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Dr. Akunthita Borthakur

Dr. Akunthita Borthakur

Associate Professor

Ph.D. : Gauhati University

Research Interests:

History, Society and Culture of North-East India
Date of Joining : Jun 28, 2004

Phone: 9435868977
Email: akunthita.borthakur@cottonuniversity.ac.in

Dr. Akunthita Borthakur CV    Vidwan Profile
Research Projects Teaching Experience Research Paper Publications Conference Proceedings Book publication relating subject/research concerned Chapters/Articles publications in Books (Research Oriented) Book publication other than subject concerned Research Scholars Awards Patents Other Informations

Teaching

Teaching Experience:

1. As an Assistant Professor 2009 - 2017

2. As an Associate Professor 2017-2024

Total - 20 years of experience till now in Cotton University

Experience

Administrative assignments within Cotton University

Designation and Institution

Period

Member, Board of Studies of Deptt. Of Archaeology,

Cotton University 

Member Research Advisory Committee, Deptt. Of Education

Cotton University 

From 2018

 

From 2024

Member, Working Group, Cotton-INTACH

Member,  P.G Admission Committee

Member, Anti- Ragging Committee

HOD, Department of History, Cotton University

 

From 2018

From 2021 to 2023

From 20230 2024

From 2024

 

Administrative assignments outside Cotton University

  1. Member, Board of Studies of Deptt. Of History, Nowgong college, Autonomous. 2020.

Research Projects

Research Project (Completed) - 

Sl. No.

Title of the Project

Period

Sponsoring Agency

Sanctioning Amount

1

The contribution of the Muslims of Assam to the

freedom struggle of India

 with special reference to

Nagaon District

From 14.09. 2009 to 18.09. 2011.

U.G.C

Rs. 1.25.000/

2

 

 

 

3.

Quit India Movement in Assam : Role of Nagaon District.

 

Synthesis of  Ethno-Medicine and Culture: Documenting Tribal World view (Special reference to the Karbis of Kamrup district of Assam)

 

From 12.06. 2014 to 22.04.2016

 

 

From April 2022 to March 2023

U.G.C

 

 

 

 

Cotton University

Rs.2.85.000/-

 

 

 

 

Rs. 50,000/

 

Research Projects

Sl. No Name of the Project Name of the Principal Investigator(PI) Name of the Co-PI Name of the Funding Agency Type (Government/Non-Government) Year Funds Sanctioned (INR in lakhs) Duration of the Project
1 MRP
Status: Completed		 Dr. Akunthita Borthakur Synthesis of Ethno-Medicine and Culture: Documenting Tribal World view (Special reference to the Karbis of Kamrup district of Assam) Cotton University In House 2022 Rs. 50,000/ From April 2022
2 MRP
Status: Completed		 Dr. Akunthita Borthakur Quit India Movement in Assam : Role of Nagaon District U.G.C Government 2014 Rs.2.85.000/- From 12.06. 201
3 MRP
Status: Completed		 Dr. Akunthita Borthakur The contribution of the Muslims of Assam to the freedom struggle of India with special reference to Nagaon District U.G.C Government 2009 Rs. 1.25.000/ From 14.09. 200

Research paper publications

2024

1. Dr. Akunthita Borthakur, Lutfa Hanum Selima Begam : Sampratic Asomiya Kobitar Bisista Kanthaswar, Anaanya, 978-93-93281-86-9, 2024

2023

1. Dr. Akunthita Borthakur, Notions of Traditional healing, belief and faith among the Karbi community of North-East India’, The Mirror, vol. VOL. IX, ISSN-2348-9596, 2023, 2023

2. Dr. Akunthita Borthakur, Revisiting the Unsung Freedom Fighters: Guneswari Devi and Bhogeswari Phukanani, Freedom Struggle in North east India, Some Aspects and Contexts, 978- 93 -92038-70- 9, 2023

2021

1. Dr. Akunthita Borthakur, Social Integration Through the Bihu Festival of Assam , SSEASR Journal, vol. Vol XV, ISSN-0974-5629, 2021

2019

1. Dr. Akunthita Borthakur, Rethinking the role of women of Nagaon District in the Quit India Movement, Research Guru’, vol. vol-12, 3, ISSN No:23-49-266X, 2019

