Handique Girls' College
সন্দিকৈ ছোৱালী মহাবিদ্যালয়
Established in 1939, NAAC Accredited: B Grade
Celebrating 86 Glorious Years of Women´s Empowerment and Excellence!
Rajabala Das National Award NAAC LMS
ACADEMICS
Designation: Associate Professor
Qualifications: MA, PhD, Gauhati University
Area of Interests/Specialization: Modern Indian History
Expertise Skill: Assam History
Contact Number: 9435109454
Email:barmanr12@gmail.com
Teaching: Undergraduate since 1998
Professional Memberships: Life member of Indian History Congress, North East History Association
Project:
Research Project-A Minor Research Project (MRP)is completed in 2007 and submitted to UGC, NERO, Guwahati
Publications:
Nos.of Books published: “A Simple History of Assam and India(A text Book for Higher Secondary 1st year of AHSEC Published by Kalyani publishers, New Delhi, 2006
Nos. of Research papers published:
Namghar: A Unique contribution Towards the Assamese Society. Published in the book Srimanta Sankardeva Bharata Barise,2005, page-190-196
Nos.of Research papers presented:
A Historical Look to the Neo Vaishnavite Satras of Assam with special reference to Hati and Boha. Presented in the National Seminar on Sankardeva Institute ,Guwahati,Assam
Nos.of Article published:
i. Assamese Middle class in the Legislative Council” (1906-1920).Published in ITIHAS, Journal published by the Department of History, Guwahati College ,Voll.II,2004. Page-75-85
ii. Contributed writings to the Assamese ENCYCLOPEDIA on History published in two Volumes By AXOM XAHITYA XOBHA
Nos. of Articles published :
i.Nabavaishnab Dharma Aaru Ahom Janagosthi . An article published in the book Yugashrasta Srimanta Sankardev aaru Madhavdev, edited by Dr. Sanjiv kumar Barkakoty, Published by BANIMANDIR, Guwahati. 2014
ii. Contributed writings to the Sankardev Kosh to be published by AXOM XAHITYA XOBHA
Seminars
Participated in the National Seminar on ´Sankaradeva´ organized by Bharatiya Itihas Sankalan Samiti (5-6 October, 2002) and presented a Reaseach Paper on Namghar:A Unique Contribution Towards Assamese Society.
Participated in the National Seminar on ´Sankaradeva´s Literature, Culture, organized by Srimanta Sankardeva Institute, Guwahati, Assam (16-18 July, 2006) and presented a Reaseach Paper on ´A Historical Look to the Neo Vaishnavite Satras of Assam with special reference to Hati and Boha.´
Participated in the National Seminar on Role of Students/ Youth and Women for Socio Economic Development of North East India with special emphasis on Tourism Sector organized by Handique Girls College, Guwahati sponsored by North Eastern Council, Shillong (26-27 August, 2009)
Participated in the National Seminar on Srimanta Sankaradeva organized by Indian Council of Philosophical Research. (10-12 May 2004).
Participated in the Seminar on Constitutional Safeguards for the Assamese People-Focus on Manipur and Tripura, organized by North East Foundation sponsored by Ministry of Home Affairs. (13-14 March 2004).
Participated in the Lecture Series Program (3 nos.) organised by the Indian Council of Historical Research, Guwahati. (27 March 2004, 5th August, 2005, 8th July, 2006).
Participated in the Pre Conference Seminar on the Roll of College Teachers in Community Development organized by Assam College Teachers Association in collaboration with Centre for National Intigration and Youth Development (CENIYED). (3rd July, 2004)
Participated in the Seminar on Vocationalisation of Higher Education organized by Assam College Teachers Association (29th October, 2004)
Participated in the National Workshop on Policies and Problems of Higher Education in Assam organized by Handique Girls´ College, Guwahati in collaboarion with Assam College Teachers Association. (4-5 June, 2010)
Participated in the Orientation Programme for Academic Councelors of Indira Gandhi National Open University held at IGNOU Center, Shillong (6-7 November, 2004)
Participated in the Orientation Programme for Academic Councelors of Indira Gandhi National Open University held at IGNOU Center, Shillong (9-710 January, 2006). Participated in Radio Counselling for the IGNOU Students on 14.11.2004 held at All India Radio Station, Guwahati
Participated in the Faculty Development Programme for College Teachers (3rd and 4th February, 2005) organized by Donbosco Institute, Joypur, Kharghuli.
Participated in the Advanced Programme on Self Development and Inter-personal Skills (11th June, 2005) organized by Donbosco Institute, Joypur, Kharghuli.
Conferences
Participated in the 24th Annual Conference of NORTH EAST INDIA HISTORY ASSOCIATION. (16-18 October, 2003), held at Gauhati university,
Orientation/ Refresher Course/Short term/ Certificate Course
Completed the University Grants Commission Sponsored Refresher Course in History, from 5th July 2001 to 25th July 2001 organized by the Department of History, Arunachal university.
Participated in the UGC sponsored Orientation Programme from 18th Jan 2002 to14th Feb.2002 organized by Academic staff college Gauhati University.
Participated in the UGC sponsored Refresher course in the subject History from 19th January to 8th February,2009, organized by Gauhati University.
