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TEACHING STAFF
Name of the Faculty: Dr. Rustam Brahma
Current Position: Assistant Professor
Dept. of English, Bodoland University
Mobile No. : 9101135300
E-mail ID :rustambrahma@gmail.com
Date of Birth :28.01.1977
Area of Research : Environmental Humanities, Women"s Writing, Indian Writing in English South Asian Fiction, Disability Studies
Work Experience : 15 Years
Teaching Interest : Indian Writing in English, Environmental Humanities, Women"s Writing
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
| Degree/Course | Name of the Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
| PhD | Bodoland University | 2019 |
| M.Phil | Gauhati University | 2009 |
| B. Ed. | Gauhati University | 2005 |
| MA | Gauhati University, Kokrajhar Campus | 2003 |
| BA | Gauhati University | 2001 |
| HS | Kokrajhar College | 1996 |
| HSLCE | Gaurang High School | 1994 |
PAPER PUBLICATIONS
| Sl No | Title of paper/article with page no. | Name of journal & year of publication | ISSN/ ISBN NO. | Indexed by Scopus/Web of Science/UGC Care | No. of co-authors | Whether you are the main author | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | “Critiquing America"s War on Terror: A Study of Nadeem Aslam"s The Blind Man"s Garden” | Adhunik Sahitya, April -June, 2023 | ISSN 2277-7083 | UGC Care Listed | 1 | No | Asish Kumar, World Hindi Literature Council |
| 2 | “Body Politics and Disabled Femininity in Shivani Gupta"s Autobiography No Looking Back” | Adhunik Sahitya, Oct -Dec. 2023 | ISSN 2277-7083 | UGC Care Listed | 1 | No | Asish Kumar, World Hindi Literature Council |
| 3 | “Unravelling History, International Politics and Its Human Cost in Nadeen Aslam"s The Wasted Vigil” | Juni Khyat | ISSN:2278-4632 (Print) | UGC Care Listed | 1 | No | Marubhumi Shod Sansthan |
| 4 | “A Critique of Subaltern in Githa Hariharan"s Major Novels” | Sambhodi, Vol. 44, No. 1 (III), 2021 | ISSN: 2249-6661 | UGC Care Listed | 01 | Main Author | Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Institute of Indology |
| 5 | “Toponym and Oral Narrative: A Toponymic Study of Kokrajhar and Chirang” | Revisiting Orality in North-East India, 2017 | ISBN: 978-93-83403-16-5 | Peer Reviewed | 01 | Main Author | MRB Publishers, India |
| 6 | Patriarchy, Myths and Subaltern: A Feminist Critique of Githa Hariharan"s Select Works” | AN International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 2, 2016 | ISSN: 2319 – 6076 | Peer Reviewed | 01 | Main Author | |
| 7 | “Myth, History and Identity: A Study of Select Works of Githa Hariharan” | Research Journal of English Language and Literature (RJELL), A Peer Reviewed (Refereed) International Journal, Vol. 4, Issue-1, January-March, 2016 | ISSN: 2321 – 3108(E) | Peer Reviewed | 01 | Main Author | KY Publication, Guntur/Vijayawada, India |
| 8 | “Aspect of Extentialism in Bodo Poetry: A Study of Brajendra Kr. Brahma"s Select Poems” | Literature from Northeast India Critical Responses ed. 2016 | ISBN:978-93-85230-30-1 | N.L. Publication, Panbazar, Ghy. | 01 | Main Author | Edited Book |
| 9 | “Negotiation Subaltern” A Study of Select Novels of Indira Goswami, Bidyasagar Narzary and Tiren Boro” | Negotiation Subaltern Consciousness: A Northeast Perspective, 2015 | ISBN:978-81-8390-133-8 | Abhishek Prakashan, New Delhi | 01 | Main Author | Edited Book |
| 10 | “History, Identity and Myths: A Study of Major Works of Githa Hariharan” | Joner (Journal of North East Region), Vol. 3, No. II, 2015 | ISSN: 2321-0583 | Dept. of Political Science, Bodoland University | 01 | Main Author | Peer Reviewed |
