Dr Roshmi Dutta

M.A., Ph.D
Joined Tinsukia College on 18 Dec, 1998
• Completed B.A from Women's College, Tinsukia in 1993 • Completed M.A in Political Science from Dibrugarh University in 1996 • Completed Ph.D in Conceptualising the third gender and their status in Assam under the supervision of Prof. Alpana Borgohain from Dibrugarh University in 2017
Research Interest:
Gender Studies
Specialized Courses:
Political Theory, International Relations, Comparative Politics, Feminism, Indian Political Thought, Classical Political Thought

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Participated in XIIth Annual conference of the NEIPSANEIPSAHeld at Dibrugarh University , organized by Department of Political Science on 21 &22 January , 2003
Participated in National Seminar on” Inter- Ethnic conflict and Ethnic crisis in North-East India “Maulana Abul Kalam Institute of Asian Studies , Kolkota Held at Dibrugarh University, organized by Department of Political Science on 16 & 17 February, 2004
Participated in Workshop on “Women’s Studies Cells/ Centers in Universities ? Colleges : Organisation and Programmes”Women’s Studies Center, Dibrugarh UniversityHeld at Dibrugarh, organized by Women’s Studies Center, Dibrugarh University on 29 January , 2004
Participated in International Conference on Regional Economic Co- Operation among four Nations: China, India, Myanmar and Bangladesh
Held at Margherita , organized by Margherita College on 18 & 19 January , 2004.
Participated In Regional Seminar and presented paper on “Socio- Economic condition of Rural Women : a field study in Tinsukia district”National Commission for Women Held at Dibrugarh, organized by Center for Women studies on 15 &16 December, 2005



Participated in District Level Workshop on “Women Empowerment and Higher Education”ACTA Tinsukia ZoneHeld in Digboi Mahila Mahavidyalaya on 22 December, 2006
Participated in District Level one day Workshop on” Poem Recitation”UGCHeld  at Tinsukia college on 27 December, 2006
Participated in 24th North East India Geographical Society and National Seminar on Natural and Human Disasters in North East India and Their ManagementUGCHeld  at Tinsukia college on 15 and 16 May, 2007
Participated in National Seminar and presented paper on “Political Empowerment of Women – A Mirage, An OverviewUGC & NECHeld at Digboi, organized by Department of Political Science on 10 & 11 November, 2008
Participated  on 2day Workshop on “ Implementation of UGC Guidelines on prevention of Sexual Harassment on College CampusesUGCHeld at Jadavpur University on 18 and 19 March , 2010
Participated  and Presented paper in National Seminar on “ Impact of Modernisation on the status of women in North Eastern India- A Case study of the Aka Tribe and Dimasa Tribe”
Held at Center for Women’s Studies , Dibrugarh University on 7 and 8 October, 2010
Participated in National Seminar on Human Rights and Insurgency : Challenges in North east India and presented paper on” An Endless Journey towards Rights: Case studies on Media’s portrayal of the Third GenderUGCHeld at Sibsagar College, Joysagar on 16 and 17 March ,2012.
Participated in National Seminar on “Ageing Gracefully: Gerontological studies and FindingsUGCHeld at Women’s College, Tinsukia from 24 to 26 march 2012
Participated in District Level Workshop on “Women Empowerment and Higher Education”ACTA Tinsukia ZoneHeld in Digboi Mahila Mahavidyalaya on 22 December, 2006
Participated in District Level one day Workshop on” Poem Recitation”UGCHeld  at Tinsukia college on 27 December, 2006
Participated in 24th North East India Geographical Society and National Seminar on Natural and Human Disasters in North East India and Their ManagementUGCHeld  at Tinsukia college on 15 and 16 May, 2007
Participated in District Level Semianr on “Public funded Higher Education System – Challenges & ResponsibilitiesACTA , Tinsukia Zone Held at Tinsukia commerce college , organized by ACTA  Tinsukia Zone on 28 January 2009
Participated  on 2day Workshop on “ Implementation of UGC Guidelines on prevention of Sexual Harassment on College CampusesUGCHeld at Jadavpur University on 18 and 19 March , 2010
Participated  and Presented paper in National Seminar on “ Impact of Modernisation on the status of women in North Eastern India- A Case study of the Aka Tribe and Dimasa Tribe”
Held at Center for Women’s Studies , Dibrugarh University on 7 and 8 October, 2010
Participated in Capacity Building of Women Managers in Higher Education, Sensivity /Awarness/ Motivation WorkshopUGCHeld at Jorhat, organized by J.B.College Women Cell , From 20 to 24 March, 2011
Participated and presented paperIn National Seminar on “The Third Gender – Quest for Identity, Dignity and Recognition: A field study within AssamUGCHeld at Namti, organized by Department of Political Science, Namti College From 4 and 5 November, 2011
Participated in National Seminar on Human Rights and Insurgency : Challenges in North east India and presented paper on” An Endless Journey towards Rights: Case studies on Media’s portrayal of the Third GenderUGCHeld at Sibsagar College, Joysagar on 16 and 17 March ,2012.
Participated in National Seminar on “Ageing Gracefully: Gerontological studies and FindingsUGCHeld at Women’s College, Tinsukia from 24 to 26 march 2012
Participated in the Week Long Professional /Faculty Development Programme on Quantitative Research ToolsDepartment of Business Administration. Held at Department of Business Administration , Tezpur University, Tezpur from 28 January to 02 February , 2013



