Research and Development

Royal School of Humanities & Social Sciences (RSHSS)

Department of Sociology

Thrust areas of Research

• Religion, Gender
• Debiya Thongam
• Debalina Debbarma

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PhD Students

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Ongoing PhD students under Dr. Meenu Sharma

#	Name of the Student	ar	Topic of Study	Name of the supervisor
1	Kenei Selhou Chielie	22	Gift giving amongst the Angami Nagas: A Sociological Analysis	Prithibi Pratibha Gogoi
2	Debiya Thongam	23	Sociological study on Higher Education in the context of Manipur	Sangeeta Das
3	Debalina Debbarma	23	study on food and identity politics of the plain Tiwas of Morigaon district of Assam	Sangeeta Das

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Publications: For the last 5 years

-2024-

1. Gogoi, P. P., & Kikhi, K. Kinship, double descent and gender politics amongst the Dimasas of Northeast India. Asian Ethnicity, (2024).,25(1), 104-120.

-2023-

1. Das, Sangeeta. Goddess in Tantrism and Brahminism: A Comparative Study. Journal of Asiastic Study for Social Science Research, 2023, vol 5 (1), 76-80. 2. Das, Sangeeta & Choudhury, S. Stiletto: Pain , Pleasure and Style. Journal of Asiastic Study for Social Science Research, 2023, vol 5 (1), 66-71. 3. Kikhi, K., & Gogoi, P. P(2023). Conserving Human-Nature Nexuses: Biodiversity, Eco-Ethics and Sacred Forests of Assam.

-2021-

1. Sarkar, H.D & S.S. Sumesh. Politics of Ethnic Identity Accommodation in Assam: Rabha Andolan. Sameeksha. 2021. The Sociology Journal, 4 (1). (UGC-Care listed)

-2020-

1. Das, Sangeeta. Impact of Covid-19 on skilled Domestic Workers. Journal of Shanghai Jiatong University. 2020, Vol 16 (9): 973-977.

-2019-

1. Borah, Prajna. Post-Modern Society and Final Destination of Marriage. Anusamdha: A peer reviewed socio-cultural journal on the unenexplored facets of women, marriage divorce, health and gender norms, July 2019

-2018-

1. Das, S. Ambubachi Mela in Asam’s Kamakhya Temple: A Critical Analysis.IJRAR- International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews,Jan-March 2018, Vol 5(1):293-295

-2017-

1. Das, Sangeeta. Declining of Tuloni Biya: A Case Study. Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary studies in Humanities. 2017, Vol IX(1)

-2016-

1. Dutta, P & Ghosh, J. (Re)Negotiating Identities through Festivals: An Account of Khasis and Konyaks. Anthropology Today: An International Peer Reveived NEIRA Journal. (2016). (ISSN 2454-2709). 2. Das, S. and Devi, R. Re-looking at the Commons: An Ethnographic Account of a Village. 2016, Man & Society, 2016 Winter XIII (82)

-2015-

1. Kikhi, K. & Ghosh, J. Identity and Tribal Land Alienation in Northeast India: A Sociological Viewpoint on Changing Land Relations with Reference to State of Nagaland. The Journal of Northeast Indian Cultures: An International Journal of Assam DonBosco University. 2015, Vol 2(2): 55-67. 2. Chuaungo, Samuel L.Role of Educational Institutions in the ‘Modernism-Intellualism’ Disparity in Mizo Society.Mizoram Educational Journal. September 2015, Vol I (3): 72-79.

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Book Chapters

-2022-

1. Brara, V. Exploring the Cultural Proximity between Northeast India and Southeast Asia: The Manipur Experience. In Anasua Basu Ray Chaudhury & A.K. Ghosh (Eds.) Situating India’s Northeast in the Bay of Bengal Regional Architecture, 2022 (ISBN: 978-93-90494-23-1) 2. Gogoi, P.P. Daikhos-Sacred Groves, Clan Rituals, and Gender Exclusion among the Dimasas of Assam. In C. Coggins & Bixia Chen (Ed.s) Sacred forests of Asia: Spritual Ecology and the politics of Nature conservation. 2022 pp. 64-76.

