Dr. Sagarika Mahanta Das

1. PhD from Gauhati University
2. PGDHRM from IDOL, Gauhati University
3. MA in English from Gauhati University
4. BA in English from Gauhati University
5. Higher Secondary from Goalpara College , AHSEC
6. HSLC from Sacred Heart School, MBOSE

Seminars/Conference/Workshops and Publications:

Publications:

1. Mahanta Das, S. (2016). Women and culture: The case of the Garo women of Assam. in M. Mahanta (Ed.), Culture and Social Values: Quest for Sustainability in a Market-Driven Society (pp. 348-361). Olympia Prakashan. ISBN: 978-81-931548-0-9.
2. Medhi K.B. &Mahanta Das, S. (2016). The Garo women in the universe of Maxim in T. Baruah (Ed.), Spectrum of Northeast India: Dimensions of Life and Culture (pp. 1-19). Dibya Publications. ISBN: 81-888-00-4.
3. Borthakur, D., Goswami, S., Mahanta Das, S., & Kalita, P. (2020). Relationships in the diasporic milieu: A reading of Jhumpa Lahiri’s selected short stories from Interpreter of Maladies. Journal of Critical Reviews, 7(4). ISSN: 2394-5125.
4. Mahanta Das, S., & Kalita, P. (2021). Treatment of death and decay in select poems of Kamala Das. Utkal Historical Research Journal, 34(1). ISSN: 0976-2132.
5. Mahanta Das, S. (2023). Understanding culture and beliefs of a matrilineal society through folktales: A study on Garo tribe. Indian Journal of Natural Sciences, 14(78). ISSN: 0976-0997.
6. Mahanta Das, S. (2023). A brief history of the development of English short stories in P. Barman, R. Handique, & D. Borthakur (Eds.), Xukia: Perspectives from Social Sciences and Humanities (pp.253-266). Purbanchal Prakash. ISBN: 978-81-964605-3-2.
7. Mahanta Das, S. (2023 Challenging traditional gender roles in Kamala Das’s poetry in N. Rahman (Ed.), Adventure: Journey to Excellence (pp. 33-35). Adhyayan Publishers & Distributors. ISBN: 978-93-91943-96-7.
8. Mahanta Das, S., & Rahman, N. (2024). The evolution of gender roles: A study of Shashi Deshpande's novels on Indian family life. Educational Administration: Theory and Practice, 30(1), 1310–1314. ISSN: 2148-2403.
9. Mazumdar, T., & Mahanta Das, S. (2024). Colonial detention discourse: Gandhi as a Satyagrahi prisoner and his impact upon society. Cahiers Magellanes-NS, 6(1). ISSN: 1624-1940.
10. Mahanta Das, S., & Mazumdar, T. (2024). Unveiling gender dynamics through proverbs in Garo folklore. Community Practitioner, 21(6). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12545104

Research Interests:

• Indian writings in English, North East Tribal studies, English Literature

Seminars, FDPs and Workshops:

1. National Seminar on Literature in Translation: A Comparative Exercise
   • Organizer: Department of English, Goalpara College, Goalpara, Assam
   • Date: January 21-22, 2014
2. National Seminar on Cultural Heritage of Assam
   • Organizer: Department of Anthropology, Gauhati University
   • Date: April 23-25, 2015
3. Folklore in the Postmodern Era
   • Organizer: Department of Folklore Research, Gauhati University
   • Date: World Folklore Day, August 22, 2015
4. Three Days Training of Teachers for Student Induction Program
   • Organizer: University Grants Commission
   • Date: August 8-10, 2019
5. UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Culture and Social Value: Quest for Sustainability in a Market-driven Society
   • Organizer: IQAC, Sonapur College, Assam
   • Date: September, 2016
6. National Seminar on Folklore and Culture of Northeast India
   • Organizer: Department of Folklore Research, Gauhati University
   • Date: March 29-30, 2019
7. State Level Workshop on Revised Accreditation Framework, NAAC
   • Organizer: Assam College Teachers’ Association, Jorhat Zone, in collaboration with IQAC, Dr. Nobin Bordoloi College
   • Date: February 9, 2022
8. Two Weeks Faculty Development Programme on "ADVANCED CONCEPTS FOR DEVELOPING MOOCS"
   • Organizer: Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi
   • Date: July 2nd – July 17th, 2023
9. International Conference on Revisiting History, Ethnicity, and Myth in Literature
   • Organizer: Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur, India
   • Date: October 19-20, 2023
   • Presentation Title: “Deconstructing Masculinity: Exploring Male Discrimination in Post-modern Indian English Literature”
10. Two Day International Seminar on “Interface of Indigenous and Global :Re-Structuring Culture,  Economy  and Society

• Organiser : Department of English, Bodoland University, Kokrajhar
• Date:16-17 March,2023
• Presentation Title:  The Role of Garo Women in Family Economy

1. Faculty Development Program on “INNOVATIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING PEDAGOGY”

• Organizer: Research Foundation of India & RFI-CARE
• Date: 25-30 April 2024

• Second highest percentage in B.A ( English) under Gauhati University, 1998
• Second highest percentage in M.A (English) under Gauhati University, 2001
• Invited as Soft Skill Trainer in various corporate offices
• Certification in the course Creative  Writing: The Craft of Setting
• Certification in the course Gender and Sexuality
• Certificate of participation by University Grant Commission for participating a three days Training Programme of Teachers for Student Induction.