Participated and presented paperIn National Seminar on “The Third Gender – Quest for Identity, Dignity and Recognition: A field study within AssamUGCHeld at Namti, organized by Department of Political Science, Namti College From 4 and 5 November, 2011
Participated and presented paper on “Is Democratic Right a Distant reality for the Third Gender”UGCHeld at Women’s College, Tinsukia , organized by Department of Political Science of Womens college and Tinsukia college, From 19 to 21 January, 2012
Participated in three days Workshop on “ Gender Budgeting and Women Empowerment”Ministry of Women and Child Development- Gender Budgeting CellHeld at Dibrugarh , organized by Center for Women Studies from 14 to 16 May,2012
Participated and presented paper on “   Human Rights, Human Security and Third Gender : Quest for Dignity “ UGCHeld at Dibrugarh, organized by the Department of Political Science on 26 March, 2013
Participated & organised National seminar on Realities of Globalisation UGC Held at Tinsukia College organised by Political Science & Economics department on 23rd & 24th June, 2016. 
Participated and presented paper on national Seminar on Democracy, Human Rights and Nation Building in India : Issues and Challenges , Political Marginalisation: A Study on Political Status of the Third Gender in India . UGCHeld at Duliajan College organised by Duliajan College with IQAC , on 23rd & 24th September , 2016 
Participated and presented paper on International Seminar on language, Ethnicity & Identity : 21st Century Perspectives on 11th & 12th February , 2017  , Third Gender in Society : A Study on Their Struggle for Dignified SurvivalICSSR Held at Tinsukia College organised by ELT@I , assam Chapter with Department of English , Tinsukia College on 11th and 12th February , 2017 . 
Participated and presented paper on National seminar   on Violence Against Women in India : Issues , Prospects & Challenges , Violence against Female FoeticideUGCHeld at Digboi Mahila Mahavidyalaya by Dept of Bengali on 28th & 29th June, 2017. 
Participated and presented paper on National seminar on Child Rights in India : Issues and Challenges , Lost Spring : Mapping the deprived innocence in select autobiographies. Indian Council of Social Science Research Held at Digboi Mahila Mahavidyalaya by Dept of Bengali on 23rd and 24th January , 2019
Participated and presented paper on National Seminar on Issuues od Identity and Marginality in North East India Challenges to Social Inclusion , Can just sexual orientation determine one’s identity? – A cry from Unidentified CommunityIQAC , HCDG College, Nitaipukhuri Held at HCDG College, Nitaipukhuri organised by IQAC . HCDG College on 26th and 27th February , 2019. 
Participated and presented paper on National Seminar on Human Rights & Gender justice : Issues , Perspectives and Challenges, Struggle for a Dignified identity : Hijras of India.Indian Council of Social Science ResearchHeld at Digboi Mahila Mahavidyalaya by Dept of Bengali on 31st and 1st September, September, 2019

