পণ্ডিত দীনদয়াল উপাধ্যায় আদৰ্শ মহাবিদ্যালয়, বিহালী
PANDIT DEENDAYAL UPADHYAYA ADARSHA MAHAVIDYALAYA, BEHALI
(Govt. Model College)
Ratowa, Gingia, Biswanath
Assam, Pin:784 184
Established:2017
Dr Mrigakhee Saikia
M.A, Ph.D
Assistant Professor & H.o.D
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
- Coordinator, Centre for South East Asian Studies, Gauhati University from 17-03-2023 to 16-02-2024
- Research Assistant in Indian Council of Historical Research, North East Regional Centre from 19.12.2019 to 20-12-2022.
- Guest Faculty in the Department of Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology in Cotton University, Guwahati, Assam from January 2019 to December 2019.
- Research Assistant in an ICSSR sponsored Major research project entitled “A study on the Acculturation Process of the Missing Tribe of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh” in the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, Tezpur Central University, Tezpur, Assam, India from 01.01.2018 to 25.02. 2019.
Academic Qualification
- Ph.D. GU
- M.A, 2017, Gauhati University
- B.A, 2015, Cotton College
Achievements
- State Eligibility Test (SLET) (2018) : SLET-NE India for Lectureship
- National Eligibility Test, NET(2019):-Qualified UGC NET, 31st December, 2019
- National Eligibility Test, NET(2022):-Qualified UGC NET, 19th February, 2019
Publications
Journals
- A Decorative Door Jamb from Barpukhuri (Phuloni), Assam in Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society, 113, No. 3, October-December 2023, ISSN: 0047-8555
- Mythical Figures in the Art of the Kapili-Jamuna Valley of Assam in Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society, 113, No. 3, July-September 2022, ISSN: 0047-8555
- Depiction of Buddhist Deities in the Art of the Kapili-Jamuna Valley of Assam in Kala The Journal of Indian Art History Congress, XXVII, 2022-2023 ISSN: 0975-7945
- Decorative Motifs in the Art of the Kapili-Jamuna Valley of Assam in Kala The Journal of Indian Art History Congress, XXVI, 2021, ISSN: 0975-7945
- Kirtimukha in the Art of the Kapili-Jamuns Valley of Assam: An Artistic Survey in Ancient Asia, 12:2, pp. 1-15, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aa.211
- Uma-Mahesvara in the Art of the Kapili-Jamuna Valley of Assam : An Iconographical Analysis (co-authored by Dr. Pranab Kumar Chattopadhyay) in Pratnatattva, 25, 2019, Journal of the Department of Archaeology, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, ISSN: 1560-7593
- Inscriptions of the Kapili-Jamuna Valley of Assam: A Historical Analysis in Studies in Indian Place Name, Vol. 40 (69), March 2020, ISSN: 2394-3114
- Archaeological Remains of the Kapili-Jamuna Valley of Assam in Abhidha, Journal of Art, Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, Pragjyotish Centre for Cultural Research (PCCR),2021
- Creation of Caste: Varna-Jati and Social Differentiation in Early India in Journal of History and Culture, Vol. IV, 2017, an annual peer-reviewed international journal of the Department of History, Gauhati University, ISSN: 2348-3830.
Publications
Book Chapters
- Historical Tourism in North East India Skill Enhancement Course for Degree 3rd Semester (As per CBCS syllabus), Surya Prakash, ISBN: 9789389474435
- The Archaeological Remains of Devasthan, Assam in Kalpavriksha Dr R.D. Choudhury Felicitation Volume, Vol. II, edited by Maruti Nandan Pd. Tiwari and Shanti Swaroop Sinha, B.R. Publishing Corporation, Delhi, 2022, ISBN: 9789391123178
- Goddesses in the Art of the Kapili-Yamuna Valley of Assam: A Study Based on Archaeological Remains in Matrka, edited by Swati Mondal Adhikari, Sagnik Books, Kolkata, 2021, ISBN: 978-93-84101-54-1
- Rock-Cut Sculptures of Kapili-Jamuna Valley, Assam in Art and Architecture of Eastern India, edited by Paromita Das, Pathak Publishers and Distributors, New Delhi, ISBN: 978-93-91952-14-3
- Understanding Historiography: A Brief Survey of Literature on the Kapili-Jamuna Valley of Assam in Icon Journal of Archaeology and Culture Wakankar Rock Art and Heritage Welfare Society, Vol.6, 2019, ISSN:2347-7032
- History and Culture of the Kapili-Jamuna Valley of Assam: A Study Based on Archaeological Remainsin Archaeology in NorthEast India Recent Trends and Future Prospects Essays Celebrating 150 years of Research, edited by Milan Kumar Chauley and Manjil Hazarika, Research India Press, New Delhi, ISBN: 978-93-5171-171-1.
- Archaeological Remains of Mikirati: A Historical Analysisin Overview North East India, edited by Sikhamoni Konwar, EBH Publishers (India) an imprint of Eastern Book House, Guwahati, ISBN: 9789388881289
- History of the Kapili-Jamuna Valley of Assam: A Study Based on Material Remains in Perspectives on Material Cultures in Northeast India, edited by TilokThakuria, Lakshi Publishers & Distributors, New Delhi, 2019, ISBN: 978-93-82120-56-8 (HB).
