Ms. Anshumi Chowdhury
M.A (GU), M.Phil., SLET, Ph.D Pursuing
Assistant Professor
Dept. of History
About me
To educate students on subject material with use of knowledgeable lectures, lively discussions and special group activities. Focus on diversifying and adapting instructions to serve all students.
Teaching Experiences
- Worked at Pragjyotish College, Guwahati as a Contractual Faculty in the Department
- Worked at Icon Commerce College, Guwahati as a Contractual Faculty in the Department of History
- Worked at Handique Girl’s College as a Contractual Faculty in the Department of History
Academic Qualification
- SLET 2023
- M.Phil. Dibrugarh University, 2020
- M.A, 2018, Gauhati University
- B.A, 2016, Darrang College under G.U
- Ph.D Pursuing, Gauhati University
Awards & Achievements
- State Eligibility Test (SLET) (2023) : SLET-NE India for Lectureship
- UGC Merit Scholarship for Post Graduation, 2016-18, for securing first class first position in the Bachelor of Arts under Gauhati University with History major
- Awarded SBI Children Welfare Fund, 2016-18, for securing first rank in Bachelors of Arts
- Recipient of Gita Chaliha Memorial Award, 2016, for being the Topper of History major in B.A Final Examination
Publications
- Published a paper titled “The Grotesque Lion Motif in Indian Art and its Similar Representation in Medieval European Art” in the journal Kala. ISSN: 0975-7945
- Published a Book Chapter titled “Brahmanical Traditions and Their Development in the Early Assamese Society in the Book Socio-economic and Scientific Development in Northeast India“. ISBN: 978-93-88237-85-7
- Published a Book Chapter titled “Women and Participation: With Special Reference to the Atrocities Faced by Women on Both Sides in the book Partition of India: Memory, Trauma and Representation“. ISBN: 978-81-86385-23-6
- Published chapter in a book titled “Mishing Ethnicity and their role in Nation’s Sovereignty” in the book Culture, Ethnicity and the Nation, Vol-II, 2023, by Sunbeam, Rupnagar, Guwahati-32. ISBN- 978-93-93092-39-7
Seminars & Workshops
- Attended and participated at the UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Religion and Culture in Northeast India organised by the Department of History, Gauhati University on 3rd and 4th November 2016
- Attended and participated at a two days UGC sponsored National Workshop on ‘Understanding History with New Trends’ organised by the Department of History, Arya Vidyapeeth College on 20th and 21st September 2017
- Attended and presented a paper entitled Brahmanical traditions and their development in the early Assamese society held on 27th and 28th October 2017, at the National Seminar on Socio-Economic and scientific Development in Northeast India: Problems and Prospects organized by Arya Vidyapeeth College Teachers Unit (AVCTU) in association with North Eastern Council , Government of india and Indian Council of social science Research (ICSSR-NERC) with support from IQAC, Arya Vidyapeeth College, Guwahati
- Attended and participated as a volunteer during the Annual Conference of the Oral History Association of India (OHAI) on Public Memory and Oral History, organized jointly by OHAI, Bengaluru and the Department of History, Gauhati University on 13th and 14th November, 2017
- Attended and presented a paper entitled Advent of Colonial Economy in Assam during the Nineteenth Century held on 9th and 10th February 2018 at the UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Regionalism, Nationalism and Communalism in Assam under Colonial Rule organized by Department of History, Digboi Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Tinsukia, in collaboration with Luit Shilpi Samaj
- Attended and participated in a Workshop on Heritage Conservation held on 7th April 2018 organised by Indian National Trust for Arts and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) in collaboration with Directorate of Archaeology and Directorate of Museums Cultural Affairs Department, Government of Assam
- Attended and participated in the International Seminar on India And Southeast Asia: Mapping Connections organized by the Department of History, Gauhati University on 27th and 28th April 2018
- Attended and participated in the National Seminar on Rights of Women, organized by J.B. Law College, Guwahati, held on 12th and 13th May 2018
- Participated in the International Conference on India’s Act East Policy: Problems and Prospects in Socio-Cultural and Economic development of North-east India and presented paper on Evolution of Naga Symbolic Motifs and Beliefs in North East India and South East Asia: A Comparative Study organised by the department of history Jorhat Kendriya Mahavidyalaya, Jorhat, Assam on 28th and 29th January 2019
- Participated in the International Webinar on “State of Education during COVID-19 Pandemic in Morocco” organised by IQAC of Karmashree Hiteshwar Saikia College, Guwahati, Assam on 13th June 2020
- Participated in the Webinar on “Role of History in Contemporary Society” organised by Department of History, S.B.Deorah College, Guwahati, Assam held on 26th June 2020
- Attended and participated in the regional seminar on Religion, Culture and Archaeology of Brahmaputra Valley and presented paper on Baduli Khurung: Where Bats are considered Guardian Deities organised jointly by The Directorate of Archaeology, Indigenous and Tribal Faith and Cultural Department, Government of Assam and Nabin Sarma Smritichora, Guwahati on 9th October, 2021
- Attended and participated in ICHR sponsored National Seminar on Historiography of Freedom Struggle: North-East India Context and presented a paper titled Participation of the Mishing Tribe of Assam in India’s Struggle for Freedom: An Exploration organised by Kamashree Hiteshwar Saikia College, Guwahati on 17th and 18th February, 2022
- Attended and participated in the 30th Annual Conference of Indian Art History Congress on Environmental Representation in Indian Art and presented a paper titled Purna Kumbha Motif in the Sculptural Art of Early Kamarupa hosted by Nalbari College, Assam on 7th to 9th January, 2023