Department of Assamese

History

The Department was established in the year of 1984 to offer education of Higher Secondary course only. After few years of inception of the department, General Course was introduced. Major Course (at present Honors) in U.G. programme was started in the year 1995. Noted novelist and professor of B.Borooah College, Late Jogesh Das was the founder teacher (honorary) of the department. Founder principal of the college Mr. Paban Baruah, Professor of Cotton College (presently Cotton University) and Mr. Umesh Sharma, subject teacher of Ulubari Higher Secondary School also offered their honorary services for the progress of the department of the college.

             Dr. Niranjan Kalita joined as Assistant Professor in the year 1988. Thereafter, Mr. Jnanedra Kalita ,Dr. Bibha Rani Pathak, Mrs. Gitali Das and Dr. Mamun Kalita joined as Asssitant  professors in 1990, 1990 and 1997 respectively. At present, there are five permanent faculty members in this department. Dr. N. Kalita opted voluntary retirement on February, 2020 after his nomination as a member of Assam Public Service Commission(APSC) and Mr. Jnanendra Kalita retired on June, 2020. Ms. Sanjukta Baruah and Mr. Arnab Sarmah joined as Assistant Professors against the vacancies of Dr. Niranjan Kalita and Mr. Jnanendra Kalita respectively on December 30, 2020.

            The performance of the students in Major course is very good from the year of its inception. Many students of the department have been able to secure first class. Students are very active in the cultural field also. They have been participating in various cultural programmes like music, dance, art and craft etc. By participating and winning various prizes in Youth Festival, organized by Gauhati University, the students of the department have made the department as well as the college proud.

Activities

In order to amplify the capabilities of the candidates, the department has been conducting some excellent activities from the day of its beginning. The details of such activities are mentioned below –

  1. ‘Satsari’ – wall magazine prepared by the students
  2. ‘Sadhana’ – a hand written magazine prepared by students
  3. Field based study – Each year the students of 5th/6th semester the Assamese department are taken to a place of historical and cultural importance within Assam. In addition, they are asked to write a field report.
  4. Lecture Series – The department has been organizing a lecture series every year. Various prominent personalities of Assam have been invited to deliver the lectures.
  5. Workshop – the department organized a UGC sponsored state level workshop in the year 2013.

 

Library

            The department has a well-maintained library with more than 300 books and journals. The students and faculties can borrow books from the departmental library.

 

Publications

The Assamese Department has published the following books

  • “Bhasha Sahitya Sanskritir Alokrekha”—A collection of critical essays on Assamese language, literature and culture.

Faculty Profile

M.A., Ph.D (Gauhati University)

Associate Professor

 

E-mail – [email protected]

Specialization – Language

Research interest – Pali-Prakrit-Apabhransa language

Publications –

১/কথাগুৰুচৰিতৰ ভাষাৰ ধ্বনিতত্ত্ব আৰু শব্দ ভাণ্ডাৰ, গৰীয়সী, ISSN 2349-5324    

২/ভূপেন হাজৰিকাৰ গীতৰ শব্দ বৈভৱ,সাতসৰী ISSN 2319-8893

৩/কুমৰ হৰণ কাব্যৰ ভাষা : এক তাত্ত্বিক বিশ্লেষণ, সাতসৰী, ISSN 2319-8893

৪/কথা গুৰু চৰিতত অসমীয়া সমাজ আৰু সংস্কৃতি  (সম্পাদনা : ড° দীনেশ বৈশ্য), ISBN 978-81-923168-3-3

৫/নলবৰীয়া আৰু সৰ্থেবাৰীয়া স্থানীয় উপভাষাৰ ৰূপতত্ত্ব : এটি তুলনাত্মক আলোচনা, ভাষা, ভাষাবিজ্ঞান আৰু উপভাষা (সম্পা. ড° দীপ্তি ফুকন পাটগিৰি), ISBN 978-93-81183-63-2

 

৬/সোনোৱাল কছাৰীসকলৰ লোক পৰিৱেশ্য কলা, সাতসৰী, ISSN 2319-8893 নামনি অসমৰ বিয়া : লোক সংস্কৃতিৰ এক অপূৰ্ব ধাৰা, সাতসৰী

M.A. (Gauhati University)

 Associate Professor

 

E-mail – [email protected]

Specialization – Language

Research interest –Novel and Short Stories

Publications –  প্ৰেমৰ দিকচৌ ঘাট , নিৰ্বাচিত প্ৰৱন্ধ সংকলন, ISBN 978-93-81859-21-6

M.A. (Gauhati University),  Ph.D (Gauhati University)

Assistant Professor

 

E-mail – [email protected]

Specialization – Language

Research interest – Assamese Lyrical Literature, Regional Dialectics and sub-dialectics of Assam

Publication –   

১/ড° ভূপেন হাজৰিকাৰ গীতত বৈপ্লৱিক চিন্তা-ধাৰাৰ প্ৰতিফলন, Conference Proceedings of UGC sponsored national seminar on Humanistic Concerns in the work of Dr. Bhupen Hazarika, M.K. College, Barpeta, Assam, May, 2014, ISBN – 978-93-81998-02-1

