Souvenir & Book of Abstracts Detailed Programme Schedule ICSSR Sponsored National Seminar On “Ethnicity, Identity and Politics: Quest for Peace and Development” 1st and 2nd November, 2019 Organised by Department of Political Science Date - November 1, 2019 (Day: 1) Time: 9.00 am to 10.00 am : Registration 10.00 am to 11.30 am : Inaugural Session Welcome Address : Dr. Devabrot Khanikor Principal, Sonapur College Inaugurator : Prof. Pratap Jyoti Handique Vice Chancellor, Gauhati University Speech : Dr. Jit Ram Dutta, President, Governing Body Sonapur College Guest of Honor : Prof. Dilip Kr. Kalita, Director, Anundoram Borooah Institute of Language, Art & Culture Keynote Speaker : Prof. Akhil Ranjan Dutta, HOD, Department of Political Science, Gauhati University Theme Ethnicity and Identity in the Age of Neo-Liberal Globalization: Reflection on India’s North-East Time :11.30 am to 11.45am : Tea Break Room-Theatre Hall Time - 11.45to 12.45 : Plenary Session Speaker : Dr. Sanjay Borbora, Associate Professor, Tata Institute of Social Science, Guwahati Theme: “How ‘Ethnic’ are the conflicts in North East India”. Time: 12.45 pm to 1.30 pm : Lunch Break Technical Sessions Date: 1-11-2019 : Room - Hall – A Time: 1.30 pm to 3.30 pm : Technical Session-1 Theme: Ethnicity, Folklore and Folklife Chairperson : Dr. Pallabi Borah, Assistant professor, Department of Folklore Research, Gauhati University 18 National Seminar Souvenir & Book of Abstracts Papers:- Suppressed Voices: Narratives from the North East Dr. Bhuban Chandra Talukdar Assistant Professor of English Handique Girls’ College, Ghy-1 e-mail: [email protected] mob.7002383537 Musings from the Past: Locating Identity and Belongingness in Sujit Choudhury’s“ Harano Din Harano Manush”. Sthapana Sengupta PhD Research Scholar Department of Political Science Gauhati University Contact no: 9706167190/ 7086204209 Email id: [email protected] Study on the Elements of Folklore and Folk Life in the Songs of Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Madhusmita Devi Ph.d Research Scholar, department of Political Science Gauhati University. Email id: [email protected] Contact number: 9706336692, 9864476778 Miya Poetry: A Legitimate Voice from Margin Amitabh Ranjan Kanu Assistant Professor, Department of English Pramathesh Barua College, Gauripur, Dist. Dhubri, Assam Contact No. 6003846659, e-mail: [email protected] Depiction of Collective Trauma, Quest for Peace and Identity Crisis in Temsula Ao’s “These Hills Called Home “ Lipika Das (Bijoynagar) Guest Faculty, Department of English Jawaharlal Nehuru College, Boko Phone : 8403007115 Mail : [email protected] National Seminar 19 Souvenir & Book of Abstracts A village festival brings the social cohesion, tranquility and liberal attitudes in the Society Dr. Guneswar Deka Head of the department of Political Science Mayong Anchalik College, Morigaon (Assam) Pin- 782411:: M- N0. 9101916906 Madharam Kakati Head of the department of Political Science Charaibahi College, (Assam) Reflection of Koch-Rajbonshi Folk-life in ‘Hati-Mahut’ Song : An Analytical Study Dr. Umesh Das Assistant Professor Department of Assamese Chilarai College Golakganj. Ethnicity, Folk Life And Identity: With Special Reference To Mising Tribe. Jharna Morang Ex Student Department of Political Science Gauhati University [email protected] Contact No: 9957160867 Usha Nagar, Tezpur – 01 The significance of Ethnicity and Folklore in Galo tribe of Arunachal Pradesh Yigam Taipodia Assistant Professor, Department of English Himalayan University Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, India [email protected] Ethnic Groups Of Assam And Their Cultural Practices: A Brief Analysis Author: Mouchumi Kalita E-mail ID: [email protected] Contact No. 7002868049 20 National Seminar Souvenir & Book of Abstracts Ph.D. Research Scholar Department of Political Science Gauhati University Folk culture and ethnic identity of the Bodos-Kacharis of Assam By Viva Mushahary, PhD. Research Scholar, Dept. of History, Gauhati University, Assam Address: Vill: Hadanpara, W/No.8, P.O- Kokrajhar, Dist- Kokrajhar, Assam, Pin: 783370 Contact No. 8472085042, Email: [email protected] Some Oral Traditions in Suknani Ojapali Parismita Sarma Research Scholar, Department of Folklore Research, Gauhati University. Krishnanagar, Chandmari, Guwahati-3 Email: [email protected] Contact: 9365980254, 9864304439 Ethnographic Reading of Temsula Ao’s Short Stories: Representing the Voice and the Voiceless Name: Chinmoyee Deka Affiliation: Maryam Ajmal Women’s College of Science and Technology, Hojai Email id: [email protected] Contact: 8638473237 ‰¬±˝√√-Ê√ÚÀ·±á¬œ˚˛ ˆ¬±¯∏±1 ˙s¸y±1 – ¤fl¡ ¸˜œé¬± ø√·ôL ˙˜«±, ¸˝√√fl¡±1œ ’Ò…±¬Ûfl¡, ’¸˜œ˚˛± ø¬ıˆ¬±· øÓ¬ª± Ê√ÚÀ·±á¬œ1 ¸±Ê√¬Û±1 – ¤øȬ ’Ò…˚˛Ú ¿1P± Ú±Ô, ¶ß±Ó¬Àfl¡±M√√1 õ∂Ô˜ ¯∏±∞√¨±ø¸fl¡, Œ¸±Ì±¬Û≈1 ˜˝√√±ø¬ı√…±˘˚˛, ’¸˜œ˚˛± ø¬ıˆ¬±· Technical Session – 1 (Parallel) Time - 1.30 pm to 3.30 pm Room - Hall - B Theme: Ethnicity, Identity and Politics: Issues of Territorial Autonomy and Others Chairperson : Dr. R. K. Debbarma, Assistant Professor, Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, TISS, Guwahati National Seminar 21 Souvenir & Book of Abstracts Papers-: Managing Ethnic Aspirations: Re-examination of Territorial Autonomy in The Context of Assam Nagendra Nath Gogoi Research scholar, Department of Political Science Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam Email: [email protected] Ph no: 8399931534 The Quest for Identity: On Ethnicity, laws and the Constitution of India Adrita Gogoi Part-time faculty at Cotton University, Guwahati. Pursuing Ph.D from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Email- [email protected] Contact number- 6001275240 Address- House no- 4 (near Jharnapara Namghar), Outal, Amar Path, Geetanagar, Mother Teresa Road, Guwahati, Kamrup Metro, Assam. Pin- 781024. Political Identity or Development Agency: A Study on the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council of Meghalaya Dr. Anjan Jyoti Borah Asst. Prof., Dept of Political Science B.P.Chaliha College, Nagarbera, kamrup Email: [email protected] Ethnicity and Inter-Ethnic Conflict: A Study of Assam’s Bodoland Territorial Council Sanchuma Goyary PhD Scholar, North-Eastern Hill University Email: [email protected]. Mobile No. 9954804247 Bijuta Mushahary Email: [email protected]. Mobile No. 9957377631 Ethnicity Based Conflicts And State Response In Assam Exploring Various Issues Satabdi Sarkar (Ma, Slet) 22 National Seminar Souvenir & Book of Abstracts Ex-Student Of Gauhati University, Dept Of Political Science Email Id: [email protected] Contact No: 8761837007 Tea Tribes of Assam: Search for Constitutional Rights and Liberation Bijoy Gogoi Assistant Professor, Margherita College EmailID:[email protected] Ethnic Conflicts and Nationalism: Understanding ‘The Politics of Disintegration’ in Northeast India. Dr. Jayanta Kumar Brahma Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science, Goalpara College Email: [email protected] Contact no. 9435001017 Politics of Peace Initiatives with the National Democratic Front of Boroland Dr. Nabin Hakhrari Assistant Professor Department of Political Science Bodofa U.N. Brahma College, Dotma, Kokrajhar (BTAD), Assam, India, PIN. 783347, E-mail – [email protected] A Critical Analysis On Ethno Centrism In Regards To Nationalism Rhitwique Dutta M.A. 1st Semester Peace and Conflict student, TISS Mobile-8638249088 [email protected] Globalization, Ethnic Assertion and Constitutional Safeguards: An Analysis of North-East India Ankita Baruah, Asst. Professor, Dept of Political Science, Darrang College, Tezpur Sadhana Deka, Asst. Professor, Dept of Economics, Darrang College, Tezpur National Seminar 23 Souvenir & Book of Abstracts Post Independent India’s Tribal Policies And Its Reflections In North East India With Special Reference To The Bodos Of Assam Mr Subhash Baro Associate Prof. Dept of Pol.Science, Sonapur College Technical Session – 1 (Parallel) Time - 1.30 pm to 3.30 pm : Room - Hall - C Theme: - Ethnicity and Identity Issues: conflicts and political struggles Chair Person: Dr. Manasjyoti Bardoloi, Assistant Professor, Dept. of History, Saraighat College Papers- Use of Religion As a Marker of Ethnic Identity: Highlighting the Case of Tangsa Ankita Bharadwaj, Research Scholar (PhD), Department of Political Science, Dibrugarh University Contact: 9650139310; email- [email protected] Partition (1947) and the Garos: On Search for Identity in an “Insecure” Bangladesh Firdosi Akhtara Basid Ph.D. Scholar, Department of History Assam University, Silchar [email protected] Contact- 9577784111 Identity And Identity-Crisis: Contextualising The Moriya Muslims Of Assam Swabana Mamtaz, Ph.D.Research Scholar, Department Of Political Science, Gauhati University, Ph. No.-7002778473, Email: [email protected] Religious festivals of the Rabha people of Assam Dr. Gitima Kalita, Assistant professor, Dept. of Philosophy, Sonapur College, Sonapur The EthnicViolence Between Bodos and Bengali Muslims in the Year 2012: Causes, Consequences and State Responses Rajashri Agnibashya, PhD Research Scholar, Department of Political Science, Gauhati University, Guwahati 24 National Seminar Souvenir & Book of Abstracts mail- [email protected] Contac no- 6026071208 A Study on Socio-Cultural-Political and Religious aspects of the Karbi people of Dimoria under Kamrup District (Metro), Assam Dr. Dharma Ram Deka, Associate Professor Department of Geography, Soanpur College Ethnic Clashes in North –East India: Root Causes and Solutions