Rituparna Patgiri

Journal Publications

1. Rituparna Patgiri, "Contractualisation of Academic Labour", Economic and Political Weekly, vol.59, Issue no.28, pp.8-9 [2024], https://www.epw.in/journal/2024/28/comment/contractualisation-academic-labour.html

2. Rituparna Patgiri, "The Familiar and the Self: Reflections from Teaching Sociology Online in India", Sociological Bulletin, Indian Sociological Society (ISS), Sage, vol.72, Issue no.2, pp.209-223, ISBN.380229 [2023], https://doi.org/10.1177/00380229221151085

3. Rituparna Patgiri, "Community Building and Exclusion: The Role Of Food In University Hostels In New Delhi", Society, Springer, vol.59, Issue no.6, pp.714-722, ISBN.0147-2011 [2022], https://doi.org/10.1007/s12115-022-00761-5

4. Rituparna Patgiri, "Changing Food Habits of Urban Middle-class Youth in India: ‘Ordering In’", South Asia Research, Sage, vol.42, Issue no.3, pp.327-342, ISBN.0262-7280 [2022], https://doi.org/10.1177%2F02627280221105133

5. Rituparna Patgiri, "The Role of Food in Constructing Womanhood: A Study of Menstruation in Guwahati", Society, Springer, vol.59, Issue no.2, pp.149-156, ISBN.0147-2011 [2022], https://doi.org/10.1007/s12115-022-00678-z

6. Rituparna Patgiri, "Access, Privacy, and Gender Divides in Teaching Online: Reflections from India", Teaching Anthropology, The Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (RAI), vol.10, Issue no.3, pp.83-89, ISBN.2053-9843 [2021], https://doi.org/10.22582/ta.v10i3.618

7. Rituparna Patgiri, "Bat Meat and Chinese Identity", Contexts, American Sociological Association (ASA), Sage, vol.19, Issue no.4, pp.65-67, ISBN.1536-5042 [2020], https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1536504220977939

8. Rituparna Patgiri, "Mobile Theatre of Assam: A Socio-Historical Perspective", Journal of North East India Studies (JNEIS), Association for North East India Studies, vol.9, Issue no.1, pp.29-51, ISBN.2277-2869 [2019], http://www.jneis.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/9.1.2.pdf

9. Rituparna Patgiri, "The Social Production of Space: The Central Park in New Delhi", Tetso Interdisciplinary Journal, vol.3, Issue no.3, pp.1-7, ISBN.2319-2925 [2015]

Book Chapter

1. Maitrayee Chaudhuri, Deepali Aparajita Dungdung, Dinesh Rajak, and Rituparna Patgiri, "The Pandemic and Our Entangled Lives: Experiencing the Many Relations of Ruling" , Global Feminist Autoethnographies During COVID-19: Displacements and Disruptions edited by Melanie Heath, Akosua Darkwah, Josephine Beoku-Betts and Bandana Purkayastha , Routledge, London ISBN.9781032122625, pp.24 [2022]

2. Rituparna Patgiri, "Mobile Theatre of Assam: Socio-Cultural Reasons Behind Its Success" , Mobile Theatre of Assam edited by Pranjal Protim Borah, Biplab Deka and Birinchi Kr. Kalita , Assam College Teachers’ Association (ACTA), Guwahati ISBN.978-93-90626-10-6, pp.412 [2021]

3. Rituparna Patgiri, "Society, Multimedia and Hypermedia" , Society through the Visual , Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi , pp.105 [2021] https://egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/78819/1/Unit-8.pdf

4. Rituparna Patgiri, "Multimedia and Hypermedia as Tools of Research" , Society through the Visual , Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi , pp.115 [2021] https://egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/78820/1/Unit-9.pdf

5. Rituparna Patgiri, "Breaking the Patriarchal Myth: A Study of Naga Customary Laws" , Historical and Socio-Cultural Aspects of North-East India edited by Sikhamoni Konwar , Concept Publishing Company, New Delhi , vol.II , pp.428 [2016]

Others

1. Rituparna Patgiri, "Couple’s Instagram Reels: Thoughts on Love, Marriage and Gendered Roles", Applied Worldwide [2024], https://appliedworldwide.com/couples-instagram-reels-thoughts-on-love-marriage-and-gendered-roles/

2. Rituparna Patgiri, "Doing Sociology Outside the Classroom: Perceptions and Challenges", Applied Worldwide [2024], https://appliedworldwide.com/doing-sociology-outside-the-classroom-perceptions-and-challenges/

3. Rituparna Patgiri, "What Eating Reminds You Of", The India Forum [2024], https://www.theindiaforum.in/book-reviews/what-eating-reminds-you

