Dr. Mandira Barthakur Saikia
Department of Home Science
Assistant Professor
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Mandira Barthakur Saikia
Assistant Professor, MDKG College, Dibrugarh, Assam
Qualification:
- M.Sc , PhD
Area of specialization:
- Clothing and Textiles, Textiles of North East India
Area of Research:
- Assamese Textiles: Artistic Craftsmanship and Aesthetic Value
Research Degree:
| Degrees | Title | Date of award | University |
| Ph.D | Assamese Textiles: Artistic Craftsmanship and Aesthetic Value | 14th February 2004 | Dibrugarh University |
Positions held:
- Member of different body
- Officer and Programme officer of cells and committee
| Academic and Administration | 1. Member of Election Committee.
2. Member of Examination Committee 3. Member of Admission Committee 4. Member of Teaching Learning and Evaluation Cell. 5. Member of cell for Skill Enhancement and Entrepreneurship Development. 6. Member of Psychological counseling cell 7. Member of Common room MDKGSU
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| Professional | 1. Life member of the Home Science Association of India, Membership No. 95/B-13/LF.
2. Member of Adhyapak Nagen Saikia Sarasvata Trust.
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| Others | 3. Member of Zaloni Club Duliajan. Membership No.2423( The objective of this club to provide recreation as well as games and sports facilities to its members).
4. Member of Saksham Society,Rajasthan,India Jaipur , ID No 9. ( A leading NGO based at Jaipur,Rajasthan,India that works on Social causes of education,Physical and Mental health,Economic Empowerment of the society).
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Academic / Research Experience:
| Academic | 1. Have been serving the institution for the last 27 years.
2. Involve in confidential work of the University. 3. Involve in the conduct of Practical Examination as External Examiner. 4. Invited for delivering a speech on “ Bishwayanar samayat Asomor Sipinir Bybahaik Pratiyogitat anhagrahan , iyar pyatahban aru samadhanor path”, Organized by Handloom and Textile, Dibrugarh, Govt. of Assam on 16th March 2013 5. Invited for delivering a talk on “ Child development-Definition, Concept, need and Process” at the Anganwadi Worker’s Training Centre , ICCW,Dibrugarh. 6. Invite to broadcast a talk on “ Career opportunities of Home Science Education”, in Gyanmalini ,Dibrugarh University. 7. Invite to broadcast a talk on “Sisur pustihinata aru iyar pratikar”, in All India Radio, Dibrugarh . 8. Invite to a life Demonstration on cooking telecast on UA television . 9. Invite to an interview on Assamese Textiles telecast on UA television . 10. Invite to a discussion on “Clothing for Children” telecast on Amar V&S television. 11. Invite as a judge for Cooking Competition and Flower arrangement Competition Organized by Jagrity Mahila Samity, Naliapool Dibrugarh on 6/10/2018. 12. Invite as a Judge for Cooking Competition organized by Tribeni Mahila Sangha Dibrugarh on 27th March 2019. 13. Invite as a judge in the event of salad competition organized by 51st Varsity week organizing committee, Dibrugarh University on 11/3/2020. 14. Invite as a speaker by the department of Philosophy of the College in a session of talk cum interaction with student.
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| Research | 1. Completed a UGC Minor Research project title “Assamese Textiles: Artistic Craftsmanship and Aesthetic Value”.
2. Awarded PhD by Dibrugarh University in 2004 for the thesis titled “A study of the Assamese Textiles: Artistic Craftsmanship and Aesthetic Value”. 3. Completed a dissertation on “Ability of rural women in making Soft toys” at AAU.
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Languages:
- English , Assamese and Hindi
Professional experience:
- Four years working experience as an Nutrition instructress at Anganwadi worker training centre ,under the Indian council for child welfare, Dibrugarh.
Subjects handled at UG Level:
- Community Science (Home Science)
Areas of interest:
- Textiles and Designing.
Professional skill other than teaching:
- Efficient in working with MS office, Adobe Photoshop and video editing.
