Qualifications

• UG, 1963 – Calcutta University, Calcutta
• PG, 1970 – Gauhati University, Guwahati
• Ph.D., 1985 – Gauhati University, Guwahati
• Post Doctoral, 1986 – Yale University

Total Experience:

• 50 years

Academic Experience:

• 50 years

Research (Outside):

• 50 years

Research Interest:

• Gender History, History of North-East India, Socio-Economic History of Modern India, Heritage Conservation, Tourism Management

Latest Research Publication: (2020–2024) Books, Edited and Translated Volumes

• Jayantia Buranji – Edited English translation by Shiela Bora and Manorama Sharma. DVS Publishers, Guwahati, January 2022.
• Kachari Buranji – Translated from the Kachari dialect and Ancient Assamese; Edited by Shiela Bora & Manorama Sharma. DVS Publishers, Guwahati, January 2022.
• Satsari Assam Buranji – Translated from Ancient Assamese with Sanskrit content; Edited by Shiela Bora & Manorama Sharma. DVS Publishers, Guwahati, January 2022.
• Tripura Buranji – Translated from Tripuri and Ancient Assamese; Edited by Shiela Bora & Manorama Sharma. DVS Publishers, Guwahati, January 2022.
• Asamar Paidya Buranji – A poetic historical account with Sanskrit verses; Translated and edited by Shiela Bora & Manorama Sharma. DVS Publishers, Guwahati, January 2022. (To be released soon)
• Deodhai Assam Buranji – Edited English translation by Shiela Bora and Manorama Sharma. DVS Publishers, Guwahati, January 2022.
• Assam Buranji – Edited English translation by Shiela Bora and Manorama Sharma. DVS Publishers, Guwahati, January 2022.
• Kachari Buranji – Edited English translation by Shiela Bora and Manorama Sharma. DVS Publishers, Guwahati, January 2022.
• Catalogue of Manuscripts Preserved at Dakhinpat Satra, Majuli – Compiled by Mridu Moucham Bora; edited by Shiela Bora. INTACH Assam State Chapter, Guwahati, 2021.
• Catalogue of Manuscripts from Mayong, the Land of Magic – Compiled by Mridu Moucham Bora; edited by Shiela Bora. INTACH Assam State Chapter, Guwahati, 2021.
• Documentation of Artefacts of Dakhinpat Satra, Majuli, Assam, Vol-I – Shiela Bora. INTACH Assam State Chapter, Guwahati, July 2021.
• Documentation of Artefacts of Dakhinpat Satra, Majuli, Assam, Vol-II – Shiela Bora. INTACH Assam State Chapter, Guwahati, July 2021.
• Paryatanar Ruprekha (in Assamese) – By Shiela Bora & Mahesh Chandra Bora. Banalata, Dibrugarh, October 2020.

Articles in Edited Books

• “Archaeological Landscape of Mayong in the Kolong Kapili Valley of Assam” – In: Pragjyotisha-Kamarupa: An Archaeological History, eds. Manjil Hazarika & Y.S. Sanathana, Research India Press, New Delhi, 2024. ISBN: 978-81-968274-7-2.
• “An Analysis of American Baptist Missionary Sources for the Construction of Gender History in North-East India” – In: Encounter and Interventions: Christian Missionaries in Colonial North-East India, eds. Sajal Nag and M. Satish Kumar. Manohar Publishers, New Delhi, 2023, pp. 569–589. ISBN: 978-93-91928-92-6.
• “Assamese Women’s Image and Ideals through the Lens of Sudhamar Upakhyan and Pitri Bhitha” – In: Writing Women in History: Glimpses from India’s Colonial Past, ed. Suparna Gooptu. K.P. Bagchi & Company, Kolkata, 2019, pp. 93–113. ISBN: 978-81-7074-407-8.

Articles in Journals

• “The New Museum and New Ecosystem: Community, Memory and the Culture of Magic in Assam” – Proceedings of North East India History Association, Modern Offset, Shillong, 2022, pp. 75–89. ISSN: 2349-753X. (UGC Approved List No. 42520)
• “Archaeological Landscape of Mayong in the Kolong Kapili Valley of Assam” – Ancient Asia, Journal of the Society of South Asian Archaeology, Vol. 13, 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aa.261.
• “The Strategic Ahom Bastion at Kajoli Chowki in Mayong” – Northeast Researches, Vol. XII, Institute of Northeast India Studies, Kolkata, March 2021, pp. 37–51.
• “Current Trends and Issues Pertaining to Gender Studies in the North-East with Special Reference to Assam” – In: Emerging Areas in North-East India Area Studies, ed. J.B. Bhattacharjee, The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, 2019, pp. 142–159. ISBN: 978-93-81574-89-8.