4. Rituparna Patgiri, "Sociology Under Attack: What Happened in the University of Delhi is a Disciplinary Issue", Applied Worldwide [2024], https://appliedworldwide.com/sociology-under-attack/

5. Rituparna Patgiri, "The Social and Gendered Nature of Dating Apps in India", Applied Worldwide [2023], https://appliedworldwide.com/social-and-gendered-nature-of-dating-app-scams-in-india/

6. Rituparna Patgiri, "What is New in Kinship? Experiences from Teaching Sociology of Kinship in India", Applied Worldwide [2023], https://appliedworldwide.com/what-is-new-in-kinship-experiences-from-teaching-sociology-of-kinship-in-india/

7. Rituparna Patgiri and Ritwika Patgiri, "Excluded from the Kitchen: The Story of Muslim Domestic Workers in Assam", Zubaan Books [2023], https://zubaanprojects.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/SPF2020-Grant-Papers-Excluded-From-the-Kitchen-by-Rituparna-Patgiri-and-Ritwika-Patgiri.pdf

8. Rituparna Patgiri, "Serving ‘Traditional’ Food on Instagram: Visuality and Aesthetics", Doing Sociology [2023], https://doingsociology.org/2023/03/23/serving-traditional-food-on-instagram-visuality-and-aesthetics-rituparna-patgiri/

9. Rituparna Patgiri, "The Peda of Matabari: Religious and Economic Significance", Doing Sociology [2023], https://doingsociology.org/2023/02/03/the-peda-of-matabari-religious-and-economic-significance-rituparna-patgiri/

10. Rituparna Patgiri, "The Pressure to Publish in Social Sciences in India: Issues of Access and Information", Doing Sociology [2022], https://doingsociology.org/2022/07/19/the-pressure-to-publish-in-social-sciences-in-india-issues-of-access-and-information-rituparna-patgiri/

11. Rituparna Patgiri, "Precarity in the Sociology Job Market in India", Miami Institute for the Social Sciences [2022], https://www.miamisocialsciences.org/home/uhkj5o7vyr0mxy5p43f9l1z6cdmiig

12. Rituparna Patgiri, "The Popularity of Assam’s Mobile Theatre: The Role of Mediatized Visuality", Doing Sociology [2021], https://doingsociology.org/2021/07/24/the-popularity-of-assams-mobile-theatre-the-role-of-mediatized-visuality-rituparna-patgiri/

13. Rituparna Patgiri, "Instagram on the Plate: Consuming Food Digitally", The Sociological Review [2021], https://thesociologicalreview.org/magazine/may-2021/digital-social-life/instagram-on-the-plate/

14. Rituparna Patgiri, "From Network Society to Surveillance Capitalism: The Internet is Watching You!", Doing Sociology [2021], https://doingsociology.org/2021/04/11/from-network-society-to-surveillance-capitalism-the-internet-is-watching-you-rituparna-patgiri/

15. Rituparna Patgiri, "Teaching Sociology Online: Learning Through COVID-19", Applied Worldwide [2021], https://appliedworldwide.com/teaching-sociology-online/

16. Rituparna Patgiri and Ritwika Patgiri, "Researching One’s Own Community During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Advantages and Challenges of Doing Fieldwork in India", LSE Field Research Methods Lab [2021], https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/fieldresearch/2021/03/23/researching-ones-own-community-during-pandemic/

17. Rituparna Patgiri and Ritwika Patgiri, "The Missing Courtyard in Guwahati’s Urban Homes", Social and Political Research Foundation [2021], https://sprf.in/photo-archive/the-missing-courtyard-in-guwahatis-urban-homes/

18. Rituparna Patgiri, "What Does the Popularity of Cooking Channels Tell Us About Class and Gender in India?", Doing Sociology [2021], https://doingsociology.org/2021/01/23/what-does-the-popularity-of-cooking-channels-tell-us-about-class-and-gender-in-india-rituparna-patgiri/

19. Rituparna Patgiri, "Using Cultural Sociology to Understand Merit and Policymaking in India", Applied Worldwide [2020], https://appliedworldwide.com/using-cultural-sociology/

20. Rituparna Patgiri, "Networking in the Menu: The Role of Food in Academic Events", The Sociological Review [2020], https://thesociologicalreview.org/magazine/december-2020/postgraduate-research/networking-in-the-menu-the-role-of-food-in-academic-events/

21. Rituparna Patgiri, "Teaching Research Methods: Community Engagement", Applied Worldwide [2020], https://appliedworldwide.com/teaching-research-methods/

