Faculty Profile | North Gauhati College

DR. SANGHAMITRA SARMA

Department: POLITICAL SCIENCE
Designation: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
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Profile

Publications

Seminars/Workshops/Conferences

FIP/Orientation/FDP/Refresher Courses

Administrative roles/duties

Education

1. BA in International Politics, Gauhati University, 2008

2. MA in International Politics, Gauhati University, 2010

3. PhD: Gauhati University, Title: Role of the Indian National Congress in Assam Politics: An Analysis For The Period 1947-1957 , 2015

Professional Experience

August 2021-present, Assistant Professor, North Gauhati College, Guwahati-31

January 2016-May 2017, Research Fellow, Indian Council of World Affairs, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi

September 2013-June 2015, Doctoral Fellow, Indian Council of Social Science Research, Department of Political Science, Gauhati University

December 2010-February 2011, UGC-SAP Project Fellow, Department of Political Science, Gauhati University

Additional Qualifications

Qualified National Eligibility Test in 2011

Completed B.Ed. Degree from Gauhati University in 2011

Awards/Fellowships

First Class Third Position with Distinction in B.A. (Major) in Political Science, 2008, Gauhati University.

First Class Second Position in M.A. (Major) in Political Science, Gauhati University, 2010

Doctoral Fellowship received from Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi for completion of Ph.D work from 09.09.2013 to 03.06.2015.

Presentations in International Seminars

Presented a paper titled “India-Vietnam Relationship in the Asia- Pacific Century: Partnership Towards a Shared Strategic Future” in the International Scientific Conference on “Vietnam-India: New Context, New Vision” organised by Ho C hi Minh National Academy of Politics, Centre for Indian Studies, Vietnam on 25th August, 2016.

Presented a paper titled “Redesigning Relations Through Formation of Trilateral: EU-Central Asia-India” in the Fourth India-Central Asia Dialogue, New Delhi, India held on 1 -2 December, 2016 hosted by Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India and Indian Council of World Affairs, New Delhi.

Submitted a paper titled “Developing Synergies between India and Vietnam: A Sectoral Analysis” at the ‘International Scientific Conference on ‘Vietnam-India: 45 years of Diplomatic Relations and 10 years of Strategic Partnership’ Organised by Centre for Indian Studies, Ho Chi Minh Academy of Politics, Hanoi, Vietnam on 20-21 March, 2 017.

Presentations in National Seminars

“Response of the Congress Government of Assam Towards the Issue of Immigration” in a UGC – sponsored National Seminar on “North – East India in Transition: Understanding Patterns of Changes and Transformations Since 1985” held in North Gauhati College, Guwahati on 22 – 23 June, 2012.

“Understanding the History of the Development of Panchayati Raj in Assam through Assam Legislative Debates – 1947 – 1960” in a UGC – Sponsored National Seminar on “Grassroots Democracy and Panchayati Raj Institutions in India with Special Reference to Assam” held in Cotton College, Guwahati on 17 – 18 August, 2012.

“The States Reorganisation of Assam, Ethnic Aspirations and Assam: An Understanding with a Historical Perspective” in a UGC – Sponsored National Seminar on “Ethnic Clashes in North – East India: Root Causes and Solutions” held in Paschim Guwahati Mahavidyalaya, Dharapur in collaboration with Hari Gayatri Das College, Azara on 21-22 June, 2013.

“Women and Political Parties: A Historical Perspective on the Women’s Department of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee” in a National Seminar on “Gender and Democracy in North – East India” organised by Department of Political Science, Gauhati University (under UGC –SAP) with partial assistance from Indian Council of Social Science Research on 4 & 5 March, 2014.

Administrative Assignments, Memberships and other academic responsibilities

Convenor, Career Counseling Cell, North Gauhati College

Convenor, Student Grievance and Redressal Cell, North Gauhati College

Member, NEP Task Force, North Gauhati College

Member, Disaster Management Cell, North Gauhati College

Member, Criteria 5 (Student Support and Progression), NAAC

Life member, Indian Political Science Association

International Publications

1. Book Chapter titled “South China Sea: Exploring Energy, Fisheries and Sea Bed Minerals Potential” published in the book titled “South China Sea: Minerals, Resources and Fisheries” ( Shipra Publications, ISBN 978-93-88692-52-2, 2021) edited by Prof. Pankaj Jha, Associate Professor, Jindal School of International Affairs, O.P. Jindal Global University, Haryana.

2. “Redesigning Relations Through Formation of a Trilateral: EU-Central Asia-India” published in the edited book “India-Central Asia Relations: The Road Ahead”, ( Indian Council of World Affairs, New Delhi and KW Publishers, 2021) edited by Dr. Athar Zafar, Research Fellow, Indian Council of World Affairs, New Delhi.

