Areas of Interest/Specialization  :

• Indian Literature in English;
• Popular Fiction;
• Literary and Cultural Theory;
• Literature and Environment

Experience: 26 years

Fellowships:

Associate Fellow of the UGC Inter-Universities Centre for Humanities and Social Sciences at IIAS, Shimla from 2016 - 2018

PhD Awarded/Supervised: 05

Administrative responsibilities undertaken:

• HOD from 16.12.2014 to15.12.2017 and 16.12.2020 to15.12.2023

Research Projects

Research Projects : 

• Minor Research Project (UGC) – 2;
• Major Research Project (ICSSR) – 1.

Publications

Books:

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• Sharma, Dwijen. ed. Indian Fiction in Translation: Issues and Explorations, MRB Publishers (India), Guwahati, 2014; ISBN 978-81-924953-5-4
• Sharma, Dwijen. ed. Writing from India’s North-East: Recovering the Small Voices, Aadi Publications, Jaipur, 2019; ISBN 978-93-87799-14-1
• Prodhani, J. & Sharma, Dwijen. co-editor. Familiar Sensation of Strangeness: Essays and Speeches on Northeast Literature, Translation and Contemporary Assamese Writings of Pradip Acharya, Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi, 2025; ISBN 978-93-6183-428-8

Book Reviews (Last 10 years):

• “The Problematic Relationship between Culture and Ethnicity: A Book Review of Culture, Ethnicity & Identity,” Social Change and Development, Vol. XIII, No. I, July 2016, pp. 90-92; ISSN 0975-4016
• “Book Review of J. Prodhani & Pradip Acharya’s This Land This People (Rajbanshi Poems in Translations)”, Indian Literature, Vol. 68, No. 4 (2024); PP. 214-17; ISSN 0019-5804
• “Book Review of Arup Kumar Dutta’s The Bag”, Glocal Colloquies, Vol. 4,  (October,  2018), Pp 243-47; ISSN 2454-2423

Book Chapters (Last 10 years):

• Sharma, Dwijen. “Identity in Divakaruni’s The Mistress of Spices” in Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni: A Critical Spectrum, ed. Dr. Manoj Kumar, Yking Books, Jaipur, 2017; Pp. 43-49; ISBN 978-93-85528-73-6
• Sharma, Dwijen. “The Mahout Songs of Gauripur Estate: An Inquiry” in Revisiting Orality in North-East India, ed. Deepak Basumatary & Z Khiangte, MRB Publishers (India), Guwahati (Assam), 2017; Pp. 17-30; ISBN 978-93-83403-16-5
• Sharma, Dwijen. “The Politics of Suicide in Indira Goswami’s Novels: A Reading of Nilakanthi  Braja and Datal Hatir Une Khowa Howda,” in Women’s Writing from North- East India, eds. Namrata Pathak and L. K. Gracy, Authors Press, New Delhi, 2020; Pp. 62-72; ISBN 978-81-947920-8-6
• Sharma, Dwijen. “Transcending Identity, Celebrating Humanity: A Reading of Three Contemporary Assamese Women’s Novels” in Narrative Cultures of North East India: Traditions, Texts and Representations, ed. Arzuman Ara, Dhurjjati Sarma, Bhaskar Jyoti Gogoi & Surajit Sen, Pencraft International, New Delhi, 2021; Pp. 186-196; ISBN 978-93-82178-30-9
• Barman, Preetinicha, & Sharma, Dwijen. “Alternative Masculinities in Indira Goswami’s Fiction,” in Indira Goswami: Margins and Beyond, eds. Namrata Pathak and Dibyajyoti Sarma, Routledge India, New Delhi, 2022; Pp. 247-259; ISBN 978-03-67705-46-6
• Anish, Saba, & Sharma, Dwijen. “Alternative Archive of Partition: Revisiting Manto” in Revisiting Partition: Identity, History and Memory, ed. Arzuman Ara, Pencraft International, New Delhi, 2022; Pp. 156-172; ISBN 978-93-82178-39-2
• Gracy, L. K. & Sharma, Dwijen. “Women, Violence And The Matrilineal Society: A Study of the A·Chik Women of Meghalaya in The Shifting Role of Women: From Chores to Cores, ed. Vivek Kumar Dwivedi, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2023; Pp. 1-17; ISBN 978-1-5275-0154-6
• Brahma, Rustam & Sharma, Dwijen. “Kherai Ritual and Cultural Performance: Worldviews of the Bodos” in Cultural Forms and Practices in Northeast India, ed. K. C. Baral, Springer, Singapore, 2023. Pp. 99-109; ISBN 978-981-19-9292-6
• Sharma, Dwijen. “The Politics of Retelling Myths” in Siddhanta, The Conclusions, Vol. III: Myths Revisited and Retold. ed. Nandini Choudhury & Saba Anish, Publication Cell, J. B. College, Jorhat, & Purbayon Publication Pvt. Ltd., Guwahati, 2023. Pp. 59-69; ISBN 978-81-19001-56-9
• Sharma, Dwijen. “Visuals, Props, and Cultural Identity: A Reading of Select Assamese Films” in Visual Cultures in India: Contesting the Sites of Sights, ed. Arzuman Ara, Lexington Books, Mayland, USA, 2025; Pp. 156-172; ISBN 978-1-66696-842-2
• Sangma, Rosa Mary Ch., & Sharma, Dwijen. “Ramayana ni Katta: Regulating the Cultural Codes of the Garo Community,” in Ramyana in the Folk Tradition of India’s Northeast Region, eds. Payel Dutta Chowdhury and Farddina Hussain, Peter Lang, Chennai, 2025; Pp. 97-112; ISBN 978-1-80374-724-8
• Sharma, Dwijen. “Ethnocentrism and Cultural Relativism in Northeast India: A Reading of Dr. Bhupen Hazarika’s Lyrics” in Dr. Bhupen Hazarika: Thoughts, Musings and Impressions, ed. Dipak Jyoti Baruah, Purbayon Publication, Guwahati (Assam), 2025; Pp. 17-28; ISBN 978-93-5860-325-5