Honours and Awards:
- International Lady Legend Award Season-7, 9/4/2023 by Saksham Society ( A world Record Holder NGO)
Paper presentation in National and International Seminars /Workshops/Conference:
| Sl.No | Title of the paper presented | Title of the Seminar/Conference | Organiser | Sponsoring agency | Level | Date |
| 1. | Assamese Textiles: As reflected in the Folk songs of Assam | An Enquiry in to the Aesthetic distinction of the Folk songs of the North East India | Deptt.of Assamese, MDKGirlsCollege | UGC | National | 28th-29th June 2010 |
| 2. | Processing and Production of Muga Silk in Assam | Silk Cultivation in North East India with special reference to Assam | Deptt. Of Home Science,
Digboi Mahila Mahabidyalaya |
UGC | National | 17th-18th August 2013 |
| 3. | Aesthetic sense of Falk mind as reflected in the design, motives and colour of Assamese Textiles. | Ethnic Costumes in North East India: Aesthetic Craftsmanship and Artistic Value. | Deptt. Of Home Science, Duliajan Girls College | ICSSR | National | 26th-27th April
2019 |
Resource Person:
| Sl.No | Title of the Seminar/Conference | Organiser | Sponsoring agency | Level | Date |
| 1. | Ethnic Costumes in North East India: Aesthetic Craftsmanship and Artistic Value. | Deptt. Of Home Science, Duliajan Girls College | ICSSR | National | 26th-27th April
2019 |
Details of Publication:
Published Paper in Journals:
| Sl.No | Title with page no, issue no and volume no | Name of the Journal | ISSN/ISBN No | Whether peer reviewed impact factor if any? | No of Co authors | Year of publication | |||||||||
| 1. | Title: Problems and Prospects of Women Entrepreneurship in Handloom Weaving: A case study in Dibrugarh District of Assam
Page No: 107-114 Volume: VIII Issue: 8th |
Journal of Women’s Studies and Development | ISSN: 2350-1189 | Peer reviewed | 2019 | ||||||||||
| 2. | Title: Haj pusakar gunagunat Bayan Ahar Bhumika
Paqge No: 40-44 |
“Subhashinee”
A journal of Sodou Asom Lekhika samaroh samiti,Dibrugarh Branch |
Peer reviewed
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2012 | |||||||||||
| 3. | Title:Asomia Bastar Buranji
Page No:25 |
“Prantik”
Edited by Bhabendra nath Saikia Published by Pradeep Baruah |
Peer reviewed
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July 2006 | |||||||||||
| 4. | Title: Asomia Uttariya Baster Buranji
Page No:23-24 |
“Prantik”
Edited by Bhabendra nath Saikia Published by Pradeep Baruah |
Peer reviewed
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May 2008 | |||||||||||
| 5. | Title:Asomia sajpar:Baichitya aru Baihista
Page No:39-42 |
“Satsori”
Edited by Anuradha Sarmah Pujari, Published by Jatin Chowdhury |
Peer reviewed
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September 2010 | |||||||||||
| 6. | Title: A study of the Assamese Textiles: Page No:309-311 | “Summery
of Doctoral” Thesis Vol.III,Edited by Manuj Kumar Paul and Jytish Bhagawati, Published by Assam College Teachers Association |
ISBN: 978-81-920635-2-2 | Peer reviewed
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June 2011 | ||||||||||
| 7. | Title:Contribution of Home Science to Human Development.
Page No:172-175 |
Apoorv Knowledge
International journal of Multidisciplinary Research |
ISSN: 2348-2702 | Peer reviewer
Impact Factor: 3.8699 |
July-september 2022 | ||||||||||
| 8. | Title: A Comparative study of the Ethnic Textiles of Assam.
Page No: 165-175
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A collection of selected research papers and article on Ethnic Diversity in North East India | ISBN: 978-93-93864-17-8 | Peer reviewed
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December 2022 | ||||||||||
| 9. | Title: Punya Saikia aru Bikash Baruahar rasanat Hasya Byangar Samahar | Asamiya Hasya Byanga Sahityar Ruprekha: (A collection of research articles) | 978-81-968498-9-4 | Peer reviewed
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January 2024 | ||||||||||
Paper published as conference proceedings:
| Sl.No | Title with page No. | Details of Conference publication | ISSN/ISBN No. | No of co author | Whether you are the main author? | Year of publication |
| 1. | Title:Assamese Textiles as reflected in the folk songs of Assam.
PageNo: 137 |
A compilation of the presented seminar papers submitted for the UGC sponsored seminar An Enquiry in to the Aesthetic distinction of the Folk songs of the North East India published by the organization Committee, UGC Sponsored National Seminar.MDKG College Dibrugarh 2010 |
yes | June 20102010 | ||
| 2. | Title:Processing and Production of Muga Silk in Assam.