2018

1. Dr. Akunthita Borthakur, Interpreting Oral Traditions of the Dimasa Community of North-East India’, The Research Journal of Social Sciences’, vol. vol-9, ISSN 0025-1348(p), 2456-1356(0), 2018

2. Dr. Akunthita Borthakur, Situating Migration in Colonial Assam: Impact and Reaction’, International Journal of Innovative Research and Advanced Studies, vol. vol-8, ISSN No: 2394-4404, 2018

3. Dr. Akunthita Borthakur, The Autonomy Movement In Dima Hasao District Of Assam: Some Observations, Research Guru’, vol. vol-12, 4, ISSN No:23-49-266X, , 2018

2016

1. Dr. Akunthita Borthakur, Quit India Movement in Nagaon District: Some Observations, Historical and Socio-cultural Aspects of North-East India, 978-935125-19-72, 2016

2015

1. Dr. Akunthita Borthakur, Migration, Impact and Response’ , Diversity and Integrity of North- East India’, 2015

2013

1. Dr. Akunthita Borthakur, ‘The Participation of the Muslims in the civil Disobedience Movement in Assam: Some observations, History and Society, 978-81-923982-0-4, 2013

2. Dr. Akunthita Borthakur, Understanding the Line System in the context of the Growth of Politics in Assam,, ITIHAS, 978-81-924156-8-0, 2013

Research paper publications till 2021

Research Publications 

 

1 .‘Understanding ‘Chomangkan’- the funerary customs of the Karbi community of North-East India’in ‘International Journal Of Basic and Applied Research’, ISSN : 2249-3352 , July, 2018 ( Peer Reviewed).

2.‘Interpreting Oral Traditions of the Dimasa Community of  North-East India’, in ‘The Research Journal of Social Sciences’,  ISSN :0025-1348,  July 2018 ( Peer Reviewed). (joint paper with Dr. Ritu Thaosen).

3.‘Cultural Transmissions of India to South –East Asia: From a Historical Perspective’ in Research Review, International Journal of Multidisciplinary,Vol-3, Issue-10, ISSN  : 2455-3085,  October, 2018 ( Peer Reviewed), (joint paper with Dr. Ritu Thaosen).

4. ‘The Autonomy Movement In DimaHasao District Of Assam: Some Observations’in  ‘Research Guru’, Vol-12, Issue-3, ISSN No:23-49-266X,  December, 2018 ( Peer Reviewed).

5. ‘The Non-Cooperation movement and the Hindu-Muslim fraternity in Assam’ The Mirror, annual peer reviewed U.G.C approved journal, Dett.of History, Chinamara College. Assam.

6. ‘Rethinking the role of women of Nagaon district in the Quit India Movement’ in ‘Research Guru’, Vol-12, Issue-4, ISSN No:23-49-266X,   March, 2019 ( Peer Reviewed).

 

 

 

 

Conference Proceedings

2012

1. Dr. Akunthita Borthakur, Participation of the Muslims of Assam in the Non- Cooperation Movement’ India, Proceedings of North East India History Association,, ISSN No-2349-753X, 2012

2009

1. Dr. Akunthita Borthakur’ , Participation of the Muslims of Nagaon of Assam in the freedom Struggle of India’ , Proceedings of North East India History Association, ISSN No-2349-753X, 2009

Conference Proceedings till 2021

  1. Published a joint paper on ‘Participation of the Muslims of Nagaon of Assam in the freedom Struggle of India’ in the proceedings of North East India History Association, Nagaon, Assam, ISSN No-2349-753X, 2009.
  2. Published a paper on‘ Participation of the Muslims of Assam in the Non- Cooperation Movement’ India’ in the proceedings of North East India History Association, Arunachal, Assam, ISSN No-2349-753X, 2012.

Book publication relating subject/research concerned

1. Authored ‘History of Assam’ Bookland Publications,  Panbazar, Guwahati, Assam, 2019. (Joint).

2. Edited. ‘Anirbapita Anal’, Cotton University Publication Cell, Guwahati, Assam, 2021. ISBN. 978-81-957456-0-9.

Chapters/Articles publications in Books (Research Oriented)

