Madhushree Das

Professor

MA (Gauhati) PhD (Gauhati) MPhil (Gauhati)

Social Geography and Tribal Studies

Department of Geography
Gauhati University, Guwahati, 781014
Email: madhushreedas[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in

 M.A. in Geography with specialization in Social Geography, Gauhati University,1997

M.Phil in Geography,Gauhati University,1998 

Ph.D. on the topic Education,Occupation and Social Change: Towards A Social Geography of Tribal women of Assam,2009

Junior Research Fellow at women Studies Research Centre, Gauhati University,1998

Joined  Cotton College as a Lecturer in Geography on 27 January,1999

Joined Gauhati University as an Assistant Professor in Geography on 1st Oct, 2010

Joined Gauhati University as an Associate Professor in Geography on 15 May,2015

Joined Gauhati University as a Professor in Geography on 22nd Nov 2017

Joined as the Head, Department of Geography, Gauhati university on 29th August 2019

Teaching Experience 21 years

Research Experience 21 years

 

 
  • Positions Previously held 
  • Provost (Girls hostels South Campus, GU)
  • Warden RCC 2 Girl's Hostel (Hall 4)
  • Convenor, linkage between University and schools
  • PGSU teacher in charge (Girls common Room)
  •  Member Gauhati University Hospital Management committee
  • Anti Ragging Squad, Gauhati University
  • Member, GU Campus beautification Committee
  • Member, GU children's creche (umola Ghar) Management Committee

         Positions Currently held

  • Head, Department of Geography, Gauhati University, Since 29th August 2019
  • Chairperson DRC (since 29 Aug 2019)
  • Chairperson DAC (Since 29 Aug 2019)
  • Chairperson CCS (since 29 Aug 2019)
  • Member International Relations, Gauhati University
  • Member Academic Council, Gauhati University (since 22 Nov 2017)
  • Social geography
  • Cultural geography
  • Tribal studies
  • Gender Geography
  • Crime and criminology

 

  • 1016: Nature of Geography
  • 1046: Economic Geography
  • 1054: Practicals on Economic Geography
  • 2066: Geographical thought
  • 2086: Population and Settlement Geography
  • 2104: Practicals on Population, Settlemnt Geography and Geography of Regional Development of India
  • 3116: Quantitative and Cartographic methods in Geography
  • 3133: Research Methodology in Geography
  • 3146: Social, Cultural and Political Geography
  • 3156: Special paper (Social Geography)
  • 3164: Practicals on Quantitative and Cartographic methods
  • 4186: Geography of Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar
  • 4206: Special paper (Social Geography)
  • 4214: Practicals on Special paper
  • 4223: Dissertation 

 

  1. 1st position in APSC selection for the post of Lecturer in Geography, In Cotton College, 2002
  2. Dipali Borthakur Memorial Award for standing first in MA/M.Sc examination  among all candidates of the Universities of North-East India
  3. Bhubeneswari Goswami Memorial Gold Medal from Gauhati University for standing first among all arts candidates in the MA examination of the University, Year: 1998, Awarding Organisation: Gauhati University
  4. Academic Gold Medal from Gauhati University for securing first class first position in MA/MSc examination in Geography, Year: 1998, Awarding Organisation: Gauhati University
  5. Host and travel grant award from International Geographical Union to attend and present research papers in Durban, South Africa, Year: August 3-8, 2002, Awarding Organisation: International Geographical Union
  6. Commonwealth travel grant to Sri Lanka, 2005
  7. Host and travel grant award from International Geographical Union to attend and present research papers in Cologne, Germany, Year: 26-30 August, 2012, Awarding Organisation: International Geographical Union
  8. Host and travel grant award from International Geographical Union to attend and present research papers in Kyoto, Japan, Year: , 4-9 August, 2013, Awarding Organisation: International Geographical Union
  9. National talent search , Year: 1989

 Projects 

  • Continuity and Change among the Buddhist Tai Communities of Assam, UGC sponsored Major Research Project (Completed)
  • University Grants Commission sponsored Minor Research Project on “Socio-Economic Characteristics and Social Change among the Tribal Women of Assam, India” (2005-2007) (Completed)

  •   E-Pathsala UGC-MHRD Project: few geography modules

 

 

 

Selected Publications

 

