Dr. Debabhuson Borah
Associate professor , Department of English
Profile
- British Literature
- African Writing in English
- Indian Writing in English
- Assamese Literature and Culture
- Postcolonial Studies
- Comparative Literature
- Literary Criticism and Theory
- MA (Gauhati University)
- M.Phil. (Gauhati University)
- Ph.D. (Gauhati University)
- 16 Years of Teaching experience as Regular Faculty in Government HEIs
- Associate Professor, Department of English, Birangana Sati Sadhani Rajyik Vishwavidyalaya (2023–Present)
- Assistant Professor, Department of English, Majuli College (Dibrugarh University) (2009–2023)
Select Research Papers/Research Articles:
- “The Dynamics of Religion, Culture and Gender Roles: Women in Assamese Society” in Journal of Polity and Society, Vol.16, No. 2(2024) (UGC-CARE)
- “Tradition and Modernity in Lakshminath Bezbaroa’s Jaymati Kunwari in Anvesan, Vol. XVI (2023-24) (UGC-CARE)
- “Problematics of Representing the Marginalized in Durgee and Josnar Jhitas” in GUINEIS Journal, Vol. IX, 2022 (UGC-CARE)
- “The Assam Movement: Its Context and the Question of Nationalism” in Ethno-Nationalism in India: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Atlantic Publication, New Delhi, 2021
- “Saki aru Dapon’’ in Satsori, Vol. 17, No.4, November, 2021 (UGC-CARE)
- “The Identity Question and Intra-communal Conflicts: A Reading of Arrow of God” in Literary Endeavour, Vol. X, No. 3, 2019 (UGC Approved)
- “Theorising Folklore as Intertextual: A Study in the Context of Assamese Literature” in JELAL, Vol.7, Issue.3, 2019
- “The Question of Gender and State Response: A Study in the Context of Assam” in IJPS, Vol. LXXIX, No. 2, 2018 (UGC- CARE)
- “Paite” in The Languages of Assam, Orient BlackSwan & Bhasha, Hyderabad, 2017
Book Chapters:
- “Feminism” in Literature and Social History, Directorate of Open and Distance Learning, Dibrugarh University, 2020
- “Charles Baudelaire’s ‘Correspondences’” in World Literature, KKH State Open University, 2014
- “Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park” in 18th b and 19th Century Novels, KKH State Open University, 2012
Book Authored:
- Nirbochan (Bandhav, Guwahati, 2017)
Books Edited:
- Rhizome (Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India, 2015)
- Majuli (Katha Publications, Guwahati, 2011)
Select Articles in Major Assamese Journals:
- “Bhaben Baruar Kobitar Samalochana” in Prakash, November, 2017
- “Saurabh Chaliha: Lekhok aru Antolekhok” in Prakash, June, 2017
- “Asomiya Kabitar Natun Parba” in Prakash, May, 2017
- “Kobi Nalinidhar Bhattacharya: Eti Toka” in Gariyosi, December, 2016
- “Virginia Woolf” in Prakash, November, 2016
- “Prabandha: Eti Toka” in Prakash, December, 2015
- “M. Kamaluddin Ahmedar Kabita” in Prakash, May, 2015
- “Biday Gordimer” (an obituary to Nadine Gordimer) in Satsori, Vol. 10, No.1, August, 2014
- “Santo Sista Hista Pusta Maha Dusta aru Eta Britta” in Satsori, Vol.9, No. 8, March, 2014
- “The Narrow Road to the Deep North” in Prakash, December, 2014
- “Nilmani Phukanar Kabita aru Somalochana” in Prakash, May, 2014
- “The House with a Thousand Stories”, Prakash, February, 2014
- “Kabyanurag: Eiti Projyalochana” in Prakash, Novemeber, 2013
- “Bezbarooahar Kavya Britta” in Satsori, Vol.8, No. 6, January, 2013
- “Sei Hiranmoy Aadi Dhwani” (an obituary to Chinua Achebe) in Satsori, Vol.8, No. 10, May 2013
- “Lokokothar Asanhata Britanta” in Satsori, Vol.7, No. 11, June, 2012
Translation:
- “Tai Phake” in The Languages of Assam (Chief Editor: G. N. Devy), Orient BlackSwan & Bhasha, Hyderabad, 2017
- Select Short Stories of Atulananda Goswami, Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi (Forthcoming)
Short story:
- ‘Samuk’ in Navalekhan (Editor: Bibhash Choudhury), National Book Trust, New Delhi, 2016
Interview:
- “Folk is Mother, Classical is Father” in DUJES, Vol. 27, 2018-19 (UGC-CARE)
Journal Edited:
- Bodhidroom (Vol. I, II, III & IV) (A Peer-reviewed Journal of Humanities published by MCLF, ISSN:2321-4791)
Present Research Scholars:
- Heena Saikia (Pursuing Ph.D.)
