5. Events & Achievements
| S.No | Name of the guest | Designation | Purpose | Date of Visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Anwesha Mahanta | Dance exponent | Invited talk on Literature and Performing Arts | 3/16/2018 |
| 2 | Prof. Alison East, University of Otago, New Zealand and Prof. Barbara Snook, Auckland University, New Zealand. | Senior faculty members and choreographers | Talk Program on Culture and Environment | 10/25/2018 |
| 3 | Mintie Das | Author | Interactive session on How to tell and sell your story | 1/29/2019 |
| 4 | Dr. Ranjit Choudhury | Former Professor, Cotton University | special talk on T.S. Eliot's 131st birth anniversary | 9/30/2019 |
| 5 | Easterine Kire | Author | Talk on Folktales, Narratives, Fiction | 11/6/2019 |
| 6 | Proyashi Barua | Author | Workshop on Creative Writing | 1/24/2020 |
| 7 | Dr Afrida Tasneem | Professor | Talk on feminism | 4/17/2020 |
| 8 | Prof Asha Kuthari | Professor, Dept of English, GU. | Webinar on Renaissance Drama | 4/16/2020 |
| 9 | Dr. Dhurjjati Sarma | Assistant Professor, Dept of Modern Indian Languages and Literary Studies, GU | 4/17/2020 | |
| 10 | Dr. Avishek Parui | Associate Professor, HSS, IIT Madras | Webinar on Masculinity & Imperial Performance in George Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant" | 6/3/2020 |
| 11 | Dr Atanu Saha | Associate Professor, Department of Linguistics, Jadavpur University | Webinar on Challenges of Documenting Lesser Known & Lesser Studied Languages | 6/10/2020 |
| 12 | Mamang Dai | Poet and novelist | Panel Discussion | 6/11/2020 |
| 13 | Dhurba Hazarika | Novelist | Panel Discussion | 6/11/2020 |
| 14 | Prof. Ruth Vanita. | Professor, University of Montana | Webinar on The Virgin Mary & Female Empowerment in Medieval Europe | 6/18/2020 |
| 15 | Juan Garrido Salgado | Australian Poet. | Webinar on Literature from the Margins | 6/19/2020 |
| 16 | Prof. Malinee Goswami | Vice Chancellor, Assam Women’s University, Jorhat | Webinar on Reawakening of Indian Culture through Sanskrit | 8/6/2020 |
| 17 | Ankush Saikia | Author | Invited talk | 3/26/2021 |
| 18 | Prof. Jyotirmoy Prodhani | Professor. North-Eastern Hill University | Webinar on Post-colonial Indian Stage | 5/22/2021 |
| 19 | Dr. Prasenjit Biswas | Associate Professor, Department: Philosophy, 2024, North-Eastern Hill University, | Webinar on Aesthetics of Self: Reading through phenomenology | 6/23/2021 |
| 20 | Dr Sushma Murthy | Associate Professor of English & Cultural Studies, CHRIST (Deemed to be University). Ve | Webinar on Literature, Text and interdisciplinarity in English studies | 9/14/2021 |
| 21 | Dr. Ipshita Barat, | Head, Assistant Professor , Mass Communication & Videography Department at St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), Kolkata | Webinar on Literature and Cinema: An intersection | 12/6/2021 |
| 22 | Rashmi Narzary. | Author | Invited talk | 12/10/2021 |
| 23 | Tarali Sarma | Singer | Invited talk on Dr Bhupen Hazarika's eleventh death anniversary | 11/4/2022 |
| 24 | Dr Lakhipriya Gogoi | Lakhipriya Gogoi. Assistant Professor of English, Dibrugarh University | Webinar on Nature and Environment in the Oral Narratives of Assam | 5/11/2022 |
| 25 | Dr Madhurima Goswami | Associate professor, Chandraprabha Saikiani Centre for Women’s Studies, Tezpur University | Lecture-demonstration on World Dance Day | 4/28/2023 |
| 26 | Dr Meernanda Barthakur | Classical dancer | Lecture-demonstration on World Dance Day | 4/28/2023 |
| 27 | Prof. Archana Sharma, | Former Director Centre for Women's studies GU, Anjana B Sarma, Director (retd.) Guwahati Refinery | Panel Discussion on International Women's Day | 3/9/2023 |
| 28 | Pallabi Ghosh | Human Rights Activist | Panel Discussion on International Women's Day | 3/9/2023 |
| 29 | Dr Nizara Hazarika | Nizara Hazarika. Associate Professor of English, Sonapur College | Invited talk on interdisciplinary studies | 8/8/2023 |
| 30 | Loya Agarwala | Author and counsellor | Invited talk | 9/11/2023 |