Page No: 66 -70 |
A compilation of the presented seminar papers submitted for the UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Silk Cultivation in North East India with special reference to Assam published by the organization Committee of Seminar. Deptt. Of Home Science, Digboi Mahila Mahabidyalaya | ISBN: 978-93-83308-34-10 | yes | 2015 | |
| 3. | Title:Aesthetic sense of Falk mind as reflected in the design, motives and colour of Assamese Textiles.
Page No:144-148 |
A collection of selected full papers submitted for the ICSSRsponsored National seminar of Ethnic Costumes in North East India: Aesthetic Craftsmanship and Artistic Value. Published by organizing committee of seminar,Deptt.of HomeScience, Duliajan Girls College | ISBN No: 978-81-942630-5-0 | yes | October 2019 | |
| 4. | Title: A study of the Assamese Textiles: Page No:309-311 | “Summery
of Doctoral” Thesis Vol.III,Edited by Manuj Kumar Paul and Jytish Bhagawati, Published by Assam College Teachers Association |
ISBN: 978-81-920635-2-2 | June 2011 | ||
| 5. | Title: A Comparative study of the Ethnic Textiles of Assam.
Page No: 165-175
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A collection of selected research papers and article on Ethnic Diversity in North East India | ISBN: 978-93-93864-17-8 | yes | December 2022 |
Book Published:
Articles/ Chapter Published in books:
| Sl.No | Title with page No | Book / PeriodicalsTitle Editor and publisher | ISSN/ISBN No | Whear peer reviewed? | No of co author | Wherther you are the main author | Year of publication | |
| 1. | Title:Asomor Paramparagoto Bastra
Page No :83-84 |
“Souvenir
Assam Textiles Institute.” edited byJayanta deva Sarma Published by Alumni meet celebration CommitteeAssam Textile Institute. |
no | yes | 2011 | |||
| 2. | Title: Assamese Textiles Artistic Craftsmanship and Aesthetic Value.
Page No:98-121 |
“Assam Society Culture History”,
Edited by Subhash Barman, Publish by Assam College Teachers Association |
ISBN: 978-81-920635-4-6.
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no | yes | 2013 | ||
| 3. | Title: Subarnalata Barthakur
Page No:93-96 |
“Jyotisnata” A book on short life description of 27th distinguished women of Dibrugarh. Edited by Aradhana Dutta, Published by Dibrugarh Mahila Sahitya Kanon Dibrugarh | no | yes | 2015 | |||
| 4. | Title: Asomia Bastra Silpa: Bibartanar ati Ruprekha.
Page No: 305-310 |
“Purbuttar Himalaya” Eti Nriboigyanik abolukon. Edited by Kalyan Baruah, Published by Purbanchal Prakash | ISBN: 978-93-91878-09-2 | no | yes | 2022 | ||
Book Published as single author or editor:
| Sl.No | Title with page no. | Type of book or authorship | Publisher and ISBN/ISSN | Whether peer reviewed ? | No. of co- author | Whether you are the main author? | Year of Publication | ||||
| 1. | Home Science
Page No: 72 |
A journal of the department of Home Science
volume:I. Issue I |
Published by the department of Home Science | yes | 11 | yes | 2004 | ||||
| 2. | Maatri aru Navajatak. Page No: 77 | A book on health care of mother and new born child. | Kaustubh Prakashan.
Dibrugarh.
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no | yes | 2006 | |||||
| 3. | Studies in North East India, A study on Assamese Textiles.
Page No: 206 |
A book is an outcome of a historical and analytical study of the Assamese Textiles | Mittal
Publication New Delhi. ISBN: 81-8324-305-3 |
no | yes | 2013 | |||||
| 4. | Applied Textiles Designing
Page No: 113 |
A text book of TDC 4th semester major Paper. | Kaustubh Prakashan.
Dibrugarh. ISBN: 978-93-82283-32-4
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no | yes | 2013
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| 5. | Introduction to Textiles.
Page No: 175 |
A text book of BA B.Sc 3rd semester honours Paper.
CBCS course. |
Kaustubh Prakashan.
Dibrugarh. ISBN:978-93-82283-90-4 |
no | yes | 2020 | |||||
| 6. | Resource Management
Page no: 179 |
A text book of BA B.Sc 2nd semester honours Paper.
CBCS course. |
Kaustubh Prakashan.
