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Dr. Prarthana Barua
Department of English
baruaprarthana@yahoo.co.in
Academic Details
Qualification
MA. Phd
Specialisation
English language and literature
Appointment (Institution)
1998-03-25
Appointment (Position)
2012-03-25
Research Interests
Eco feminism
Professional Training
  • 'National Education Policy - 2020: Professional Development Programme" - 2-Credit SWAYAM Course — INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY, Staff Training and Research Institute of Distance Education. New Delhi, 1 month, 2023-02-01 to 22023-03-28
  • NEP 2020 Orientation & Sensitization Programme under Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Programme (MMTTP) of UGC — MMTC, Gauhati University, 9 DAYS, 2025-01-02 to 2025-01-10
Papers Presented in Seminars / Workshops / Webinars / Conferences
  • Presented a paper in an International Seminar on Ethnicity, Identity, and Literature in 2012 — , Sibsagar College
    Paper: “Searching for Identity – A post-colonial approach to Margaret Atwood’s Surfacing”
  • Presented a paper on Mulk Raj Anand’s Social Realism in UGC sponsored National Seminar, 2002 — , B. Baruah College, Guwahati
    Paper: "Mulk Raj Anand’s Social Realism"
  • Participated in UGC sponsored “Capacity building sensitization workshop on women managers in Higher Education”, 2007 — , Gauhati University
    Paper: Participated in - “Capacity building sensitization workshop on women managers in Higher Education”
  • Participated in Faculty Development Programme (FDP) in Entrepreneurship, 2003 — , ITE, Guwahati
    Paper: Faculty Development Programme (FDP) in Entrepreneurship
  • Participated in Guwahati Literary Festival in 2014 — , 5. Publication Board, Assam
    Paper: Guwahati Literary Festival
  • Participated in a five-day training programme in Research Methodology in gender studies, 2012 — , Women’s Studies Research Centre, Gauhati University
    Paper: Training Programme - Research Methodology in gender studies
  • Participated and presented a paper in an International Seminar on Negotiating Culture; New Frontiers in Translation and Language Learning, 2019 — , Department of Foreign Languages, Gauhati University
    Paper: Presented a paper in - “Ecofeminism through the lens of Vandana Shiva’s Staying Alive”
  • Participated in one-week Faculty Development Programme on “Use of ICT tools for Classroom Teaching, 2018 — , ICT Academy, IIT, Guwahati
    Paper: Training Programme - “Use of ICT tools for Classroom Teaching"
Research Publications in Journals /Periodicals/ Newspapers
  • “Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development” — (2010), ISSN/Vol/Issue:
  • UGC sponsored National Seminar Paper in “Humanistic Concerns in the works of Dr. Bhupen Hazarika” — (2014), ISSN/Vol/Issue: ISBN – 978 – 93 – 81998 – 02 – 1
  • “Ecofeminism: Origin and Development” in “Development issues and concerns” — (2015), ISSN/Vol/Issue: ISBN – 978 – 93 – 85229 – 80 – 0
Books / Chapters / Proceedings
No book/chapter records.
Research Projects & Guidance
No project records.
Resource Person / Chairman Sessions
  • Research In Higher Education — West Guwahati College of Education , 2023-06-24
PARTICIPATION IN CORPORATE LIFE/ ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE/ EXTENSION WORK AND COMMUNITY SERVICES:
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Academic Association & Others/
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Awards & Achievements
Awarded Phd. on "Literary Contributions of Ecofeminism – A study of Margaret Atwood and Vandana Shiva" from Gauhati University