ACADEMICS

Dr. Biswajit Choudhury

Assistant Professor (Selection Grade)

Department of Political Science

Handique Girls’ College

Guwahati-781001 Assam

 

E-Mail: cbiswajnu1@gmail.com

Mobile: +91 9706553747

 

Date of Joining: Sept 9, 2011

 

Orcid id: 0009-0004-5294-2275

 

Education: 

 

PhD: Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi

MPhil: Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi 

UGC-NET in Political Science 

MA: Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi  

 

Previous Teaching Experience:

 

Lecturer: NCWEB, University of Delhi (Aug 2009 – July 2010)

 

Research:

 

Project Director: Major Research Project, 24 Months, Ministry of Education, Govt. of India, New Delhi (Ongoing)

Principal Investigator: Minor Research Project, Challenges of Women Traffic Police: A Case Study of Guwahati City, Fund received from Research & Innovation Cell, HGC 2018-2019

Research Fellow: Centre for Asian Politics and Policy (CAPP), Clarewood University, USA (Feb 2021 – Feb 2024) 

Associate Editor: Journal of Asian Politics and History (JAPH), Hong Kong, Clarewood University, USA (Feb 2024 onwards)   

Reviewer: Asian Ethnicity: Routledge (Feb 2025 onwards)  

 

Areas of Interest:

 

Indian Politics: Development and Policy Process; Modern South Asia; Indian Diaspora; India´s Act East Policy vs North East; Rural Non-Farm Sector Development and Poverty Reduction; Govt. & Politics in South Asia; India’s Foreign Economic Policy

 

Areas of Teaching (UG):

 

Political Theory; Indian Politics; Political Thought; Comparative Politics; Politics of North-East India; Global Politics; Public Administration; (MDC, SEC Under NEP 2020)

 

Selected Publications: 

 

Newspaper Article: Dream of Economic Renaissance, The Assam Tribune, 26/02/2025

Book Review: India´s Near East: A New History (2024)

Brief: Women Lead Change in Mizoram from the Frontlines (No. 1089, National University of Singapore 2023)

Research Papers: Choudhury, Biswajit (2024), ‘Lac and Livelihood: A Case Study of Lac Growers in Jharkhand, India’ JAPH, Hong Kong, Oct 2024, Vol.-16, p.46-57 (ISSN 2227-9105)

Chapters in Edited Book: ´India´s Relations with the Indian Ocean Archipelago: Maldives´, Dr Vijay Kumar Verma (ed.), India´s Foreign Policy, Pinnacle Learning: New Delhi, p. 276-296, Aug 2021 (ISBN: 978-93-83848-64-5)

 

Selected Paper Presentations:

 

‘Act East Policy and Global Humanities: North East Narrative’ at International Conference, Bankura University, West Bengal, Feb 5-6, 2025

 

UGC Travel Grant:

 

Paper presented at the ´25th IPSA World Congress´ at Brisbane, Australia, July 21-25, 2018, Travel Grant received from U.G.C. @ Rs 1,58,015/-

 

Selected Invited Lectures:

 

‘South Asians Presence in the World: Reimagining Post-COVID Diaspora Policies of India’ at the Department of Political Science, Tripura University (A Central University), Suryamaninagar, Tripura, March 11, 2024 

 

‘Understanding Assam: Socio-Political and Cultural Perspectives at Baselius College, Kottayam, Kerala, December 16, 2023 

 

PG Diploma in Human Rights Course on ‘Recent Trends in Indian Politics with Special Reference to Manipur Unrest’ at the Department of Civics and Politics, Mumbai University, Mumbai, August 20, 2023

 

Seminar/Conference Organised:

 

‘Young Scholars’ Meet’, A National Level Seminar organised on March 05, 2025, at Handique Girls’ College, Guwahati, Assam