Journals

  1. Madhushree Das, Chandan Bhuyan  and Syeda Fahima Shahnaz“COVID19 Pandemic –induced teaching –learning Experiences: Some realities from Assam” International journal of Innovation , creativity and change.www.ijicc.net  2020, Australia
  2. Lekha Bora and Madhushree Das "Witch Hunting in Assam: Myth or Reality", Space and Culture, India 2019,7:3 ISSN 2052-8396, https//doi.org/10.20896/saci.v7i3.566 ISSN 0375-6386
  3. Arup Das , Madhushree Das et.al, "Land use land cover change in Hollongapara Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary and Buffer Areas Using Geo-Spatial Technology”, BIOLINK, Vol. 1, Issue 2 https://aaryanak.org/upload/files/Biolink_july2019.pdf 2019
  4. M.Bijoy Singh and Madhushree Das, Throw Shuttle loom weaving: A traditional occupation of the Meitei women in Imphal Valley, International Review of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vol 9 No.7,  EISSN 2248-9010, ISSN2250-0715, 2019
  5. Lekha Borah and Madhushree Das, Spatialities of Crime against women in Assam, Geographical Review of India, 80(1) 43-63(2018),ISSN:0375-6386 
  6. Darshana Sarmah, J.Borah and Madhushree Das, Status of Biomass Energy resource in Assam,Transactions, 40(1), 45-56 (2018)ISSN: 0970-9851
  7. Keemee Das and Madhushree Das, Patterns of Female Work Participation and Related Gender Disparity among Hindus, Muslims and Christians of Assam, North Eastern Geographer, 39 (1 & 2), 91-106 (2018) ISSN : 0973-0915
  8. Lekha Borah and Madhushree Das, Crime Against Women in Brahmaputra Valley, Transactions, 39 (1), 47-57 (2017) ISSN : 0970-9851
  9. Navamallika Sharma and Madhushree Das, Ambubachi Mela of Kamakhya Temple: Beliefs and Nature of Pilgrim Participation, Geographical Review of India, 78 (12), 181-191 (2016) ISSN : 0375-6386
  10. Asish Saha and Madhushree Das, Dynamics of Bilateral Trade through Dawki: Indo-Bangla Experience, Transactions, 37 (1), 47-57 (2015) ISSN : 0970-9851
  11. Kimee Das and Madhushree Das, Changing Scenario of Socio-Cultural Practices among the Hindus of Kamrup District, Assam, Quest, 1 (1), 97-109, ISSN : 2350-1377 
  12. Koncheng Buragohain and Madhushree Das,  The Cauldron with the Lid of Love and Care: The Life of the Tai Phake people in the Namphake village of Assam, Journal of North East Indian Cultures, 2 (1), 54-67 (2015), ISSN : 2322-0988
  13. Nabamallika Sharma and Madhushree Das,  Priests and Practices: Understanding the Socio-Religious Scenario of Kamakhya Temple, The Clarion, 4 (1), 120-126 (2015), ISSN : 2277-1697
  14. Suman Das and Madhushree Das, Income, Migration and Social Adjustment of the Tribal People in Tripura: A Case of the Tripuri Tribe, Space and Culture, India, 2 (1), 5-13 (2014), ISSN : 2052-8396
  15. Madhushree Das, Role of Tribal Women in the Economy of Assam, Concerns and Voices: Essays on Gender and Society, 3, 154-161 (2014), ISSN : 978-9381-069-7-59 
  16. Kimee Das and Madhushree Das, Glimpses of Muslim Women in Assam, Asian Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies, 1 (5), 133-136 (2013), ISSN : 2321-8819
  17. Madhushree Das, Pattern of Social Change and Development among the Tribal Women of Assam, India, The Clarion, 2 (1), 115-128 (2013), ISSN : 2277-1697
  18. Madhushree Das, Literacy Pattern among the Tribal Women in Assam, Geographical Review of India, 72 (3), 304-311 (2011), ISSN : 0375-6386
  19. Madhushree Das, Female Work Participation among the Tribes of Assam, Research Journal of Contemporary Concerns, 6, 37-47 (2010), ISSN : 0972-7922
  20. Madhushree Das, Cultural Continuities and Social Change among the Tribal Women in Assam, India, Annals of the West University of Timisoara, Romania, Geography Series,(2009)Vol. XIXI,ISSN No.1224-9696.
 
Conference Proceedings
 
  1. Koncheng Buragohain and Madhushree Das, An Identity with Attires: The Tai Phakes of Assam, The Tai Ethnic Studies, 4th International Conference on Ethnics of North East India, Centre for Tai Tribal and North East Indian Studies, Dhemaji, Assam, pp. 9-19, ISBN : 978-81-922416-0-9
 
 
Book (or Book Chapters)
 
  1.  
  2. Madhushree Das and Koncheng Buragohain, “State of Material Culture among the Tai phakes of Assam”, Book Title: Society and Development:Human Geographic Perspective, editors Kar and Bhagabati, 168-181(EBH Publishers, Guwahati,  ISBN : 9978-93-86302-01-4, 2017)
  3. Madhushree Das, Book Title: Tribal Women of Assam (251 pages) (Eastern Book House, ISBN : 978-93-80261-30-0, 2012)
  4. Madhushree Das, Book Title: Continuity and Change among the Tribes in Guwahati City, Assam, India (103 pages) (LAP LAMBERT Academy Publishing AG & Co. KG, Saarbrucken, Germany, ISBN : 978-3-8383-9994-2, 2010)
  5. Madhushree Das and B K Kar, Book Title: Interdisciplinary Advances in Geography, editors P R Sharma et. al., Short Article Title: Social Change and Dvelopment: Some perspectives pon Concepts and Methods, 199-216 (R K Books, New Delhi, ISBN : 978-81-9100-598-1, 2013)
  6. Madhushree Das and B K Kar, Book Title: Women and Empowerment in Global South, editors Amiriah Buangand Janet Momsen, Short Article Title: Empowerment begins with Recognation: Female Workforce and its Under-recognised Contribution to the Economy of North East India, 153-166 (Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, ISBN : 978-967-412-027-6, 2013)
  7. B K Kar and Madhsuhree Das, Book Title: Population, Development and Conflicts in North east India, editor S Deka, Short Article Title: Population Growtha nd changing Demography in northeast India, 54-74 (Eastern Book House, ISBN : 978-81-9038-349-3, 2012)
  8. M Goswami and Madhushree Das, Book Title: Human Delopment,Equity and Gender Justice, editors S Adhikari and B Sinha, Short Article Title: socio-ecoomic condition of Karbi Population in Guwahati City, 64-72 (New century Publications, New Delhi, 2012)

 

  • Visited different Universities of Sydney and Canberra, Australia as a part of the team from Gauhati University to establish academic collaboration and linkages during November 24 to December 2,2017
  • Association of American Geographers at the AAG Annual Meeting in Boston, USA April 5-9, 2017
  • Visited different Universities of London as a part of the team from Gauhati University to establish academic collaboration and linkages during February 21 to March1,2016
  • Regional Conference of International Geographical Union in Kyoto, Japan, August 4-9,2013
  • 32nd International Geographic Union Congress in Cologne, Germany, August 26-30, 2012
  • International Geographical Union Commission on Gender and Geography Conference in Szeged Timisoara (Hungary Romania), May 22-24, 2009
  • Commonwealth Geographical Bureau Workshop on ‘Human Consequences of Climatic Change in University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, June 19-25, 2005
  • International (Regional) Conference of the International Geographical Union in Durban, South Africa, August 3-8, 2002

 

 Positions held in Academic Bodies

1. General Secretary, North East India Geographical Socirty ( April 2016-April 2018)

2. Vice President, Social Science Research Community (SSRC), India  (since Feb 2020)  

 

Life Member of Academic Bodies

  1. Geographical Society of India, Kolkata
  2. Indian Institute of Geographers, Pune
  3. North East India Geographical Society, Gauhati University
  4. North East Council for Social Science Research, Shillong.      

List of PhD Scholars

  1. Nabamallika Sharma (Degree awarded)
  2. Asish Saha (Degree awarded)
  3. Kimee Das (Degree awarded)
  4. Koncheng Buragohain (Degree awarded)
  5. Lonee Dowerah (Degree awarded)
  6. Darshana Sharma (Degree awarded)
  7. Arup Das
  8. Lekha Bora (Senior Reserach Fellow, UGC) (Degree awarded)
  9. Moirangthem Bijoy Singh (ICSSR Fellow) 
  10. Mansangkhawl Ngaihte (NFST fellow)
  11. Syeda Fahima Shahnaz (Junior Reserach Fellow, UGC)
  12. Chandan Bhuyan
  13. Payel Saha (Junior Reserach Fellow, UGC)
  14. Jyotishma Bordoloi
  15. Sofia Zakir

MPhil Scholar

  1. Arup Das (Degree awarded)
  2. Suman Das (Degree awarded)
  3. Tirthankar Sharma (Degree awarded)
  4. Heena Khan (Degree awarded)
  5. Kironmoni Borgohain (Degree awarded)
  6. Sandeepan Banerjee (Junior Research FEllow,UGC)
  7. Agomonee Barbaruah
  8. Deepjyoti Das

 

2021

1. Resource Person in a webinar on COVID Pandemic , State Responses and Peoples' Security: A perspective from Indian North-east orgainzed by Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research, Jamila Milia Islamia, New Delhi, 29 Jan 2021

2.. Speaker in the Inaugural Function of Post Graduate Programme in Pragjyotish college, 29 Jan 2021

3.Resource Person in Earth Science Lecture Series, in University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya,Nov 12,2021

4.Resource person in National Symposium on Sustainable Development: Pathways to Save the Planet, organized by BHAGAT PHOOL SINGH MAHILA VISHWAVIDYALAYA, SONEPAT, Haryana. December 20-21, 2021.

5.Resource Person in Interdisciplinary Refresher Course on “Educational Reforms and Teacher Education with special Reference to NEP 2020 UGC Human Resource Development centre, GU January 3,2022

2020

1.Resource Person for Refresher Course on Gender Studies, UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, GU,21st Dec2020

2.Invited Lecture on Research Methodology; Methods and Techniques at the UGC Human Resource Development Centre, GU 19th Oct 2020

3.Presidential lecture in International Webinar on COVID 19 pandemic from Eyes of Geography; Global, National and Regional Perspective, Gauhati University, Sept 11-12, 2020

4.Resource Person in International Webinar on Research in Social science, organized by Nowgong Girls' College, 30 Aug 2020

5.Invited Speaker and Inaugurator in National Webinar on Psychological challenges of students during COVID 19 Pandemic , organized by Bikali College, Dhuodhara, Goalpara, 9th Aug 2020

6. Invited Lecture on Social geography through Ages, Social Space and Social Welll-being organized by the Dept of Earth Sciences, University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya, 4th July 2020

7. Guest and Speaker in online students interaction organized by B. Booroah , College 2nd June 2020

 

 

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