West Bengal, 2013; (3) “Best Presenter of the Session- Folklore and Tradition” and “Best Presenter of the Conference” at 6th International Conference on Arts and Humanities, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2019 |
Book / Chapters Published: | • "Deconstructing the Idea of Manhood in Indian Television Advertisements". Rethinking Media Studies: Media, Meditation and Communicative Action, Edited by Ananta Kumar Giri and Santosh Kumar Biswal, Routledge, UK, pp 294-311. 2024. [DOI: 10.4324/9781032632667-23]; • "Environmental Sustainability through Nature Worship: Understanding the Ecosophy of the North East Indian Indigenous Communities". Sustainable Environments and Interspecies Ecologies, Edited by Shruti Das, Bloomsbury India, pp 185-194. 2023; • "Ecological Memory of the Nonhuman in Rella Two Trees: The Money Chiefs". Mapping Memory in the Wake of the Posthuman: India and Canada, Edited by Punyashree Panda, Bloomsbury India, pp 63-70. 2023; • "Indigenous Ecofeminism and Contemporary North East Indian Literature: Lessons in Eco-Swaraj". Indian Feminist Ecocriticism. Edited by Douglas Vakoch and Nicole Anae, Lexington Books, Rowman and Littlefield, USA, pp 79-91. 2022; • "Social Dynamics of Hindi Eco-Cinema and the Politics of Water". Handbook of Research on Social and Cultural Dynamics in Indian Cinema. Edited by Santosh Kumar Biswal, Krishna Sankar Kusuma and Sulagna Mohanty, IGI Global, USA, pp 1-13. 2020. [DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-3511-0]; • "Naga Folk Culture and Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Easterine Kire’s When the River Sleeps". Literature and Environmental Discourse: Ecocritical Perspectives on Contemporary English Literature. Edited by Subhajit Bhadra and Sk Mukul, Sarup and Sons, New Delhi, pp 112-131. 2018; • "Journeys and Myths: Transcending Boundaries in Amitav Ghosh’s Gun Island". Towards a New Art of Border Crossing, Edited by Ananta Kumar Giri, Arnab Roy Choudhury, and David Blake Willis, Anthem Press, UK. (FORTHCOMING); • "Eco-sustainability through Green Lore: A Study of Contemporary North East Indian Indigenous Women’s Literature". Environmental Humanities in India, Edited by Debajyoti Biswas and John Charles Ryan, Springer Nature. (FORTHCOMING); • "Ecopsychology: Understanding the Relationship between Nature and Human Mind". Eco-concepts: Critical Reflections in Emerging Ecocritical Theory and Ecological Thought, Edited by Cenk Tan and İsmail Serdar Altaç, Lexington Books, Rowman & Littlefield, USA. (FORTHCOMING); • "Ecology, Religion, and Indigenous Stewardship: Understanding Sustainable Resource Management in North East India". A Pragmatic Approach to Religion and Sustainability (Book Series: New Approaches to the Scientific Study of Religion), Edited by Deepanjali Mishra and Jeffery D. Long, Springer Nature. (FORTHCOMING) |
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Assistant Professor
Department: HUMANITIES
Phone: 8008409096
Email: dinamanibiswal@hum.nits.ac.in
Department: HUMANITIES
Assistant Professor
Phone: 8008409096
Email: dinamanibiswal@hum.nits.ac.in
Date of Joining: | 2023-11-02 |
Academic Qualifications | |
Qualifications Details : | Ph.D. in Economics (2023), Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh |
Currently Teaching Subject: | Managerial Economics and Agricultural Economics |
Experience | |
Experience Description: | *Assistant Professor of Economics at National Law University, Tripura, Agartala (11.10.2023 to 01.11.2023) *Lecturer in the Department of Economics, U.K Mahabir College, Madanpur, Kendrapara Odisha (from 24.01.2023 to 09.10.2023) |
Area of Interest/Specialization : | Micro Economics, Environmental Economics, Agricultural Economics, Public Policy, and Behavioral Economics |
Awards/Achievements : | UGC-NET qualified for Assistant Professor conducted by UGC (2017 & 2018) * Received travel grant amount of 750 Euro for participating in South Asian Conference at Ireland India Institute, Dublin, 19-22 April 2023 * Received travel grant amount USD 3000 for participating 17th Globelics conference held in Heredia, Costa Rica, 3-5 November 2021 *Received registration fee grant amount USD 200 from Friends of Globelics (FOG) Fund for the registration in 17th Globelics conference held in Heredia, Costa Rica from 3-5 November 2021 *Junior Research fellowship/Half Time Research Assistantship for PhD by Ministry of Education India (2018 August to January 2023) *Central Sector Scholarship, Ministry of Education, India (2012–2017) *LIC Golden Jubilee Scholarship (2012–2015) *Governer's Award in State Level Quiz Competition (2015) |
