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Content Writer, Editor, Translator, Proofreader, lecturer in English

About

Worked as Lecturer of English language at Province College, Guwahati between 1999 to 2008. Worked as a part time faculty in Institute of Distance and Open Learning (IDOL), Guwahati University. Worked as Content Writer for e-Pathsala, an MHRD Project, where I developed e-Content for PG Students pursuing English literature. Worked as Project Fellow for a UGC Major Research Project between 2011 to 2013 under Dr. Asha Kuthari Chaudhuri, Professor, Department of English, Guwahati University. The job entailed interviewing people, collecting relevant materials and documentation. Worked as Assistant Project Officer (Communications) in the 12th South Asian Games from January to March, 2016. I handled social media content, prepared press releases and coordinated with the media during the event. Worked as Project Assistant in “Sanitation Scribes” Project, an initiative between Shishu Sarothi and Thumbprint Foundation, supported by UNICEF. The Sanitation Scribes was a unique project that aimed to bring focus on issues around Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in Assam Working as a guest faculty in Apollo College of Nursing, Guwahati, teaching English to the B.Sc Nursing students. Working with The Thumb Print (www.thethumbprintmag.com) as Senior Correspondent since 2012. It is a webzine which aspires to go global with local stories – tales of the marginalized, the under-reported, crisscrossing through geographical terrain and psychological barriers. I cover stories on social and marginalized issues for the section of the magazine called “On the Margins”. Working with NewsMove since January 2020. NewsMove is a homegrown web-based portal from the Northeast India, covering breaking news of India and beyond

Location

Guwahati

Work experience

Parttime Professor at Institute of Distance and Open Learning (IDOL), Gauhati University

Content Writer at e-Pathsala, Developed e-Content for PG Students pursuing English literature.

Project Assistant at Shishu Sarothi and Thumbprint Foundation, Worked on the Sanitation Scribes Project, an initiative supported by UNICEF.

Guest Professor at Apollo College of Nursing, Teaching English to the B.Sc Nursing students.

Senior Correspondent at The Thumb Print, I cover stories on social and marginalized issues for the section of the magazine called “On the Margins”.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, English, Gauhati university

Master of Philosophy - MPhil, English Literature, Gauhati university