NAME: Dr. JYOTIRUPA SARMA M.A., Ph.D.

DESIGNATION: Assisstant Professor

NAME OF DEPARTMENT: Anthropology

DATE OF JOINING: 01/02/2006

CONTACT NO.: 099540-33200 (M)

RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: House no. 41, Pub Sarania Road

Near Shiv Mandir, Byelane No.9

Rajgarh

Guwahati 781003

E-MAIL: [email protected]

PUBLICATIONS:

1. “Tribal Religion - Change and Continuity” .Tribal Religion _ Change and Continuity ed. by M.C. Behera, Delhi, Commonwealth. 2000.

2. “Patterns of Under Five Mortality among the Bodo-Kacharis of Garchuk, , Assam”. Indian Social Science Congress. 1998. XXII.

3. “Antenatal, Natal and Postnatal Health Care Practices Among the Idu Mishmi of Arunachal Pradesh”, South Asian Anthropologist. 2004. 4(2):169-175.

4. “Some Aspects of Mother and Child Health Among the BodoKachari of Garchuk Area, Guwahati, Assam”. Ethnic Groups, Cultural Continuities and Social Change in North East India, (ed.) I. Barua, S. Sengupta, D. Datta Das, Mittal Publications, Delhi. 2004.

5. “Adoption of Modern Health Care Facilities by Mothers and Infants among the Idu Mishmi Tribe of Dibang Valley, Arunachal Pradesh”. Bulletin of the Department of Anthropology, Gauhati University. 2011-12 .XIII: 121-128.

6. “Some Aspect of Fertility: A Brief Study Among Three Mongoloid Population of the Brahmaputra Valley”. Statistics in Allied and Social Sciences, (ed.) M. Deka & A. K. Agarwala, Techno Ed. Publication , Guwahati. 2012. ISBN 978-93-81859-13-1.

7. “Assessment of Nutritional Status in Post Menopausal Assamese Women of Guwahati”. Journal of Social Sciences Humanities and Literature, 2015. IV (1):63- 72. ISSN-2277-842X.

8. “Completed Fertility and Menopausal Health of the Assamese Women of Guwahati City”.Bulletin of the Department of Anthropology, Gauhati University. 2014-15 XVI: 49-57.

9. “Assessment of Flood Vulnerability in Jejabori Village of Palashbari in Kamrup District, Assam”.Environment and Civil Society: Issues, Problems and Remedies. (ed.) R. Deka, Dept of Education, S B Deorah College, 2015.247-52. ISBN 978-81- 929759-0-0.

10. “Deodhani mela of Kamakhya” in Souvenir Indian Anthropological Congress,2018 february 21-23, 2018. Organized by Department of Anthropology Gauhati University and Guwahati Regional Committee, INCAA under the aegis of India National Confederation and Academy of Anthropology (2018).

11. Co-editor of the book “Development: Issues and Concerns”, published by Principal of A.V.College, 2018. (Sept.)

12. “ A Study of Family Planning Practices among the Karbi Women of Bordeka Timung Village of Karbi Anglong District, Assam” in Socio-Economic And Scientific Development In Northeast India Some Reflections, ed. H. Baruah et.al., Excel India Publishers, New Delhi, March 2019, ISBN- 978-93-88237-85-7.

SEMINARS /WORKSHOP/SHORT TERM COURSE:

1. Presented a paper titled “Indigenous Healing Traditions among the Adis of Arunachal Pradesh” in Regional Seminar on “Indigenous Religion and Culture of the Tribes of Arunachal Pradesh” organized by the Department of Tribal Studies, Arunachal University, 20 November 1998.

2. Presented a Paper on “Deodhani Mela of Kamakhya: An Appraisal” on Mapping Ethnographies in Assam and the Role of Identity Politics organized by Dept. of History, LC Bharali College, Guwahati ,11th-12th February 2011.

3. Presented a Paper titled “Man Nature Relationship vis-a-vis resource utilization among the Nyishi of Arunachal Pradesh, India” in the International Seminar on Bio-Resources and Human Sustenance organized by the Department of Zoology, Cotton College and Zoological Society of Assam ,20th to 22nd October, 2011.

