Awards:

• Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship (RGNF) for SC/ST Research Scholars, 2017
• Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) 2018

Area of Research and Teaching interest:

Folk Literature, Tribal Studies, Cultural Studies, British Poetry, Contemporary Indian Literature in Translation

Teaching Experience: 3 years

• Swami Shraddhanand College, University of Delhi: Assistant Professor (2 years, 6 months)
• North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong: Assistant Professor (21^st Sept. 2023 till present)

Publications

Articles:

1. Narratives in a Narrative of the Chakhesang Chokri Naga. J Adv Res Eng & Edu 2016; 1(1&2): pp. 1-7.
2. Life Behind the Monolith Culture of the Chakhesang Community. J Adv Res Eng & Edu 2019; 4(4): pp. 5-9.
3. Oral Narratives of the Chakhesang Nagas and its Portrayal of the Community Life Therein. IJCIRAS 2020; 2 (11): pp. 4-8
4. An Analytical Study of Mutulu and Khamhilu with Reference to Chakhesang Community’s Belief and Meneno Vamuzo Rakho’s Work Khawhimutulu in Naga Heritage: People Stories, Vol.1. LangLit 2020; 7(1): pp. 83-88.
5. Continuity of Oral Tradition in Print Era with Reference to Short Film “Salt in  My Village” Documented by North-East Network (NEN), Insight: An International Multilingual Journal for Arts and Humanities, Vol.1 (5), July 2021, pp.69-76

Book Chapters:

1.  “Portrayal of Naga Women in the Literary World: A Quest for Identity” in Contemporary Socio-Cultural Scenario of Tribal Women in India: Challenges and Prospects. Edited by P Pugazhendi, K.S Pradeep Kumar. The Kerala Institute for Research Training and Development Studies of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (KIRTADS), 2018.p. 559-573. ISBN-9788194-168508.
2. “Transition of the Chakhesang Nagas Folklore and Community’s Portrayal in Print” in Narrative Culture and Textual Traditions of North-East India. Edited by Arzuman Ara, Dharjjati Sarma, Bhaskar Jyoti Gogoi. Purbayan Publication, 2019. p. 98-118. ISBN-978-93-88593-31.

Paper (s) Presented:

1. Presented a paper on Portrayal of Naga Women in the Literary World: A Quest of Identity in the International Seminar under the theme on The Contemporary Socio-Cultural Scenario of Tribal Women in India, organized by The Kerala Institute for Research Training & Development Studies of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (KIRTADS) at Chevayur, Kozhikode, Kerala from 10^th-12^th October 2018.
2. Presented a paper on Orality of the Chakhesang Nagas and its Transmission to Print at the National Seminar on Cultural Self-Fashioning in North-East India: Interplay of the Oral, the Written and the Performative Arts organised by the Department of Modern Indian Languages and Literary Studies, at Gauhati University and North East India Association for Human Sciences (NEIAHS) on 22^nd & 23^rd March 2019.
3. Presented a paper on Oral Narratives of the Chakhesang Nagas & Portrayal of Community Life Therein at the National Conference on Culture and Aesthetics in Indian Folklore organised by the Department of English, University of Delhi on 28^th & 29^th February 2020.
4. Presented a paper on Folklife and Taboos: Analytical Study in the Chakhesang Naga Socio-cultural Context in a National Seminar on Multidisciplinary Approaches to Folklife: Challenges and Perspectives organised by the Department of Modern Indian Languages and Literary Studies, University of Delhi from 19^th – 21^st November 2020
5. Presented a paper on Analytical Study of the Chakhesang Community in Response to CoViD-19 Pandemic: An Insider Speaks in a National Seminar  on Tribal Life’ of India: Insiders’ and Outsiders’ Perspectives, Part I organised by the Department of Modern Indian Languages and Literary Studies, University of Delhi from 1^st – 3^rd April 2022.
6. Presented a paper on Conceptualising the Traditional Ritualistic Practices of the Chakhesang and its Environment in a National Seminar on Folklore and Ecology in North East India organised by the Department of Bodo, Gauhati University in collaboration with ICSSR, New Delhi on 8^th & 9^th February 2024.

Workshop Attended/Coordinated:

1. Attended one month (online) National Faculty Induction Programme/Orientation Course organised by Guru Angad Dev Teaching Centre, SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi under Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT) of Ministry of Education from 25^th February 2023 to 27^th March 2023.
2. Attended two weeks (online) Faculty Development Programme on New Perspectives on North-East India: A Multidisciplinary Approach, organised by PGDAV College (M), University of Delhi in collaboration with Mahatma Hansraj Faculty Development Centre Hansraj College, University of Delhi from 15^th – 28^th July 2023,
3. Attended one week (online) Faculty Development Programme on Communication, Creative Writing and Personality Development, organised by University of Delhi and Guru Angad Dev Teaching Learning Centre, SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi from 27^th Oct. to 3^rd November 2022.
4. Attended two weeks (online) Interdisciplinary Refresher Course on Indian Folk Traditions: A Tapestry of Diversity, organised by Arma Ram Sanatan Dharma College, University of Delhi in Collaboration with Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi under the aegis of Ministry of Education, Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching from 25^th Oct. – 08^th November 2023.
5. Coordinated the National Theatre Workshop and Drama Performance on Vemula’s Ramayan by Ashoknagar Nattayamukh, Kolkatta at Kiang Nongbah Guest House (NEHU Old Guest House, Shillong), hosted by the Department of English, NEHU (Shillong) in collaboration with Shillong Forum for English Studies, on 7^th December 2023.

Administerial Work Undertaken:

1. North-Eastern Cell Co-ordinator, Swami Shraddhanand College University of Delhi 2021-2023.
2. Member of Proctorial Committee, Swami Shraddhanand College, University of Delhi 2021-2022.
3. Member of Annual Report Committee, Swami Shraddhanand College, University of Delhi 2021-2023.
4. Member of NAAC Committee, Swami Shraddhannand College, University of Delhi 2022-2023.
5. Member of Admission Committee, Swami Shraddhanand College, University of Delhi 2022-2023.
6. Coordinated National Drama Workshop, December, 2023 at NEHU, Shillong.