History Department

Departmental Profile

Departmental Profile

PDUAM, AMJONGA

1.       Name of the Department: History

2.       Date of Establishment: 2023

3.       Present Faculty Members:

3. Enrolment Status of both Major and Minor Courses

4. Result of the last year: [Semester-I]

5. Faculty Achievements

1.       Dr. Jwngsar Daimari

a.        Induction/Orientation Programme:

b.       Faculty Development Programme:

a.        1 day Online Faculty Development Programme on Research Methodology by Balaji                            Institute of Management Sciences, 2020.

b.       2 weeks workshop on Research Methodology organised by Padmashri Madaram Brahma Central Library, Department of History and Dept of Political Science Bodoland University, 2019.

c.        1 week FDP on Mentoring Pedagogy in Higher Education, E& ICT Academy, IITG, 21-26 June  2021.

c.   Conferences/Seminars/Webinars:

a.         Presented a paper titled- Darrang Duars: Delving trade relationship between Bodo tribes of Assam and Bhutias of Bhutan in colonial period, 39 Annual Conference NEIHA, Synod College, Shillong, 2018.

b.       Presented a paper titled- Role of the British in Establishing Markets and Fairs in the Duars of               Assam, 40 Annual Conference NEIHA, Karmashree Hiteswar Saikia College, Guwahati,                         2019.

c.        Presented a paper titled- Haats & Bazaars in Khaling Duar and Buriguma Duars During                      Colonial Period, 41 Annual Conference NEIHA, Tura Christian College, 2022.

d.       Attended one day webinar on  Digital Content Creation for Social Media by Bombay Teachers’ Training College & Thadomal Shahani Engineering College,2020.

e.        Attended one day webinar on Milk is the Real Backbone of India’s Rural wealth by SIES College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Department of Mass Media & The Free Press Journal, 2020

f.        Attended one day webinar on Why Agriculture Matters for India by  SIES College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Department of Mass Media & The Free Press Journal,2020.

g.       Attended one day webinar on Product Development and Consumer Psychology by  Maharashtra College of Arts, Science & Commerce,2021.

h.       Attended one day webinar on Emerging Trends in Teaching Methodology in Post Covid Era by Abhayapuri College, Bongaigaon,2021

i.         Attended one day webinar on General Concept of Modern Territorial Autonomy and European Experiences by DKD College,2021

j.         Attended one day webinar on Exploring Pandemics and Epidemics in Colonial India by Karmashree Hiteswar Saikia College,Guwahati,2021.

k.       Book Chapters/Research Articles:

a.        Re-looking and Re- Reviewing on the Darranga and Subankhata Frontier Trade Fair, Kalyan Bharati, Volume-36, No.9(I) : 2021, pp.129-132, ISSN No. 0976-0822.

b.       Historical Review on History and Nature of Trade Fair in Kherkheria and Doimara, Kala Sarovar, Vol-24 No. 02 April-June 2021,pp.40-44, ISSN: 0975-4520,

c.        Vivid Picture on Udalguri Trade Fair: A Historical Review, Jijnasa : A Journal of the History of Ideas and Culture, Vol. 38, No.05 : 2021, pp.132-138, ISSN : 0337-743X.

d.       Contributed a book chapter in the edited volume, Problems and Prospects of Bio-Diversity Conservation and Sustainability Development in N.E. Region of India, 2015.

e.        Contributed a book chapter in the edited volume, Socio-Economic Development of South Asian Countries- Past, Present and Beyond, 2015.

f.        Contributed a book chapter in the edited volume, Social Change in North East India, 2018.

e.   Corporate Responsibilities Undertaken at PDUAM, Amjonga:

a.   Appointed as Head, Department of History, 2024 onwards

2.       Pooza Sharma

a.        Induction/Orientation Programme:

b.       Faculty Development Programme:

a.        One week workshop on Qualitative Methods in Social sciences, Ethnography, Narratives and Social Stories organised by OKD Institute  of Social Change and Development, Guwahati (June 2019)

b.       Workshop on Plagiarism and Reference Management organised by Dept. of economics, Guwahati College (January 2019)

c.        Workshop on Heritage Conservation organised by Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) (April 2018)

d.       Conferences/Seminars/Webinars:

i)         Presented a paper entitled “Women in Agrarian Movements in Assam (1948-1952) at the International Seminar on “Community and Cultural Multiplicity in North East India and South Asia: Ethnography, History and society” under North East India Council for Social Science Research held at Shillong Law College (20-22nd May, 2018)

ii)       Presented a paper entitled “ Peasant Struggles in Colonial Assam: Patterns of Mobilization” on 39th Annual Conference of North East India History Association (NEIHA) held at Shillong, November 2018.

c.        Book Chapters/Research Articles:

i)    Published a chapter titled “Assam in the Colonial Period” in the book “Northeast India through the Ages: A  Transdisciplinary Perspective on Prehistory, History and Oral History” ISBN : 978-1-032-46862-4 (hbk), DOI : 10.4324/9781003177816; 2022.

d.       Corporate Responsibilities Undertaken at PDUAM, Amjonga:

6. Departmental Activity:

7. Departmental Library (if any): No

8. Journals Subscribed (if any): No