Dr. Crystal Cornelious D. Marak

Designation: Assistant Professor

Department: Garo

Qualifications:

(i) M.A. (Garo), North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong

(ii) PhD (Garo), North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong

Areas of Interest/Specialization:

Garo Literature, Literature in Translation, Environmental Studies and Fictional Studies.

Experience: 9 (nine) years teaching in the University

Awards:

  • State Literary Award, 2012

Administrative responsibilities undertaken:

  1. Programme Officer, NSS NEHU Tura Campus, Chasingre Tura from November 2017 to August, 2019.
  2. Teacher-in-Charge, Students’ Welfare,  NEHU Tura Campus, Chasingre, Tura  (Since August, 2019- till date)
  3.  Member of Covid-19 Committee, NEHU Tura Campus, Chasingre Tura (since 2020- till date)
  4. Member, Board of Studies in Philosophy, NEHU, Shillong
  5. Member, the Board of Studies in English, NEHU, Shillong.
  6. Teacher-in-charge of the Academic study Tour  to Mumbai and Goa from 14th-26th January, 2020. 

Academic affiliations

  • Member, School Board of Humanities, NEHU, Shillong.
  • Member, the Board of Studies in Linguistics, NEHU, Shillong.
  • Judge for Varsity Week programme for different events/ competition in 2018.
  • Teacher-in-charge of the field study at Bugakolgre Village on 8th October, 2018

Any other:

  • Life member and Secretary of A'chik Literature Society, Tura
  • Life member of Garo Graduates' Union, Tura

Publications

  Books:    

  1. Author and publisher of a novel entitled Sing·kam in the year 2009.
  2. Ku·akmao Seanirang (2019), published by Bidawe Media, Tura,ISBN 978-81-938203-1-5.

Journals

  1. History of the A·chiks and the Garo Hills as Reflected in the Novels of Prabodh M. Sangma published by Manaviki, Vol. 1X(1) July-December, 2017, ISSN: 0975-7880,(UGC List No. 42515) pp. 7-12.
  2.  Fictional Writing in A·chik Literature published by Ayan, Vol. 5 No. 3 July- September, 2017, ISSN: 2347-4491, pp. 227-233.   
  3.  A·chik Pottery: A Dying Culture. Manviki, An International Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences, Vol. XI No. I January-June 2019, pp. 121-123
  4. Gongjagreoniko Chimonggimin Golporang, Buringni Samrang Aro Do·o-matrangni Bimingrang published  in A·chik Ku·rang magazine by A·chik Literature Society, Volume 1, Issue 1 October, 2019, p. 46-48

Papers presented in Conferences/Seminars:

  1. Presented paper on The Concept of Rori  National Conference cum Workshop on Garo Worldview sponsored Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR) at OKD Institute of Social Change, Gauhati from 14th -15th November 2013 organised by the  Department of Philosophy and Department of English, NEHU Shillong
  2. Presented a paper titled History of Garo Hills as reflected in the novels of Prabodh M. Sangma at the National seminar on “Situating Tura from West Garo Hills,” at the North-Eastern Hill University, Tura Campus, from 5th -7th June 2014.
  3. Presented a paper titled A·chik Children Songs at the National seminar on “Oral Literature: A Reflection,” at NEHU Tura Campus from 28th- 30th October, 2015.
  4. Presented a paper titled  Aâ??chik Pottery: A Dying Culture at the National seminar on at the Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar from 28th -30th March, 2016.
  5. Resource person at the Workshop on Indigenous Wood Carving under UGC Committee at the Tura Government College, Tura on 21st September, 2016.
  6. Presented a paper titled Agalmaka at the seminar organized by Directorate of Arts and Culture, Meghalaya, Shillong at District Auditorium, Tura on 9th December, 2017.
  7. Presented a paper titled  Recent Trends in Fictional Writing in Aâ??chik Literature at the National Seminar on the “Recent Trends in the tribal Literature in North East India,” organised by Sahitya Akademi at NEHU, Tura from 28th February -1st March, 2017.
  8.  Resource person at theThree-day Garo- English Translation Workshop organized by Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi at NEHU Tura Campus, from 29th - 31st May 2018.
  9. Presented self composed poem “Jajong”at the Sahitya Akademi sponsored Gramalok in collaboration with A·chik Literature Society, Tura at Mendipathar College, North Garo Hills, Meghalaya, on 31st August, 2019.
  10. Presented self composed poem “Atchiram Song”at, the Sahitya Akademi sponsored Gramalok in collaboration with A·chik Literature Society, Tura at Williamnagar Government College, East Garo Hills, Meghalaya on 14th September, 2019.
  11. Presented self composed poem “Jikgite”at  the A·chik Literature Society’s Writers’ Meet in collaboration with Department of Garo, NEHU, Tura Campus, Tura, on 21st September, 2019 at the Christian Girls H.S.School, Tura.
  12. Presented self composed poem “Chame”at the Sahitya Akademi sponsored Gramalok in collaboration with A·chik Literature Society, Tura at Ampati Degree College, South-West Garo Hills, Meghalaya on 28th September, 2019.
  13.  Presented a paper on Mangona at the International Seminar Webinar- 2020 from August from August 29th, 31st & 1st September, 2020 organised by A·chik Literature Society, Tura in collaboration with Department of Garo, NEHU Tura Campus, Tura.