Projects: | Project Director (PD) for ‘Leveraging Indigenous Medical Care for Tourism and Livelihood in Assam’, funded by Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi, (Grant amount INR 1200000). (Ongoing) |
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Assistant Professor
Department: HUMANITIES
Phone: 9398896015
Email: shashi@hum.nits.ac.in
Department: HUMANITIES
Assistant Professor
Phone: 9398896015
Email: shashi@hum.nits.ac.in
Date of Joining: | 2023-11-13 |
Academic Qualifications | |
Qualifications Details : | Ph.D. (Central University of Hyderabad, 2022), M.Phil. (Central University of Hyderabad, 2016), M.A. (The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad, 2014), B.A. (Bangalore University, 2012), D.Ed. (Sathish Chandra Memorial College, Bangalore Rural, 2009). |
Currently Teaching Subject: | HS-101 Communicative English |
Experience | |
Experience Description: | Assistant Professor: Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Institute of Technology Silchar, Assam, November 2023-present. An Ad-hoc Faculty: School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Management, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, January 2023-November 2023. |
Area of Interest/Specialization : | Translation Studies, Colonialism and Colonial Modernity, Literary Historiography. |
Teaching Interests : | Professional Communication, Communicative English, Professional Ethics and Human Values, Translation Studies. |
Awards/Achievements : | 1.Shikshana Rathna Award from Vishwajnani Seva Trust (NGO), Doddaballapur, Bangalore Rural Dist, Karnataka. The Award given for receiving the PhD Degree from one of India’s premier institutes, 19 March 2023. 2. Leverhumle Network Funding by the University of Glasgow, United Kingdom, to participate and present a paper in an International Conference, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom, 13-15 June, 2018. 3. ICSSR (Indian Council of Social Science Research) Short Term Doctoral Research Grant, ICSSR New Delhi, 2018-2019. |
Book / Chapters Published: | 1. Translation as Cultural Transplantation: Translation of George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion, in the book Indian Literature and Culture: Fiction, Feminism, Culture-Clash, Dalit Writing, Prestige Books International, New Delhi. ISBN: 978-93-82186-82-3, (2016), pp.145-158. |
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Assistant Professor
Department: HUMANITIES
Phone: 8436213363
Email: ujjal@hum.nits.ac.in
Department: HUMANITIES
Assistant Professor
Phone: 8436213363
Email: ujjal@hum.nits.ac.in
Date of Joining: | 2023-11-14 |
Academic Qualifications | |
Qualifications Details : | Ph.D. in Economics (2020), National Institute of Technology-Durgapur, India |
Currently Teaching Subject: | Managerial Economics |
Experience | |
Experience Description: | *Assistant Professor , Department of Humanities and Social Sciences , NIT Silchar (Current Position) *Assistant Professor ,Department of Economics, Rangia College ( From 8th October 2020 to 13th November 2023) |
Area of Interest/Specialization : | Open-Economy Macroeconomics, Applied Econometrics, Financial Economics, Health Economics |
Book / Chapters Published: | 1. Dutta, U. P., & Sarmah, J. (2023). Government Expenditure, Governance, and Economic Growth: An Empirical Exercise. In Social Sector Development and Governance (pp. 177-190). Routledge India. 2. Dutta, U. P., & Kankaria, L. (2022). Performance of Microfinance Institutions Under Economic Growth and Fluctuations: Evidence from South Asian Countries. In Microfinance to Combat Global Recession and Social Exclusion: An Empirical Investigation (pp. 51-62). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. 3. Dutta, U. P., Kankaria, L., & Sengupta, P. P. (2021). China and US Economic Policy Uncertainty and its Impact on Major International Markets: A Vector Auto Regressive Analysis. In Global Tariff War: Economic, Political and Social Implications (pp. 109-120). Emerald Publishing Limited. 4. Dutta, U. P., Gupta, H., & Sengupta, P. P. (2020). Mobile phone penetration and health outcome: Panel evidence from 25 selected Asian countries. In Role of IT-ITES in Economic Development of Asia: Issues of Growth, Sustainability and Governance (pp. 163-178). Singapore: Springer Singapore. 5. Kankaria, L., & Dutta, U. P. (2021). A cross-country analysis through investigating the impact of ICT on women’s financial inclusion. Technology and Women's Empowerment, 222.Routledge 6. Gogoi, A. J., Dutta, U. P., & Sarmah, C. (2023). Different Socioeconomic Groups’ Psychological Reactions to the COVID-19 Lockdown: A Cross-Sectional Study. In COVID-19 Pandemic and Global Inequality: Reflections in Labour Market, Business and Social Sectors (pp. 319-333). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. |
