Profile of Pallavi Deka
Qualification:- M.Phil, Ph.D
Designation:- Assistant Professor
Area of Specialisation:- Policy Studies, South Asia
Subject/ Area taught:- Political Theory, International Politics, Public Policy, India Politics
Method adopted for teaching :- ICT, Video Conferencing, Flipped classroom
Details of any Learning material provided to students through e -content (LMS):- You tube video for Dispur collge; created e-learning materials for GUIDOL, Gauhati University.
Any innovative contribution made in teaching learning :- Learning through cinema and documentary; flipped classroom; mock parliament, google classroom, mind mapping through ICT.
Details of teaching contribution in Indian languages:- Bilingual class lectures on regular basis.
Teaching- Learning and Research in Indian Knowledge System:- Completed certificate course in Indian Knowledge system organised by IKS Centre, Handique Girls" College, Guwahati from 2nd April to 27th April 2025
https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5189-7350
E-mail:- rashmigw1@yahoo.in
Details of students" internship/ students" project supervision:
There has been regular supervision of students" project since 2021 as per syllabus and curriculum and this practice is supplemented further with becoming internship nodal officers of the college as well as internship mentor in my department.
| Date |
Name of project |
Class |
No. of students |
| 15/06/2022 |
Conflict resolution: Learning lessons from Dialogue process in India |
6th sem R |
2 |
| 15/06/2022 |
Conflict between different Linguistic Groups |
6th Sem R |
2 |
| 15/06/2022 |
Gender based conflict |
6th sem R |
2 |
| 15/06/2022 |
Conflict in North east India |
|
|
| 19/07/22 |
Right to information Act and its practical filing |
4th Sem (M) |
37 |
| 05/10/2022 |
Facilities for students in educational institutions: case study on Handique
Girls" College |
5th Sem |
4 |
| 05/10/2022 |
Role and performance case of student union body |
5th sem |
3 |
| 05/10/2022 |
Role and performance of co curricular activities in our college |
5th sem |
3 |
| 10/03/2023 |
Citizens and Rights |
6th Sem |
51 |
| 09/11/2023 |
Democracy and leadership building |
1st sem |
33 |
| 11/04/2024 |
Access to Information and right of consumers |
4th sem |
09 |
| 11/04/2024 |
Criminal justice system in India |
4th sem |
09 |
| 11/04/2024 |
Minimum wage |
4th sem |
10 |
| 11/04/2024 |
Women and sexual harassments |
4th sem |
11 |
| 20/04/2025 |
Gender based conflict in Society: A case of patriarchy |
6th sem R |
02 |
Details of community engagement and service:
| Date |
Place/ Venue |
Name of the Programme |
Activity |
No of Students |
Outcome |
| 18th May, 2024 |
Brindaban Ashram, an old age home in Noonmati |
Apart from financial assistance for infrastructure development, the department also contributed with food items and other essential Commodities. |
The program was organised under Extension and Outreach activity. |
A group of ten students and faculty members of the department of Political Science |
Students become involved in the process of geriatric care and social responsibities. |
| 2nd April 2025 |
Emmanuel Rehabilitation Foundation, Guwahati |
The students and teachers participated in a joint painting activity with the differently abled children of the institute. A few awareness activities were also done with people in general on understanding autism. |
An extension and outreach activity on occasion of World Autism Awareness Day |
A group of fifteen students and faculty members of the department of Political Science |
An environment of mutual understanding was created |
| 7 th April, 2025 |
Adarsha Prathamik Vidyalaya, Basistha. |
Vidyanjali |
An extension and outreach activity on occasion of World Autism Awareness Day |
The fourth Semester students along with faculty members of the Department |
Organised various activities and awareness drives on self-care, hygiene, and the environment. Books were donated to the school library and a few stationery items were also distributed. |
Seminar / workshop/ Group discussion organized :
| Event title |
Date |
No. of students attended |
Resource person (if any) |
| Group Discussion |
28/03/2024 |
23 |
Pallavi deka |
| Group Discussion |
25/10/2024 |
21 |
Pallavi deka |
Any contribution towards syllabus revision/ modification:
| Syllabus on |
Target group |
Approved by |
| Skill Enhancement Course named Film Appreciation |
Third semester (FYUGP) students under Gauhati University |
Gauhati University |
| Add on certificate course on Political Leadership |
Undergraduate students |
Gauhati University |
Orientation/Induction/ Refresher Course/STC attended (specify whether as resource person or participant):
| Sl No. |
Programme title |
OC/ RC/ STC |
Date |
Venue |
Organized by |