Articles in Peer-reviewed Journals (Last 10 Years):

• Jamir, Imtijungla. & Sharma, Dwijen. “Memory Mechanics in Temsula Ao’s These Hills Called Home: Stories from a War Zone” Reflections, Vol. XV– XVIII, No.1- 4: 2017; pp. 73-80; ISSN 0973-046X
• Anish, Saba. & Sharma, Dwijen. “Celebrating Silence and Otherness: A Reading of Kavita Kane’s Lanka’s Princess and Anand Neelakantan’s Asura: Tale of the Vanquished”Daath Voyage (e-journal), Vol. 2, No.2, June, 2017; pp. 73-82; ISSN 2455-7544
• Marak, Pharmenash Ch. & Sharma, Dwijen. “Women’s Body and Capitalist Space: A Reading of Mahasweta’s “Douloti the Bountiful,”” Srotaswini, Vol. III,  2017; pp. 26-32; ISSN 2277-5277
• Sharma, Dwijen. “Oral Literature: A Note on Some Interpretative Strategies,”Apperception: Journal of the Department of English, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, Vol. VIII, July 2015 – June 2016, pp. 106-113; ISSN 2321-1261
• Anish, Saba. & Sharma, Dwijen.“Animalization of Women and Feminization of Nature: Reading a Few Advertisements” Literaria, Vol. 7, No.1-2, January - December, 2017; pp. 257-269; ISSN 2229-4600
• Anish, Saba. & Sharma, Dwijen. “Indian Women, Changing Roles and Advertisements: Setting New Stereotypes” The Critique, Vol. VIII to XIV, January 2018; pp. 42 - 51; ISSN 2249-6769
• Gogoi, Leenasri. & Sharma, Dwijen. “Memory, Identity and Social Structure: Material Culture in Bhupen Hazarika’s Songs,” Drishti: the Sight, Vol. VII, Issue: II (November, 2018 – April, 2019); pp. 20 - 25; ISSN 2319-8281
• Sharma, Dwijen. “Fake News, Rumours and Conspiracy Theories: Contriving New Normal Post COVID-19”, Transcript, Issue: 6, 2019, pp. 36-46; ISSN 2347- 1743
• Sharma, Dwijen. “Negotiating Ecological Crisis in North-East India: An Ecocritical Reading of Select Literary Texts”, Drishti: the Sight, Vol. IX, Issue: I, (May, 2020 – October, 2020); pp. 14 - 20; ISSN 2319- 8281
• Anish, Saba. & Sharma, Dwijen. “Language, Semiotics and Advertisements: Manufacturing Myths in Consumer Culture” Reflections, Vol. 19, Nos.1 & 2: 2020; pp. 57-70; ISSN 0973-046X
• Marak, Silba R. & Sharma, Dwijen. “Locating Homophobic Violence and Trauma in the Short Film Touch”, Drishti: the Sight, Vol. IX, Issue: II, (November, 2020 – April, 2021); pp. 89 - 94; ISSN 2319- 8281
• Anish, Saba. & Sharma, Dwijen. “The Image of Mahatma Gandhi in Advertisement: Subverting its Conventional Semiotics” DUJES, Vol. 29 (June 2021); pp. 326-42; ISSN 0975- 5659
• Marak, Silba R., Sharma, Dwijen, & Sarma, Hemen. “Ethnic preparation of Chubitchi, an alcoholic beverage of the Garo tribe of Meghalaya: a sociocultural analysis,” Journal of Ethnic Foods, Vol. 8, No. 29 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s42779-021-00102-7
• Marak, Silba R. & Sharma, Dwijen. “Situating Lesbian Desire:A Comparision of Janice Pariat and Monique Wittig’s Fiction, Dogo Rangsang Research Journal, Vol. IX, Issue XV (January 2022); PP. 521-530; ISSN 2347- 7180
• Sharma, Dwijen. “Indian Regional Theatres: An Overview”, Anvesan, Vol. XIV (2021-22); PP. 176-191; ISSN 2250- 2475
• Sharma, Dwijen. “Buranji in North East India: A 13^th Century History Project of Assam”, Rupkataha Journal, Vol. 14, Issue: 2 (April- June 2022); pp. 1 - 11; ISSN 0975- 2935; https://doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v14n2.ne01
• Marak, Silba R. & Sharma, Dwijen. “Aldous Huxley, Freud and Sexology: The Figure of Trans Femininity”, DUJES, Vol. 30 (June 2022); pp. 326-42; ISSN 0975- 5659
• Marak, Silba R. & Sharma, Dwijen. “Funeral Rites of the Garos: Unveiling Cultural Assimilation amidst Christian Influence,” Journal of Contemporary Rituals and Traditions Vol. 1, No. 2 (2023), pp.55-66; ISSN 2988-5884  https://doi.org/10.15575/jcrt.354
• Sharma, Dwijen. “Translation, Third Language and World Literature”, Reflections, Vol. 20, No. 1-2 (2024); PP. 90-100; ISSN 0973- 046X
• Marak, Silba R. & Sharma, Dwijen. “Gender dynamics and segregation politics in Garo matrilineal society,” Women's Studies International Forum, Vol. 110, (2025); ISSN 0277-5395;  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103093
• Prodhani, Jyotirmoy & Sharma, Dwijen. “’Provincialising English: Northeast India as an Ethnopolitan Space”, Rupkataha Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities, Vol. 18, Issue: 1 (2026); pp. 1 - 26; ISSN 0975- 2935; https://doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v18n1.01

Invited Lecture (Last 10 Years):

