Dr. Jilmil Bora ( M.A, Ph.D )

Associate Professor (HoD) English

 jilmil.dkc@gmail.com

Specialization : American Literature

Area of Interest : American Literature, Folklore, Tribal Studies, Women Writings.

Publications:

1. Karbi Sokolor Paramparagoto Ponio: 'Jarlang' in Asamiya Sanskritir Swarnarekha: A Collection of articles on Assamese Culture (ed. Baishya, J. Ch.), 2011

2. The Tea Tribes of Assam: Their Search for Identity in Ethnic Conflict and Identity Crisis in North East India - Seminar proceedings of UGC sponsored National Seminar (ed. Buzarbaruah, Ripima), 2013, ISBN 987-81-923440-0-3

3. Problems of Teaching English as a Second Language: A Case Study in Kamrup (Rural) Colleges of Assam in A Collection of Seminar Papers of Ugc Sponsored National Seminar on Teaching English as a Second Language at the College level in India : Issues and Prospects (ed. Kalita, M,K,), 2013, ISBN: 978-81-922971-2-5

4. Voice from the Wilderness in Thomas Hardy's Poems in Women and Environment, Proceedings of the National Seminar, 2013, ISBN 987-81-922965-1-7

5. The Women Question in Arundhati Roy's "The God of Small Things" in Leafage (ed. Bhuyan, Ranjan et el), 2014, ISBN 0978-81-926890-3-6

6. Tourism Potentiality of Bhatheli Festival of Assam in Quest, Volume VIII No. 2, January 2015 (ed. Kumar, B.B.), ISSN-0976-0040

7. The Use of Bamboo as Folk MEdicine in North East India in Bioprospecting of Gene pool: Trends and Prospects in North-East India, Proceedings of the UGC sponsored National Seminar (ed. Chakravarty, Gargi et. el.), 2015, ISBN: 978-81-922965-2-4

8. Bamboo Culture in Assam: Its Reflections in Day to Day Assamese Language in Nrtattv The Anthropology, Bilingual Journal (ed. Ray, Manas), Vol. 8 No. 10, Vol. 9 No. 11, 2016, ISSN : 2249-9830

9. Appeasing the Bamboo Deity in Assam: A Study with Special Reference to Bhatheli in Cultural Heritage of Assam (ed. Choudhury, S.K and Thakur, Mini Bhatattacharyya), 2017, ISBN 9788121213424

Book Chapters :

1. Karbi Sokolor Paramparagoto Ponio: 'Jarlang' in Asamiya Sanskritir Swarnarekha: A Collection of articles on Assamese Culture (ed. Baishya, J. Ch.), 2011

2. The Tea Tribes of Assam: Their Search for Identity in Ethnic Conflict and Identity Crisis in North East India - Seminar proceedings of UGC sponsored National Seminar (ed. Buzarbaruah, Ripima), 2013, ISBN 987-81-923440-0-3

3. Problems of Teaching English as a Second Language: A Case Study in Kamrup (Rural) Colleges of Assam in A Collection of Seminar Papers of Ugc Sponsored National Seminar on Teaching English as a Second Language at the College level in India : Issues and Prospects (ed. Kalita, M,K,), 2013, ISBN: 978-81-922971-2-5

4. Voice from the Wilderness in Thomas Hardy's Poems in Women and Environment, Proceedings of the National Seminar, 2013, ISBN 987-81-922965-1-7

5. The Women Question in Arundhati Roy's "The God of Small Things" in Leafage (ed. Bhuyan, Ranjan et el), 2014, ISBN 0978-81-926890-3-6

6. Tourism Potentiality of Bhatheli Festival of Assam in Quest, Volume VIII No. 2, January 2015 (ed. Kumar, B.B.), ISSN-0976-0040

7. The Use of Bamboo as Folk MEdicine in North East India in Bioprospecting of Gene pool: Trends and Prospects in North-East India, Proceedings of the UGC sponsored National Seminar (ed. Chakravarty, Gargi et. el.), 2015, ISBN: 978-81-922965-2-4

8. Bamboo Culture in Assam: Its Reflections in Day to Day Assamese Language in Nrtattv The Anthropology, Bilingual Journal (ed. Ray, Manas), Vol. 8 No. 10, Vol. 9 No. 11, 2016, ISSN : 2249-9830

9. Appeasing the Bamboo Deity in Assam: A Study with Special Reference to Bhatheli in Cultural Heritage of Assam (ed. Choudhury, S.K and Thakur, Mini Bhatattacharyya), 2017, ISBN 9788121213424

Book Edited :

1. Principles of Effective Writing An Anglo Assamese Book on Written Communication (co-authored), 2003

2. Integrating Diverse Aspects of North East India Contexts and Perspectives (ed.), 2020
ISBN 987-81-948850-1-6

Conference/ Seminars :

1. UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Socio-Economic Development: Education for Tribal people with Special Reference to Bodo Community in Assam (8-9/2/2002)

2.UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Rural Development in North East India: Problems and prospects (10-11/2/2002)

3. UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Teaching-Learning English at the Tertiary Level: Problems and Perspectives in Rural Colleges (11-12/2/2005)

4. UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Environmental Pollution: Management and Planning with Special Reference to N.E. India (30-31/12/2005)

5. 2 Days International Conference on Bilingualism in an ESL Classroom: Issues and Challenges organised by English Language Teaching Institute, Assam, India (27-28/3/2006)

6. UGC-ICSSR Sponsored National Seminar on Communities of Women (3-4/1/2009)

7. National Seminar on Indigenous Scientific Knowledge (ISK)- With Special Reference to Assam (7/2/2010)

8. UGC Sponsored State Level Seminar on Folk-life and Culture- Their Impacts on the Society in the Present Day Context (5-6/6/2012)

9. UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Current Trends in the Teachiong of English in India at the Higher Secondary and Degree Level: Problems and Prospects (9-10/6/2010)

10. UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Ethnic Conflict & Identity Crisis of Different Ethnic Groups in North- East India (7-8/1/2011)

11. International Seminar on Tradition, Identity and Diversity: the Future of Indigenous Culture in a Globalised World organised by Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, India (1/2/2/2011)

12. National Seminar on Mapping Ethnographies in Assam and the Role of Identity Politics organised by Lalit Chandra Bharali College, Maligoan, Guwahati and ICHR (11-12/2/2011)

13. UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Innovative Teaching Methodology in Higher Education (11-12/6/2011)

14. UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Teaching English as a Second Language at the College Level in India; Issues and Prospects (26-27/09/2012)

15. International Seminar on Genres of Belief from a Folkloristic Perspective organised by School of Media Sciences and Cultural Studies University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya, India and Department of Estonian and Comparative Folklore University of Tartu, Estonia (04-05/02/2013)

16. UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Women and Environment- A look into the issues, problems and opportunities (31/03/2013 - 01/04/2013)
Cultural Heritage of Assam (23-25/04/2015)

17. UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Bioprospecting of Gene pool: Trends and Prospects in North-East India(26-27/06/2015)

Workshop :

1. UGC Sponsored Capacity Building of Women Managers in Higher Education Sensitivity/Awareness/Motivational Workshop (20-24/12/2010)

2.Professional Development Workshop on Teaching English Language Skills organised by Sonapur College and Embassy of the United States of America, New Delhi (14-15/11/2011)

Research Projects :

*UGC Sponsored Minor Research Project on Folk Dances of the Plain Karbis of Kamrup District of Assam, 2012

Orientation Course :

* UGC Sponsored 56th Orientation Course, 13/3- 9/4/2004, Academic Staff College, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur

Refresher Course :

* UGC Sponsored Refresher Course in English (VIII), 27/2- 19/3/2001, Academic Staff College, Gauhati University

* UGC Sponsored Multi Disciplinary Refresher Course in Women Studies, 19/6- 9/7/2006, Academic Staff College, Gauhati University

* UGC Sponsored Refresher Course in North East Studies (ID), 9/2- 1/3/2009, Academic Staff College, Gauhati University

Short Term Course Attended :

* UGC Sponsored Short Term Course in Gender Sensitization, Guwahati University (04-10/01/2018)