Assistant Professor

Name: Dr. Deepanjali Baruah

Designation: Assistant Professor

Department: English

JagannathBarooah College (Autonomous) Barpatra Ali, Jorhat, Assam, Pin-785001 Landline/mobile: 9954422165

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 Permanent Address: Uday Nagar, Club Road, Jorhat, Pin:785001, Assam.

Academic qualification[List highest degree awarded first]

 Academic Qualifications (HSLC till Post Graduation):

Area of Specialization: American Literature, Partition Literature, Film Studies, Folklore

Work/Teaching Experience: [reverse chronological order (please indicate the most recent work experience first)]

Teaching responsibilities (current academic year): 2021-22

H.S.I Arts, Sc, Com(English, Alt English) H.S.II Arts, Sc,(English)B.A.I(Core), B.A.I(GE), B.A.I, Arts(AECC),B.A.I Com(AECC), B. Sc I(AECC) B.A.II(Core),B.A.III(Core), B.A.III(G.E), B.A.IV(Core), B.A.V(Core), B.A.VI(Core), P.G. (Core), P.G.(Optional),P.G.(G.E)

Professional responsibilities/College committee assignments:

1. Member, Admission Committee, Degree Arts Stream, J.B.College (2005 to 2019)

2. Member of the Cultural Committee of  the UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Reading and Re-reading Contemporary Women Writers of North East India organized by the Dept of English, J.B. college, 2013.

3. Joint Secretary, JB College Women Cell,(2013-2015)

4. Adviser of Scripsi, the Hand Written Magazine of the Department of English, J.B.College(2015)

5. President Society for English Studies (SES), J.B.college(2016-17)

6. Joint Co-ordinator of J.B.College Film Society(2021)

7. Member of the J.B.College Women Cell(2021)

8. Member of the editorial team of Srotaswini, the Peer Reviewed, UGC Care Listed Journal of J.B.College Women Cell(2021)

9. Adviser of J.B.Collage, the J.B.College Newsletter(2021)

10. In-Charge of J.B.College English Dept Library(2021)

11. President of Mixmasters, Jorhat, a Cultural and Social organization. ESTD;2005

12. Member of the Committee of the RRC Zonal Level Re-Orientation Cum HIV/AIDS Awareness Workshop organized by Assam State AIDS Control Society in Collaboration withJ.B.College Red Ribbon Club, J.B.College, 2021.

Awards/Fellowships/ Distinctions/Achievements:

 Other achievements/awards:

Professional achievements:

1. Participated in the Sahitya Akademi Sponsored Symposium on Translation and the English Language with Special Reference to Translator’s Work in North-East India organized by the Dept of English J.B.College, 23-24 march, 2008.

2. Participated in the UGC Sponsored Work shop on Higher Education in Affiliated Colleges of Assam: Challenges and Opportunities organized by the IQAC, J.B.College, 6-7 February, 2009.

3. Participated in the UGC Sponsored Work shop on Binudon Sahityar Gotidhara organized by J.B.College and Herritage Assam, 1 January 2011.

4. Participated in the UGC Sponsored National Workshop on Indian Women: Balancing Home and the World organized by the J.B.College Women cell in collaboration with District Women Cell, Jorhat,20-21 January 2012.

5. Participated in the ICPR Sponsored National Workshop on Logic and Epistemology(Indian and Western) organized by the Dept of Philosophy, J.B.College, 26-28 April,2012.

6.  Participated in the NAAC Sponsored National Workshop on Quality Sustenance and Quality Enhancement organized by IQAC, J.B.College, 23-24 August, 2013.

7. Participated in the Guwahati Literary Festival organized by the Publication board of Assam, Government of India, 27-29 December 2014.

8. Served as a felicitator during the Academic cum Extension activity: Free Classroom teaching organized by the J.B.college Women Cell from 28^th May to 30^th May, 2015.

9. Served as a guest lecturer in Assamese Department of Post Graduate education under Dibrugarh University at J.B. college Study Centre, Jorhat, since 2012 to 2016.