• Delivered one lecture on “Literature Review and APA Referencing” in the ICSSR sponsored Research Methodology Workshop for PhD Students in Social Sciences organized by the Department of Management, NEHU, Tura Campus from 17^th to 26^th April, 2017
• Delivered the Key Note Address in the National Seminar on Emerging Trends in Women’s Writing in India at Rangapara College, Assam on 27^th October, 2017
• Delivered a Talk on ‘Indian Intellectual Tradition: From Gandhi to Khilnani’ at Lanka Mahavidyalaya, Lanka, Hojai, Assam on 21^st April, 2018
• Delivered a Talk on ‘The Postcolonial Lens and Reading Literature’ at Bomdila Govt. College, Arunachal Pradesh on 11^th October, 2018
• Presented a paper entitled “The Indian English Novel after the Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization” in a National Seminar on Literature in English: Post 1990 at A. M. College, Pune on 8^th and 9^th February, 2019
• Delivered a Plenary Talk on “Conceptualizing North-East Indian Writing in English” in a National Seminar on Recent Issues in Literature and Language Studies at the Department of Assamese, Dibrugarh University on 30^th March, 2019
• Delivered Two Lectures on ‘Research Methodology’ in the National Workshop on Research Methodology at Rani Channamma University, Belagavi, Karnataka on 29^th April 2019
• Delivered One Special Guest Lecture on ‘Research Methodology’ in KLE Society’s Lingaraj College, Belagavi, Karnataka on 30^th April 2019
• Delivered One Extension Lecture on ‘Tenets of Postcolonial Theory’ in Rani Channamma University, P G Centre, Bijapur, Karnataka on 2^nd May 2019
• Delivered Two Special Lectures on ‘Modern Critical Theories and ‘The Background to 20^th Century British Literature’ respectively’ in Shri S. R. Kanthi Arts, Commerce and Science College, Mudhol (Bagalkot), Karnataka on 3^rd  May 2019
• Delivered Four Lectures on ‘Research Methodology in Cultural Studies’ in the Eleven-Day Workshop on Research Methods in Literary Studies at Bodoland University, Kokrajhar, BTAD, Assam from 11^th to 14^th September 2019
• Delivered One Invited Lecture on ‘Intertextuality’ at Kokrajhar Govt. College, Kokrajhar, BTAD, Assam on 13^th September, 2019
• Presented a Plenary paper entitled “Doing Environmental Humanities: A Case for Happiness and Wellbeing” in a National Seminar on Environment, Happiness and Health: Re-reading Literature in 21^st Century at Bodoland University, Kokrajhar, Assam on 14^th and 15^th November 2019
• Presented a Plenary paper entitled “Does Indian Culture Resist Scientific Temperament?” in the National Seminar on Indian Culture and Scientific Temperament in 21^st Century at Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar, Assam on 28^th January 2020
• Delivered One Invited Lecture on ‘The Author and the Reader’ at Bongaigaon College, Bongaigaon, Assam on 29^th January, 2020
• Delivered a talk entitled “The Politics of Storytelling and Constructing History” in the International Webinar on Telltale Signs: Making Stories, (Un)making Histories organised by St. Xavier’s College, Rajganj, North Bengal on 20^th November, 2020
• Delivered One Virtual Lecture on “Indian Writing in English and the Canon” in Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankardeva Viswavidyalaya, Assam on 5^th July, 2021
• Delivered a talk entitled “Modernity and Indian Literature” in the National Webinar on Modernity to Post Modernity: Trends of Literature (Theory & Practice) organised by Girls’ College, Kokrajhar, Assam on 17^th July, 2021
• Delivered a Plenary talk on “Ageing and Humanities: An Agenda” in an International Webinar on Rethinking Ageing, Disease and Death in 21^st Century at Bodoland University, Kokrajhar, Assam on 13^th and 14^th September 2021