| 11 | “Gender, Identity and Politics: A Study of Githa Hariharan"s When Dreams Travel and The Thousand Faces of Night.” | The Criterion: An International Journal in English, Vol.6, Issue 2. April 2015. | ISSN: 0976-8165(E) | Dr. Vishwanath Bite Assistant Professor in English, Government of Maharashtra"s Rajaram College, Kolhapur. Vidyanagari, Kolhapur. 416004. Maharashtra, India | 01 | Main Author | Peer Reviewed |
| 12 | “Khonthaimala-17: Abhaoyari Thunlai Bijirnaini Mwnse Nwjwr” (Khonthaimala-17: An Aspect of Ecocriticism) | Journal of the Department of Bodo. Vol.1, 2014 | ISSN: 2394-2312. | Dept. of Bodo, Bodland University, | 01 | Main Author | Peer Reviewed |
| 13 | “Life A Sojourn by Dr. A. K. Brahma” | Contemporary Vibes: A Refereed Journal of Literary Criticism and Creative Writing for Free flow of thought, Vol.9, Issue 34. Chandigarh 2014 | ISSN: 0975-1750 | Anil K. Sharma Chandigarh-160002 | 01 | Main Author | Refereed Journal |
| 14 | “Metamorphosis” (poem) | Kohinoor: An International Literary Journal of Creative & Critical Wrings in English, Vo. 15. Print. English. 2014 | ISSN: 0973-6395 | Anuradha Kumari | 01 | Main Author |
SEMINAR PARTICIPATED
| Sl. No. | Name of the Seminar | Organized By | Duration | International/ National/Regional/ State Level | Name of the Paper Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Two-Day National Seminar “North East Culture, Literature, Language & Education:A Multidisciplinary Approach” | Manipur University | 1st to 2nd March 2024 | National | “Exploring Themes of Gender, Sexuality and Identity in the Folktales” |
| 2 | UGC Approved Short Term FDP on “Professional Development Programme on ‘Implementation of NEP2020 for University and College Teachers” | Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi | From 12th to 20th June, 2023 | National | Participant |
| 3 | International Conference of NIB on “Oral Resources of Bodo Language, Literature, Culture and History” | Nativars" Institute of Bodology, Kokrajhar, Centre for Bodo Studies & Centre for Linguistics and Cultural Studies, CIT, Kokrajhar | 10th to 11th June 2023 | International | “Bodo Folktales and Indigenous Ecocentrism: A Critique on “Sandw Baodia”” |
| 4 | CURaj-IDSC International Conference on “Disability and the Everyday: Interdisciplinary Perspective” | Central University, Rajasthan | 8th to 10th February 2023 | International | “Body as Trope: (Mis)-representation of Disability in Sharadindu Bandhapadhyay"s Bengali Short Story ‘Arthamanarthan"” |
| 5 | Workshop Cum Orientation Programme on “Under Graduate Syllabus & Examination for College Teachers” | Bodoland University | 29th December 2022 | State Level | Participant |
| 6 | Two-Day International Seminar on “Interrogating Gender: Challenges and Possibilities of Plural Feminist Standpoint” | Centre for Women"s Studies, Bodoland University | 08/03/2022-09/03/2022 | International | “Women, Disability and Marginality: Reading Shivani Gupta"s No Looking Back and Preeti Monga"s The Other Senses” Jt. Paper |
| 7 | XXIV International Conference | Forum on Contemporary Theory in Collaboration with International LincoIn Centre for American Studies, Loisiana State University In Shreverport, USA at International Centre, Dona Paula, Goa, India | 24th to 26th February 2022 | International | “Religion and Environmentalism: Bathou as Worldviews of Bodos” |
| 8 | Online Refresher Course on “West Asian Studies” | Human Resource Development Centre, New Delhi, India | 2nd to 15th February 2022 | National | Participant |