| 31 | Prof Padimini Bhuyan | Professor and Head of Department of English Language Teaching · Gauhati University | Chief guest for language lab inauguration | 9/19/2023 |
| 32 | Prof Uday Shanker Dixit | Professor. Department of Mechanical Engineering, IITG | Invited talk at the Faculty Development Program | 9/21/2023 |
| 33 | Prof Sukanya Sharma | Professor, HSS, IITG | Invited talk at the Faculty Development Program | 9/21/2023 |
| 34 | Dr Pradipta Borgohain | Pradipta Borgohain, Professor | Invited talk on Relevance of Kafka | 5/16/2024 |
| 35 | Dr Namrata Pathak | Professor of English, NEHU. | Workshop on creative writing | 8/8/2024 |
| 36 | Prof Pradip Jyoti Mahanta | Former professor at Tezpur University and esteemed author and researcher, Professor, RGU | Talk on Sankaradeva | 9/9/2024 |
| 37 | Madhu Raghavendra | Poet | Panelist for the Spring Orchestra poetry festival | 4/4/2024 |
| 38 | Dr Amanda B Basaiawmoit | Associate Professor. Shillong College | Panelist for the Spring Orchestra poetry festival | 4/4/2024 |
| 39 | Dr Meenakshi Goswami | Principal of CNS Higher Secondary School, Tezpur | Panelist for the Spring Orchestra poetry festival | 4/4/2024 |
| 40 | Shaikh Md | Poet and columnist | Judge at the Spring Orchestra poetry festival | 4/4/2024 |
| 41 | Salik Khan | Policy and Communication Consultant, Assam Police and student of Urdu literature | Judge at the Spring Orchestra poetry festival | 4/5/2024 |
| 42 | Dr Arunav Barua | Academic and poet | Judge at the Spring Orchestra poetry festival | 4/4/2024 |
| 43 | Chetan Sharma | Visual Merchandise Designer | Invited talk | 9/12/2024 |
| 44 | Chinmoy Barma | Film maker | Invited talk | 5/13/2024 |
| 45 | Ridhima Kejriwal | Sound healer | Invited talk | 4/3/2024 |
6. Departmental Research Statistics
7. The Board of Studies (BoS)
| # | Position in S-BoS | Name and Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Convener (Ex-Officio)- Head of the Department | Prof. (Dr.) Krishna Barua, Dean (i/c), RSL |
| 2 | All Heads of the Departments - Members (Ex-Officio) | Dr. Baishalee Rajkhowa, Associate Professor & Head |
| 3 | Professors of the School Members (Ex-Officio) |
Prof. (Dr.) Pradip Jyoti Mahanta, Professor, Department of
English & Dean (i/c), RSCOM.
Prof. (Dr.) Bornali Bhuyan, Professor |
| 4 | External Experts for each Department (Academic) | Prof. (Dr.) Rakhee Kalita Moral, Dean of Languages & Head, Center for Women’s Studies, Cotton University, Guwahati |
| 5 | External Experts for each Department (Industry) | Dhruba Hazarika, Eminent writer & Former Chairperson, Assam, Public Service Commission |
| 6 | Two Faculty members of the School nominated by the Vice Chancellor |
Dr. Jasmine Choudhury, Assistant Professor
Dr. Pronami Bhattacharyya, Assistant Professor |
| 7 | Registrar, Member Secretary (Ex-officio) | Dr. D N Singh, Registrar and his nominee |
8. The Departmental Research Committee (DRC)
| # | Content | Name of the Member | Designation | Designation in the committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Head of the Department | Prof. Tushti Sharma | Professor, HoD, RSL | Chairperson |
| 2 | Two Professors | Prof. Indrani Singh Rai | Professor and Dean, RSL | Member |
| Prof. Krishna Barua | Senior Professor, RSL | Member | ||
| 3 | Two Associate Professors – one of them will be the member secretary | Dr. Baishalee Rajkhowa | Associate Professor, RSL | Member Secretary |
| Dr. Stuti Goswami | Associate Professor, RSL | Member | ||
| 4 | Two Assistant Professors holding Ph.D. degree | Dr. Jasmine A Choudhury | Assistant Professor, RSL | Member |
| Dr. Pompi Basumatary | Assistant Professor, RSL | Member | ||
| 5 | Three external members not below the rank of Professors, including members from an allied department, who will be nominated by the URC | Prof. Ankur Ganguly | Dean Academics, RGU | External Member |
| Prof. Sajal Nag | Professor & Dean RSHSS | External Member | ||
| Prof. Bhuban Barooah | Professor & Dean, RSLA | External Member |