• Delivered One Invited talk on ‘Women, Ecology and Creative Writing in Northeast India’ at the Webinar organised by Zubaan and Heinrich Böll Stiftung on 21^st October, 2021
• Presented a Plenary paper entitled “Indigenous Faith and Institutionalized Religions: A Philosophical Discourse” in the National Seminar on Faith and Identity: Traditional Worldviews and Institutionalized Religions in Arunachal Pradesh organized by J N College, Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh in collaboration with MAKAIAS, Kolkata on 5^th and 6^th September 2022
• Presented a Plenary paper entitled “Digital Divide and the Knowledge Gap” in the National Seminar on The Role of Mass Media in Education Organized by Bajali T. T. College, Patacharkuchi, Assam on 16^th and 17^th December, 2022
• Delivered the Keynote address in the National Seminar on Revisiting Culture and Literature of Arunachal Pradesh sponsored by Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh and organized by J N College, Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh on 29^th September 2023
• Delivered One Virtual Lecture on “Writings from Northeast India” in Amity School of Languages, Amity University, Chhatisgarh on 5^th December, 2023
• Delivered a Special Lecture on “The Relation between Authors and Critics” in Surya Sen Mahavidyalaya, Siliguri, West Bengal on 7^th February, 2024
• Delivered the Keynote speech in the National Seminar on Assamese Language, Literature and Culture in the 21^st Century: Text, Reading and Context at Bodoland University, Kokrajhar, Assam on 9^th-10^th February, 2024 
• Presented a paper on “Shillong in Assamese Narratives” in the in the National Seminar on Placemaking and Cityscaping of Shillong through Narrative and Cultural Representations at ICSSR-NERC, Shillong, Meghalaya on on the 15^th and 16^th of February, 2024
• Presented a Plenary paper on “Integrating Multidisciplinary Approach in Literature Studies” in the National Workshop on NEP2020: Model Curriculum & Content in English jointly organised by IUCTE, BHU Varanasi and VBUSS from 19-20 February, 2024
• Delivered a Plenary Talk on “An Exploration of Environment and Sustainable Development in Indian Fiction” in the International Conference on Climate Change and Biodiversity at Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh held on 20^th and 21^st March 2024 
• Delivered a lecture on “Teaching English Literature to School Students” in the National Workshop on English Language Teaching in a Post Globalized World at Bomdilla Govt. College, Arunachal Pradesh on 31^st July, 2024
• Delivered One Invited Lecture on ‘Popular Literature’ at Goalpara College, Assam on 14th November, 2024
• Delivered a Plenary Talk on “Wangala: Rituals and Practices of the Garos” in the ICSSR sponsored National Seminar on Unravelling Indian Rituals & Festivals: The Interplay of Culture, Science, and Knowledge Systems, at Surya Sen Mahavidyalaya, Siliguri, West Bengal held on 10^th and 11^th  January, 2025 
• Delivered a Plenary Talk on “Sustainability and Climate Crisis: An Overview from Social Science Perspective” in the National Conference on Agriculture, Environment and Sustainable Development (NCAESD 2025) at Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh held on 10^th and 11^th March 2025
• Delivered a talk on “Scholarship and Knowledge Practices in Modern India” in the Two-Day National Workshop on Integrating Indian Knowledge System in Researches in Social Sciences and Humanities at ICSSR-NERC, Shillong on 21 and 22 March 2025