10. Attended a Short Term Course in Film Appreciation organized by the Federation of Film Societies of India, Assam film Society, JB College Film Society, 29^th June to 5^th July, 2017.

11. Attended a Short Term Course  in Film Appreciation organized by the Federation of Film Societies of India, Assam film Society, CKB Commerce College Cine Club, 1^st July to 7th July, 2018.

12. Participated in a One Day Talk Cum Workshop on Gender Sensitization and Women Empowerment sponsored by TEQIP-III, held on 16^th October, 2019 in Jorhat Engineering College, Jorhat.

13. Participated in a One Week FDP on Literary Criticism organized by the PG Dept of English,Kallakurichi,Tamilnadu , India from 30^th July to 5^th August 2020.

14. Participated in the International webinar on Postcolonial Negotiations: History, Literature and Culture organized by the Dept of English, SKB University, BBTM College, Purulia, West Bengal from 3^rd June to 5^th June, 2020.

15. Participated in a Short Term Course on Research Paper Writing organized by UGC- Human Resource Development Centre, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad from &th December to 13^th December, 2020.

16. Participated in a 5 day FDP on Rejuvenation of Literature and Language: from Pandemic to Pan-Andemic organized by the School of arts, Humanities and Social Sciences& Indian Society for the Promotion of English Language and Literature (iSPELL) Reva University, Bengaluru from 17^th May to 21^st May, 2021.

17. Participated in a 5 day FDP on Literature and Humanity organized by the School of arts, Humanities and Social Sciences & Indian Society for the Promotion of English Language and Literature (iSPELL) Reva University, Bengaluru from 24^th May to 28^st May, 2021.

18. Participated in the UGC Sponsored Online Webinar on Artificial Intelligence organized by UGC- Human Resource development Centre, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad on 18th December, 2021.

19. Participated in the UGC Sponsored Online Webinar on Machine Learning organized by UGC- Human Resource development Centre, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad on 20^th December, 2021.

Research, Scholarly, Professional and Scientific Activity:

Research publications in peer-reviewed journals (UGC approved journals)

*Name of authors, “Title of the paper”, Name of the journal in Italics Volume, Issue (if available)(Year of publication): page numbers/document number. Digital Object Identifier or DOI number, if available]

Example:

1. Ashkin, Arthur, James M. Dziedzic, J. E. Bjorkholm, and Steven Chu. "Observation of a single- beam gradient force optical trap for dielectric particles." Optics letters 11, no. 5 (1986): 288- 290.DOI: 10.1364/OL.11.000288

2. Prinja, S., Chauhan, A.S., Karan, A., Kaur, G. and Kumar, R., 2017. Impact of publicly financed health insurance schemes on healthcare utilization and financial risk protection in India: a systematic review. PloS one, 12(2), p.e0170996. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0170996.

Please note that in the 2^nd example the page number is the document number]

Research publications in peer-reviewed journals during (Any journal with ISBN number)

*Name of authors, “Title of the paper”, Name of the journal in Italics Volume, Issue (if available) (Year of publication): page numbers. Digital Object Identifier or DOI number, if available]

Books published as author or co-author or editor

[Name of authors.Title of the book in Italics.Publisher, place of publication(Year of publication). 

Digital Object Identifier or DOI number, if available]

1. Joint Editor of Srotaswini, bulletin-cum- journal of the J.B.College women Cell, Vol II, published by the J.B.College Women Cell, 2008.

2. Joint Editor of Pragyadeep, Souvenir of the K.C.Kakoti Memorial Debate, 2009.

3. Joint Editor of the Abstract Volume of the UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Reading and Re-reading Contemporary Women Writers of North East India organized by the Dept of English, J.B. College, 2013.

