Dr. Jonali Devi
Associate Professor
Ph.D. : Gauhati UniversityResearch Interests:
Shifting Cultivation, Village Organisation, Indigenous knowledge, Tribes of N.E, Megalithic Studies etc. / Archaeological AnthropologyJoined the University in Aug 17, 1988
Phone: 9435199146
Email: jonali.devi@cottonuniversity.ac.in
About
Administrative assignments within and outside the institution:
1. Head of the Department of Anthropology, Cotton College & Cotton University (June 2007 to Dec. 2017)
2. Coordinator , Add-on Diploma Course in Cultural Studies, Cotton College (Since 2008 to Dec. 2017)
3. Chief Academic Counsellor, MAAN Course under IGNOU, CU study Centre (Since 2016)
4. Member, Board of Under Graduate Studies, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong (May 2012 to 2015)
5. Member, Committee of Courses and Syllabus, Anthropology, Gauhati University (UG &PG) (2007 to 2011)
6. Chairman, Departmental Research Council, CU (2016 to Dec. 2017)
7. Member, Committee for protection and preservation of Monument in Assam, Cultural Affairs Department , Govt. of Assam (Since 2015)
8. Member State Resource Centre, Dispur, Guwahati (Since 2015)
9. Resource Person in the e-content Development in Anthropology under the NME-ICT-CEC project of UGC organised by Educational Multimedia Research Centre, Manipur University. (2010)
Activities/assignments in the University:
1. Teaching in Anthropology – UG / PG (Since 1988 /1991)
2. Teaching in Archaeology – PG (Since 2016)
3. Member, DAC & DRC (2012 and 2018)
4. Teacher Incharge in Organising / PG- 3 rd Sem. (From 2018)
5. Member Board of Studies Anthropology Dept. (From 2017)
6. Member Board of Studies Archaeology Dept (From 2017)
7. Exam work – Paper Setter, Evaluator, Moderator (1990 onwards)
Research Projects
| slno | Name of the Project | Name of the Principal Investigator | Name of the Copi | Name of the Funding agency | Type (Government/Non-Government) | Year | Funds sanctioned (INR in lakhs) | Duration of the project |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To Study the Microbial Impact on the Archaeological Monuments of Assam Status: Completed |
Dr. Jonali Devi | Cotton University | In House | 2019 | 50,000 | 1 |
Research paper publications till 2021
2015. Traditional Village Govt. and Village Council in Nagaland (261-274) in Man in India, 95(2), April-June, 2015, 0025-1569, 0.1 Impact factor.
2008-09. Khel Organization among the Nagas (62-69) in Bulletin of the Department of Anthropology, G.U. Vol XI: 2008-09.
2006-07. Management of Common Property Resources (CPR): A Study in a Naga village of Nagaland State (69-80) in Bulletin of the Department of Anthropology, G.U. Vol. 2006-2007.
2002. Property Rights and the Status of Women among the Rengma Tribe of Nagaland: A Case Study of Tseminyu village (81-88) in Bulletin of the Department of Anthropology, Dibrugarh University, Vol. 30: 2002
Conference Proceedings till 2021
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Book publication relating subject/research concerned
2020. Shifting Cultivation Local Local Government, Indigenous Knowledge And Natural Resource Management: An Anthropological Investigation in Nagaland. New Delhi: Research India Press.
Chapters/Articles publications in Books (Research Oriented)
2017. Archaeological Research in North East India: Historical Development and Current Status, 37-50 in Cultural Ecology: Prehistory and Ethnoarchaeological Context of Indian Rock Art, 2017, IGNCA Rock Art Series-15,/978-81-7305-582-9) IGNCA & Aryan Books International, New Delhi.
2015. Local Self Govt. (LSG) in Nagaland: A Study in Organisational Diversity among the Nagas, 183 -203 in Diversity and Development: An Anthropological Perspective, 2015, Seminar and Public Lecture Series, The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, India, / 978-93-81574-31-7
2014. Megalithic Tradition in Nagaland: A Study among the Lotha Nagas in Wokha District, 340-351 in 50 Years of Daojali Hading: Emerging Perspectives in the Archaeology of Northeast India, Essays in honour of T. C. Sharma, 2014, Research India Press, New Delhi, /9788189131906.
2012. Socio-Cultural aspects of Shifting Cultivation in North East India with special reference to Nagaland, 9-19 in Resilient Shifting Cultivation : Challenges and Opportunities, 2012 ICAR, Nagaland Centre.
2012. Shifting Cultivation in North East India in North East India: A Handbook of Anthropology (Text Book), 2012, Orient Blackswan Pvt. Ltd., /8125045554.
2011. Indigenous Knowledge Tradition in agriculture: A study on few practices in Nagaland, 250-267 in People of Contemporary North East India, 2011, Pratisruti Publication, / 81-88705-12-2
Shifting Cultivation and Resources Conservation in Nagaland, India (205-224) in Shifting Agriculture in Asia: Implications for Environmental Conservation and Sustainable Livelihood, Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Derhadun India , Research article/978-81-211-0602-3
Students
| Sl.No | Name | Research Topic | Roll No |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unmana Bordoloi | Architectural Heritage of Assam | |
| 2 | Nayanmoni Dewraja | Prehistoric Anthropology |
Other Informations
Participated in more than 35 seminar/ conference/ workshop as paper presenter, chair person and resource person.
Awards and Distinctions:
Gold Medal in M.Sc
Association with Professional Bodies:
1. Member, Indian Archaeological Society, New Delhi (since 2013)
2. Founder Life Member , INCAA ( since 2004)
3. President Guwahati Regional Committee of Indian National Confederation and Academy of Anthropologists (GRC INCAA), since 2016
4. Member, Centre for Environment, Education and Economic Development
Any other information:
1. Life Member, University Graduate Association of Assam
2. Vice President, Udeeyaman NIRD NERC Mahila Sangha, Khanapara, Guwahati
3. Unit writer, of ODL materials of KKHSOU. Assam, 2010
4. E-content writer EMMRC, Manipur University, 2011
5. Contributor , Anthropology section, Bigyan Abhidhan ( Science dicstionary) publishes by Assam Science Society, 2002
6. Writer, Anthropology section, Ashok Bigyan Abhidhan ( Science dicstionary) edited by Dr. Dinesh Ch. Goswami, published in Bhabani Offset and Imaging system limited., 2016
7. Subject Expert, selection of Associate Prof. for colleges under GU, 2011, 2014
8. Subject Expert, selection of Lecturer in Anthropology, on 17.07…004 at North Gauhati College, Guwahati.
9.Associated with GU, DU, NEHU, APSC, SLET in confidential matters.
11. Member, Advisory Committee for utilization of the UGC Grant under the scheme ‘Special Heritage Statuse to Colleges, 2016