4. Presented a Paper titled “Aspects of Jhumming in a Garo Village : A brief study in UGC sponsored National Seminar on Traditional Knowledge system of the people of North East India; Antiquity and Evolution” organized by the Department of History , Mangaldoi College in collaboration with Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari, Mangaldoi Branch on 3rd February,2012.

5. Presented a Paper titled “Some Aspects of Fertility: A Brief Study among Three Mongoloid Populations of Assam” in a UGC sponsored National Seminar on “Recent Trend in Statistics and its Applications” organized by the Department of Statistics, in collaboration with Department of Statistics, Dibrugarh University ,4th February, 2012.

6. Presented a Paper titled “Assessment of Flood Vulnerability in Jejabori Village of Palashbari in Kamrup District, Assam” in a UGC sponsored National Seminar on “Environment and Civil Society: Issues, Problems and Remedies”, organized by the Dept of Education, S B Deorah College in collaboration with Aaranyak,29-30 August 2014.

7. Presented a Paper titled “Incidence of Child Morbidity among the Bodo and Garo of Rani area in Kamrup District, Assam” in a UGC sponsored National Seminar on “Recent Trends in Anthropology”, organized by the Department of Anthropology in collaboration with Extension Education Cell, Madhya Kamrup College ,March 28- 29, 2015.

8. Participated in training on “Integrating Gender Perspectives in Health and Nutrition Programme” organized by NIPCCD, Guwahati, and 23rd J to 27th June 2008.

9. Participated in “International Geographical Union (IGU) Commission Seminar on Land Use, Biodiversity and Climate Change” organized by Department of Geography, Cotton College, Guwahati from 11th to 13th December 2010.

10. Participated in Workshop on “Photography” organized by Career Counseling and Placement Cell of Arya Vidyapeeth College in association with NGO Bridge to Build on 20th January, 2011

11. Participated in a three (3) day National Workshop on “Lithics: Issues and Problems” NEHU, Shillong organized by the Department of Anthropology, NEHU and supported by NEC and ICSSR, N.E. Regional Centre, Shillong , 3rd to 5th November, 2011.

12. Attended a Symposium on “Effective Teaching”, Arya Vidyapeeth College, 21st May 2012.

13. Participated in a one (1) day Seminar-cum-Talk on “Doing Research with Indigenous Communities: Issues and Challenges” organized by the Assam Institute of Research for Tribals and Scheduled Castes, Jawaharnagar, NH-37, Guwahati, 2nd September, 2014.

14. Participated in a Short Term Course on “Statistical Methods” organized by BIRU, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata in collaboration with Department of Statistics, Arya Vidyapeeth College,November 17 -22, 2014.

15. Training on “Direct Trainer Skill (DTS)” organized by Administrative Staff College, Khanapara, 15th to 19th February 2016.

16. “Design of Training (DOT)” organized by Administrative Staff College, Khanapara, 22nd to 26th February 2016.

17. Presented a Paper titled “Fertility Performance of The Karbi Women of Bordeka Timung Village of Karbi Anglong District, Assam” in the national seminar on Status of Women in North East India Issues and Challenges organized by Dept of Anthropology in association with Women’s Cell North Gauhati College. 13-14, Oct., 2017.

18. Presented a Paper titled “A Study Of Family Planning Practices Among The Karbi Women Of Bordeka Timung Village Of Karbi Anglong District, Assam” in the National Seminar On Socio-Economic And Scientific Development In Northeast India: Problems and Prospects, organized by Arya Vidyapeeth College Teachers’ Unit in association With Northeastern Council, Govt. of India and Indian Council of Social Science Research with support from IQAC, Arya Vidyapeeth College, 27-28 Oct., 2017.

19. Presented a Paper titled “Impact of Education and Occupation on Self Health Perception of Postmenopausal Women: A Study in an Urban Area” in the National Seminar on Contemporary Anthropology in Northeast India organized by Department of Anthropology , Cotton University in association with IAS, Kolkata, on 1st-3rd November,2018.