Dibrugarh ISBN: 978-93-82283-90-4 |
no | yes | 2021 | |||||
| 7. | Human Nutrition | A text book of BA/ B.Sc 2nd semester GE Paper.
NEP course. |
Kausthabh Prakashan Dibrugarh
978-81-965971-6-0 |
no | yes | Sep 2023 | |||||
Ongoing and Completed research Project:
| Sl.No | Title | Agency | Period | Status | Grant/ amount mobilized(Rs.) |
| 1. | Assamese Textiles: Artistic craftsmanship and Aesthetic value. | UGC | 2002-2004 | Completed | Rs. 50.000/- |
| 2. | Ability of Rural women in making soft toys. | AAU | 1994-1996 | Completed | Rs. 6000/- |
| 3. | Problem and Prospects of Women Entrepreneurship in handloom weaving: A case study in Dibrugarh District of Assam | June 2017- March 2018 | Completed | ||
| 4. | Scope of Employment generation through Handloom and Handicrafts | ongoing |
Conference/Symposia/ Seminar/Webinar/RC/OP/FDP/STC attended:
RC /OC and FDP
| Sl.No | Name of the Programme | Duration | Organiser | Sponsoring agency |
| 1. | Refressher Course | 17/6/2002-7/7/2002 | Dibrugarh University | UGC |
| 2. | Orientation Course | 18/11/2019- 7/12/2019 | Jawaharlal Nehru University. New Delhi. | HRDC |
| 3. | FDP | 3/2/2020-7/2/2020 | E&ICT Academy IIT Guwahati in association with Tengakhat College, Dibrugarh | IIT Guwahati |
| 4. | FDP | 6/7/2020
13/7/2020 |
E&ICT Academy IIT Guwahati | IIT Guwahati |
National , Regional Seminar and Symposium:
| Sl.No | Name of the Programme | Duration | Organiser | Sponsoring agency |
| 1. | National seminar on Families under stress: Problems and Coping Strategies | 9th-10th November 1994 | Assam agricultural University .Duration | AAU |
| 2. | National seminar on Challenges before Contemporary Indian Literature | 10th -11th September2004 | MANTHAN(A literary, cultural& academic organization of College Teachers Dibrugarh | Manthan |
| 3. | National seminar on Anthropo-historical Perspectives of Tea Labours with special reference to North east India | 7th-8th January 2005 | Deptt.of Anthropology, Dibrugarh University | DU |
| 4. | NAAC sponsored Regional seminar on Higher Education and the demands of Globalization | 3rd -4th December 2005 | MDK Girls College Dibrugarh | NAAC |
| 5. | UGC Sponsored National Seminar on An Enquiry in to the Aesthetic distinction of the Folk songs of the North East India | 28th and 29th June 2010 | Department of Assamese MDK Girls College | UGC |
| 6. | UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Silk Cultivation in North East India with special reference to Assam | 17th -18th August 2013.
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Department of Home Science, Digboi Mahila Mahavidyalaya | UGC |
| 7. | ICSSR sponsored National seminar on Ethnic Costumes in North-East India: Artistic Craftsmanship and Aesthetic Value | 26th-27th April, 2019 | Department of Home Science Duliajan Girls College , Duliajan. | ICSSR |
| 8. | National Symposium on Bank Products, Consumer and Benefit. | 13th November 2019 | ACTA Dibrugarh Zone in collaboration with ACTA MDK Girls College Teachers’Unit. | ACTA |
| 9. | National webinar on New API format of UGC 2019 for Professor, Associate Professor and Assistant Professor | 29th May 2020 | Dr. M.K Umatha College, Nagpur | |
| 10. | National webinar on Apparel and Fashion World: Post and Pandemic Perspectives | 27th July 2020 | Department of Textiles and Apparel Designing, Ethelind College of Home Science. Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences. Allahabad. | |
| 11. | National webinar on Parenting Support During Covid-19 lock Down | 8th August 2020. | Deptt.of Home Science, Duliajan Girls College | |
| 12. | National webinar on Intellectual Property Rights( Plagiarism and its way out). | 16th July, 2021 | IQAC, MDKG College ,Dibrugarh |
International Seminar, Webinar and Symposium:
| 1. | Online international webinar on Women and Heart Disease: Risks, Prevention and Management | 30th August, 2020.