• Delivered a Plenary Talk on “What is Postmodern in Postmodern Indian English Fiction” in the International Conference on Trends, Theory and Praxis of Postmodern English Literature at Nagaland University, Kohima held on 24^th and 25^th March 2025
• Delivered the Keynote address on “Literature of Northeast India” in the National Seminar on Literature and Culture of North East India at Pondicherry University, Pondicherry held on 5^th April, 2024 
• Presented a Invited Paper on “Climate (In)justice in Axomiya(Assamese) Fiction” in an International Conference on the Social Impact of Climate Fiction at University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark on 26^th and 27^th May, 2025
• Delivered an Online Invited Lecture on “Margins in Comparison: Rethinking World Literature from Northeast India” at Hindi University, Howrah on 18^th July, 2025
• Delivered One Extension Lecture on “Translation for National Integration” in the Department of English and Culture, Manipur University, Imphal on 11^th August, 2025
• Delivered One Invited Talk on “Indian Knowledge System: A Multidisciplinary Approach” in Kamakhya Pemton College, Imphal on 12^th August, 2025
• Delivered the Keynote address in the ICSSR sponsored National Seminar on Reimagining Indian Knowledge System for Vikisit Bharat 2047 at Sadiya College, Assam on 10^th September, 2025 
• Delivered a Plenary talk on “New Media and the Language of Political Culture in India” in an International Seminar on The Dialogic of Languages and Media: A Contemporary Perspective at Bodoland University, Kokrajhar, Assam on 30^th and 31^st October 2025
• Delivered an Invited Lecture on “Postcolonial Literature: An Introduction” at the Department of English, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak, MP on 12^th January, 2026
• Delivered an Invited Lecture on “Research Methodology: How to do Research in English Studies” at the Department of English, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak, MP on 12^th January, 2026
• Delivered an Invited Lecture on “Postmodern Literature: An Introduction” at the Department of English, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak, MP on 13^th January, 2026
• Delivered an Invited Lecture on “Gender Studies: An Introduction” at the Department of English, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak, MP on 14^th January, 2026
• Delivered a Plenary talk on “Traditional Knowledge System of Assam and Artificial Intelligence” in a National Seminar on Bharatiya Bhasha Parivar at Bodoland University, Kokrajhar, Assam on 24^th and 25^th February, 2026
• Presented a Plenary paper entitled “Axomiya Bhasha and Artificial Intelligence: Context and Prospect” in the National Seminar on Bharatiya Bhasha Parivar at Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar, Assam on 26^th and 27^th February 2026 
• Delivered a Plenary talk on “Women and Digital India: Opportunities and Challenges” in the ICSSR sponsored National Seminar on Women and Digital India: Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Directions at B.H.B. College, Sarupeta, Assam on 25^th and 26^th March 2026 
• Delivered a lecture on “Strategies for Translating Literary Texts” in the National Skill Development Workshop on Translation (Odia, Santhali, Bengali, Maithili and Hindi) organised by NTM at the Eastern Regional Language Centre, Bhubaneswar on 08 May 2026
• Delivered a lecture on “Techniques of Literary Translation” in the National Skill Development Workshop on Translation (Odia, Santhali, Bengali, Maithili and Hindi) organised by NTM at the Eastern Regional Language Centre, Bhubaneswar on 09 May 2026

