Faculty Profile
Dr. Kuntala Dowarah

Dr. Kuntala Dowarah

Assistant Professor, Department of sociology

  • Email ID: kuntaladowarah@gmail.com
  • Mobile No: 8812950823
Academic Profile
7 Publications 1 Books 2 Projects
Qualifications
Degree PhD Sociology of Health and Illness
Institution Tezpur University
Year 2017
Degree PG Sociology
Institution Tezpur University
Year 2012
Degree UG Sociology
Institution Margherita College under Dibrugarh University
Year 2010
Degree HS Arts
Institution Margherita College
Year 2007
Degree HSLC ICSE
Institution Carmel School, Digboi
Year 2005
Experience
Designation: Assistant Professor
Institution: Madhabdev University
Subject: Sociology
Duration: 2018- present
Designation: Assistant Professor (Guest)
Institution: Cotton University
Subject: Sociology
Duration: 2017-2018
Publications
  1. An Ethnographic Exploration of Muga- The Golden Thread Weavers: Navigating Challenges in the Silk Weaving Industry of Lakhimpur and Dhemaji Districts of Assam
    The North Eastern Research Bulletin (2025)
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  2. Assam Movement: Its Demographic Context and Consequences (co-authored with Nilakshi Das)
    Shodh-Kosh (2024)
  3. Buddhist Ecological Ethics in Preservation of Indigenous Culture: A Study in Tinsukia District of Assam (co-authored with Luman Taina)
    International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS). (2024)
  4. Significance and Sustenance of Traditional Medicines and Practices: With Reference to Lisu (Yobin) Community of Arunachal Pradesh.
    Third Concept: An International Journal (2024)
  5. Health Status, Health Policy and Lisu Tribe of Northeast India: Critiquing Implementation of Schemes – Is it Willful Negligence or Failure? (Co-authored with Prof. Kedilezo Kikhi)
    Anthropology Today: An International Peer Reviewed NEIRA Journal (2016)
  6. Culture and Traditional Medicine of the Lisu (Yobin) Community of Arunachal Pradesh
    Man and Society- A Journal of North East Studies (2016)
  7. Ageing and Women
    Societus: A Journal of Research and Development (2014)
Books
Rengani
Publisher: Madhabdev Prakashan
ISBN: ISBN- 978-93-87287-21-1
Year: 2018
Book Chapters
Chapter Sheelabhadra aru Samaj: Ek Samajtatik Bislekhan
Book Rengani
Publisher Madhabdev University
Year 2025
Chapter The Art of Governing: The Political Organization of the Lisu Community of Arunachal Pradesh
Book State, Governance and Development in Northeast India
Publisher DVS Publisher: Guwahati
Year 2023
Chapter Rege’s Dalit Feminist Standpoint: An Overview
Book Women Voices
Publisher Krantikal Prakashan: Nagaon
Year 2020
Chapter Syncretism among the Tribes of North East India: A Socio- Historical Perspective
Book
Publisher NEICR- Sanskriti
Year 2018
Chapter Development and Insecurity: a Concern on Big Dams in Assam (with reference to Lower Subansiri Hydro Electric Project ( Co0authored with Jinty Rajkhowa)
Book Rengani
Publisher Madhabdev University
Year 2018
Conference Papers
Paper Name Assam Movement: Context and Consequences
Publish on 2024
Research Projects
Project Political Economy of the Golden Thread (Muga Silk) Weavers: Narratives from Lakhimpur and Dhemaji Districts of Assam
Agency ICSSR
Role PI
Grant 5.00
Project Negotiating Gendered Citizenship: A Sociological Analysis of Political Participation and Grassroot Leadership Among SHG Women in Panchayati Raj Institutions in Selected Districts of Lower Assam
Agency ICSSR
Role Co PI
Grant 12.00
Awards
Title ICSSR Doctoral Fellowship
Organised By ICSSR
Location National
Date 2013
Title UGC National Fellowship for Students of Other Backward Class
Organised By UGC
Location National
Date 2015
Professional Memberships
Membership Indian Sociological Society
Type Life Member
From 2023
Academic Responsibilities
Committee Museum Committee
Role Convenor
From 2024 to present
Committee Community Engangement Committee
Role Convenor
From 2024 to present
Committee Yuva Tourism Club
Role Convenor
From 2024 -2026
Committee IQAC
Role Member
From 2022 to present
Committee Animal Welfare Committee
Role Member
From 2026 to present
Committee Green Society
Role Member
From 2026 to present
Committee Buddha Study Circle
Role Member
From 2024 to present
Committee Prevention of Sexual Harassment Cell
Role Member
From 2025 to present