Faculty Profile

FACULTY PROFILE

1. Name: DR. R. CHUMBENO NGULLIE 2. Designation: Assistant Professor (Archaeology) 3. Department: Department of History & Archaeology Nagaland University, Kohima Campus, Meriema Kohima-797004, Nagaland. Email: [email protected] Ph No: +91 9402831904 4. Professional experience & Year of joining: Teaching & Research (26.02.13 to date) Department of History & Archaeology Nagaland University, Kohima Campus, Meriema. 5. Education: • B.A: History (Major), Patkai Christian College, Chumukedima, Dimapur, Nagaland University. • M.A: Department of History & Archaeology, Nagaland University, Kohima Campus. • UGC NET (Archaeology). • M.Phil: Department of Archaeology, Deccan College (Post-Graduate & Research Institute), Deemed University, Pune-06. • Title of Thesis: Pottery Tradition of the Lotha Tribe, Nagaland: An Ethnographic Study (2001) • PhD: Department of Archaeology, Deccan College (Post-Graduate & Research Institute), Deemed University, Pune-06. • Title of Thesis: Neolithic Pottery Traditions of Northeast India: An Ethnoarchaeological perspective (2009)

6. Professional Society Memberships: • Indian Society for Pre-historic & Quaternary Studies (ISPQS) • Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association (IPPA)

7. Projects: • Research Assistant (2008-2009), Title of Project: People, Heritage and Oral History, MAKIAS & Department of History & Archaeology, Nagaland University.

• Co-Investigator, Title of Project: Education and empowerment of Angami women, UGC- NERO in 2010-2012.

8. Publications: i. Book Chapters & Journals: • 2006: Pottery Tradition of the Lotha tribe of Nagaland: an ethnographic study, in Past and Present: Ethnoarchaeology in India (G.Sengupta, S.Roychudhury and S.Som Eds.), pp. 303- 316, New Delhi: Pragati Publications. • 2011: Education for cultural development of the Nagas, in Tapestry (Visakhonu Hibo, R.Chumbeno Ngullie& NS Khaikho Eds.), pp. 98-106, Dimapur: Heritage Publishing House. • 2012: Challenges of Naga youth in the 21st Century, in Unfolding the Tribal mindset with focus on India’s Northeastern States (P.K.B. Nayar& A. Radhakrishnan Nair), pp.92-97. Sriperumbudur: School of Life Skills Education & Social Harmony. • 2012: The Myth of Apvuho among the Lotha (Kyong) Nagas, in Taboos, Myths and Legends (Visakhonu Hibo and R.Chumbeno Ngullie Eds.), pp. 134-146 Dimapur: Nagaland Institute of Developmental studies. • 2014: Ceramic Ethnoarchaeology in Northeast India, in 50 Years After Daojali-Hading: Emerging Perspectives in the Archaeology of Northeast India (Essays in Honour of T.C.Sharma) (Tiatoshi Jamir and Manjil Hazarika Eds.), pp. 199-205. New Delhi: Research India Press. • 2014: A preliminary investigation at Tiyi Longchum, Wokha Nagaland, Nagaland University Research Journal Vol.7. December 2014. Pp.251-263 • 2017: Oral Tradition in Northeast India with special reference to the Nagas in Crafting History (Ruby Maloni & Anagha Kamble Eds.) pp. 207-215. Mumbai: Himalaya Publishing House. ISBN: 978-93-5273-485-6.

ii. Books: • 2011 (with V. Hibo & N. S. Khaikho (Eds.). Tapestry. Dimapur: Heritage Publishing House. ISBN:978-93-80500-13-3. • 2012 (with V. Hibo) (Eds.).Taboos, Myths and Legends. Dimapur: Nagaland Institute of Development Studies. ISBN: 978-81-925168-0-6.

9. Participation & Papers presented in Conference/Seminars/Workshops/Symposia: • 2002: Pottery Tradition of the Lotha tribe, Nagaland: an ethnographic study, Paper presented in the National Seminar Ethnoarchaeology in India: Methodology, Problems and Prospects, Organized by Centre for Archaeological Studies & Training, Eastern India, Kolkata, 23-25th November, 2002. • 2007: The Challenges of the Naga youth in the 21st Century, Paper presented in the National workshop Capacity Building & Skill Upgradation, Organized by the Indian Sociological Society & RGNIYD, Guwahati, 8-9th September, 2007. • 2008: Polity of the Nagas in the eighteenth century, Co-presented a paper in the National seminar The Eighteenth Century in North East India: Crises, Sustenance and Transition, Organised by the Department of History, North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong, 2008.