4. Joint Editor of Srotaswini, the Peer- Reviewed Bilingual Biennial Journal of the J.B.College, Women Cell, 2019.

5. Joint Editor of K.C.Kakoti Memorial Debate Souvenir, Sorkari Jonokalyan Aasoni: Ek Mulyayon, J.B.College, 2022.

Book chapters published as author or co-author or editor

[Name of authors.“Title of the book chapter”. In: Name of the editors (Editors)/authors of the book,Title of the book in Italics, page numbers, Publisher, place of publication(Year of publication). Digital Object Identifier or DOI number, if available]

Publications in conference proceedings as author or co-author or editor [Name of authors.“Title of the conference proceeding paper/chapter”. In: Name of the editors (Editors),Title of the book in Italics (if applicable), Proceeding of (name of the conference) page numbers, Publisher, place of publication(Year of publication). Digital Object Identifier or DOI

number, if available]

Invited talks/lectures at professional or scientific meetings and conferences

[Invited talk/lecture on: “Title of presentation”, Name of Conference (if applicable), organizer/venue/location, date and year]

1. Resource Person in the Spoken English Course on the topic “Art of Public Speaking”

Organized by J.B.College Women cell in 2013.

2.Acted as Resource Person in Student Seminar “Women Rights with Special Reference to India’s Northeast” organized by the Jorhat Law College on 15 March, 2016.

3.Delivered a lecture as the Designated Speaker on “Bishnu Rabha as a Revolutionary and a Creative Artist” at the Bishnu Rabha Divas Celebrations organized by the Bongalpukhuri Sakha Sahitya Sabha on 20 June, 2016.

4.Delivered a lecture as “Chief Guest on The Treatment of Women in Bishnu Rabha’s Writings” at the Bishnu Rabha Divas Celebrations organized by the Charaibahi Lekhika Sangstha, Jorhat.

Research presentations (oral or poster)at professional or scientific meetings and conferences

[Name of authors, “Title of presentation”, Name of Conference, organizer/venue/location of the conference, date and year of the conference (please indicate whether poster or oral presentation)]

Any other publication

1. Article  entitled“Tapestry of Memories” in Xonali Xanidhyo, Souvenir, Dergaon Kamal Dowerah College, 2014. pp. 146-148

2. Article entitled “Pilgrim of the Open Road: A Facet of Western Literary Humanism” published in the college magazine JBian Vol. 77, November, 2015.pp.20-22

3. Article entitled “Shishu Nirjatonor Biruddhe Bolistho ek Dastabej: Mahesh Dattanir Septemboror Tris Din” published in the Rangali Bihu edition of the Janambhumi, April, 2017.pp. 166-8

4.  Article entitled Nissim Ezekielor Kabyo Protibha: Eti Somu Alokpat published in Aloksandhani, the newsletter of Saraibahi Lekhika Sangstha, 2017-18. pp. 32-34

Research projects (ongoing/completed)

Intellectual Property Right (patents/copyright)

Membership of professional bodies:

[Type of membership, Name of the Society/Association #1, (duration)] [Type of membership, Name of the Society/Association #2, (duration)] [Type of membership, Name of the Society/Association #3, (duration)]etc.

1. ACTA(member), 2. AIFUCTO(member),3. Asom Sahitya Sabha (life member), Assam Film Society(executive member), Brihattar Charaibahi Lekhika Sangstha(member)

Other social responsibilitie

1. Extended help as Guest Teacher, taking 2 classes on English Grammar at Tarajan High School for Class X students (to help them prepare for Board Examinations) on 28 and 30 May, 2015

2. As secretary of the J.B. College Women Cell the following activities were carried on for the welfare of women and children in the society:

3. Visited the Orphanage-cum-Destitute-Home Nirmal Hriday at Baghchung , Jorhat and donated food stuff and clothing to mark the International Women’s Day on 8^th March, 2013.

4. Senior gynaecologist of Jorhat Dr. Amal Phukan was invited to deliver a lecture on “The Health of Women after Menopause” on 14^th May, 2013.

5. An on-the-spot poster making competition was held among the J.B.College students on 8^th August 2013.

6. An awareness meeting was organized on withch hunting in collaboration with NGO Mission Birubala in which the crusader Birubala Rabha spoke on Withch Hunting in Assam on 28^th February, 2014.

7. Visited the Women inmates ogf the Jorhat Jail and presented cotton  yarns  to them to weave gamosas and table clothes.