22. Rituparna Patgiri, "What does Baking tell us about Class during COVID-19 in India?", Sociology Lens Insights [2020], https://www.sociologylens.net/topics/political-economic-sociology/baking-and-class-during-covid-19-in-india/32171

23. Rituparna Patgiri, "The Social Meanings of Food in a COVID-19 World", Anthro{dendum] [2020], https://anthrodendum.org/2020/06/11/the-social-meanings-of-food-in-a-covid-19-world/

24. Rituparna Patgiri and Ritwika Patgiri, "If Meat Could Tell Stories: A Tale of Assam during Coronavirus", Allegra lab [2020], https://allegralaboratory.net/if-meat-could-tell-stories-a-tale-of-assam-during-coronavirus/

25. Rituparna Patgiri, "Ideas of Time and Productivity: A Sociological Take", Doing Sociology [2020], https://doingsociology.org/2020/05/08/ideas-of-time-and-productivity-a-sociological-take-rituparna-patgiri/

26. Abhilasha Sahay and Rituparna Patgiri, "From the Field: Conversations on Violence against Women", Rising Powers Initiative [2019], https://www.risingpowersinitiative.org/2019/08/28/from-the-field-conversations-on-violence-against-women/

27. Arnav Das Sharma, Avipsha Das, Maitrayee Patar, Pratichi Majumdar and Rituparna Patgiri, "Negotiating Traditions: The Maiyyas of Vrindavana", Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics [2014], http://cdedse.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/10Negotiating-Traditions-The-Maiyyas-of-Vrindavana.pdf

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1	HS 730	Research Methods In Sociology	Ph.D Programme
2	HS 231	Sociology of Communication	B.Tech

1	Doing Sociology Funding Agency : Independent Principal Investigator: Deepali Aparajita Dungdung, Maitrayee Chaudhuri and Rituparna Patgiri Co-investigator: NA Duration/Starting Year: 2020-05-01 Status: Ongoing View Details
2	Eating Healthy Food in Urban India: The Role of Digital Technology Funding Agency : Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati Principal Investigator: Rituparna Patgiri Co-investigator: Duration/Starting Year: 2024-06-19 to 2026-06-19 Status: Ongoing View Details
3	Viksit Bharat ki Atmanirbhar Betiyan: Exploring the Role of CCTs and Beti Bachao Beti Padhao in Empowering Girls in India Funding Agency : Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) Principal Investigator: Anindita Majumdar Co-investigator: Rituparna Patgiri, Paro Mishra and Anasua Chatterjee Duration/Starting Year: 2024-09-20 to 2024-09-10 Status: Ongoing View Details
4	North-South Dialogue Funding Agency : Principal Investigator: Doing Sociology team (Deepali Aparajita Dungdung, Maitrayee Chaudhuri and Rituparna Patgiri) Co-investigator: Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington Duration/Starting Year: 2022-01-01 to 2022-03-31 Status: Completed View Details

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Awards and Achievements

Award Title : Recipient of the Amul Vidya Bhushan awarded by the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Limited, Anand for Outstanding Academic Performance at the Central Board Higher Secondary Examinations held in March-April 2009.

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Award Title : National Scholarship in Sociology for Merit from Delhi School of Economics (DSE) for 2012-14.

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Award Title : Krishna Raj Fellowship (KRF) by the Centre for Development Economics (CDE), Delhi School of Economics (DSE) in June 2013 for a research project entitled Negotiating Traditions: Maiyyas of Vrindavana.

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Award Title : Zubaan-Sasakawa Peace Foundation Grants for Young Researchers from the Northeast for 2020-2021.

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Invited

Name of Book Reviews: Book review of Social Spaces and the Public Sphere: A Spatial History of Modernity in Kerala by S. Harikrishnan

Doing Sociology Jul 4, 2023 International View

Name of Book Reviews: Book review of Visual Methods in the Field: Photography for the Social Sciences by Terence Heng

Mobile Media and Communication Apr 20, 2023 International View

Name of Book Reviews: Book review of Genre Publics: Popular Music, Technologies, and Class in Indonesia by Ema Baulch

LSE Southeast Asia Blog Mar 2, 2022 International View

Name of Book Reviews: Book review of Food for Degrowth: Perspectives and Practices edited by Anitra Nelson and Ferne Edwards

Doing Sociology Feb 3, 2022 International View

Name of Book Reviews: Book review of Food and Sustainability in the Twenty-first Century: Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives edited by Paul Collinson, Iain Young, Lucy Antal and Helen Mcbeth

Social Anthropology Dec 24, 2021 International View

Name of Book Reviews: Book review of Social Scientist in South Asia: Personal Narratives, Social Forces and Negotiations edited by Achla Pritam Tandon, Gopi Devdutt Tripathy and Rashi Bhargava