- History and Archaeology of the Kapili-Jamuna Valley ofAssam in International Journal of Recent Scientific Research ( Journal No. 46629) Vol. 9, Issue, 1(G), pp. 23353-23359, January, 2018-02-17
ISSN: 09763031
- Impact of the British Rule on the Society of Assam with special reference to the Spread of Western Education in Colonial Assam up to 1900 C.E.in The Voice: An International Multidisciplinary Refereed Research Journal (Journal No. 49245), Vol. 4, NO. 3, July-September 2017, ISSN No: 23486708
- Environmental History in Environment: Emerging Problems & ManagementIssued in Public Interest by Unity Education Foundation Guwahati, 2017, ISBN: 978-81-935219-1-5
Seminars Attended
- Presented a paper titled, Floral and Faunal Motifs in the Art of the Kapili-Jamuna Valley of Assam in the 30th Session of Indian Art History Congress organised by Nalbari College, 7th -9th January 2023
- Presented a paper titled, Sculptures of Sukreswar Temple, Assam: An Artistic Survey in the national seminar on ‘Ahom Dynasty/Lachit Borpukhan’ organised by Indian Council of Historical Research at Tengakhat College, Dibrugarh, 21st-22nd December 2021
- Presented a paper titled, Material Culture of the Kapili-Jamuna Valley of Assam in the national seminar on ‘Excursions in History: Power and Contestations in the Historical Writings of North-East India’, organised by the Department of History, Cotton University in collaboration with Asiatic Society, Kolkata on 6th-7th March, 2020.
- Presented a joint paper (co-authored by Dr. Paromita Das, Professor, Department of History, Gauhati University) titled, The Pancha-Makara in Indian Art: with reference to the Art of the Brahmaputra Valley of Assam in the 28th Annual Conference of the Indian Art History Congress held at Punjabi University, Patiala, 15th -17th November, 2019.
- Presented a paper titled, Kapili-Jamuna Valley as a Political Centre of Early Assam: A Historical Perspective in the 40th Annual Session of North East India History Association held at Karmashree Hiteshwar Saikia College, Guwahati, 24th -26th October, 2019.
- Presented a paper titled, A Study on the Sculptures and Temples of the Kapili-Jamuna Valley of Assam: A Historical Perspective in the International Seminar on ‘Community and Cultural Multiplicity in North-East India& South Asia: Ethnography, History& Society’, organised by North-East India Council for Social Science Research, 20th -22nd May, 2019.
- Presented a joint paper (co-authored by Dr. Paromita Das, Professor, Department of History, Gauhati University) titled, Depicting the Female in the Art of the Kapili-Jamuna Valley of Assam: A Historical Analysis in the national seminar on ‘Dharmasastras: Socio-cultural Heritage of Assam and Manipur’, organised by the Department of Sanskrit, Gauhati University, 15th-16th March, 2019.
- Presented a paper titled, A History of the Kapili-Jamuna Valley of Assam: A Study Based on Archaeological Remains in the Young Social Scientists’ Meet, 2019, organised by the Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development, Guwahati, Assam, 7th& 8th January, 2019.
- Presented a joint paper (co-authored by Dr. Uttam Kr. Pegu, Associate Professor, Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, Tezpur University) titled, Media and Social Change: A Case Study of Media Effects on the Cultural Practices of the Misings of Assam in the International Conference on ‘Mahatma Gandhi’s Vision and Contemporary Political Leadership in North East India’ organised by the University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya (USTM), 5th-6th October, 2018.
- Presented a joint paper (co-authored by Dr. Uttam Kr. Pegu, Associate Professor, Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, Tezpur University) titled, Cultural Identity of the Misings of Assam: Continuities and Changes in the International Seminar on ‘Indigenous Languages and Cultural Studies’ organised by Centre for Languages and Cultural Studies, Gauhati University, 21nd- 22nd September, 2018.
- Presented a paper titled, State Formation in Early India with special reference to the Formation of State in the Brahmaputra Valley in the 38th annual session of the North East India History Association held at D.K Girls’ college, Mirza, Guwahati, Assam, 2nd- 4th October 2017.
- Presented a paper titled, Defining the Institution of Caste: Creation of Hierarchy and Social Differentiation in Early India in the International Conference on ‘the Politics of Difference, (Re)Locating Subalternity\Marginality’ organised by the department of History Assam University, 22nd-23rd September 2017
- Presented a paper titled, Assembly Politics: The Government of India Act 1935 and the Subsequent Ministry Formation in Assam (1937-1941) in the ICSSR sponsored XXII Conference of North East India Political Science Association (NEIPSA), ‘Public Policies and Politics in North East India: Issues and Challenges’ organised by Department of Political Science, Gauhati University in collaboration with K.K. Handique State Open University on 24th and 25th February 2017
- Presented a paper titled, A Study on Anandaram Dhekial Phukan’s Observations on the Administration of the Province of Assam for Reconstruction the Socio-Economic Conditions of Early Nineteenth Century Colonial Assam’ in the ICSSR, ICHR and ASI sponsored National Seminar on ‘Revisiting the Sources of the History of Assam: Horizontal and Vertical Spaces’, organised by Sibsagar college, Joysagar, on 9th and 10th January 2017.
Internships & Workshops
- Attended a five day workshop on Manuscript Preparation and Painting in Sankari Art Form organised by the Society for Srimanta Sankardeva from 9th to 13th July 2019.
- Attended a seven day workshop on Early Indian Art and Iconography organised by the Department of History, Gauhati University from 24th-30th September 2018.
- Attended a two day workshop on Gender and Sexuality: Re-examining the Boundaries and Stereotypes organised by the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, Tezpur University, in collaboration with Foundation for Social Transformation, on 9th and 10th May, 2018.
- Participated in the National Workshop on Oral History Methodology organized by Oral History Association of India (OHAI) in collaboration with the Department of History, Gauhati University, Assam on24-25 April, 2017.
- Intern at Assam State Archives, Dispur: Guwahati, June 2016-July 2016.
- Intern at Assam Human Rights Commission, Guwahati, July 2017-August 2017
- Life time member of the North East India History Association (NEIHA).
- Annual member of the Indian Art History Congress (IAHC).
- Annual member of Indian History Congress (IHC).