| 9 | One Day National Webinar on “New Education Policy 2020-A Perspective” | P.N. Panicker Foundation | 17/07/2020 | National | Participant |
| 10 | One Day National Webinar on “Copyrights Law and Digital Libraries” | NDLI & P.N. Panicker Foundation | 13/07/2020 | National | Participant |
| 11 | Two-Day National Seminar on “Gender Sensitisation in India"s North East: Issues and Challenges | National Commission for Women (NCW), New Delhi, held at Nedfi House, Dispur, Guwahati | 05/03/2020-06/03/2020 | National | “Gender Inequalities in Socio-Cultural Practices: Bodo Society in Kokrajhar” |
| 12 | Sahitya Akademi Seminar on “Crossing the Border: Multiculturality in Eastern Indian Literature organized | Sahitya Akademi, Regional office, Kolkata in collaboration with Akshar Publication, Tripura at Cultural Complex, Tripura | 01/09/2019-02/09/2019 | National | “Crossing Border: Multiculturality in Bodo Poetry” |
| 13 | Sahitya Akademi Seminar on “Writings by Women in Bodo Literature” organized by Sahitya Akademi, Regional office, Kolkata in collaboration with Kokrajhar Govt. College | Sahitya Akademi held at Korajhar Govt. College | 07/09/2019 | National | “Gao aru Malai” Saikhonai Bodo Aijw Khonthaifwrni Sayao Mwnse Bijirsongnai” (‘Self" and ‘Other": A Study on Select Poems of Bodo Women) |
| 14 | UGC Sponsored International Seminar on “Changing Status of Women: Myth and Reality with Special Reference to Northeast India | Kokrajhar Govt. College, Kokrajhar | 07/03/2018- 08/03/2018 | International | Presented paper: “Thengpakhri Tehsider: Anti-colonial Voice from the Northeast |
| 15 | National Seminar on “Post Modern Trend in Bodo Literature” | Sahitya Akademi | 04/11/2017- 05/11/2017 | National | “Aspect Subalternity in Select Novels of Bidyasagar Narzary and Tiren Boro” |
| 16 | UGC Sponsored International Seminar on “Nation and Beyond: Interdisciplinary Perspectives” | Dept. of English, Gour Banga University, Malda, West Bengal | 14/04/17-15/04/17 | International | “Nation and Ethnicity: A Critique on Bodo Ethnic Movement” |
| 17 | RUSA Sponsored International Seminar on “Gender Equity: Reflections, Discourses and Emerging Issues” | 23/02/17-25/02/17 | International | “Myth, History and Gender: A Study of Select Works of Githa Hariharan” | |
| 18 | National Seminar on Interdisciplinarity: Theory and Practice Coin-2016 | NIIT, Shillong | 22/07/2016- 23/07/2016 | “Patriarchy, Myth and Subaltern: A Critique of Githa Hariharan"s Select Works” | |
| 19 | International Seminar on Orality: The Quest for Meaning | Bodoland University | 04/02/2015-06/02/2015 | International | “Toponyms and Oral Narratives: A Toponymic Study of Kokrajhar and Chirang” . |
| 20 | in an International Seminar on “Women Empowerment: Issues and Challenge” | Gossaigaon College, Kokrajhar, Assam | 04/02/2015-06/02/2015 | International | “Literary Woman Empowerment: Indian Woman Writers” |
| 21 | in an International Seminar on Canadian Study: Globalization, Environment, Education and Culture: India and Canada | University of Allahabad, UP | 05/01/2015 -07/01/2015 | International | “National Security and Terrorism: An Observation of Canada and India” |
| 22 | National Conference on “The Voice of the Subaltern: A North-east Perspective” | Diphu Campus, Assam University, Diphu | 15/05/2014-16/05/2014 | National | Representation of Subaltern in North-east Literature:AStudy of Select Novels of by Indira Goswami, Bidyasagar Narzary and Tiren Boro” |