Doing Sociology Nov 11, 2021 International View

Name of Book Reviews: Book review of The Public and their Platforms: Public Sociology in an Era of Social Media by Mark Carrigan and Lambros Fatsis

LSE Review of Books Jul 21, 2021 International View

Name of Book Reviews: Book review of Dying to Eat: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Food, Death and the Afterlife by Candi K. Cann

Allegra lab Jul 15, 2021 International View

Name of Book Reviews: Book review of Social Media and Everyday Politics by Tim Highfield

Symbolic Interaction Aug 31, 2017 International View

Name of Book Reviews: Book review of Culinary Culture in Colonial India by Utsa Ray

Graduate Journal of Food Studies, Feb 6, 2017 International View

Name of Book Reviews: Book review of The Emerging Middle Class in Africa edited by Mehuli and Lufumpa Ncube and Charles Leyeka

Progress in Development Studies May 18, 2016 International View

Name of Book Reviews: Women without Class: Girls, Race, and Identity by Julie Bettie

Allegra lab Aug 16, 2016 International View

Name of Book Reviews: The Right Spouse: Preferential Marriages in Tamil Nadu by Isabelle Clark-Deces

Social Anthropology Feb 1, 2016 International View

Invited

Title: The Politics of Healthy Food: Global and Local Issues in Urban India

Name of Invited Lecture: Lecture series on Globalization and Society in the 21st Century

Department of Sociology, St. Mira’s College for Girls, Pune, Department of Sociology, Dattajirao Kadam Arts, Science and Commerce College, Ichalkaranji and Central University of Odisha, Koraput and RC 14 - Globalization and Society of the Indian Sociological Society (ISS), Online Sep 23, 2024 - Sep 23, 2024 No.of Partcipants: 100 International

Title: Navigating the Field As a Participant Ethnographer: Issues of Access, Positionality and Privacy

Name of Invited Lecture: Exploring Ethnography: A Lecture Series

Jindal School of International Affairs (JSIA), O. P. Jindal Global University (JGU), Sonipat, Sonipat Aug 24, 2024 - Aug 24, 2024 No.of Partcipants: 50 National

Title: Distinguished Methods Input

Name of Invited Lecture: Navigating the Field as a Participant Ethnographer: Issues of Access, Positionality and Privacy

Summer School of the Center for Climate Resilience, University of Augsburg, Augsburg May 29, 2024 No.of Partcipants: 40 International

Title: BERSAS Lecture

Name of Invited Lecture: Eating Healthy Food in Urban India: The Role of Digital Technology

Institut für Asien- und Afrikawissenschaften, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin May 31, 2024 No.of Partcipants: 40 International View

Title: Food: Stories of Evolution and Bonding

Name of Invited Lecture:

Guwahati Literature Festival at the Banikanta Kakati Auditorium, Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra, Panjabari, Guwahati, Guwahati Oct 15, 2023 No.of Partcipants: 60 National

Title: Academic Precarity and the Anthropological Profession

Name of Invited Lecture:

World Council of Anthropological Associations (WCAA) Task Force on Precarity in the International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences (IUAES) World Anthropology Congress in collaboration with the Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, Online Oct 18, 2023 No.of Partcipants: 30 International

Name of Invited Lecture: Eating Healthy Food in Urban India: The Role of Digital Technology

FLAME University, Pune, Online Feb 5, 2024 - Dec 16, 2023 No.of Partcipants: 100 National View

Name of Invited Lecture: The Social and the Digital: The Politics of Food and Technology in Urban India

GITAM School of Humanities and Social Sciences, GITAM University, Hyderabad campus, Hyderabad Dec 19, 2023 - Dec 16, 2023 No.of Partcipants: 100 National

Title: Cadalfest

Name of Invited Lecture: Dramatic Representation of Assamese Folk Stories: Issues of Ethnicity and Gender

Research Network on Dalit and Adivasi Literature, Nottingham Trent University, UK, and research centre EMMA at Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier in collaboration with Shaheen Women’s Resource and Welfare Association, Hyderabad Literary Festival, the Goethe Zentrum in Hyderabad and the hosting institution Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad Dec 15, 2023 - Dec 16, 2023 No.of Partcipants: 40 National

Title: National Conference on Food and Culture: Transforming Perspectives and Paradigms

Name of Invited Lecture: Food, Culture and Society: New Approaches and Insights

Department of Humanities, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IISST) and Centre for Cultural Studies, Thiruvananthapuram, Thiruvananthapuram Dec 15, 2023 No.of Partcipants: 70 National

Title: Refresher Course on Forecasting Social Unrest Cliodynamics for Social Sciences