  1. Published paper on ‘The Participation of the Muslims in the civil Disobedience Movement in Assam: Some observations,’ in “History and Society” A Research book on History, published by the Department of History, Nowgong College, Nagaon, August, ISBN: 978-81-923982-0-4, 2013.
  2. Published paper on ‘Understanding the Line System in the context of the Growth of Politics in Assam,’in “ITIHAS”, published by Chinamora College Sakha Sahitya Sobha, Jorhat,  ISBN: 978-81-924156-8-0, 2013.
  3. Published paper on ‘Migration, Impact and Response’ in ‘Diversity and Integrity of North- East India’, published by National Seminar Organizing Committee, Karmashree Hiteswar Saikia College, Guwahati, 2015.
  4. Published paper on ‘Quit India Movement in Nagaon District: Some Observations’ in Historical and Socio-cultural Aspects of North-East India, published by Concept Publishing Company, New Delhi,  ISBN: 978-935125-19-72. Page-100-104, 2016.
  5. Published paper on,  ‘Revisiting the Unsung Freedom Fighters: Guneswari Devi and Bhogeswari Phukanani’ in Freedom Struggle in North east India, Some Aspects and Contexts, EBH Publishers, 2023, ISBN : 978- 93 -92038-70- 9.
  6.  Published an article on, ‘Lutfa Hanum Selima Begam : Sampratic Asomiya Kobitar Bisista Kanthaswar,  in Anaanya Sadou Asom Lekhika Samaruh Samitee, January, 2024, ISBN: 978-93-93281-86-9.

 

Book publication other than subject concerned

1. Edited. ‘Chintan’, Cotton University Lekhika Samaruh Samitee, Guwahati, Assam, 2023.

Research Scholars

Sl. No Name Research Topic Roll No
1 Wazida Ahmed Modern Indian History. Topic: Changing dynamics of Life: A socio-cultural study of people living by the river Beki, Assam (1897-1985) HST1991002
2 Rubaina Sultana Modern Indian History Topic: Changing perspective of Greater Guwahati: Asocio-hisorical Study

Awards

Awards and Distinctions

  1. 1ST Class 2nd position in M. A , Pune University, 2000.
  2. 1ST Class 2nd position in M. Phil, Deccan College Post Graduate and Research Institute, Pune, 2001.

Patents

Nil

Other Information

Association with Professional Bodies

1. Member, Indian History Congress.

2. Life Member, North-East India History Association.

3. Life Member, Kamrupa Anusandhan Society.

4. Life Member, Bharatiya Itihas Sankalan Samitee.

15th Indian Association for the study of Religions

1.
Institute : Dhanamanjari University, Imphal
Place : Manipur
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 2022-11-08 to 2022-11-08

32th Annual Conference of North East India History

1.
Institute : Arunachal University
Place : Aunachal
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 2012-11-01 to 2012-11-01

5th SSEASR international Conference for the studie

1.
Institute : National Museum of the Philippines and Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas
Place : Manila, Philippines
Type of Conference : International
Date of Conference : 2013-05-16 to 2013-05-16

73rd Annual Conference of Indian History Congress

1.
Institute : Mumbai University
Place : Mumbai
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 2012-12-28 to 2012-12-28

8th SSEASR International conference

1.
Institute : Center for Archaeological Studies (CAS), University of Liberal Arts
Place : Bangladesh
Type of Conference : International
Date of Conference : 2019-06-13 to 2019-06-13

9th SSEASR conference

1.
Institute : Central Department of Nepalese History, Culture and Archaeology, Tribhuvan University,
Place : Kathmandu, Nepal
Type of Conference : International
Date of Conference : 2023-04-02 to 2023-04-02

Annual Conference of Oral History Association of I

1.
Institute : OHAI, Bengaluru and the Deptt.of History, Gauhati University,
Place : Guwahati, Assam
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 2013-11-13 to 2013-11-13

Indian Association for the study of Religions,( IA

1.
Institute : St.Xavier’s college
Place : Mumbai
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 2021-02-25 to 2021-02-25

International Seminar on India and South East Asia

1.
Institute : Deptt.of History, Gauhati University,
Place :
Type of Conference : International
Date of Conference : 2018-04-27 to 2018-04-27

national seminar on Freedom Struggle of North –Eas

1.
Institute : Cotton College, Guwahati
Place : Guwahati, Assam
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 2014-11-25 to 2014-11-25

national seminar on Srimanta Sankardevar Kavya Sah

1.
Institute : Department of Hindi, Gauhati University
Place : Guwahati, Assam
Type of Conference : National
Date of Conference : 2015-05-23 to 2015-05-23