Department of History : Cotton University

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About the Department

The Department of History started as regular academic department of the then Cotton College in May, 1901. In 1909-10 the college was raised to the First Grade college status, and in the beginning of the session1913-14, Department got affiliated to Calcultta University. With the establishment of Gauhati University, the department got affiliated to Gauhati University in 1948. Cotton College was upgraded to Cotton University in 2017, and since then the Department of History has been offering UG and PG level course in history along with an active PhD program running since 2018. The Department counts among its alumni, renowned academician such as S.K Borpujari, N.N Acharya, Yasmin Saikia.

Dr. Akunthita Borthakur
hodhistory@cottonuniversity.ac.in
+91 9435868977

Recent Publications

Dr. Akunthita Borthakur, Lutfa Hanum Selima Begam : Sampratic Asomiya Kobitar Bisista Kanthaswar, Anaanya , [2024]

Ritu Thaosen, Women in the Freedom Struggle in Assam:Contribution of Joya Thaosen, Freedom Struggle in Northeast India-Some Aspects and Contexts , 154-157, [2023]

Ritu Thaosen, Hinduism in the Royal Court in Medieval Assam : A study on the Dimasa, The Mirror , vol.Volume-10, 93-99, [2023]

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

Dr. Akunthita Borthakur, Revisiting the Unsung Freedom Fighters: Guneswari Devi and Bhogeswari Phukanani, Freedom Struggle in North east India, Some Aspects and Contexts , [2023]

Dr. Akunthita Borthakur, Social Integration Through the Bihu Festival of Assam , SSEASR Journal , vol.Vol XV, [2021]

Dr. Akunthita Borthakur, Rethinking the role of women of Nagaon District in the Quit India Movement, Research Guru’ , vol.vol-12, [2019]

Dr. Akunthita Borthakur, Interpreting Oral Traditions of the Dimasa Community of North-East India’, The Research Journal of Social Sciences’ , vol.vol-9, [2018]

Dr. Akunthita Borthakur, Situating Migration in Colonial Assam: Impact and Reaction’, International Journal of Innovative Research and Advanced Studies , vol.vol-8, [2018]

Dr. Akunthita Borthakur, The Autonomy Movement In Dima Hasao District Of Assam: Some Observations, Research Guru’ , vol.vol-12, [2018]

Dr. Akunthita Borthakur, Quit India Movement in Nagaon District: Some Observations, Historical and Socio-cultural Aspects of North-East India , [2016]

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

Dr. Akunthita Borthakur, ‘The Participation of the Muslims in the civil Disobedience Movement in Assam: Some observations, History and Society , [2013]

Dr. Akunthita Borthakur, Understanding the Line System in the context of the Growth of Politics in Assam,, ITIHAS , [2013]

Dr. Akunthita Borthakur, Participation of the Muslims of Assam in the Non- Cooperation Movement’ India, Proceedings of North East India History Association, , [2012]

Digvijay Kumar Singh, 'A Note on the Coastal Economy: Malabar c. 11th-12th centuries'., Proceedings on the Indian History Congress , vol.72, 392-399, [2011]

Dr. Akunthita Borthakur’ , Participation of the Muslims of Nagaon of Assam in the freedom Struggle of India’ , Proceedings of North East India History Association , [2009]