Name of Invited Lecture: Food, Culture and Society: Issues of Crisis, Conflict and Identity

University Grants Commission (UGC)-Human Resource Development Centre, Ranchi University, Ranchi, Online Dec 13, 2023 No.of Partcipants: 40 National

Title: Athena: An Annual International Conference on Culture, Society, and Politics: Exploring Northeast India through the Lenses of Social Sciences and Humanities

Name of Invited Lecture: Mobile Theatre of Assam: A Form of Media and Entertainment

School of Social Sciences and Humanities (VISH) at VIT-AP University, Andhra Pradesh, India, Online Dec 5, 2023 No.of Partcipants: 60 International

Title: Research Methods Workshop

Name of Invited Lecture: Doing Ethnographic Research: Issues and Ethics

Department of BA Programme, Kalindi College, University of Delhi, New Delhi Dec 1, 2023 No.of Partcipants: 60 National

Title: Writing on Commodity, Environment and War for Children

Name of Invited Lecture:

Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung South Asia (RLS) and the Institute of Development Studies Kolkata (IDSK), Online Nov 28, 2023 No.of Partcipants: 40 International

Title: Savoring the Northeast: Social Significance and Contemporary Exploration

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Northeast Society of Gargi College, University of Delhi, New Delhi Feb 21, 2023 No.of Partcipants: 40 National

Name of Invited Lecture: “Let’s Order In Today”: Changing Food Habits of Urban Middle-Class Youth in India

School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) Food Forum, SOAS Food Studies Centre, SOAS, Online Nov 3, 2023 - Nov 3, 2023 No.of Partcipants: 80 International View

Title: National Conference on Sociology of Gender in India: Emerging Issues and Future Agenda

Name of Invited Lecture: Mentorship and the Feminist Lens: Reflections and Memories

Department of Sociology, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad Oct 27, 2023 - Oct 28, 2023 No.of Partcipants: 100 National

Title: Literature Review and Citations

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Collaborative Action for Research and Education (CARE), Online Oct 16, 2023 - Oct 16, 2023 No.of Partcipants: 150 International

Name of Invited Lecture: ‘Let Me Take a Photo Before We Eat’: Food and its Digital Life in New Delhi

School of Social Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Online Sep 16, 2023 - Sep 16, 2023 No.of Partcipants: 80 National View

Title: Academic Paper Writing Workshop

Name of Invited Lecture: Reviewing Literature, Writing Review Articles and Publishing in Journals

Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development, Guwahati, Guwahati Sep 12, 2023 - Sep 14, 2023 No.of Partcipants: 40 National

Name of Invited Lecture: The Digital and The Social: Issues of Food, Labour and Livelihood

Development Management Institute (DMI), Patna, Patna May 19, 2023 - May 19, 2023 No.of Partcipants: 50 National

Name of Invited Lecture: Ethics and Social Research

School of Undergraduate Studies, Dr B. R. Ambedkar University, New Delhi, New Delhi Apr 27, 2023 - Apr 27, 2023 No.of Partcipants: 100 National View

Name of Invited Lecture: The Practice of Sociology in Contemporary Times: An Overview

Department of Sociology, Cotton University, Guwahati, Guwahati Apr 20, 2024 - Apr 20, 2024 No.of Partcipants: 70 National View

Name of Invited Lecture: Mobile Theatre of Assam: A Story of Resistance and Identity

North East Cell, Hansraj College, University of Delhi, Online Mar 31, 2023 - Mar 31, 2023 No.of Partcipants: 100 National

Title: Youth Voices in Assamese Literature

Name of Invited Lecture:

Assam Prakashan Parishad in the New Delhi World Book Fair, Pragati Maidan (organized by the National Book Trust), New Delhi Mar 2, 2023 - Mar 2, 2023 No.of Partcipants: 50 National

Title: Food, Fun and Fantasy

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North East Students’ Counseling and Welfare Cell, Zakir Husain Delhi College (M), New Delhi Feb 15, 2023 - Feb 15, 2023 No.of Partcipants: 60 National

Name of Invited Lecture: Qualitative Research, Methodological Tools and Writing

Ethnic Eight Society of Jesus and Mary College (JMC), University of Delhi, New Delhi Feb 9, 2023 - Feb 9, 2023 No.of Partcipants: 60 National

Name of Invited Lecture: The Sociological Scope: Prospects and Possibilities

Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Dubai, Online Nov 29, 2022 - Nov 29, 2022 No.of Partcipants: 90 International

Name of Invited Lecture: Gendered Experiences of Nutrition: Some Insights

Project Khairiyat and Girl Up Amoyan, Online Nov 21, 2022 - Nov 21, 2022 No.of Partcipants: 50 National

Name of Invited Lecture: Community Building and Exclusion: The Role of Food in University Hostels in New Delhi

Centre for the Study of Social Systems (CSSS), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Online Sep 29, 2022 - Sep 29, 2022 No.of Partcipants: 60 National

Title: When the Other Half Dies: From Food Security to Food Sovereignty?