9. Course Structure & Syllabus
5. Events & Achievements
| S.No | Name of the guest | Designation | Purpose | Date of Visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Anwesha Mahanta | Dance exponent | Invited talk on Literature and Performing Arts | 3/16/2018 |
| 2 | Prof. Alison East, University of Otago, New Zealand and Prof. Barbara Snook, Auckland University, New Zealand. | Senior faculty members and choreographers | Talk Program on Culture and Environment | 10/25/2018 |
| 3 | Mintie Das | Author | Interactive session on How to tell and sell your story | 1/29/2019 |
| 4 | Dr. Ranjit Choudhury | Former Professor, Cotton University | special talk on T.S. Eliot's 131st birth anniversary | 9/30/2019 |
| 5 | Easterine Kire | Author | Talk on Folktales, Narratives, Fiction | 11/6/2019 |
| 6 | Proyashi Barua | Author | Workshop on Creative Writing | 1/24/2020 |
| 7 | Dr Afrida Tasneem | Professor | Talk on feminism | 4/17/2020 |
| 8 | Prof Asha Kuthari | Professor, Dept of English, GU. | Webinar on Renaissance Drama | 4/16/2020 |
| 9 | Dr. Dhurjjati Sarma | Assistant Professor, Dept of Modern Indian Languages and Literary Studies, GU | 4/17/2020 | |
| 10 | Dr. Avishek Parui | Associate Professor, HSS, IIT Madras | Webinar on Masculinity & Imperial Performance in George Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant" | 6/3/2020 |
| 11 | Dr Atanu Saha | Associate Professor, Department of Linguistics, Jadavpur University | Webinar on Challenges of Documenting Lesser Known & Lesser Studied Languages | 6/10/2020 |
| 12 | Mamang Dai | Poet and novelist | Panel Discussion | 6/11/2020 |
| 13 | Dhurba Hazarika | Novelist | Panel Discussion | 6/11/2020 |
| 14 | Prof. Ruth Vanita. | Professor, University of Montana | Webinar on The Virgin Mary & Female Empowerment in Medieval Europe | 6/18/2020 |
| 15 | Juan Garrido Salgado | Australian Poet. | Webinar on Literature from the Margins | 6/19/2020 |
| 16 | Prof. Malinee Goswami | Vice Chancellor, Assam Women’s University, Jorhat | Webinar on Reawakening of Indian Culture through Sanskrit | 8/6/2020 |
| 17 | Ankush Saikia | Author | Invited talk | 3/26/2021 |
| 18 | Prof. Jyotirmoy Prodhani | Professor. North-Eastern Hill University | Webinar on Post-colonial Indian Stage | 5/22/2021 |
| 19 | Dr. Prasenjit Biswas | Associate Professor, Department: Philosophy, 2024, North-Eastern Hill University, | Webinar on Aesthetics of Self: Reading through phenomenology | 6/23/2021 |
| 20 | Dr Sushma Murthy | Associate Professor of English & Cultural Studies, CHRIST (Deemed to be University). Ve | Webinar on Literature, Text and interdisciplinarity in English studies | 9/14/2021 |
| 21 | Dr. Ipshita Barat, | Head, Assistant Professor , Mass Communication & Videography Department at St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), Kolkata | Webinar on Literature and Cinema: An intersection | 12/6/2021 |
| 22 | Rashmi Narzary. | Author | Invited talk | 12/10/2021 |
| 23 | Tarali Sarma | Singer | Invited talk on Dr Bhupen Hazarika's eleventh death anniversary | 11/4/2022 |
| 24 | Dr Lakhipriya Gogoi | Lakhipriya Gogoi. Assistant Professor of English, Dibrugarh University | Webinar on Nature and Environment in the Oral Narratives of Assam | 5/11/2022 |
| 25 | Dr Madhurima Goswami | Associate professor, Chandraprabha Saikiani Centre for Women’s Studies, Tezpur University | Lecture-demonstration on World Dance Day | 4/28/2023 |
| 26 | Dr Meernanda Barthakur | Classical dancer | Lecture-demonstration on World Dance Day | 4/28/2023 |
| 27 | Prof. Archana Sharma, | Former Director Centre for Women's studies GU, Anjana B Sarma, Director (retd.) Guwahati Refinery | Panel Discussion on International Women's Day | 3/9/2023 |
| 28 | Pallabi Ghosh | Human Rights Activist | Panel Discussion on International Women's Day | 3/9/2023 |
| 29 | Dr Nizara Hazarika | Nizara Hazarika. Associate Professor of English, Sonapur College | Invited talk on interdisciplinary studies | 8/8/2023 |
| 30 | Loya Agarwala | Author and counsellor | Invited talk | 9/11/2023 |
