PhD in Social Sciences, The Assam Kaziranga University
UGC NET (Social Work) in the year 2011.
MSW (Community Development) from Dibrugarh University.
MBA (Marketing Management) from Periyar University.
Experience
Academics (Total No of Years): 6 Years
Industry (Total No of Years): 6 Years
Worked in
District Consultant at Rashtriya Madhyamik Siksha Abhiyan, Assam from 2012 to 2015.
Faculty member at NEF College of Management and Technology, Guwahati from 2011to 2012.
Career Highlights & Awards:
Short Term engagements:
Engaged in DON BOSCO YAR (Young at Risk) documentation project in Assam, Kolkata and Hyderabad in the year 2010-11.
Area of Research Interests:
Community Development
Education, Livelihood, and Entrepreneurship
Social work with Marginalized
Social work with Women and Children
Research Papers in Journals and Edited Books
Chapters in Books:
Chapter titled “A Critical Analysis of the Role of Ministry of MSMEs in Solving the Issue of Youth Unemployment in India” published in the book titled Nibandhanapublished by Social Work department, Dibrugarh University, Assam in the year 2019
Chapter titled “Vaccine Hesitancy” published in the book titled Nibandhanapublished by Social Work department, Dibrugarh University, Assam in the year 2020.
Chapter titled“Invisible Minority: The World of LGBT Community”published in the book Social Exclusion and Challenges of Inclusion in India in the year 2020. (Co-author)
Articles in Journals:
Article titled “Intervention of Voluntary Organization in Disaster Affected Areas with special reference to North East Affected Area Development Society (NEADS)” co-authored and published in the Assam Kaziranga University National Journal of Social Science Research.
Proceedings:
Article titled“Micro Finance and Women Empowerment: A study on the Socio-Economic Development of Women participating Self Help Groups in Jorhat district of Assam” published in a National Journal ISBN: 978-93-85895-65-4 in the year 2016.
Article titled “Micro Finance and Women Empowerment: A study on the Socio-Economic Development of Women participating Self Help Groups in Jorhat district of Assam”published in a National Journal ISBN: 978-93-85895-65-4 in the year 2016.
Paper Presented in seminar/conference:
Paper titled “Livelihood Aspirations and Skill Gap among the Youths of Tea Garden Community” presented in ICSSR sponsored National Seminar held at Kaziranga University, Jorhat.
Paper titled “Women Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Economic Development and Role of NGOs: A Study on RVC, Dhemaji” presented in ICSSR sponsored National Seminar held at Kakojan College, Jorhat.
Paper titled “Role of Agro Based Industries in Uplifting Socio-economic Condition of Rural Poor: A study based on Food Processing Industries of Jorhat district of Assam” presented in UGC sponsored National Seminar held at D.R. College, Golaghat.
Paper titled “Invisible Minority: The world of LGBT Community A Study based on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community in Golaghat district of Assam” presented in the National Seminar held at Assam Kaziranga University, Jorhat.
Paper titled “Rights of Differently Abled & The Rights of Persons with Disability Act, 2016: An analytical study in the context of India” presented in the National Seminar held at Assam Kaziranga University, Jorhat. (As Co-author).
Paper titled “Countering Social Exclusion: A study based on existing laws and policies for Social Inclusion of Scheduled Tribe Population in India” presented in the National Seminar held at Assam Kaziranga University, Jorhat. (As Co-author).
Paper titled “The Rhetoric & reality of untouchability in India (Study of the constitutional provisions, problems of stigmatization & social exclusion among the Harijans of Golaghat district of Assam” presented in the National Seminar held at Assam Kaziranga University, Jorhat. (As Co-author).
Paper titled “Role of non-governmental organizations in promoting social inclusion of intellectually disabled people in Assam: A study based on Atmikha of Sonitpur district of Assam” presented in the National Seminar held at Assam Kaziranga University, Jorhat. (As Co-author).
Paper titled “Women Entrepreneurship: Opportunities and Challenges in Socio Economic Development” presented in UGC sponsored National Seminar held at JB College, Jorhat.
Paper titled “Micro Finance and Women Empowerment: A study on the Socio-Economic Development of Women participating Self Help Groups in Jorhat district”presented in UGC sponsored National Seminar held at Golaghat Commerce College, Golaghat.
Any others:
Reviewed an article titled "Characteristics of Teacher- Coach Sexual Abuse Perpetrators of Student- Athletes” for the Journal Children and Schools published by National Association of Social Workers (NASW) in February, 2016
Workshops/Programmes organized:
Organized a 12 daysFaculty Development Programme on Entrepreneurshipin collaboration with Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India and sponsored by Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.
Co-convenor of the 2-days national seminar on the themeSocial Exclusion & Challenges of Inclusion in Indiaorganized by School of Social Sciences in 2017.
Organized one Workshop onEmerging Trends of Social Work Practice in NE Indiain collaboration with Action-aid India.
Co-convenor of Anthropological Survey of India sponsored 2-days national seminar on the themeTribes in Transition in Indiaorganized by School of Social Sciences in 2018.
Organized workshops onParticipatory Rural Appraisal (PRA)in collaboration with North East Affected Area Development Society (NEADS).
Attended seminar/conference/Workshops:
Attended DST, Govt. of India sponsored 12 days Faculty Development Programme on Entrepreneurship organized by Kaziranga University in collaboration with EDII in the year 2020.
Attended one day Management Development Programme on Behavioural Finance organized by School of Business, Kaziranga University in the month of December, 2017.
Attended one Disaster Management Workshop organized by IAG (Inter Agency Group), Assam.
Attended one training program organized by IRTPL (Intellectual Resource Training Pvt. Ltd) on Human Resource Management (HRM).
Attended Travel & Tourism Expo2005 "Volunteered as co-worker in UTSAV-05 in Guwahati.