3. “India-Vietnam Relations Through the Prism of the Indo-Pacific Concept” published in the Manohar Parrikar Institute of Defence Studies and Analysis SCOPUS journal titled Strategic Analysis on 17 September, 2020, published by Routledge, London, Print ISSN: 0970-0161 Online ISSN: 1754-0054, https://doi.org/10.1080/09700161.2020.1809213

4. “India-Vietnam Strategic Partnership and ASEAN” published in the journal Jindal Journal of International Affairs by Jindal School of International Affairs, O.P. Jindal Global University, Issue 2, Volume 2, ISSN 2249-8095, December 2018.

5. The US Factor in the India-Vietnam Relationship” published in IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science (IOSR-J HSS) Volume 22, Issue 1, Ver. 3 (January 2017), pp. 25-31, e-ISSN: 2279-0837, p-ISSN: 2279-0845, published by International Organization of Scientific Research.

6. Book Review of “Cybersecurity in the European Union: Resilience and Adaptability in Governance Policy” by George Christou published in the SCOPUS international journal “Journal of Common Market Studies” published by John Wiley & Sons, on behalf of The Academic Association for Contemporary European Studies, (U ACES), London, UK with ISSN 0021-9886 (print); 1468-5965 (web), first published 8th June , 2017, xiii + 222 pp.

7. Book Review of “European Union: Power and Policy-Making” edited by Jeremy Richardson and Sonia Mazey published in the SCOPUS journal “India Quarterly”, published by Sage Publications in association with Indian Council of World Affairs, New Delhi, 2017, pp. xiv + 492, ISBN 978-0-415-71552-2, DOI: 10.1177/0974928417731652.

8. “Reflections on the Politics of Immigration Problem in Assam: A Historical Perspective” published in International Organization of Scientific Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, Volume 19, Issue 11, Ver. III (Nov. 2014), e-ISSN : 2279-0837, p-ISSN : 2279-0845.

National Publications

1. Book Chapter titled “A Historical Perspective on the Women’s Wing of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee” published in the book titled “Gender and Democracy in Northeast India: Politics of Inclusion and Empowerment” edited by Dr. Jayanta Krishna Sarmah and published by Purbanchal Prakash, Guwahati, pp. 351-368, ISBN 978-81-7213-371-9, 2019.

2. Monologue titled “Munich Security Conference: Genesis and Evolution” co-authored with Dr. Indrani Talukdar published by the Indian Council of World Affairs, New Delhi in 2017.

3. “Understanding the History of the Development of Panchayati Raj in Assam through Assam Legislative Assembly Debates: 1947 – 1960” published in Journal of North East India Studies (ISSN 2278 – 1455 print, ISSN 2277 – 6869 online) Volume 5 (1), January – June 2015, published by Association of North East India Studies, India.

4. “The Congress party of Assam in India’s Struggle for Independence” co – authored with Prof. Sandhya Goswami published in the international research journal The Marginal Voice, Volume V, January 2015 bearing ISSN 0976-853X published by North – East India Network for Academic Discourse.

5. “Immigration Issue in Assam (1947 – 1957): A Historical Perspective” published in the Indian Journal of Political Science, Volume LXXV, No. 3 (July – September 2014), ISSN No. 0019 – 5510 and published by Indian Political Science Association.

6. “The Food Problem in Assam from 1947 – 1957: A Historical Insight” published in the journal Research Journal of Contemporary Concern (ISSN No. 0972 – 7922) Volume 9 (A), 2014, published by the Cotton College Research Council.

Orientation Course

1. Completed 4 week Induction/Orientation Programme for ‘Faculty in Universities/Colleges/Institute of Higher Education’ from 15 February-16 March 2022 organised by Teaching learning Centre Ramanajun College, University of Delhi, under the aegis of Ministry of Education, Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, National Mission on Teachers and Teaching.

Faculty Development Programme

1. Successfully completed one week FDP on \"Open Source Tools for Research\" from 9-15 Novemebr, 2023 under the aegis of Ministry of Education, Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, National Mission on Teachers and Teaching.

2. Successfully completed One Week FDP on \"Academic Research Writing\" from 14 -20 Novemeber, 2022 organised by Teaching learning Centre Ramanajun College, University of Delhi, under the aegis of Ministry of Education, Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, National Mission on Teachers and Teaching.

Short Term Professional Development Programme

1. Successfully completed the UGC- Approved Professional Development Programme on \"Implementation of NEP 2020 for University and College Teachers\" held from 12-20 June, 2023 under Indira Gandhi National Open University and Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, National Mission on Teachers and Teaching.

Refresher Course

1. Successfully completed Two-week Refresher Course in Political Science from 25 November -9 December 2023 organised by Teaching learning Centre Ramanajun College, University of Delhi, under the aegis of Ministry of Education, Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, National Mission on Teachers and Teaching.