• 2009: Education and Empowerment of the Nagas, Paper presented in the Regional seminar Education and empowerment of the Nagas, Organized by Japfu Christian College, Kigwema, Kohima, 27 – 28th March, 2009. • 2009: Contemporary pottery tradition of the Nagas and its relevance to the archaeology of North East India, Paper presented in the National seminar Cultures of North East India: Ethnic & Archaeological background, Organised by Centre for Archaeological Studies & Training, Eastern India, Kolkaka, 5-7th November, 2009. • 2010: Research in Higher Education, Paper presented in the Regional seminar Best practices in Higher Education for Quality Management, Patkai Christian College, 22-23rdOctober, 2010. • 2011: The Myth of Apvuho among the Lothas, Paper presented in the National Seminar Taboos, Myths and Legends, Organized by Japfu Christian College, Kigwema, Kohima, 30- 31st August, 2011. • 2012: A preliminary investigation at Tiyi Longchum, Wokha, Nagaland, Paper presented in the Regional Conference Archaeology of North-eastern India, Organized by Archaeological Survey of India, Guwahati Circle, 20– 21st July, 2012. • 2012: Education for inclusion in Nagaland, Paper presented in the International Conference Looking beyond the state; changing forms of inclusion and exclusion in India, Kohima, 22-23rd December, 2012. • 2014: Participated in the Regional Workshop Experimental Lithic Knapping & Microwear studies, Kohima, Organized by Department of History & Archaeology, Nagaland & ICHR, New Delhi, 15 – 22nd March, 2014. • 2015: Participated in a workshop Museums, Indigenous People and Living Heritage, Organised by the Indian Museum in collaboration with Don Bosco Museum, Shillong, 18-21st February, 2015. • 2015: Tiyi Longchum: our ancestral site, Paper presented in the Regional seminar Researching Lotha Culture, Organized by Kyong (Lotha ) Academy in collaboration with Mt. Tiyi College, Wokha, 10th April, 2015. • 2015: The Intangible heritage of the Nagas, Paper presented in the National seminar Cultural Heritage of Nagaland, Kohima Science College in collaboration with IGRMS, Bhopal, 29-30th September, 2015. • 2016: Disposal of the dead in Tuensang village of Nagaland, Paper presented in the National seminar The Crisis of multiple identities in contemporary world, Organized by the Department of Humanities & Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, 15 – 17th February, 2016. nd • 2016: Indigenous Prayers of the Lotha tribe of Nagaland, Paper presented in the 22 Himalayan Languages International Symposium, Organised by the Department of Humanities & Social Sciences, Centre for Linguistic Science & Technology, IIT Guwahati, 8- 10th June, 2016. • 2016: Attended a Refresher Course in Earth Sciences and Geography (Interdisciplinary) at North-Eastern Hill University, Human Resource Development Centre, Shillong, 28th November to 18th December, 2016.

10. Invited Lectures in National Workshops: • 2017: Ethnographic Research at the ICSSR Sponsored Research Methodology Course for Ph.D. Students in Social Sciences (16 – 25th May, 2017), 17th May, 2017. • 2018: Pottery Studies in Nagaland at the National workshop on Archaeology: Methods and Approaches sponsored by Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) and Nagaland University from 30th April- 7th May, 2018.

11. Research Supervision of PhD Candidates: Sl. No. Name of Title of Thesis Sex Year of Status Year of Student Registration Award 1. Yilobemo Significance and M 2015 On-going - symbolism of tattoo culture among the Nagas 2. Tenosenuo A Historical analysis of F 2015 On-going - Angami the Indigenous salt springs and Salt Production in Nagaland 3. Gideon Impact of Village M 2016 On-going - Phesao Development Board (VDB) in Nagaland 4. Tovikali System of Village F 2017 On-going - Yepthomi Sumi establishment among the Sumi Nagas

Last Updated: June, 2019