-2021-

1. Ghosh, J. State and customary practices: locating the power and authority of the Konyaks Anghs. In Chandan K. Sarma & Reshmi Banerjee (Eds.) Fixed Borders, Flui Boundaries: identity, Resources and Moility in Northeast India. 2021.

-2020-

1. Gogoi, P.P. Sacred Spaces and Gendered Sites: The Daikho of the Dimasa. In A. ray & Ishita Banerjee-Dube (Ed.s) Nation, Nationalism and the Public Sphere : Religious Politics in India. 2020 pp.239-256. 2. Ghosh, J. Land, land disputes and livelihood: A study of the Konyak Nagas. In Erik de Maaker & Meenal Tula (eds.) Unequal Land Relations in North east India: custom, Gender and the Market. 2020, pp. 118-136

-2019-

1. Gogoi, P.P. Menstruation & Hygiene: A Bio-Cultural Perspectives. In Rashmi Sinha (ed.) Anthropology & Health. 2019.

Conference Proceedings

Borah, Prajna. Structural Expression of Status and Bureaucracy in Satras in the light of Weberian and Marxist terms. In S. Saiki & B. Choudhury (Ed.s) Sarvagunakar: Epitome of All Virtues (ISBN: 978- 9389697- 02-5) pp. 211-230

Chuaungo, Samuel L. Against an essentialised ‘Mizo Identity’ Resultant of Insurgency. In Lalhlimpuii Pachhuau & R. V. ralte (Ed.s) Revisiting Rambuai. 2019, pp.229-241.

Chuaungo, Samuel L. Role of Church in Governance: A Critical Study of MLTP Act in Mizoram. In Proceedings of 2015 international Seminar on Goverance in India: Problems and Prospects (vol 1). 2015. pp. 327-336. Newspaper Articles

Brara, Vijaylakshi. (2023, April 28). Conceptualising Human Trafficking. Daily Excelsior. https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/conceptualising-human-trafficking/

Misra, Antara.. (2023, July 08). Men in K-Pop defying Traditional Notions of Masculinity. Gplus https://seotest.guwahatiplus.com/opinion/opinion/men-in-k-pop-defying-traditional-notions-of-masculinity

Misra, Antara. (2023, Nov 04-10). Conflict amongst the precariats- A necessary evil? GPlus. https://www.guwahatiplus.com/storage/app/public/e_papers/203/vol-11-issue-2.pdf Newsletter

Gogoi, P.P. The Entangled Sphere of the Dimasas’s Socio-Cultural Life and its implications for water governance. The Newsletter 94 Spring 2023. https://www.iias.asia/the-newsletter/article/entangled-sphere-dimasas-socio-cultural-life-and-its-implications-water

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Research Highlights :

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Distinguished talks organized (Recent two flyers are attached below)

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Achievements of the faculty/students: The following faculty members presented their work and participated in workshops:
• Pranja Borah presented a paper in the 5th Research Conclave, 2024, in NIT, Meghalaya. The Title of the paper was “Land, Livelihood and Ecological Grief: A study on Dynamics of Changes Amongst the Karbis and the Adivasis of Assam”.
• Prajna Borah presented a paper in the 10th Internation Conference on New Findings in Humanities and Social Sciences, March, 2024, held in Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford. The Title of the paper was, “Negotiating Space: Ethnographic Insights to Land Alienation in India.”
• Kadiguang Panmei attended 2-day 'Workshop for the Preservation of Audio and Videotapes 2024' conducted by Andreas Weisser at Goethe-Institut/ Max Mueller Bhavan Mumbai. (11- 12 March, 2024)
• Sangeeta Das selected for paper presentation in the panel titled ‘Tantric Futures III : Encountering Tantra through Ethnography in Bengal and Assam’ at ICAS 13 will take place in Surabaya, Indonesia, scheduled to be held from 28 July – 1 August 2024.
• Prithibi Pratibha Gogoi along with three others are scheduled to present papers in one of the 21 panels in the upcoming conference on 'Feminist and Queer Spatialities: Care, Connection and Change' in Dublin (University College Dublin) scheduled to be held on 21-22 August 2023.