| 23 | UGC Sponsored National Seminar on “Distance Education A Challenge in the Rural Context” | Science College, Kokrajhar | 10/03/2014 | National | “Distance Education A Challenge in the Rural Context” |
| 24 | ICSSR Sponsored International Seminar on “Globalisation to Glocalisation” | Bodoland University, Kokrajhar Dept. of English. | 04/10/2013-06/10/2013 | International | “Terrorism in North-east India as Anguish against Marginalisation: Assam” |
| 25 | One-day National Seminar on Accountability of College Teachers in Respect of Higher Education with Reference to BTC Area | Fakiragram College, Fakiragram | 15/11/2013 | National | “Duties and Responsibility of Teachers: An Observation in BTC Area” |
| 25 | UGC Sponsored National Seminar on “Representation of Women in English Fiction from Northeast India” | Department of English, Hojai College, Hojai, Nagaon | 09/05/2013-10/05/2013 | National | “Women in Northeast India” Their Plight and Anxiety” |
| 26 | National Seminar on “Translation as a Trans-cultural Operation in 21st Century | Sriman Science College, Balasore, Odisha | 7/07/2012-8/7/2012 | National | “Translation as a Trans-cultural Negotiation: A Study of the Poems of Brajendra Kumar Brahma & Surath Narzary” |
| 27 | National Seminar on “Recritiquing Romanticism” | Sapatgram College, Sapatgram | 07/04/2012-08/04/2012 | National | Participant |
| 28 | UGC Sponsored National Seminar on “Cultural Assimilation of North-east India: Unity in Diversity” | Bikali College, Dhupdhara, Goalpara, Assam | 30/12/2011 | National | “Terrorism and Peace: The Role of Society” |
| 29 | National Seminar | Jorhat College (Amalgamated), Jorhat | 25/06/2011-26/06/2011 | National | “Privatization of Education and Its Impact on Society” |
| 30 | 58th Annual Conference of ACTA (Assam College Teachers" Association) | ACTA, at Duliajan College, Duliajan | 23/06/2011-26/06/2011 | State | Participant |
| 31 | National Seminar on “North East India as Diverse Language Belt” | Gauhati University Institute of North East Studies in collaboration with Tribal Literary Forum | 02/02/2011-04/02/2011 | National | Participant |
| 32 | 7th State Level Seminar on “Bodo Folk Literature” | Dept. of Bodo, Bongaigaon College, Bongaigaon, Assam | 4/12/2010-5/12/2010 | State Level | “Place Names, Historical Realities” |
| 33 | ICSSR-NERC Sponsored National Seminar “Violence Against Women in North East India” | Lanka Mahavidyalaya, Lanka, Nagaon, Assam | 12/11/2010-13/11/2010 | National | “Violence Against Women in Northeast India” |
| 34 | National Seminar on “Relevance of Gandhian Concept of Freedom in the Present Day Society” | Goreswar College, Goreshwar | 02/11/2010-03/11/2010 | National | on “Relevance of Gandhian Concept of Freedom in the Present Day Society” |
| 35 | UGC Sponsored National Seminar on “Ethnicity and Folklore” | Chhaygaon College, Kamrup, Assam | 11/01/2008-12/01/2008 | National | “Ethnicity and Folklore: Boro Community” |
| 36 | Seminar on “Boro Language and Literature: Its Origin, Growth and Future Prospects” | Gauhati University Kokrajhar Campus organized by the Dept. of Bodo | 27/08/2004-28/08/2004 | National | “Bodo Language as a Standard Language: Its Present and Future” |
| 37 | Seminar on “Biodiversity” | Gauhati University Kokrajhar Campus organized by the Dept. of English | 31/01/2004 | National | “A Study of Biological Diversity in Kokrajhar District” |
| 38 | Seminar on “Environment” | Gauhati University Kokrajhar Campus organized by the Dept. of English | 22/05/2003 | National | “Environmental Degradation and Assam Economy” at |