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Assistant Professor
Department: HUMANITIES
Phone: 9599790564
Email: sumallya@hum.nits.ac.in
Department: HUMANITIES
Assistant Professor
Phone: 9599790564
Email: sumallya@hum.nits.ac.in
Alternate E-mail ID: | mukhopadhyay.sumallya@gmail.com |
Date of Joining: | 2023-11-16 |
URL of Web Profile: | https://nitsilchar.academia.edu/SumallyaMukhopadhyay |
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Qualifications Details : | • Ph.D.: Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Delhi (2017-2022) • M.A.: English Literature, Presidency University, Kolkata (2013-2015) • B.A.: English Literature, Presidency College (University of Calcutta) (2010-2013) |
Currently Teaching Subject: | HUS 101: Communicative English |
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Experience Description: | • Assistant Professor: HSS, NIT Silchar (November 2023 - Present) • Assistant Professor: Department of English, Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies (February - October 2023) |
Area of Interest/Specialization : | 1947 Partition Studies, Oral History, Memory Studies, Material Culture, Narratology, Refugee Literature, Migration Studies, Sports Studies, South Asian Literature |
Teaching Interests : | Approaches to Literature, Digital Storytelling, Historical Methods in Literature, Commonwealth Literature, Modern Indian Political Thought |
Research Interests : | South Asian Studies, Colonial and Post-Colonial Bengal, Border Studies, Oral History, Memory Studies, Narratology, Refugee Literature, Sports Studies |
Administrative Interests : | • Convenor: Course Feedback Form Committee (2024 - present) • Secretary: Department Undergraduate Programme Committee (DUPC) |
Awards/Achievements : | 1) Awarded “Distinction in Doctoral Research” for the academic year 2022 by IIT Delhi in February 2024 2) Awarded the International Oral History Association Scholarship in February 2023 by the International Oral History Association (IOHA) 3) Awarded South Asia Speaks Fellowship to work with Aanchal Malhotra on a book based on the 1947 Partition 4) Awarded the Research Excellence Travel Award (RETA) by IIT Delhi in 2022 5) Awarded the TATA Trusts – Partition Archive Research Grant by the 1947 Partition Archive in association with the University of Delhi in April 2021 |
Projects: | • Lead Research Associate (2021-2022) in Kolkata Partition Museum’s initiated project ‘Virtual-Kolkata Partition Museum’ [https://virtual-kolkata-partition-museum.org/] |
Book / Chapters Published: | • Mukhopadhyay, S. (2024). Life Stories and Material Objects: Revisiting the Memory of the 1947 Bengal Partition. Edited by Sekhar Bandyopadhyay, Rituparna Roy & Jayanta Sengupta. The Long History of Partition in Bengal: Event, Memory, Identity. Routledge. ISBN- 9781003317210, pp. 107-121 [https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003317210-8] • Mukhopadhyay, S. & Kaveri. (2023). Understanding Climate Change and Its Impact on Myanmar: Migration, Migrants and Legal Framework. In Environment, Climate Change and Migration in South Asia. Routledge. ISBN-9781003367802, pp. 145-164 [https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003367802] • Mukhopadhyay, S. (2016). ‘John Keats: Life and Work’ & ‘The Muse of John Keats, ‘sad and lone’: A Critical Reading of ‘To Autumn’’. Edited by Debdas Roy. Understanding Romantic Poetry: A Critical Reader, pp. 161-195 (ISBN: 978-81-922233-4-6) • ---------------. (2016). ‘Speaking Truth to Power through One’s Body: Politics of Protest of Subaltern Women in Mahasweta Devi’s Short Stories ‘Dhouli’ and ‘Draupadi’’. Gender, Culture, Politics: Bengal in the Twentieth Century, pp. 183-194 (ISBN: 978-93-82112-32-7) |
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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.
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.
Department of Humanities
NIT Silchar,
Silchar, Assam-788010, India.
Phone: 09864486742.