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Deptt. Of Home Science, Duliajan Girls College, Duliajan in Collaboration with Assam Librarians Association(ICT Cell) | |
| 2. | International webinar on The Changing face of Female Workforce Participation | 20th July2021 | Centre for Women’s Studies in collaboration with IQAC, Kakojan College ,Jorhat | |
| 3. | International webinar on Violence Against Women and Empowerment | 22nd July 2021 | Saksham Society Jaipur Rajathan | |
| 4. | 4-Day International Youth Leardership Development Program. | 17th July, 25th July, 31st July, 10th August 2021.
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IQAC, Nowgong Girl’s College | |
| 5. | International online Conference on Covid-19 Pandemic: Opportunities and Challenges, with special reference to North East India. | 30/6/2022 | DHSK Commarce College Dibrugarh association with Assam Kaziranga University | |
| 6. | Multidisciplinary National online Conference on Contribution of Home Science, Psychology and Sports to Human Develpoment. | 30/9/2022 | Department of Home Science ,Psychology,Physical Education, Arts and Science College Chincholi(Li),Tq-Kannad, Dist-Aurangabad(M.S |
Workshop:
| 1. | OC for instructor of AWTC | 23/3/1992 to 11/4/1992.
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NIPCCD, Guwahati Regional
centre, Assam |
NIPCCD |
| 2. | Workshop on Parents role in Child Development | 22/8/1992 | ICCW, Dibrugarh District Branch | ICCW |
| 3. | Third NORAD workshop on Child Development for the eastern
Region. |
28/9/1992 to 2/10/1992 | ICCW at Patna | ICCW |
| 4. | Four days workshop on Parbati Prasad Geet. | 3rd-6th August 2005 | Deptt.of Assamese, Dibrugah University | DU |
| 5. | Three days workshop on Question paper setting and evaluation of Answer script at 1st Degree level | 28th – 30th May 2009. | IQAC,MDK Girls College | IQAC |
| 6. | Three days workshop on Human rights and society | 15th – 17th October 2014. | Cell for Innovations & Best Practices, IQAC,MDK Girls | IQAC |
| 7. | State level workshop on Performance Based Appraisal System for college Teachers | 21st January 2015 | ACTA, Dibrugarh Zone | ACTA |
| 8. | National workshop on Use of Technical Terminologies in Social Science | 13th and 14th October 2017 | Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminologies. Ministry of Human Resource Development. Department of Higher Education
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Ministry of Human Resource Development. Department of Higher Education |
| 9. | UGC Sponsored National Level Workshop on The Future of Sociology in India | 20th and 21st April 2018 | Department of Sociology MDK Girls College Dibrugarh in collaboration
with Research Committee of Indian Sociological Society |
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| 10. | National workshop on Use of Technical Terminologies in Social Science | 5th and 6th June 2018. | Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminologies. Ministry of Human Resource Development | Ministry of Human Resource Development. Department of Higher Education |
| 11. | Two days online workshop on Nutrition and Health Against Covid-19.
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27th -28th june 2020 | Saksham Society, Jaipur Rajasthanin association with Narasingh Choudhury Autonomous College Jaipur Odisha,India | |
| 12. | ICSSR Sponsored National workshop on Manuscriptology and Textual Criticism. | 1st -7th February 2021 | Department of Sanskrit, Assamese and History MDK Girls College Dibrugarh in association with District Library Dibrugarh. | Govt. of Assam |
| 13. | One day workshop on Lesson Plane Preparation. | 23rd May 2022 | Department of Education MDKG College in collaboration with IQAC,MDKG College Dibrugarh | IQAC |
| 14. | One day workshop on Implementation of New Education Policy 2020. | 6th June 2022 | ACTA Dibrugarh Zone in association with ACTA MDKG College Teacher’s Unit. | ACTA |
| 15. | One day Multidisciplinary National online Conference on Contribution of
Home Science, Psychology and Sports to Human Development |
30/9 /2022 | Department
of Home Science, Psychology, Physical Education, Arts and Science College Chincholi(Li), Tq-Kannad, Aurangabad(M.S) |
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| 16. | Three Days Master class on Interior Designing. | 17th July – 19th July 2022 | NIID,Guwahati, Assam | NIID |
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17. |
Two days workshop on “Research and Publication Ethics | 8th and 9th May 2023 | Organized by MDKG College Dibrugarh | |
| 18. | One day national Symposium on “Exploring research opportunities and knowledge Application in the context of NEP 2020 | 13th October 2023 | Organized by IQAC,MDKG College Dibrugarh |