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Department of Geography, Indraprastha College for Women (IPCW), University of Delhi, New Delhi Sep 19, 2022 - Sep 19, 2022 No.of Partcipants: 150 National

Name of Invited Lecture: The Global and the Local: Food as a Site of Interrogation

Department of English and Cultural Studies, CHRIST University, Bangalore, Online Feb 26, 2022 - Feb 26, 2022 No.of Partcipants: 80 National View

Title: Addressing Precarious Labour in Academia in the Global South and Global North

Name of Invited Lecture: Academic Labour and Precarity: Experiences and Challenges from India

Research Committee 32 (Women, Gender and Society) of the International Sociological Association (ISA), Online Feb 22, 2024 - Feb 22, 2022 International

Name of Invited Lecture: Mobile Theatre of Assam: Issues of Class and Consumption

Manipal Centre for Humanities (MCH), Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, Online Feb 3, 2022 - Feb 3, 2022 No.of Partcipants: 70 National

Title: Travel to Destination Workshop

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South Asian University (SAU), New Delhi and Dr B R Ambedkar University, New Delhi, Online Aug 14, 2021 - Aug 14, 2021 No.of Partcipants: 60 National

Title: National Webinar on Leaving No One Behind: Indigenous Peoples and the Call for a New Social Contract

Name of Invited Lecture: The Politics of Ethnic Food in India

KES Shroff College of Arts & Commerce, Mumbai, Online Aug 10, 2021 - Aug 10, 2021 No.of Partcipants: 100 National

Name of Invited Lecture: Culture in Your Plate: The Socio-Political Dynamics of Food

Department of Sociology, Cotton University, Guwahati, Online Dec 23, 2020 - Dec 23, 2020 No.of Partcipants: 80 National

Name of Invited Lecture: The Social Nature of Food

Department of Sociology, St. Mira’s College for Girls, Pune, Online Sep 25, 2020 - Sep 25, 2020 No.of Partcipants: 80 National

Name of Invited Lecture: Impact of COVID-19 and Women’s Empowerment

Department of History, Puthimari College, Assam and ICT Academy, Online Jul 20, 2020 - Jul 20, 2020 No.of Partcipants: 100 National

Name of Invited Lecture: Trends in Education – Present and Post Scenarios of COVID-19

IQAC, Puthimari College, Assam and ICT Academy, Online Jul 13, 2020 - Jul 13, 2020 No.of Partcipants: 100 National

Name of Invited Lecture: Gendering of Space With reference to University of Delhi’s North Campus

Women’s Development Cell (WDC), Bharti College, University of Delhi, New Delhi Feb 4, 2014 - Feb 4, 2014 No.of Partcipants: 100 National

Invited

Name of Workshop: Towards a Pedagogy of Care: Capacity Building in Indian Higher-ed Academia for Ethical and Inclusive Pedagogical Framework

Wenner-Gren Foundation, USA in collaboration with Max Weber Forum (MWF) Delhi, New Delhi May 17, 2024 - May 19, 2024 No.of Partcipants: 20 International View

Title: The Digital and the Social: Online Ordering of Food, Class and Consumption

Name of Workshop: Food Studies Workshop

Department of Social Sciences, School of Liberal Education, FLAME University, Pune, Pune Apr 13, 2024 No.of Partcipants: 50 International

Title: Analysing Qualitative Data

Name of Workshop: Research Methods Workshop

Department of English and Cultural Studies, School of Arts and Humanities, CHRIST University, Bangalore, Online Mar 6, 2024 No.of Partcipants: 60 National

Title: Changing Food Habits of Middle-Class Youth in India: Ideas of Health, Culture and Consumption

Name of Workshop: Changing Generations of India: Developing Collaborative Indigenous Research Methods to Understand Young Lives in India

Department of Sociology, Tezpur University, Tezpur Feb 17, 2024 No.of Partcipants: 30 International

Title: Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mobile Theatre of Assam

Name of Workshop: Governing the Crisis: COVID at the Margins in India

J K Lakshmipat University, Jaipur, Jaipur Apr 15, 2022 - Apr 16, 2022 International

Name of Workshop: The Sociological Scope: Prospects and Possibilities for Class XII students

Bengali Senior Secondary School, Civil Lines, New Delhi, New Delhi Apr 13, 2023 No.of Partcipants: 70 National

