ACADEMICS

 

 Dr. Rekhamoni Devi

 

Email id: rekhamonidevi8@gmail.com

 

Designation: Assistant Professor

Date of Joining: 21-08-2021

Education: M.A., Ph.D.

Master Degree : Gauhati University

PhD : Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati

Specialization : Logic

Area of Interest: Indian Philosophy, Hermeneutic Philosophy, Buddhism, Cultural Studies,

Applied Ethics.

   

Research Activities (Research Publications):

  

1. “The Application of Hermeneutics to the Study of Hindu Tradition with Reference to Advaita Vedanta of Sankara” Journal of Arts, Culture, Philosophy, Religion, Language and Literature, Volume-1, Issue-2, September-December, 2017. (e-ISSN: 2457-0346)

 

2. “Ahimsa in Indian philosophy: A phenomenological Perspective”, Journal of Arts, culture, philosophy, Religion, Language and Literature, Vol-2, Issue 1, February, 2018. (ISSN: 2457-0346).

 

3.  “Matrilineal Roots in some Early Materialist Tradition in India: Re-visiting Tantra from a Marxist perspective”, Lokayata- Journal of Positive philosophy, Vol-VIII, No-01, March 2018. (ISSN: 2249-8389).

 

4. “Universalism in the Hermeneutical Development of the Vedanta Concept of Consciousness: An Advaita Vedantic perspective”, Published by Banaras Hindu university, faculty of education in the book entitled” Universal Religion and Education: Practitioners’ perspectives”, November 2018. (ISBN- 978-93-5346- 044-0).

 

5. “Gendering of Early Indian Philosophy: Some glimpses from the Lokayata tradition and the ‘Samkhyakarika’” in Darshananuragi Published by Department of Philosophy, Dispur College, August 2022, ISBN: 978-81-958446-0-9

 

Conference Presentations:

 

1.Presented Paper entitled, “The Changing Trend of Buddhism In Assam: A Hermeneutical Study” in the ICPR sponsored national seminar National Seminar on “Philosophy of Religion and Nature Worship with Special Reference to North East Bharat” organized by the Department of philosophy B. Borooah College (Autonomous) from 19th and 20th March, 2026.  

 

2. Presented Paper entitled, "Heidegger and Vedanta: A Hermeneutical Kinship," in the National Seminar on "Being, Truth and Ethics: An Interface between Heidegger and Rorty" organized by the Malaviya Moolya Anushilan Kendra & Inter Culture Studies Centre, Banaras Hindu University from from 8th March to 9^th March, 2025.  

 

3. Presented Paper entitled, "Gandhi and Ambedkar´s Humanistic Thought in  Social Change, A Philosophical Analysis" in the International conference ‘Gandhi and Ambedkar’s Philosophy: Inclusion, Equality and Dignity’, organized by Department of Political Science, Centre for Distance and Online Education, Panjab University, and International Ambedkarites Network, at the Department of Gandhian and Peace Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh, from 23rd to 24th September 2024.

 

4. Presented paper entitled, “Hermeneutic Nature of Buddhism and its Impact on Socio- Cultural Life of Asian People”, in the International conference “Translation and Interpretation of Buddhist and Christian Scriptures: Past and Present”, held at School of Philosophy, Wuhan University, Wuhan, P.R. China, 16th July to 17th July 2019.  

 

5. Presented paper entitled, “Universalism in the Hermeneutical Development of the Vedanta Concept of Consciousness: An Advaita Vedantic Perspective”, in the International conference on universal religion and education held at Banaras Hindu University, 16th to 18th November 2018 (ICURE-2018).

 

  6. Presented paper entitled, “Animal Ethics and Ahimsa: from the Lens of Gandhi”, in the national seminar on ‘Gandhian way of life for Human perfection’ held at the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, 22nd to 23rd October 2018. 

  

7. Presented paper entitled, “Hermeneutical Development of Consciousness: An Advaita Vedantic Perspective”, in ICPR sponsored national conference of InSIS 2018 on Cultivating Unity Consciousness for Self-Transformation held at the M S University Baroda, Vadodara, 25th to 26th October 2018 (InSIS 2018). 

 

Course Participated

 

1. Participated in Refresher Course in भारतीय दर्शन, अध्यात्म एवं पर्यावरण (Indian Philosophy, Spirituality and Environment) (IDC), organised by Centre for Professional Development in Higher Education (CPDHE) under UGC - Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre (MMTTC) University of Delhi from 16^th December 2025 to 30^th December 2025.

 

2. Participated in Nep 2020 Orientation & Sensitization Programme under Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Programme (MMTTP) of University Grants Commission (UGC) Organized by MMTTC, Gauhati University from 22/04/2024 to 02/05/2024.

3. Participated in One Week National Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights, Academic Ethics and Innovation for Entrepreneurship Development (NWIPR-2023) organised by Handique Girls’ College and Patent Information Centre, ASTEC, Guwahati from 6^th to 10^th November 2023.

 

4. Participated in One week State level workshop on Short Term Qualitative Research Methodology organised by Faculty Development Cell and IQAC, Handique Girls´ College in collaboration with Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development, Guwahati from 24th April to- 29th April, 2023 

 

5. Participated in one week online interdisciplinary Faculty Development Programme on Innovative Practices in Higher Education and Research in collaboration with AMU Malappuram Centre, (Kerala) from 2nd to 7th January 2023 organized by the UGC Human Resource Development Centre, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. 

 

6. Faculty Induction Programme 2022 Teaching Learning Centre, Tezpur University 

Participated in an online Faculty Induction programme organised by the Teaching Learning Centre, Tezpur University from February 1st to 2nd, March 2022 under PMMMNMTT Scheme of Ministry of Education, Government of India. 

 

7. Faculty Development Programme 2021 E and ICT Academy IIT Guwahati 

Participated in the One-Week Online Faculty Development Programme on ”Classroom Manage- ment Skills and Online Delivery Techniques” organized by E and ICT Academy IIT Guwahati held from 20th to 25th September, 2021 in association with, IQAC, Handique Girls’ College, Guwahati. 

 

8. Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme 2015 Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati 

Participated in the National Course on ‘Human Values and Ethics’, conducted under the Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme Sponsored by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, held in IIT Guwahati from 21st to 23rd January, 2015. 

 

Member of Conference Organizing Committee 

 

⋆ ICPR Sponsored Teachers meet on The crisis of Multiple Identities in Contem- porary World, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati 2016 

 

⋆ National level Graduate Research Meet, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati 2015. 

 

Member of Academic/ Non-academic/other bodies:

Name of the Organisation/Institution	Position ( Member/ Life member)	Year	Level
Member of the subcommittee Research, Innovation and Extension (Criteria III) under the IQAC of the College	Member	2023 to till date	Academic
Member of Research & Development Cell (RDC)	Member	2023 to till date	Academic
Member of Faculty Development Cell	Member	2023 to till date	Academic
Member of Academic Committee	Member	2024	Academic
Member of Women’s Studies Cell	Member	2024 to till date	Academic
Member of Autonomous College Committee	Member	2025 to till date	Academic