Dr. Chandana Sarma
Associate Professor
Ph.D. : Gauhati UniversityResearch Interests:
Social and Cultural AnthropologyJoined the University in Dec 31, 2003
Phone: 7635858557
Email: chandana.sarma@cottonuniversity.ac.in
About
Administrative assignmentswithin and outside the institution:
1. Executive Member, GRC,INCAA (2015- present)
2. Associated with activities related to admission, Teachers’ association (departmental representative), teachers’ co-operative society (member), women’s forum (member), alumni association of Anthropology department (treasurer) of the University
Experience
Successfully guided 4 PhD students (3 from GU) and 1 from Cotton University. Currently 4 students are pursuing PhD from Cotton University.
Research Projects
1. In-House Research Project: Change of Livelihoods among the fishermen of Khetri: Study of four fishing villages of Assam
2. NIEPA Project: Student Readiness and college Success in Higher Education in India. (State Team Leader)
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 | Change of Livelihoods among the Fisherman of Khetri: Study if Four Fishing Villages of Assam Status: Ongoing |
Dr. Chandana Sarma | Cotton University | In House | 2022 | 50,000 | 1 | |
| 2 | CPRHE/ NIEPA Research Project College Readiness and Students Success in Higher Education in India Status: Ongoing |
Dr. Nidhi S Sabharwal | Dr. Chandana Sarma & Dr. Teresa L Khawzawl (State Team) | CRPHE/NIEPA, New Delhi | Government | 2022 | 400000 | 3 |
Research paper publications till 2021
2020. Caste, Gender and Education among the Harijans of Guwahati City. PalArch's Journal of Archaeology of Egypt/Egyptology. (Jointly with Nayanjyoti Goswami)
2020. Gender Inequality in Education among the Harijans if Guwahati City, Assam. Asian Resonance (jointly with Nayanjyoti Goswami).
2018. A Study of Traditional Food of Sonowal Kacharis of Brahmaputra valley of Assam. periodic Research (jointly with Madhumita).
2018. Indigenous knowledge and fishing in Assam. Man in India.
2015. Plants as an Integral Part in the life of the Bodos of Assam. Asian Resonance.
2015. Fishing and the Kaibartas of Assam. Man in India.
2014. Women in Garo Society: An Anthropological Perspective in Asian Resonance jointly with Jintu Hazarika
2014. Marital Distance and Marriage Alliance among the Meiteis of Cachar District, Assam (2014) in Asian Resonance jointly with Suryatapa Nath 6. Thrice Told Tale (Book Review) in Bulletin of the Department of Anthropology (2012-13)
2013. Caste and Occupation: The Case of the Kaibartas of Assam. Asian Resonance.
2010-2011. Concept and Definition of Tribe : A Note in Bulletin of the Department of Anthropology (2010-2011) jointly with ANM Irshad Ali
2005. The Kaibartas : A Fishing Community of Assam, Their Society and Economy in Journal of Human Ecology .
Book publication relating subject/research concerned
2010. The Kaibartas. Assam Institute of Research for Tribals and Scheduled Castes
Chapters/Articles publications in Books (Research Oriented)
2017. The Kaibartas of Assam: Economy and Society with reference to Normative Coherence in Cultural Heritage of Assam.
2016. Notions pf Purity and Pollution of the Assamese Brahmins in Doing Autuethnography (2016 Serials Publications )
2016. Marriage through Generations among the Meiteis of Cachar District ,Assam in Spectrum of Northeast India.
2011. Occupational Mobility among the Kaibartas of Boripara village in People of Contemporary Northeast India.
2010. Glimpses of Modernization among the Kaibartas of Boripara (jointly with BKMedhi) in Issues in Contemporary Society.
2008. Beliefs Integral to Ethno-medicinal Plants in a rural context of Assam in Intangible Cultural Heritage of Assam.
Book publication other than subject concerned
1. Book on Swami Vivekananda translated into Assamese (R K Mission Belur Math, Kolkata) in 2012.
Students
| Sl.No | Name | Research Topic | Roll No |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nayanjyoti Goswami | Educational Scenario among the Harijans (Dalits) of Guwahati city, Assam. | |
| 2 | Abul Kalam Misbasul Hussain | A Gender Perspective of Development among the Assamese Muslim Community of Nalbari District, Assam | ANT1891002 |
| 3 | Nibedita Choudhury | Culture of Poverty--An Anthropological Study among the Slum Dwellers of Guwahati City | ANT1991002 |
| 4 | Deepshikha Bhuyan | Gender Perspective in Sattriya Dance: Case of Kamalabari Satra, Assam | ANT00010 |
| 5 | Adita Ghosh | Medical Traditions among the Hiras of Assam |
Other Informations
Awards and Distinctions:
1.Bhubaneswari Goswami Memorial Gold Medal for securing first position in M.A in 1997 held in 1998 (GU)
2.Gold Medal from Gauhati University for securing First Class First Position in Anthropology (MA) in 1997 held in 1998
3.Prof. Renuka Das Memorial Award 1999 for securing First Class First position in MA (Anthropology)
Association with Professional Bodies:
1.Life member of INCAA (Indian National Confederation and Academy of Anthropologists)
2.Life member of Centre for Environment, Education and Economic Development (CEED).
3. Life member of IUAES
Any other information:
Published
1. ‘The Spiritual and Cultural Ethos of Modern Assamese Literature’ in Prabuddha Bharata or Awakened India in 2010
2. Sister Nivedita: From Ireland to India in Concerns and Voices (Cotton College Women’s Forum) in 2010 .
3. Georgian and Tattoo in Viswakos : Encyclopaedia in Assamese (Asam Sahitya Sabha 2005).
4. Published 17 articles on Tribes of Assam in Akonir Agradoot (2002-2003).
Associated with
1. KKHSOU regarding preparation of course materials
2. EMMRC (Manipur University) regarding preparation and presentation of e-course (UGC sponsored)
3. IGNOU regarding preparation of course materials for UG and PG course
4. R K Mission Ashrama, Guwahati and member of editorial board of quarterly journal, Vivek Bhaskar
Qualification
Visharad in Music (Instruments—Sitar) from Bhatkhande Lucknow Vidyapith