Attended

Name of Workshop: Pedagogy for Women’s Studies

Indian Association for Women’s Studies (IAWS) in collaboration with the Advanced Centre for Women’s Studies, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Aligarh Feb 28, 2023 - Mar 1, 2023 National

Name of Workshop: Creative Thinking between Theory and Method

Centre for the Study of Social Systems, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, New Delhi Apr 13, 2023 - Mar 23, 2018 National

Organised

Name of Workshop: Writing Workshop by Doing Sociology Team

XX World Congress of Sociology organized by the International Sociological Association (ISA) in Melbourne, Australia, Melbourne Jun 29, 2023 No.of Partcipants: 50 International

Name of Workshop: Workshop on Writing Research Proposals and Designs

Indraprastha College for Women (IPCW), University of Delhi, New Delhi Oct 31, 2022 No.of Partcipants: 120 National

Organised

Title: Precarity in the Anthropological Profession: Issues and Challenges

Name of Special Panels: European Association for Social Anthropologists (EASA) biennial conference on Doing and Undoing with Anthropology at the University of Barcelona

Organized by the World Council of Anthropological Associations (WCAA) Precarity Task Force in collaboration with PrecAnthro., Barcelona Jul 23, 2024 No.of Partcipants: 30 International View

Title: Theorizing Gender in Populist Times: Understanding the Challenge to Critical Social Sciences

Name of Special Panels: XX World Congress of Sociology organized by the International Sociological Association (ISA)

International Sociological Association (ISA) in Melbourne, Australia, Melbourne Jun 28, 2023 No.of Partcipants: 40 International

Title: Food and Digitalization: Issues of Visibility, Exploitation and Sustainability

Name of Special Panels: European Association for Social Anthropologists (EASA) Biennial Conference on Transformation, Hope and the Commons

Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, Belfast Jul 26, 2022 No.of Partcipants: 40 International View

Invited

Name of Opinion Pieces: Contractualisation of Academic Jobs Has Severe Consequences for India’s Higher Education

The Print, Online Jul 26, 2024 International View

Name of Opinion Pieces: NET is Far from Perfect but Its Cancellation Matters More Than You Think

The Times of India Jun 24, 2024 International View

Name of Opinion Pieces: A JNU Student On Her Tedious Daily Commute And Delhi’s Messed Up Transport System

Youth Ki Awaaz Aug 24, 2016 International View

Name of Opinion Pieces: It’s Not Like I Want To Apply Make-Up, But I Have To

Youth Ki Awaaz Sep 5, 2016 International View

Name of Opinion Pieces: Digital Recreates the Social: What ‘Pure Veg’ Fleet Says About Caste

The Times of India Mar 24, 2024 International View

Name of Opinion Pieces: Why Should Women Do Things Solo?

The Probe Feb 1, 2024 International View

Name of Opinion Pieces: A Teacher, Displaced: Why Delhi University’s Actions Have Made Me Want to Quit Academia

The Indian Express Dec 16, 2023 International View

Name of Opinion Pieces: ‘Kaathal – The Core’ Explores Issues of Love, Marriage and Family

EastMojo Dec 6, 2023 International View

Name of Opinion Pieces: Between Visibility and ‘Purity’: Where does Pork stand in Assamese Culture?

EastMojo Oct 25, 2023 International View

Name of Opinion Pieces: MasterChef Season 7: Assamese Food, Identity and a Moment of Reckoning

EastMojo Apr 2, 2024 National View

Name of Opinion Pieces: Here are a Few Things I Learnt from the World Book Fair

EastMojo Mar 8, 2023 International View

Name of Opinion Pieces: ‘Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey’ is a Lot of Things, But not an Action Comedy

East Mojo Jan 10, 2023 International View

Name of Opinion Pieces: Assamese Movie 'Bulu Film' Broaches Taboo Issues of Sexuality, Menstruation

The Quint Oct 10, 2022 International View

Name of Opinion Pieces: Women as Wives, Mothers, Daughters: The Tiring Tropes in 'Jayeshbhai Jordaar'

The Quint May 16, 2022 International View

Name of Opinion Pieces: The Perils Of Being A Woman ‘Online’, Especially Late At Night!