Participated in the UGC sponsored Refresher course in Environmental Studies from 22nd June to 12th July 2009 organized by Academic Staff College, Gauhati University.
Completed NEP 2020 Orientation & Sansitization programme under Malavya Mission Teacher Training Programme of University Grants Commission organized by MMTTC, Gauhati University from 19/2/2024
Completed Certificate Course on Time Management Skills provided by the Indian Railway Institute of Transport Management on 14th August 2025.
Completed certificate course on Stress Management provided by the Department of Personal and Training DoPT on 15th August 2025
Completed Certificate Course on Yoga break at workshop provided by the Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga on 14th August 2025
Completed certificate course on Indian Knowledge system & IPR 2025.from 22nd October to 6th November 2025 ,organized by the Centre for Indian Knowledge system, Handique Girls’ College in collaboration with Omeo kumar Das Institute for Social change and Development.
WOKSHOPS
Participated in the National Workshop on Translation from Assamese short story to Bengali Language, organized by Department of Bengali, Cotton college, Byatikram Sanskritik Mancha, Guwahati Assam on 20-22nd February 2012.
Participated in the Regional workshop on Restructuring undergraduate curriculam’ organized by Research Activities Cell, Handique Girls’ college with assistance from UGC-CPE,New , Delhi,held on April 27,2012.
Participated in the one day State Level Workshop on ‘Research Methodology’ held on 3rd December,2012,organized by Department of Economics in collaboration with Research Activities Cell,Handique Girls’college with assistance from UGC -CPE New Delhi.
Participated in the workshop on UGC CBCS BA History syllabus 1st June 2018 ,organized by the Department of History Gauhati University.
Participated in the one week State Level workshop on Short Term Qualitative Research Methodology organized by Faculty Development Cell, Handique Girls’ college ,Guwahati in collaboration with Omeo kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development, Guwahati from24th to 29th April,2023.
Participated in the one week National Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights, Academic Ethics, and Innovation for Entrepreneurship Development, jointly organized by Handique Girls’ college, Guwahati ,Assam and Patent Information Centre, ASTEC, Guwahati held from 6th to 10th November 2023.
Association with college cooperative life :
Worked as one of the Teacher In Charge of the Girls’ Common Room Secretary of Handique Girls’ college in 2003-4
Worked as the Counsellor for P.G Degree in the Indira Gandhi Open University in 2004-2006
Worked as one of the Teacher In Charge of the Fine Arts Secretary of Handique Girls’ college in 2005-6
Worked as General Secretary of the Handique Girls’ college Teachers Unit in the year 2005.
Worked as the convener of the Environmental Studies Programme from 2009 to 2012.
Worked as Overall Teacher In charge of the Student Union Body for two consecutive year 2020 and 2021.
Worked as Teacher In Charge of the College Magazine in the year 2020.
Worked as a member of the Committee for the Institutional development plan which was formed in compliance with the UGC and NEP-2020 guidelines.
Working as a member of the Faculty Development Cell since17/2 2023
Working as a Convenor of Certificate Courses of the college since -6/4/2023
Working as a member of Internal Committee of Handique Girls’ college
Administrative Responsibilities within the College:
Worked as Assistant convenor of H.S science admission committee for the session 2016-2017
Worked as Convenor of H.S 1st Science year admission committee for the session 2017-2018
Worked as Assistant Officer-in -Charge for H.S final examination 2019
Worked as Assistant Officer-in -Charge for conducting B.A/BSc 2nd semester examination (CBCS/Non CBCS) 2023.
Worked as Convener of B.A admission committee for the year 2023
Worked as Assistant Zonal Office ,5th semester (CBCS & Non CBCS) Examination 2023
Administrative responsibilities/Association with cooperative life outside the college
Worked as member of Member of the Managing Committee of Modern English School, Kahilipara, Guwahati from 2015-2018
Worked as a Text Book Revision/Reviewer of Social Science (class x) under Board of Secondary Education , Assam,Guwahati-21 in 2017
Worked as Text Book Reviewer of the subject History according to NCERT Textboks ,for the students of HS 1st year and HS 2nd year, under Assam Higher Secondary Education Council in 2023 and 2024.
Worked as Content Editor for BA Political Science 6th semester Programme (Paper: Politics in Assam : History and the Present,Block 1) under Krishna Kanta Handique Open University,Guwahati in 2019.
Selected by the Gauhati University as Subject Expert to the selection committee for selection of Assistant Professor in the subject of History, B.Borooah College,Guwahati-7 on20/11/2023
Invited as Subject Expert for promotion under CAS (I-II) to Gauhati College, on 2/7/2024
Invited as Subject Expert for the appointment of Assistant professor in the Department of History in Dispur College on 12/9/2024
Invited as Subject Expert for the promotion of Assistant Professor from stage III to stage IV in the Department of History to Pragjyotish College on 27th December 2024.
Invited as Subject Expert for the promotion of Assistant Professor in Selection Grade scale of pay to Karmashree Hiteswar Saikia College on 28/3/2025.
Working as Examiner, paper setter, Moderator of Gauhati University, Arya Vidyapeeth College (Autonomus), B.Borooah college (Autonomous) .