| 1. |
“Academic Research Writing” |
FDP |
16th to 22nd July 2022 |
Online |
Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi and Ministry of Education, Government of India |
| 2. |
‘Hind Swaraj" |
FDP |
23rd January to 30th January, 2021 |
|
By University of Delhi, Mahatma Hansraj Faculty Development centre |
| 3. |
NEP 2020 |
Orientation and sensitiza tion Program me |
22nd April 2024 to 2nd May 2024 |
Online |
MMTTP of UGC organized MMTTC, by Gauhati University |
| 4. |
Implemen tation of NEP 2020 for university and college Teachers" |
short term professi onal develop ment program me |
12th-20th June, 2023 |
Online |
IGNOU, New Delhi |
| 5. |
Indian Knowledge system organised by |
certificate course |
2nd April to 27th April 2025 |
Online/offline |
IKS Centre, Handique Girls" College, Guwahati |
20. Paper presentation in Seminar/Conferences:
| Seminar Title |
Level (National/ International/ State) |
Title of the paper |
Venue |
Date |
Sponsoring agency(if any) |
| ICSSR young scholars meet on |
National |
Tracing History and its Upshots: Mizoram- Manipur Relation with Myanmar |
Handique Girls" College, Guwahati |
5th March 2025 |
ICSSR, New Delhi |
| Two Days National Seminar on Strategic Importance of North East India: Geopolitical, Economic and security dimensions |
National |
|
Bihpuria College, Lakhimpur |
28th-29th January 2025 |
ICSSR, New Delhi |
| Women leadership in the contemporary world: Focus on Gender mainstreaming |
National |
Women in Public Spaces: Rights and Resistance |
Tezpur Collge |
18th and 19th January 2024 |
ICSSR |
| India"s Strategic Culture: Tracing the Roots |
National |
Foreign Policy as Election Issue: India and its Neighbours |
DS College, Aligarh |
6th and 7th April 2024 |
ICSSR |
| Contemporary Concerns of the State of Indigenous People vis a vis their Existence and Survival |
International |
Traditional Institutions and Indigenous Communities in Assam: Peace Building and Human Rights |
Dispur College |
27th and 28th February 2023 |
ICSSR |
| Disability in North East India |
National |
Intellectual Disability and Our Society- A Case of Institutional Preparedness in Guwahati City |
Arya Vidyapeeth College, Guwahati |
27th and 28th November 2022 |
ICSSR |
| Cooperatives for economic Development in North east India |
National |
Dairy Cooperative and the state of White Revolution in Assam |
Pub Kamrup College, Assam |
21st and 22nd September 2022 |
ICSSR |
| Indian Diversity: Its Challenges and Prospects |
National |
Presented a paper ‘Identity Politics and Language Diversity: A case of Assam" in an ICSSR sponsored national seminar on |
S.B. Deorah College, Guwahati |
2nd and 3rd July 2021 |
ICSSR |
Workshop/ Training/ Summer School Attended(specify whether as resource person or participant):
| Sl No. |
Event title |
Sponsoring agency |
Duration (from- to) |
| 1. |
Participated in an International workshop on ‘Jawaharlal Nehru: A True nationalist, secular humanist and social Democrat" |
NEHU, Shillong |
2nd July 2022 |
| 2. |
Successfully participated in a state level one week Short term Workshop on Qualitative Research Methodology |
Handique Girls" College, Guwahati in collaboration with OKDISD |
24th April to 29th April 2023 |
| 3. |
completed a summer school program on the theme Feminist Foreign Policy |
Impact and Policy Research Institute and The Asia Foundation, New Delhi |
24th -26th June 2024. |
Research Paper published in Journals:
| Sl No. |
Paper title |
Name of the Journal |
Publication Date |
ISSN |
Care Listed/ Peer reviewed |
| 1 |
"Exclusive Spaces in Inclusive Cities: Parks, Design and Social Divide in Guwahati" |
Gauhati University Institute of North East India Studies journal |
Upcoming |
- |
Care listed |
Books published:
| Sl No. |
Name of the Book/s |
Role (Editor/Author/Co- author) |
Publisher |
Date of Publication |
ISBN No. |
Level( National/ international/ State) |
| 1 |
book ‘Environment, climate change and migration in South Asia" |
Editor |
Upcoming |
Routledge, London |
March 2023 |
- |
International |
Book Chapter published:
| Sl No. |
Title of the chapter(s) |
Name of the Book(s) |
Publisher |
Date of Publication |
ISBN No. |
Level( National/ international/ State) |
| 1 |
‘Dawning a Special Life" |
Defy definitions: Celebrating Extraordinary Journeys of Underrepresented Lives |
Black Eagle Books: Dublin |
2024 |
9781645605447 |
International |
| 2 |
‘Foreign Policy as Election Issue: India and its Neighbours" in, |
India"s Neighbourhood First Policy |
Satyam Publishing House, New Delhi |
2024 |
|
National |
| 3 |
“Rights Versus State Security: Cases of Virtual Curfews and More in North East of India and Beyond” |
‘Democratizing the Discourse of Rights and Human Security in India"s North East" |
DVS Publication: Delhi |
December 2022 |
|