BOOKS/ JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
| SL No. | Title of Book and Journal | Year of publication | ISSN/ ISBN NO. | Publisher | No. of co-authors | Whether you are the main author | PEER REVIEWED/ INDEXED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reminiscences: Poetry Collection | 2021 | 978-93-5529-082-3 | Author Press, New Delhi | 01 | Main Author | Own Book |
| “Aspect of Extentialism in Bodo Poetry: A Study of Brajendra Kr. Brahma"s Select Poems” | Literature from Northeast India Critical Responses ed. 2016 | ISBN:978-93-85230-30-1 | N.L. Publication, Panbazar, Ghy. | 01 | Main Author | Edited Book | |
| “Extremism and Terrorism in Assam: In Glocalised Perspective.” Ed | Globalisation to Glocalisation 2015 | ISBN:978-81-8370-421-2 | Akansha Publishing House, New Delhi | 01 | Main Author | Edited Book | |
| 2 | Transcript: Journal of Literature and Cultural Studies, Issue 8 | 2020 | 2347-1743 | Author Press, New Delhi | 01 | Chief Editor | Peer Reviewed |
| 3 | Transcript: Journal of Literature and Cultural Studies, Issue 7 | 2019 | 2347-1743 | N.L. Publication, Panbazar, Ghy. | 01 | Chief Editor | Peer Reviewed |
| 4 | Literature from Northeast India Critical Responses ed. | 2016 | 978-93-85230-30-1. | N.L. Publication, Panbazar, Ghy. | 02 | Main Editor | Edited Book |
| 5 | Globalisation to Glocalisation: A Multidisciplinary Perspective (ed.), | 2015 | 978-81-8370-421-2. | Akansha Publishing House, New Delhi | 01 | Main Editor | Edited Book |
| 6 | Nascent Land (own Poetry collection) | 2013 | 978-9381100-00-0. | N.L. Publication, Panbazar, Ghy. | 01 | Main Author | Own Book |
| 7 | Critical Theory and Practice in 21st Century (edt.) | 2013 | 978-81-8043-104-3. | Creative Books, New Delhi | 04 | Main Editor | Edited Book |
SEMINAR ORGANIZED
| Sl. No. | Name of the Seminar | Sponsored and Organized By | Duration | International/ National/ Regional/ State Level | Role (Convenor/ Coordinator/ Member) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | International Seminar in Blended Mode “Climate Change, Pandemic and War: Re-reading Poetry in 21st Century” | Bodoland University, Department of English | 2nd & 3rd April, 2024 | International | Convenor |
| 1 | Two-Day International Webinar on “Re-thinking Age-ing, Disease and Death in 21st Century” | Dept. of English, Bodoland University | 13/09/2021-14/09/2021 | International | Convenor |
| 2 | International Seminar on “Reconfiguring Nationalism: Protest and Acquiescence” |
Dept. of English, Bodoland University, Kokrajhar | 06/02/2020-08/02/2020 | International | Coordinator |
| 3 | ICSSR Sponsored International Seminar on “Globalisation to Glocalisation” | Dept. of English, Bodoland University, Kokrajhar | 04/10/2013-06/10/2013 | International | Coordinator |
| 4 | International Seminar on “Critical Theory and Practice in 21st Century” | Dept. of English, Bodoland University, Kokrajhar | 22/02/2013-24/02/2013 | International | Coordinator |
FDP/WORKSHOP PARTICIPATED
| Sl. No. | Name of the FDP/ Workshop | Organized By | Duration | International/ National/ Regional/ State Level | Organized By |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | One Week National Level Online FDP on “Implementation on Outcome Ba sed Education (OBE) and Application of AI in Teaching and Research” | Gauhati University in collaboration with Marian College, IPSR, Kerala | 17th to 24th April 2024 | National | |
| 2 | Two Week Online Refresher Course | Jamia Milia Islamia University | 02/02/2022-15/02/2022 | National | |