Women's Web Feb 15, 2022 International View

Name of Opinion Pieces: The ‘Missing Woman Fan’: Ideas about Sports Fandom and Sexuality

In Plainspeak, TARSHI Nov 15, 2021 International View

Name of Opinion Pieces: Assam: Ideas of Respectability, Clothes and Social Media

Live Wire Oct 13, 2021 International View

Name of Opinion Pieces: We Don’t Talk Enough about Menstruators’ Struggles in the Pandemic

Feminism in India Jul 7, 2021 International View

Name of Opinion Pieces: Assamese Pigeon Curry: How a Staple Dish is Now Becoming Almost a Rarity

EastMojo Jun 20, 2021 International View

Name of Opinion Pieces: A Depreciating Diet

India Development Review Jan 12, 2020 International View

Name of Opinion Pieces: Let Us Walk & Talk: What Goes On In The ‘Locker Rooms’ Of Female Friendships?

Feminism in India Dec 9, 2020 International View

Name of Opinion Pieces: This is How University Campuses Nurture Female Friendships, Women’s Web

Women's Web Oct 14, 2020 International View

Name of Opinion Pieces: All About a Glass of Milk

DownToEarth Jul 20, 2020 International View

Name of Opinion Pieces: How does the Gendered Practice of Eating Shape the Female Body?

Feminism in India Jul 5, 2020 International View

Name of Opinion Pieces: Of Adaptation and Love for Food: Story of the Indo-Chinese Cuisine

Indian Cultural Forum Jun 25, 2020 International View

Name of Opinion Pieces: The Impact of Covid-19 on Assam’s Women Weavers

Feminism in India May 28, 2020 International View

Name of Opinion Pieces: India’s lockdown: Why Small Businesses and the Self-employed Need Help

The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) South Asia Centre blog May 25, 2020 International View

Name of Opinion Pieces: COVID-19: Assam’s Handloom Sector Faces Unprecedented Uncertainties

Newclick May 25, 2020 International View

Name of Opinion Pieces: Covid-19’s Socio-economic Impact on Assam’s Handloom Sector

Indian Cultural Forum May 25, 2020 International View

Name of Opinion Pieces: Weaving For No One

India Development Review May 15, 2020 International View

Name of Opinion Pieces: Celebrating Menstruation in Assam – A New Form of Consumerism

Caleidoscope Apr 28, 2020 International View

Name of Opinion Pieces: Let’s Talk Food: Coming Together Of Local And Global

Youth Ki Awaaz Dec 23, 2016 International View

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Awards and Achievements

Award Title : Recipient of the Amul Vidya Bhushan awarded by the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Limited, Anand for Outstanding Academic Performance at the Central Board Higher Secondary Examinations held in March-April 2009.

Award Title : National Scholarship in Sociology for Merit from Delhi School of Economics (DSE) for 2012-14.

Award Title : Krishna Raj Fellowship (KRF) by the Centre for Development Economics (CDE), Delhi School of Economics (DSE) in June 2013 for a research project entitled Negotiating Traditions: Maiyyas of Vrindavana.

Award Title : Zubaan-Sasakawa Peace Foundation Grants for Young Researchers from the Northeast for 2020-2021.

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Invited

Title: The Politics of Healthy Food: Global and Local Issues in Urban India

Title: Navigating the Field As a Participant Ethnographer: Issues of Access, Positionality and Privacy

Title: Distinguished Methods Input

Title: BERSAS Lecture

Title: Food: Stories of Evolution and Bonding

Title: Academic Precarity and the Anthropological Profession

Title: Cadalfest

Title: National Conference on Food and Culture: Transforming Perspectives and Paradigms

Title: Refresher Course on Forecasting Social Unrest Cliodynamics for Social Sciences

Title: Athena: An Annual International Conference on Culture, Society, and Politics: Exploring Northeast India through the Lenses of Social Sciences and Humanities

Title: Research Methods Workshop

Title: Writing on Commodity, Environment and War for Children

Title: Savoring the Northeast: Social Significance and Contemporary Exploration

Title: National Conference on Sociology of Gender in India: Emerging Issues and Future Agenda

Title: Literature Review and Citations

Title: Academic Paper Writing Workshop

Title: Youth Voices in Assamese Literature

Title: Food, Fun and Fantasy

Title: When the Other Half Dies: From Food Security to Food Sovereignty?

Title: Addressing Precarious Labour in Academia in the Global South and Global North

Title: Travel to Destination Workshop

Title: National Webinar on Leaving No One Behind: Indigenous Peoples and the Call for a New Social Contract

Invited

Title: The Digital and the Social: Online Ordering of Food, Class and Consumption

Title: Analysing Qualitative Data

Title: Changing Food Habits of Middle-Class Youth in India: Ideas of Health, Culture and Consumption

Title: Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mobile Theatre of Assam

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Title: Precarity in the Anthropological Profession: Issues and Challenges

Title: Theorizing Gender in Populist Times: Understanding the Challenge to Critical Social Sciences

Title: Food and Digitalization: Issues of Visibility, Exploitation and Sustainability

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