National |
| 4 |
‘Recasting Gandhi at a time of Discord" |
Gandhian Ideas and Principles |
Jawaharlal Nehru College, Boko |
October 2021 |
97881 92439839 |
State |
Any Teacher-led student research project under your guidance
| Title of the project |
Duration (From-to) |
Sanctioned amt. |
Released amt. |
Ongoing/ Completed |
Name of students involved |
| Sites, State and People: An Enquiry into the Parks in Guwahati City |
2020-2021 |
20000/- |
20000/- |
Completed |
Priya, Alisha, Kajal Kalita, |
No. of students under your mentorship with date of mentoring session held:
| Title of the project |
Duration (From-to) |
Sanctioned amt. |
Released amt. |
Ongoing/ Completed |
Name of students involved |
| Pallavi Deka |
10/06/2022 |
6th Sem |
5 |
Career choice and preparation of entrance exam |
| 25/03/2023 |
6th Sem |
6 |
Career Choice discussion and preparation of entrance exam |
| 25/03/2023 |
4th Sem |
5 |
Academic |
| 19/08/2023 |
5th Sem |
6 |
Guidance on future academic and professional engagement |
| 21/08/2023 |
3rd Sem |
7 |
Academic and personal counselling |
| 04/03/2024 |
6th Sem |
7 |
Discussing CUET exam preparation |
| 04/03/2024 |
4th Sem |
7 |
Doubts on completed syllabus, Internship |
| 15/03/2024 |
2nd Sem |
5 |
Academic |
| 19/08/2024 |
3rd Sem |
6 |
Academic, Result related, Personal |
| 31/08/2024 |
5th Sem |
6 |
Results, Entrance exam, training |
| 19/09/2024 |
1st Sem |
8 |
Academic/ personal problems |
| 23/10/2024 |
1st sem |
4 |
Academic and non academic |
| 19/03/2025 |
4th Sem |
4 |
Psychological |
| 19/03/2025 |
2nd Sem |
7 |
Academic |
| 27/03/2025 |
4th Sem |
8 |
Internship |
| 02/05/2025 |
6th Sem |
8 |
CUET result; future higher studies. |
Research Collaboration:
| Publication/ project |
Name of faculty |
Name and institution of collaborator |
Date |
| Project-Border Area Development and role of Grassroot Institutions |
Dr. Pallavi Deka |
Prof. Sanjay Bhardwaj |
2022 |
| Book- Environment, Climate change and Migration in South Asia, Routledge Publication |
Dr. Pallavi Deka |
Dr. Amit Ranjan, National University of Singapore |
2024 |
| Journal research paper (Upcoming)- Exclusive Spaces in Inclusive Cities: Parks, Designs and Social Divide in Guwahati, GUINES |
Dr. Pallavi Deka |
Dr. Ritika Sahu |
2025 |
Association with the College corporate life:
| Year |
Works done |
| 2024-25 |
Member of Criteria VI under IQAC |
| 2024-25 |
Nodal officer, Internship Activities Committee |
| 2024-25 |
Moderator, HGC student union election, Open Debate |
| 2024-25 |
Member, Admission Committee |
| 2024-25 |
Coordinator, Departmental Mentoring Committee |
| 2024-25 |
Member, Elocution club |
| 2023-24 |
Member, PM USHA |
| 2023-24 |
Member, sub-committee, Research Advisory Council |
| 2023-24 |
Member, External Relation Cell |
| 2023-24 |
Member of Criteria VI under IQAC |
| 2023-24 |
Convener, Academic Calender Committee |
| 2023-24 |
Convener, Prospectus committee |
| 2023-24 |
Member, University upgradation committee |
| 2023-24 |
Member, Institutional development plan |
| 2022-23 |
Member, Institutional development plan |
| 2022-23 |
Incharge, Magazine section, HGCSU |
| 2022-23 |
Member, MOU committee |
| 2022-23 |
Moderator, HGC student union election, Open Debate |
Examination (External works, Setting of question papers, Moderation, Evaluation, etc):
| Year |
Works done |
| 2021-22 |
Setting of question papers, Evaluation |
| 2022-23 |
Setting of question papers, Evaluation |
| 2023-24 |
Setting of question papers, Evaluation |
| 2024-25 |
Setting of question papers, Evaluation |
Participation in any Extension/Outreach Activities( Academic/Non academic):
| Name of the Activities |
Date |
Place |
Remarks |
| Contribute in Cash and kind |
18th May 2024 |
Brindaban Ashram, an old age home in Noonmati |
|
| Observing World Autism Awareness Day and Helping the Autistic children with their works |
2nd April 2025 |
Emmanuel Rehabilitation Foundation, Guwahati |
|
| organised various activities and awareness drives on self-care, hygiene, And the environment. Books were donated to the school library and a few stationery items were also Distributed |
7th April 2025 |
Adarsha Prathamik Vidyalaya, Basistha |
|
Contribution towards any environmental conservation / sustainable development:
| Date |
Activities |
| 5/12/24 |
Coordinated slogan writing competition on the occasion of World soil day |
| 5/6/24 |
Awareness drive and tree plantation drive at Garbhanga Reserve forest on the occasion of World Environment Day |
| 22/5/24 |
Coordinated an essay writing competition on the occasion of Day of Biological diversity |
| 22/3/24 |
Coordinated a poster making competition on the occasion of world water day |
| 30/9/23 |
Coordinated a cleanliness drive on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti |
