Faculty Profile | North Gauhati College

DR. RIPUNJOY SONOWAL

Department: ANTHROPOLOGY
Designation: Assistant Professor
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Publications

Seminars/Workshops/Conferences

FIP/Orientation/FDP/Refresher Courses

Administrative roles/duties

Education

1. BSc in Anthropology, DHSK College, Dibrugarh University , 2001

2. MSc in Anthropology , Dibrugarh University , 2004

3. PhD: Dibrugarh University , Title: Indigenous Knowledge System: A Study among the Tai Khamyangs of Sivasagar District, Assam, 2014

Professional Experience

March 2018 - Present, Assistant Professor, North Gauhati College, Guwahati-31

July, 2015 - December, 2016 , District Coordinator , Weekly Iron & Folic Acid Supplementation Programme (WIFS) Project, UNICEF - North Eastern Social Research Centre

October, 2009 – May, 2011 , Medical Social Worker, ICMR Project: Sexual Behaviour & Contraceptive Use among HIV +ve People, Div. of Epidemiology & Nutrition, RMRC (ICMR), NE Region, Dibrugarh, Assam

July, 2009 – September, 2009, Bill & Melinda Gates foundation sponsored Project: Mapping, Size Estimation & Integrated Behavioural, and Biological Assessment (IBBA) in High HIV Prevalence Setting in India, RMRC (ICMR), NE Region, Dibrugarh, Assam

August, 2006 – June, 2009, Field Worker, Project: Sibling species profiling of Anopheles dirus complex, the forest malaria vector in North-East India, Div. of Malariology, RMRC (ICMR), NE Region, Dibrugarh, Assam

Areas of Academic & Research Interest

Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS), Cultural Ecology, Medical Anthropology, Basic and Applied Ethnobotany, Tribal Studies in NE India, Biostatistics, Public Health, South-East Asian Studies

Additional qualifications

Qualified State Level Eligibility Test (SLET), 2014

Society Interface

1. Life Member - The Indian National Confederation and the Academy of Anthropologists (INCAA) 2. Life Member - Assam Science Society 3. Member of Aaranyak - NGO for biodiversity conservation in North East India

Administrative Assignments

• College Nodal Officer - All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) • Faculty In-charge for preparing College Annual Report • Member, Routine Committee, H.S. & undergraduate courses, 2020-21 • Member, IQAC Executive Committee • Convener, NAAC assessment report preparation Committee for Criterion 3: Research, Innovations and Extension • Member, College Website Committee • Member, Committee for preparation of College Newsletter • Member, Red Ribbon Club, NGC • Member, Eco-Club, North Gauhati College • Member, Internal Complaints Committee (Anti-Sexual Harassment Cell) • Member, Admission Committee for the years 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21 & 2021-22 • Asstt. Convener, Admission Committee, Session 2022-23

Other Profile to Connect

ResearchGate Profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ripunjoy-Sonowal

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=am3WItUAAAAJ&hl=en

A. Papers in Refereed Journals (National & International)

1. Sonowal, R. 2023. Traditional Rice Beer Fermentation Technology of the Sonowal Kachari Tribe of Assam, India. Antrocom Journal of Anthropology, 19(1): 605-613. [ISSN 1973-2880] (Indexed in UGC-CARE List).

2. Hazarika, A. & Sonowal, R. 2022. An Anthropological Impact Assessment on Flood Induced Displacement: A Case study in Dhemaji Development Block, District Dhemaji, Assam. Antrocom Journal of Anthropology, 18(2a): 139-145. [ISSN 1973-2880] (Indexed in UGC-CARE List)

3. Sonowal, R. 2022. Indigenous Agricultural Practices and Ecological Sustainability: Some Anthropological Observations from NE India. Mankind, 22 & 23: 33-43. [ISSN: 2278-9235]

4. Sonowal, R. 2019. Signs of Nature: Traditional Use of Bio-indicators in Agriculture and for Predicting Weather among the Sonowal Kachari tribe of Assam, India. Int. J. of Innovative Knowledge Concepts, 7(2): 105-113. [ISSN 2454-2415]

5. Sonowal, R. & Goswami, A. 2018. Entrepreneurship Development in Sonowal Kachari Autonomous Council Area of Assam for Creating Sustainable Livelihoods: Prospects, Challenges and Policy Measures. International Journal of Innovative Knowledge Concepts, 6(10): 88-93. [ISSN 2454-2415]

6. Sonowal, R. 2018. Factors Influencing Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation Programme in AWCs: A Qualitative Assessment in Dibrugarh, Assam. Indian Journal of Applied Research, 7(8): 117-118. [ISSN 2249-555X]

7. Dutta, B. & Sonowal, R. 2017. Child Immunization and Impact of ICDS Programme among the Hajongs and Kaibarttas of Tinsukia District in Assam: A Case Study. Indian Journal of Applied Research, 7(12): 280-281. [ISSN 2249-555X]

8. Sonowal, S. & Sonowal, R. 2017. Survey and Documentation of Locally Available Medicinal Plants Used by the Mising Tribe in Majuli River Island, Assam. Indian Journal of Applied Research, 7(10): 186-187. [ISSN 2249-555X]

9. Sonowal, R. & Goswami, A. 2015. Opportunistic Infections in HIV Seropositive Patients: A study in a Tertiary Hospital in Assam, Northeast India. Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences, 3(1): 206-208. [ISSN 2320-6691]

10. Sonowal, R. 2014. Kinship Terms of the Nocte. Indian Journal of Applied Research, 4(5): 8-10. [ISSN 2249-555X]

11. Sonowal, R. 2014. Some Folklore Medicines of the Sonowal Kachari tribe of Upper Assam, North East India. Scholars Academic Journal of Biosciences, 2(8): 541-543. [ISSN 2321-6883]

12. Goswami, A. & Sonowal, R. 2014. Bio-Social Profile of HIV Positive People Registered at the ICTC of a Tertiary Hospital in Assam, India. Indian Journal of Applied Research, 4(8): 19-21. [ISSN 2249-555X]

13. Das, H.K., Goswami, A., Sonowal, R. & Das, M.K. 2014. Assessment of HIV/AIDS Sero-Positivity Rate in the State of Nagaland, North-East India. International Research Journal of Medical Sciences, 2(3): 17-23. [ISSN 2320-7353]

14. Sonowal, R. 2013. Indigenous Knowledge on the Utilization of Medicinal Plants by the Sonowal Kachari Tribe of Dibrugarh District in Assam, Northeast India. Int. Research J. of Biological Sciences, 2(4): 44-50. [ISSN 2278-3202] (Cite Factor indexed)

15. Sonowal, R. & Barua, I. 2013. Traditional Foods and Food Storage - Preservation Technology of the Tai Khamyangs of Assam. Bulletin, Department of Anthropology, Dibrugarh University, 41:141-176. [ISSN 0976-2264]

16. Sonowal, R. & Barua, I. 2012. Indigenous Knowledge and Bioresource Utilization among the Tai Khamyangs of Assam, North-East India. International Research Journal of Biological Sciences, 1(7): 38-43. [ISSN 2278-3202] (Cite Factor indexed)

17. Sonowal, R. & Barua, I. 2011. Ethnomedical Practices among the Tai Khamyangs of Assam, India. Studies on Ethno-Medicine, 5(1): 41-50. [ISSN 0973-5070] JIF: 0.59, NASS Score: 4.00 (Scopus indexed)

18. Barua, I. & Sonowal, R. 2011. Indigenous Herbal Medicine among the Sonowal Kachari Tribe: A Study in a Forest village in Dibrugarh, Assam, India. NeBio, 2(4): 31-35. [ISSN 0976-3597] (Web of Science Indexed)

19. Sonowal, R. & Barua, I. 2011. Indigenous Knowledge of Natural Dye Making among the Tai Khamyangs of Assam. Bulletin, Department of Anthropology, Dibrugarh University, 39: 15-28. [ISSN 0976-2264]

20. Goswami, A. & Sonowal, R. 2011. A Statistical Analysis of Road Traffic Accidents in Dibrugarh City, Assam, India. Inter Stat, 9(1): 1-14. [ISSN 1941-689X]

21. Sonowal, R. & Barua, I. 2010. Health, Morbidity Profile and Curative Measures among the Tai Khamyangs of Sivasagar District in Assam. Bulletin, Department of Anthropology, Dibrugarh University, 38: 33-48. [ISSN 0976-2264]

22. Phukan, R. & Sonowal, R. 2009. Food Habit and Cancer Risk: An Anthropo-Epidemiological Study in Dibrugarh District, Assam. Bulletin, Department of Anthropology, Dibrugarh University, 37: 57-66. [ISSN 0976-2264]