20. Attended the workshop on “Environmental Hazards of Electronics Waste” under “Digital India Initiative” organized by ENVIRON in collaboration with IQAC A.V. College, A.V. College on 8th June,2017.

21. Attended two days National workshop on “Understanding History with New trends” organized by department of History, Arya Vidyapeeth College on 20th -21st September, 2017.

22. Attended a three day training programme on “Women empowerment” from 19th - 21st November,2018, organised by Assam Adminstrative Staff College and sponsored by Department of Personnel and Training, Govt. of India.

23. Participated one week Faculty Development Programme on “ Behavioural Remodeling and use of ICTs for classroom delivery of teachers from 3-8 December, 2018, organized by Electronics and ICT Academy with Gauhati University Tachers’ Association (GUTA), an initiative of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Govt. of India.

24. Participated in a DBT sponsored National workshop on Techniques of Documentation and Preservation in Anthropological Museum, organized by dept. of Anthropology Arya Vidyapeeth College, September, 25th -26th, 2019

25. Participated in a ICSSR-NERC sponsored National workshop on Socio-cultural Perspectives of Translation in Writings from Northeast India, Literary Cell, Arya Vidyapeeth College, with support from Internal Quality Assurance Cell, Arya Vidyapeeth College, Guwahati, October, 21st- 26th, 2019.

OTHERS:

1. Master trainer for “Gunotsav” at , Sorbhog on 19th January, 2017.

2. Master trainer for “Gunotsav” at , Pathsala on 20th January, 2017. RESEARCH PROJECTS: 1. Completed a six month project from August 1997 to February 1998 under OKD Institute of Social Change and Development, Guwahati sponsored by Rajiv Gandhi Foundation. 2. Served as Junior Research Fellow in Women’s Studies Research Centre, Gauhati University from April 1998 to October 1999. 3. Served as Research Associate in the Vivekananda Kendra of Institute and Culture, Guwahati from February 2005 to January 2006. 4. Completed a UGC sponsored Minor Research Project entitled “Bio-Social Determinants of Post-Menopausal Health of Working and Non-working women of Guwahati, Assam” in 2013. 5. Awarded Ph.D Degree by Gauhati University for the thesis entitled “A Study of Completed Fertility and Postmenopausal Health of Working and Non- Working Assamese Women of Guwahati, Assam” on 1st April 2016.

ORIENTATION AND REFRESHER COURSE:

1. Orientation Programme: June 2007, UGC-ASC, Gauhati University.

2. Refresher Course: From 25th February to 16th March 2008 UGC-ASC, Gauhati University.

3. Refresher Course: From 7th March to 27th March 2011 UGC-ASC, Gauhati University.

4. Refresher Course: From 8th December to 28th December 2016 UGC-HRDC, Gauhati University.

Voluntary experience:

Member of the Editorial Advisory Board of Quest the Journal of Vivekananda Kendra Institute of Culture

CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS CORPORATE LIFE

1. Assistant General Secretary AVCTU for the session 2016-2017 2. Core member, Admission Committee, Arts Stream for the session 2016-17 3. Teacher in charge, Debating and Symposia, AVCSU for the session 2015-2016. 4. Member, Internal Complaints Cell (2015 till date) 5. Member, Grievance and Redressal Cell (2014). 6. Member, Bio-Tech Hub, Arya Vidyapeeth College since 2017 7. Member, Anti Ragging Cell since 2017 8. Member of Editorial Board of Aryan, Arya Vidyapeeth College Magazine for the year 2018-2019 9. Core member, Admission Committee, Science Stream in the year 2019 10. Members of reception committee, GSLM, 9.11,2019. 11. Acted as a presiding officer of the General Election of the Executive Members of the AVCSU for the session 2019-2020. 12. Organizing Member of a DBT sponsored National workshop on Techniques of Documentation and Preservation in Anthropological Museum, organized by dept. of Anthropology Arya Vidyapeeth College, September, 25th -26th, 2019.