- Gupika Nanda Kutum (Pursuing Ph.D.)
- Madhusmita Bharali (Pursuing Ph.D.)
Acted as a Resource and Chaired a session in the ICSSR-NERC sponsored National Conference on Contemporary Trends of Research in Humanities and Social Sciences held in Birangana Sati Sadhani Rajyik Vishwavidyalaya on March 19-20, 2025.
Invited to deliver a lecture on “Munin Borkotoky Literary Award: Heritage and Significance” held on 9th March, 2025 in Guwahati.
Served as a Chairperson in the International Seminar on Interdisciplinary Approaches for a Sustainable World on 7th January, 2025 held at CNB College, Assam.
Chaired one session in the Creative Writing Workshop of Assam Publication Board, Government of Assam held on 12th July, 2024 in J.B. College, Jorhat.
Chaired the Plenary Session in the National Conference on Contemporary Trends in Social Science Research held in BSSRV on 16th February, 2024.
Invited to deliver Bijay Ch. Bhagawati and Bimal Bhagawati Memorial Lecture held on 4th February, 2024 in Tezpur.
Served as a Resource Person in the National Level Workshop on Research Methodology in Social Sciences organized by Golaghat Purbanchalik College held on 23rd-29th December, 2024
Chaired a session during the ICSSR National Seminar organized by the department of Assamese, DCB Girls’ College in 2023.
Invited to deliver a lecture on “Revisiting Colonialism in Assam: A Reading of Josnar Jhitas” in the National Seminar on Identity in/and Assamese organised by Tezpur University on 23rd August, 2022.
Invited to present the paper “Prantiyata aru Astitwa” in Sahitya Akademi Seminar on “Contemporary Assamese Literature” organized by the Assamese Department, Tezpur University on 22nd March, 2021.
Chaired the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Sahiti programme held on 15th July,2019 in Guwahati.
Invited to deliver the lecture “Literature Today: Contemporary Assamese Literature” during Festivals of Letters, the annual festival of Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi on 31st January, 2019.
Invited to Present a paper entitled “Contemporary Assamese Poetry” in Sahitya Akademi Seminar on Devakanta Barooah and Emerging Trends in Assamese Poetry, January 23-24, 2015 at A.D.P. College, Nagaon.
Invited to present a paper entitled “The Satras and Hegemony: Viewing Dakhinpat Satra in the 21st Century” during the National Seminar on Changing Relationship Between Religion and Society in North East India organized by the Department of History, Dibrugarh University on 9th November, 2012.
- Participated in the National Workshop on Leadership Development organized by NIEPA and Tezpur University held in Tezpur University on February 21-23, 2024.
- Participated in FDP on Implementation of NEP 2020 in Higher Education Institutions organised by TLC, Tezpur University, 2023.
- Participated in HRDC Sponsored Refresher Course in Contemporary Studies in December 2019 at JNU, New Delhi.
- Participated in the CSTM sponsored National Workshop on Use of Technical Terminologies in Social Sciences held at MDKG College on 13th -14th October, 2017.
- Participated in the Seven-day Workshop on Design and Development of Self Learning Materials (SLMS) for Distance and Online Learning during July 26 to August 1, 2017 held at Dibrugarh University.
- Participated in the National Workshop on Cognitive Linguistics and the Languages of the Northeast organized by the English and Foreign Languages Department, Tezpur University on 4th-5th February, 2017.
- Participated in the UGC Sponsored Refresher Course in English from 16th March, 2015 to 5th April, 2015 at Academic Staff College, NEHU, Shillong.
- Participated in the Sahitya Akademi & British Council’s Translation Workshop held at Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi from 21st to 25th October, 2013.
- Participated in the Embassy of the United States of America, New Delhi’s Workshop on Teaching English Language Skills on November 14-15, 2011.
- Participated in the UGC Sponsored Orientation Programme from 10th March 2010 to 06th April, 2010 at UGC Academic Staff College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh.
- Short-listed for the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar 2019 for the book entitled Nirbochan
- Awarded with the prestigious Munin Borkotoky Literary Award- 2018 for the book, Nirbochan.
- Participated as Guest Writer in Sahitya Akademi Mulakat held on 18th August, 2018 at Jorhat Press Club.
- Represented Assamese literature in Sahitya Akademi’s North East and Eastern Writer’s Meet held at Burdwan, West Bengal in 2016.
- Received Sahitya Akademi Travel Grant in 2016.
- Worked as Associate Editor in the Translation Project of Assam Sahitya Sabha in 2016.
- Worked as preliminary Jury Member for a number of Sahitya Akademi Awards and Assam Valley Literary Awards.
- Received UGC FDP Fellowship in 2013.
- Ranked First in M.Phil. in English of Gauhati University in 2009.
- Qualified in the APSC Examinations conducted for the post of Assistant Professor (English) in the Engineering Colleges of Assam.