23. Sonowal, R. & Kar, R.K. 2008. Education among the Tai Khamyangs of Disangpani Shyam Village in Sivasagar District, Assam. Bulletin, Department of Anthropology, Dibrugarh University, 36: 103-116. [ISSN 0976-2264]

B. Papers / Chapters in Edited Books -

1. Sonowal, R. & Goswami, A. 2023. “Hill Cultivation among the Tribes of Northeast India: Traditional Knowledge and Ecological Sustainability Perspectives”, in T.P. Upadhyaya (Ed.): Insight. Dibrugarh: IQAC, DHSK Commerce College Publication. pp. 15-20. [ISBN 978-93-95252-09-6]

2. Sonowal, R. 2022. “Climate Change and the Potential Impacts on Indigenous People’s Health: A Brief Overview”, in A. Baruah & R. Changmai (Eds.): Biodiversity and Climate Change. Dibrugarh: Mahaveer Publications. pp. 164-173. [ISBN 978-93-9405-44-1]

3. Sonowal, R. 2021. “Indigenous Knowledge, Traditional Agriculture and Environmental Sustainability: Perspectives from Northeast India”, in Sweety Singh (Ed.): Environmental Science: A Multidisciplinary Branch. Bhopal: Nitya Publications. pp. 12-19. [ISBN 978-93-91257-10-1]

4. Sonowal, R. 2021. “Soul Loss and Its Retrieval: An Anthropological Study of the Aiyuh Tula Ritual of the Sonowal Kachari Tribe of Assam”, in N.K. Gogoi & M. Sharma (Eds.): India’s North-East: Contribution of Anthropology. Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh: Published by the Registrar. pp. 253-267. [ISBN 978-93-5578-124-6]

5. Sonowal, R. 2021. “Death Customs and Rituals of the Tangsa Tribe: A Brief Anthropological Note”, in Breez Mohan Hazarika, R. Thanga Sheela, Radhika B.C. & Sanitha K.K. (Eds.): New Horizons of Multidisciplinary Research. Kanyakumari: Multi Spectrum Publication. pp. 192-198. [ISBN 978-81-953842-2-8]

6. Sonowal, R. 2021. “Traditional Fermented Foods of the Tai Khamyang Tribe of Assam”, in Mukta Sharma (Ed.): Microbes - Fermented Foods and Human Health. Bhavnagar, Gujarat: Krishna Publication House. pp. 144-153. [ISBN 978-93-90627-15-8]

7. Sonowal, R. 2021. “Socioeconomic and Health Issues of the Tea Garden Population of Assam: An Anthropological Analysis”, in Lalita K. Sharma (Ed.): Social Issues in India: Causes and Measures. Bhopal: Nitya Publications. pp. 85-92. [ISBN 978-93-91257-31-6]

8. Sonowal, R. 2021. “Food and Nutritional Security Contributions of Wild Edible Plants: Some Anthropological Observations from Upper Assam”, in Lalita K. Sharma (Ed.): Ensuring Food Security in India. Bhopal: Nitya Publications. pp. 117-125. [ISBN 978-93-91257-39-2]

9. Sonowal, R. 2020. “Sustainable Use of Native Ethnomedicinal Plants Growing in Traditional Plantations by the Khasi Tribe Residing near Assam - Meghalaya border ”, in Lalita K. Sharma & V. Chandra (Eds.): Environmental and Sustainable Development. Kolkata: Asian-Press. pp. 160-166. [ISBN 978-93-90238-67-5]

10. Sonowal, R. 2020. “Health and Health Care in Tribal Society: An Anthropological Perspective”, in G. Pathak, J. Kalita & M. Handique (Eds.): Developing Creativity and Innovations in Education. New Delhi: S.K. Book Agency. pp. 27-35. [ISBN 978-93-8596-739-6]

11. Sonowal, R, Sonowal, S, Sonowal, N & Hazarika, M. 2020. “Sustainable Traditional Pest Management Techniques Applied by the Sonowal Kachari Farmers: Some Anthropological Observations”, in H. Vokendro & M. Borgohain (Eds.): Contemporary Issues and Insights of the Anthropology of North East India. New Delhi: Kalpaz Publications. pp. 49-55. [ISBN 978-93-5324-294-7]