| 31 | Prof Padimini Bhuyan | Professor and Head of Department of English Language Teaching · Gauhati University | Chief guest for language lab inauguration | 9/19/2023 |
| 32 | Prof Uday Shanker Dixit | Professor. Department of Mechanical Engineering, IITG | Invited talk at the Faculty Development Program | 9/21/2023 |
| 33 | Prof Sukanya Sharma | Professor, HSS, IITG | Invited talk at the Faculty Development Program | 9/21/2023 |
| 34 | Dr Pradipta Borgohain | Pradipta Borgohain, Professor | Invited talk on Relevance of Kafka | 5/16/2024 |
| 35 | Dr Namrata Pathak | Professor of English, NEHU. | Workshop on creative writing | 8/8/2024 |
| 36 | Prof Pradip Jyoti Mahanta | Former professor at Tezpur University and esteemed author and researcher, Professor, RGU | Talk on Sankaradeva | 9/9/2024 |
| 37 | Madhu Raghavendra | Poet | Panelist for the Spring Orchestra poetry festival | 4/4/2024 |
| 38 | Dr Amanda B Basaiawmoit | Associate Professor. Shillong College | Panelist for the Spring Orchestra poetry festival | 4/4/2024 |
| 39 | Dr Meenakshi Goswami | Principal of CNS Higher Secondary School, Tezpur | Panelist for the Spring Orchestra poetry festival | 4/4/2024 |
| 40 | Shaikh Md | Poet and columnist | Judge at the Spring Orchestra poetry festival | 4/4/2024 |
| 41 | Salik Khan | Policy and Communication Consultant, Assam Police and student of Urdu literature | Judge at the Spring Orchestra poetry festival | 4/5/2024 |
| 42 | Dr Arunav Barua | Academic and poet | Judge at the Spring Orchestra poetry festival | 4/4/2024 |
| 43 | Chetan Sharma | Visual Merchandise Designer | Invited talk | 9/12/2024 |
| 44 | Chinmoy Barma | Film maker | Invited talk | 5/13/2024 |
| 45 | Ridhima Kejriwal | Sound healer | Invited talk | 4/3/2024 |
6. Departmental Research Statistics
7. The Board of Studies (BoS)
| # | Position in S-BoS | Name and Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Convener (Ex-Officio)- Head of the Department | Prof. (Dr.) Krishna Barua, Dean (i/c), RSL |
| 2 | All Heads of the Departments - Members (Ex-Officio) | Dr. Baishalee Rajkhowa, Associate Professor & Head |
| 3 | Professors of the School Members (Ex-Officio) |
Prof. (Dr.) Pradip Jyoti Mahanta, Professor, Department of
English & Dean (i/c), RSCOM.
Prof. (Dr.) Bornali Bhuyan, Professor |
| 4 | External Experts for each Department (Academic) | Prof. (Dr.) Rakhee Kalita Moral, Dean of Languages & Head, Center for Women’s Studies, Cotton University, Guwahati |
| 5 | External Experts for each Department (Industry) | Dhruba Hazarika, Eminent writer & Former Chairperson, Assam, Public Service Commission |
| 6 | Two Faculty members of the School nominated by the Vice Chancellor |
Dr. Jasmine Choudhury, Assistant Professor
Dr. Pronami Bhattacharyya, Assistant Professor |
| 7 | Registrar, Member Secretary (Ex-officio) | Dr. D N Singh, Registrar and his nominee |
8. The Departmental Research Committee (DRC)
| # | Content | Name of the Member | Designation | Designation in the committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Head of the Department | Prof. Tushti Sharma | Professor, HoD, RSL | Chairperson |
| 2 | Two Professors | Prof. Indrani Singh Rai | Professor and Dean, RSL | Member |
| Prof. Krishna Barua | Senior Professor, RSL | Member | ||
| 3 | Two Associate Professors – one of them will be the member secretary | Dr. Baishalee Rajkhowa | Associate Professor, RSL | Member Secretary |
| Dr. Stuti Goswami | Associate Professor, RSL | Member | ||
| 4 | Two Assistant Professors holding Ph.D. degree | Dr. Jasmine A Choudhury | Assistant Professor, RSL | Member |
| Dr. Pompi Basumatary | Assistant Professor, RSL | Member | ||
| 5 | Three external members not below the rank of Professors, including members from an allied department, who will be nominated by the URC | Prof. Ankur Ganguly | Dean Academics, RGU | External Member |
| Prof. Sajal Nag | Professor & Dean RSHSS | External Member | ||
| Prof. Bhuban Barooah | Professor & Dean, RSLA | External Member |