Publication

  1. “Socio- Economic condition of Rural Women : a field study in Tinsukia district” , Published in Praygan : A Journal of Academic , Intellectual and Career Pursuit , Vol No 3, Issue 3 , March 2006.
  2. “Political Empowerment of Women – A Mirage, An Overview” National Seminar Sponsored by UGC & NEC held at Digboi, organized by Department of Political Science on 10 & 11 November, 2008. 
  3. “Domestic Violence against Women – A case study among the Domestic helper s of Shantipara locality of Digboi subdivision in Tinsukia District” Published in National Seminar of Barbhag  College , Barbhag (ISBN -987-81-910812-0-6  ) November10,2010.
  4. “Is Democratic Right a Distant reality for the Third Gender” National Seminar Sponsored by UGC Held at Women’s College, Tinsukia , organized by Department of Political Science of Women college and Tinsukia college, From 19 to 21 January, 2012 (ISBN-987-81-7213-184-5)
  5. Dutta, Roshmi , Third gender In India and Assam – From the Pages of History – Pp 17 – 28, Chapter published in The Indivisible Minority in Literature and Society : Hunting Tradedies, Editors – Dr Mohd. Shamim & Dr Noor Fatima, Vangmaya Books, Edition 2016, ISBN 978-93-82485-78-0. 
  6. Dutta, Roshmi, Third Gender in Society : A Study on their Struggle for Dignified Survival , Article published in Perspectives : A Collection of essays on Language, Ethnicity & Identity , Pp 721 – 729 , editors Rajeev Mohan & Mriganka Choudhury , Edition February , 2018, ISBN 978-93-80247-79-3.

Workshop

Extension Activities

  1. Assistant Secretary, ACTA  Tinsukia college unit, 2005-06.
  2. Joint Secretary, CWSD, Tinsukia College from the time of inception to 2009
  3. Member, Core committee, UGC-SAM Workshop, 08-12 Nov, 2010
  4. Teacher-in-charge- Cultural -2006-07, Magazine (Editorial Board) - 2012-13.
  5. Member of College Admission Committee in 2012-13 & 13-14
  6. Teacher-in-charge for Environmental field study work of H.S.Ist year (Arts)201 and 2013, visited Ledo Colliery 18.01.12 and1 13.11.1
  7.   Zonal Representative of Tinsukia college to ACTA women’s wing 
  8. Member, Core committee, ACTA  Tinsukia college unit, 2012
  9. Member of ‘Students’ Union Election held on 22 September, 2012 & Election held on 20 September, 2013 
  10. Teacher –In- Charge of G.S. Advisory body, 2012-13
  11. Member of IQAC, 2013.
  12. Convener, Committee for Co-curricular Activities, IQAC, 2013
  13. Project work  field study of Environment Education , Teacher In charge for Arts Stream ( 11/01/2016) 
  14. Presiding Officer – Assembly Election ( 04/04/2016)
  15. Admission /Counseling Committee- Convener, Science Stream. ( 18/05/2016)
  16. Tinsukia College Student s’ Union Election, Member ( 05/09/2016)
  17. IQAC Committee – Member of Core Committee ( 25/10/2016)
  18. Field study programme of Environment project - Teacher In charge for Arts Stream ( 30/01/2017)
  19. In charge of Data Bank – IQAC ( 04/03/2017)
  20. Academic & Admission Committee – Advisors ( 11/05/2017)
  21. School Adoption Committee – Member ( 08/07/2017) 
  22. Tinsukia College Vocational and Innovative Courses Management Committee – Member ( 18/08/2017) 
  23. Enquiry Committee  of Admission – Member ( 06/01/2018)
  24. Tinsukia College Waste Management Cell – Member ( 24/01/2018)
  25. Tinsukia College Publication and Marketing Board – Joint Convener ( 13/02/2018)
  26. Gender Sensitisation Committee against Sexual Harassment – Member as Teacher Representative to GB ( 02/02/2018)
  27. Admission Committee – Member of admission Counseling ( 18/05/2018)
  28. Anti Ragging Squard and Anti Ragging Monitoring Committee – Convenor ( 23/06/2018) 
  29. Tinsukia College Students’ Union Election – Member ( 20/08/2018) 
  30. Day Care Center Management Committee – Member  ( 25/08/2018)
  31. Presiding Officer – Panchayat Election – ( 05/12/2018) 
  32. Gender Sensitisation Committee against Sexual Harassment – Member as Teacher Representative to GB ( 05/01/2019) 
  33. Admission & Advisory Committee – Convener ( 29/03/2019) 
  34. Admission Committee , 2019 -  Member of Art Stream (14/05/2019)
  35. Tinsukia College Students’ Union Election- Co Co-ordinator ( 30/08/2019)
  36. Tinsukia College Magazine Editorial Board – Member ( 01/10/2019) 
  37. Life Member , Pratishruti Donors , ( NGO) - 2019
  38. Academic Cell , IQAC - Member ( 18/01/2021)
  39.  IT Cell , Tinsukia College – Member ( 07/02/2021)
  40.  Tinsukia College Publication Committee – Convener ( 13/02/2020)
  41. Admission Committee for Arts Stream – Member ( 12/06/2020)
  42. Infrastructure and Learning Resources Committee – Member ( 05/04/2021) 
  43. B.A 3rd Semester Backlog Examination 2021 – Asst Zonal Officer ( 30/03/2021) 
  44. Fresher’s Social Function of Tinsukia College – Talk on Students’ behaviour and Gender Equality ( 26/10/2021) 
  45. B.A 5th semester Examination 2022 – Asst. Zonal Officer ( 07/02/2022) 
  46. Mark Sheet Tabulator – HS Pre – Final Test 2021- Convener ( 03/02/2022) 