12. Sonowal, R. & Dutta, B. 2018. “Glutinous Rice-based Traditional Foods of the Tai Tribes in Assam: Cultural Significance and Economic Opportunities”, in S. Chetia & A. Saikia (Eds.): Indigenous Food of different Communities of North-East India. Digboi: Dept. of Home Science, Digboi Mahila Mahavidyalaya. pp. 311-321. [ISBN 978-81-924366-4-8]

13. Sonowal, R. 2018. “Indigenous Knowledge and Sustainable Agricultural Practices: Some Anthropological Observations from Assam”, in R.J. Gogoi & B.N. Dowerah (Eds.): Recent Trends in Environment and Society – Its issues and discussions. Dibrugarh: Kaustubh Publishers. pp. 28-36. [ISBN 978-93-82283-14-0]

14. Goswami, A. & Sonowal, R. 2017. “A Demographic Study on Child Morbidity and Mortality Pattern in a Semi-rural Setting of Dibrugarh, Assam”, in B. Das, M. Talukdar & A.J. Bharali (Eds.): Child Health in India. New Delhi: Omsons Publications. pp. 70-74. [ISBN 978-93-81981-15-3]

15. Sonowal, S. & Sonowal, R. 2017. “Traditional Knowledge of medicinal plants used during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum healing: A study among the Sonowal Kacharis of Dibrugarh, Assam”, in A. Zaman & M. Sharma (Eds.): Anthropological Aurora of North East India. New Delhi: Adhyayan Publishers. pp. 161–169. [ISBN 978-81-8435-534-5]

16. Sonowal, R. 2016. “Sacred plants of the Sonowal Kachari Tribe of Assam, Northeast India”, in D. Dutta, R. Sonowal & A. Goswami (Eds.): Dimensions of Multidisciplinary Research Studies. Guwahati: Kasturi Publishers. pp. 308-326. [ISBN 978-93-5105-260-9]

17. Sonowal, R. & Goswami, A. 2016. “An Assessment of Awareness on Health among Rural Out-of-School Adolescent Girls in Dibrugarh, Assam”, in D. Dutta & P. Chetia (Eds.): Research Issues and Solution. Guwahati: Kasturi Publishers. pp. 40-51. [ISBN 978-93-5105-233-3]

18. Sonowal, R. 2015. “Traditional Knowledge and Sustainable Ecological Resource Utilization and Management: A Case Study among the Noctes of Dehing Kinar Nocte Village, Upper Assam, NE India”, in D. Dutta & H. Dutta (Eds.): Research Quest. Dhemaji: Kiran Publishers. pp. 131-145. [ISBN 978-93-82746-76-8]

19. Sonowal, R. 2014. “Restoring the Human ‘Soul’: An Anthropological Study of the Traditional Healing Ritual - Aiyuh Tula of the Sonowal Kacharis”, in K. Sonowal & G. Saikia (Eds.): Profile: The Tribes of North East India. Margherita: Tribal Study Centre, Margherita College. pp. 43-56. [ISBN 978-81-928312-3-7]

C. Books & eBooks –

1. Sonowal, R. and Goswami, A. 2020 (Eds.). Recent Advances in Multidisciplinary Research: Issues and Perspectives. New Delhi: Mittal Publications. [ISBN 81-8324-984-1]

2. Sonowal, R. (2020). The Tai Khamyangs: Socio-Cultural and Health Care Profile of a Tai Buddhist Tribe of Assam, Northeast India. Saarbrücken, Germany: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. [ISBN-13: 978-620-2-66821-7; ISBN-10: 620-2668210]

3. Dutta, D., Sonowal, R. and Goswami, A. 2018 (Eds.). Emerging Trends in Multi-disciplinary Research. Guwahati: Kasturi Publishers. [ISBN 978-93-5105-359-0]

4. Dutta, D., Sonowal, R. and Goswami, A. 2016 (Eds.). Dimensions of Multidisciplinary Research Studies. Guwahati: Kasturi Publishers. [ISBN 978-93-5105-260-9]

5. Dutta, B. and Sonowal, R. 2015. The Hajong of Assam: An Ethnographic Profile of a Least Studied Bodo-Kachari Tribe. Munich, Germany: GRIN Verlag. [ISBN (eBook) 978-3-656-97456-7; ISBN (Book) 978-3-656-97457-4]