Resource Person in the UGC-ASC Refresher Courses (Last 7 Years):

• Delivered Two Lectures on ‘Gender Studies and Assamese Fiction’ in the Refresher Course on Assamese Literature, Language and Culture organised by the Academic Staff College, Gauhati University on 12^th September, 2017
• Delivered Two Lectures on ‘Research Methodology’ as a Resource Person in National Workshop on Research Methodology at Rani Channamma University, Belagavi, Karnataka on 29^th April 2019
• Delivered Four Lectures on ‘Research Methodology in Cultural Studies’ as a Resource Person in the Eleven-Day Workshop on Research Methods in Literary Studies at Bodoland University, Kokrajhar, BTAD, Assam from 11^th to 14^th September 2019
• Delivered Two Lecture on “Research Methodology in Cultural Studies” and “Developing a Qualitative Research Synopsis” in the ICSSR sponsored Training Programme on Research Methodology organized by the Department of Education, NEHU, Tura Campus from 14^th to 19^th October, 2019
• Delivered Two Lectures on ‘Indian Writing in English’ in the Refresher Course on Language and Literature of India organised by the HRDC, Gauhati University on 19^th October, 2019
• Delivered Two Lectures on ‘Understanding Cultural Studies’ in the Refresher Course in Comparative Literature & Cultural Studies jointly organised by the Depts. of English and Garo, NEHU, Tura Campus from 10^th to 23^rd March 2021 
• Delivered One Lecture on ‘Ecological Writings as a Literary Canon in North-East India’ in the Faculty Development Programme on Literature and Environmental Humanities: Ecology, Ecocriticism and Environmental Studies organised by the School of Management Studies, NIT, Calicut between 25-30 October, 2021
• Delivered One Lecture on ‘Project Proposal, Project Report and Action oriented Research in Humanities’ in the 34^th Refresher Course on Assamese (Literature and Language) organised by the Academic Staff College, Gauhati University on 15^th December, 2021
• Delivered One Lecture on ‘The Project of Bharat Nirman through Comparative Indian Literature’ in the Refresher Course on Comparative Indian Literature & Culture and Bharat Nirman organised by the HRDC, Gauhati University on 4^th November, 2022.
• Delivered Two Lectures on ‘Colonialism and the rise of Indian English literature’ in the Refresher Course on English Literature organised by the HRDC, NEHU, Shillong on 11^th September, 2023.
• Delivered one Lecture on ‘Indian Knowledge System and Writings from North-East India’ on 26^th June, 2024 as a Resource Person in the Six-Day Faculty Development Programme on Indian Knowledge System: Revisiting Indian Literary and Cultural Traditions organized by MM-TTC, NIEPA, New Delhi in collaboration with Shyam Lal College, University of Delhi from 24^th to 29^th June 2024
• Delivered Two Lectures on ‘Teaching English Literature in Indian Classrooms: Pedagogy and Practice’ on 2^nd and 3^rd August, 2024 respectively as a Resource Person in the Six-Day Faculty Development Programme on Language, Literature and Culture organized by MM-TTC, NEHU, Shillong in collaboration with Department of Garo, NEHU, Tura Campus from 29^th July to 3^rd August, 2024
• Delivered Two Lectures on ‘Northeast Indian Anglophone Literature: Theory and Praxis’ on 8^th November, 2024 as a Resource Person in the Refresher Course on Northeast Indian Language, Literature and Culture organized by MM-TTC, Gauhati University in collaboration with Department of Assamese, Gauhati University from 5^th November to 22^nd November, 2024
• Delivered a Lecture on ‘Environmental Narratives from Northeast India, on 13^th December, 2024 as a Resource Person in the Refresher Course on ‘Multimodality and Cultural Narratives of India-centric Literature and  Implementation of NEP2020’ organized by MM-TTC, Central University of South Bihar, Gaya in collaboration with Department of English and Foreign Languages, CUSB from 9^th December to 23^rd December, 2024
• Delivered a Lecture on ‘The Belief System and Ramayana in Garo Community’, on 27^th February, 2025 as a Resource Person in the Refresher Course on ‘Language, Culture and Indian Knowledge System’ organized by MM-TTC, Manipur University from 24th February to 8th March 2025
• Delivered One Lecture on “Field Based Research with reference to Culture and Ethnicity” in the ICSSR sponsored CBP for Young Social Science Faculty organized by the Department of Management, NEHU, Tura Campus from 9^th to 20^th June, 2025
• Delivered one Lecture on ‘Indian Knowledge System and Writings from North-East India’ on 26^th July, 2025 as a Resource Person in the Refresher Course on Indian Knowledge System for Inclusive and Sustainable Development: Theory, Practices and Relevance of Higher Education organized by MM-TTC, NIEPA, New Delhi in collaboration with Visva Bharati University, Shantiniketan from 21^st July to 2^nd August 2025
• Delivered a Lectures on ‘Ecolinguistics and Cultural Heritage of Assam’ on 12^th June, 2026 as a Resource Person in the Refresher Course on Intersection of Language and Culture of Northeast India with special focus on Assamese organized by MM-TTC, Gauhati University in collaboration with Department of Assamese, Gauhati University from 3^rd June to  18^th June, 2026
• Delivered a Lecture on ‘Tribal Writings of Northeast India’ on 14^th July, 2026 as a Resource Person in the Refresher Course on ‘Contemporary Trends in Teaching Learning and Research in Humanities’ organized by MH-MMTTC, Hansraj College, University of Delhi, in collaboration with Department of English, Daulat Ram College from 10^th July to 23^rd July, 2026