RC/OP/STC/FDP


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SL. No.OC/RCGradeVenueDuration
1RC       A            Dibrugarh UniversityDibrugarh, from 21 to 10 November, 2002
2OCACentral University, Jamia Milia IslamiaNew Delhi, From 22 to 23 March, 2006
3Participated in Training Course on “Research Methodology for Gender Studies”
Center for Women’s Studies, Dibrugarh UniversityHeld at Center for Women’s studies , Dibrugarh University from 08 to 16 June, 2006
4RC in Gender StudiesACentral University, Jamia Milia Islamia

New Delhi, from 15 to 6 November, 2007





5Short term Course
TOT on Consumer Protection and Consumer Welfare for North-East State organized by Indian Institute of Public Administration New Delhi in association with SIRD, AssamGauhati, From 3 to 7 August, 2009
6RC in Environmental StudiesAAligarh Muslim UniversityAligarh, From 20 to 10 August, 2010
7FDP
Week Long Professional /Faculty Development Programme on Quantitative Research Tools , Tezpur UniversityTezpur from 28 January to 02 February, 2013
8Short Term Course
Human Rights

Gauhati University, (MHRD) , 12th to 18th November, 2018





9FDP
Behavioural Remodeling and Use of ICT Tools for Classroom Delivery of TeachersElectronics & ICT Academy with DMM from 3rd to 8th August, 2019.

Membership of Professional Bodies

  1. Life Member of NEIPSA  ( North- East India Political Science Association)
  2. Life Member of IPSA (Indian Political Science Association) 
  3. Indian Association for Women’s studies - Member

Participation in Bodies/ Committees on Education and National Development

  1. DC Nominee of the Selection Committee – PNGB Govt. Model College Interview ( 07/10/2020)
  2. Promotion under CAS – Subject Expert – Women’s College, Tinsukia ( 03/11/2020) 
  3. Promotion under CAS – Subject Expert – Panigoan Om Prakash Dinodia College ( 11/02/2021)
  4. Promotion under CAS – Subject Expert – Digboi College Digboi  ( 04/10/2021)
  5. Promotional Committee – Vice Chancellor Nominee at D.D. R College Chabua( 10/12/2021) 
  6. Promotion under CAS – Subject Expert – Doomdooma College ( 14/02/2022)