২/ অসমৰ সামাজিক সাংস্কৃতিক ঐক্য আৰু শ্ৰীমন্ত শংকৰদেৱৰ আদৰ্শ, ‘Xukladhwaj’, a collection of essays on Sri Manta Shankardeva, SriManta Foundation and Bhabani Books, March 2015, ISBN – 978-93-81139-43-1

৩/ ড° ভূপেন হাজৰিকাৰ কিছু নিৰ্বাচিত গীতত লোক-সাংগীতিক উপাদান, (co-authored), Drishtir Byaptire Dr. Bhupen Hazarika, a collection of research oriented aricle on Dr. Bhupen Hazarika, edited by Dr. Umesh Deka, Chandra Prakash, Guwahati, May, 2015

৪/ আধুনিক অসমীয়া সংগীতৰ ভেটি নিৰ্মাণত জ্যোতি-সংগীত, Asomiyaa Bhaxa Sahitya Sanskriti Parampara aru Pariwartan, a collection of articles of various aspects edited by Balin Bhuyan, Dr. Rita Chetiya, Purbayan Publication, ISBN No. 978-93-87263-77-2

৫/ জ্যোতিপ্ৰসাদ আগৰৱালাৰ আৰু ইয়াৰ বৈশিষ্ট্য, ‘Ajanta’, an international multidisciplinary quarterly journal, vol – VIII, issue-2, April-June, 2019, ISSN- 2277-5730

৬/ অসমীয়া সাহিত্যৰ বুৰঞ্জী, A Textbook on Assamese, co-authored as per latest CBCS syllabus, Gauhati University, Assam Book Depot, August, 2019, ISBN – 978-93-87797-48-2

৭/ “Jyotiprasad Agarwala, The Avant-Coureur of Artistic Matamosphosis”, studies in Indian place names, Vol-40, issue-68, March, 2020, ISSN No. 2394-3114

M.A. (Gauhati University)

Assistant Professor      

 

E-mail – [email protected]

Specialization – Literature

Research interest –Comparative Literature

Publication –

  1. Baruah, Sanjukta : “Loom : The Weaving Tool of Assamese Culture”, International Journal of Multidisciplinary Educational Research”, ISSN – 2277 – 7881, Volume 9, Issue 9 (5)
  2. Baruah, Sanjukta : “Sankardeva’s Religious Philosophy”, Sambodhi, ISSN – 2249, Vol – 43, No. 4(C)
  3. Baruah, Sanjukta : Mahim Borar Chutigalapat Gramin Xamajar Chitran, Anuxanga, 2016, ISSN No. – 2319-7056
  4. Baruah, Sanjukta : Rama Dasar Chutigalpat Pratifalita Xamaj, Aembouchaure, ISSN No. 2394-9104,SEP/15
  5. Baruah, Sanjukta : Premchandar Chutigalpa ‘Bade Ghar Ki Beti’, Xampriti, ISSN No. 2454-3837, vol 1, June 2015

M.A. (Gauhati University)

Assistant Professor

E – mail – [email protected]

Specialization – Language

Research interest –Language and Phonology

Publication –

YEAR

TITLE  WITH PAGE NO.

NAME OF THE JOURNAL/ BOOK

VOLUME/ISSUE NUMBER

ISSN/ISBN

2017

(September)

Aadhunik Asomiya Kabitar Patabhumi Hisape Dwitiya bishwajuddha aru Amulya Baruahr ‘Andharor Hahakar’,Page No.-158

ALOK

Volume XI

Issue No. XI

ISSN 2250-124X

2018

(January)

Saussureor Drishtit Sihnor Dharona,Page No.-24

NATUN NINAD

Volume IV

Issue III

ISSN 2249-5142

2018

(August)

Barta Sonkromonor ek Pradhan Uddeshyo: Soily(Style), Page No.- 25

ALOK

Volume XII

Issue No. XII

ISSN 2250-124X

2018

(September)

Raghunath Choudharyr ‘Keteki’(Pratham Taranga): Romantic Kobita Hisape Eti Bisleson, Page No- 90

DUNORI

Volume VII

ISSN 2322-0759

2019

(January)

Uponyasor Setana Srot Dhara aru Bhupendra Narayan Bhattacharyar ‘Shitar Abelit Ata Poka Xumothira’,Page No.-70

PRAGJYOTIKA

 

ISSN 2347-257X

2019

(March)

Narimon aru Maupassantr ‘The Necklace’, Page No.-86

KHOJ…. A STEP

Volume V

ISSN 2395-4884

2019

(November)

Pahoronir Garbhat Leen Juwa Roma sokol, Teolukor Bhasa aru Asomiya Bhasar Logot Eiyar Sadrishya

ALOK

Volume XIII

Issue No XIII

ISSN 2250-124X

2020

(January)

Michingxakalar Lrigang Utsob, Page No.- 219

Bar Axomor Basantakaleen Utsob- Parba

 

ISBN 9778-81-944656-0-7