Faculty Development Programme/ Summer Institute Attended:   

• Orientation Programme at H P University, Shimla from 03 to 30 April 2005
• Refresher Course at NEHU, Shillong  from 04 to 25 March 2008
• Refresher Course at Dr. B A M University, Aurangabad from 01 to 21 September 2010
• Theory-Praxis Course at Gopalpur-on-sea (Orissa) Conducted by Forum on Contemporary Theory, Baroda from 19 June to 15 July 2006
• Autumn School on Literary Translation in Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi Jointly Organized by Sahitya Akademi and British Council, New Delhi from 21 to 25 October 2013
• Associate Fellow of the UGC Inter-Universities Centre for Humanities and Social Sciences at IIAS, Shimla from 2016-2018 vide letter No. 1(28)2016/IUC/Admn.F.2/187 Dated 26^th May 2016
• Online Orientation Training Programme for Mentors from Universities (UGC) under National Mentoring Mission of MoE conducted by NITTTR, Chennai from 01 to 10 February 2021
• UGC Approved Professional Development Programme on ‘Implementation of NEP2020 for University and College Teachers’ conducted by IGNOU, New Delhi from 21-29 September, 2022

Membership of Associations and Academic Bodies:

• Life Member, Forum on Contemporary Theory (FCT), Baroda
• Life Member, Indian Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies (IACLALS)
• Life Member, Comparative Literature Association of India (CLAI), Kolkata (2014-24)
• Life Member, Indian Association for the Study of Australia (IASA), New Delhi
• Member, North East India Forum for English Studies, Guwahati
• Life Member, North East India History Association (NEIHA), Shillong
• Member, Editorial Board, Reflections, a peer reviewed journal, Delhi
• Member, Editorial Board, The Critique, a peer reviewed journal, Delhi
• Member, Editorial Board, Creativitas: Critical Explorations in Literary Studies, a peer reviewed journal, West Bengal
• Member, Advisory Board, Noesis Literary, a peer reviewed journal, Nagaon, Assam
• Member, Advisory Board, Drishti- the sight, a UGC care list journal
• Member, Research Council, Bodoland University, Kokrajhar (2020-23)
• Member, BPGS in English, Nagaland University (2022-25)
• Member, BOS in English, Ranchi University, Jharkhand (2022-25)
• Member, BUGS in Ao (MIL), Nagaland University (2023-26)
• Member, BOS in English, USTM University, Meghalaya (2023-26)
• Member, BOS in English, Bongaigaon University (2025-28)
• Member, BOS in English, CSJM University, Kanpur (2025-28)
• Member, BPGS in English, Tripura University, Agartala (2025-28)
• Member, BOS in English, Goalpara College (Autonomous), Assam (2026-29)