| 3 | One Week Faculty Development Program on “Online Teaching and Learning in India” | Guru Angad Dev Teaching Learning Centre, A Centre of MHRD, MHRD & Bodoland University | 17/06/2020-22/06/2020 | ||
| 4 | AICTE-NEQIP Sponsored Two-Day Workshop on “Pedagogy” under Faculty Development Programme | ASTU-AEC, Jalukbari, Guwahati | 05/05/2017-06/05/2017 | National | |
| 5 | National Workshop on High Level Programming Languages | Hojai College. Hojai, Nagaon, Assam | 25/03/2012-31-03-2012 | National | |
| 6 | UGC Sponsored National Workshop on Implementation of Choice Based Credit System at UG Level in Government Colleges: Issue and Challenges. | Barpeta Girls" College, Barpeta | 28/11/2011-29/11/2011 | National | |
| 7 | Workshop on Computer Literacy | UGC Network Centre & IQAC, Hojai College | 01/03/2011-24/03/2011 |
FDP/WORKSHOP ORGANIZED
| Sl. No. | Name of the FDP/Workshop organized | Organized By | Duration | International/ National/ Regional/ State Level | Role (Convenor/ Coordinator/Member) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15-day Online Workshop on “Research Methodology Across Discipline: Re-thinking of Ethnicity, Gender and History during Pandemic Time” | 16th to 30th August 2021 | 16/08/2021- 30/08/2021 | National | Convenor |
| 2 | Eleven-day Workshop on Research Methods in Literary Studies | Dept. of English, Bodoland University | 11/09/2019- 21/09/2019 | National | Coordinator |
| 3 | Organized a College Level Workshop on Translation | Hojai College, Hojai, Nagaon | 4/04/2012 | State Level | Member |
MEMBERSHIP
| 1 | Departmental Library-in-Charge | Dept. of English |
| 2 | Member | University Court, Bodoland University |
| 3 | Member | Governing Body, Gossaigaon College |
| 4 | Member | Governing Body, U. N. Brahma College, Kajolgaon |
| Member | Trust of Sobaram Borgoyary College, Runikhata | |
| 5 | Editor | Departmental Print Journal, Transcript: Journal of Literature and Cultural Studies |
| 6 | Forum of Contemporary Theory | Life Member |
| 7 | Indian Association for Women"s Studies | Life Member |
INVITED LECTURES
- Delivered a talk on "Environmentalism, Ecocentrism and Ecocriticism: A Perspective" at a Lecture Series organized Department of English Sapatgram College, Sapatgram on 24th December 2021.
- Delivered a Lecture entitled “Crossing Border: Multiculturality in Bodo Poetry” at Sahitya Akademi Seminar on “Crossing the Border: Multiculturality in Eastern Indian Literature organized by Sahitya Akademi, Regional office, Kolkata in collaboration with Akshar Publication, Tripura at Cultural Complex, Tripura held from 1st to 2nd September 2019.
- Delivered a Lecture entitled "Gao aru Malai" Saikhonai Bodo Aijw Khonthaifwrni Sayao Mwnse Bijirsongnai" (‘Sat elf" and ‘Other": A Study on Select Poems of Bodo Women) at Sahitya Akademi Seminar on "Crossing the Border: Multiculturality in Eastern Indian Literature organized by Sahitya Akademi, Regional office, Kolkata in collaboration with Akshar Publication, Tripura at Cultural Complex, Tripura held from 7th September 2019.
OTHER ROLES
- Worked as Head of the Department from October, 2016 to November, 2019
- Worked as General Secretary of Bodoland University Teachers" Association for three years.
- Bodoland University Court Member from 2019 onwards.
- Member of Governing Body, Gossaigaon College, Gossaigaon.
- Member of Governing Body, U. N. Brahma College, Kajolgaon, Chirang.
- Member of the Trust of Sobaram Borgoyary College, Runikhata, Chirang.