8. A month long Spoken English Course was organized for the student community which was inaugurated on 11^th March, 2014.

9. Jorhat District Chorus Competition was held in which ten teams participated on 13^th May, 2014.

10. A workshop on Mushroom Cultivation Was held for the women members of the self help groups from different areas of jorhat in which Dr. Ajit bordoloi from NEIST acted as the resource person on 13^th august, 2014.

11. A Self Defence Techniques for girl students of J.B.college was organized from 9^th September to 29^th September, 20145 in the college auditorium.

12. Children’s Day was observed in the Creche-cum –Day Care Center, J.B. College on 14^th14th November, 2014.

13. Visited the Jorhat Jail to donate clothing contributed by the JBCWC members on 20^th March 2015.

14. Organized several film promotions in the college campus from 2018 to 2022.

15. Organized popular talk on “Challenges Before Film Appreciation and Film Criticism” by veteran film critic Manoj Borpujari on 21^st October, 2019.

16. Oganized a popular talk on “Acting as a Profession “by Prastuti Porasor, film and theatre personalitry on 14^th November 2021.

17. Organized logo designing competition among college students on September 2021.

18. Organized a talk in collaboration with Dept of Geography on “Educational opportunities in arts and Humanities” in the USA by Mahasweta Barua, faculty, University of Delaware, USA on 20^th December 2021.

19. Organized Viewtopia1.0. FFSI sponsored Film Festrival on 25^th and 26^th March, 2022.

20. Organized film screening Rang de Basanti to celebrate Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav on 13^th August, 2022.

21. Organized Film screening Chalk-n-Duster to celebrate Teacher’s Week on 8^th September, 2022.

22. Helped students to make a documentary film on The Making of a Theatre from the J.B.College Film Society in 2022.

As the Joint coordinator of J.B. College Film Society she organized a talk programme on “Film Making and Script Writing” delivered by Ms. Anwesha Kotoky, Associate Director and Supervisor in the Indian Film Industry on 9^th February, 2023. She also organized a screening of the film Nightmares and Dreamscapes along with a Film Review Competition on 30^th October, 2023 for the students of J.B. College.

 Under the aegis of the IQAC, J.B. College, she successfully organized a three month Certificate Course from 17 March, 2023 onwards on Indian classical dance and folk dance. The instructor of the course Ms. Priyam Baruah diligently taught the enrolled students and completed it.

 She participated in the National Level E quiz on World Poetry Day organized by Dept of English, PPG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore on 21 March, 2023 and secured 87% marks.

 Her article titled “Crossing Over: A Brief Review” has been published in Prabah, 2^nd Issue, April-May-June, 2023.

 Her paper titled “Question on Women’s Authorship in Select Assamese Ballads: A Study” published in Writings from North East India Trends and Issues, edited by Dr. Rashmi Saikia, April, 2023.

 She  participated in the Skill Development Program on “Soft Skills through Stories” organized by the Dept of English and Other Foreign Languages, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai on 11 May, 2023.

 She presented a paper titled Violence in Select Literary Narratives of Partition in the 2 Days International Multidisciplinary Conference on “Representation of violence in Literature and Media” organized by Reva University, Bengaluru in collaboration with Liverpool John Moores University on 30^th and 31st May, 2023.

 She participated and successfully completed the UGC-Approved Short-Term Professional Development Programme on Implementation of NEP-2020 for University and College Teachers held from 12-20 June, 2023 and obtained A+ Grade.

 Certificate of achievement has been awarded to her for participating and winning the poem writing and recitation competition Ek Shaam Kavita ke Naam organized by New Age Leadership Success (NALS) on 26 August,2023.

 She Participated in the Online International FDP Programme on “Pedagogy in English” organized by ENGlang Skills Training Academy, Asia (ELSTA), (Registered under MSME Govt. of India) from 23.12.23 to 30.12.23.

She acted as the Joint Coordinator of the National Workshop on Augmentation of Skills for Multidisciplinary Research organized by the J.B.College Women Cell and J.B.College Research and Development Cell from 19.01.24 to 25.01.24.