Dr. Saurabhi Sarmah - Assam Kaziranga University

Academic Qualification

PhD in English (Gauhati University)
Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism (IGNOU)
MA in English (Gauhati University)

Experience

Academic – 6 Years
Non –Academic ( Industry) – 7 years

Worked at

Bankbazaar.com as Manager – Online Marketing ( Digital Marketing -SEO & Content)
Hinduja Global Solutions, Bangalore as Assistant Manager, Content and Communication.
The Messangers.com, Bangalore as Blog writer.
Swadeshi Academy, located at ABC, Guwahati as Lecture in English in
B. Borooah College, located at Ulubari, Guwahati as Faculty in the Department of English.
Institute of Distance and Open Learning (IDOL, www.idolgu.org ), Gauhati University, Guwahati, as Academic Counsellor in English in the Department of English.

Career Highlights & Awards:

Areas of Interest:

Research (Literature and Social Science)
Theatre and Performance
Academic Teaching/ Writing
Gender Studies
Indian English Literature & British Literature,
Literary Theory
Film Studies
Blogging
Digital Marketing

Career Highlights:

PhD in English for the research project - “Performing Violence: Representation of Women and Violence in the plays of Vijay Tendulkar, Mahesh Dattani, Manjula Padmanabhan, and Dina Mehta”.
Received JRF of ICHR, New Delhi for PhD project.
Received Performance Award by BankBazaar.com for Team Management and Delivery.
Certification on Leading Teams from the University of Michigan offered by Coursera.
Certification on Marketing in a Digital World from the University of Illinois offered by Coursera.
Certification on Human Resource Management from Great Learning.
Interviewed:
- Sahitya Akademi Award Winner playwright Mahesh Dattani for The Assam Tribune.
- National Award Winning Film Maker Bidyut Kotoky for The Assam Tribune.
- Internationally renowned playwright Abhishek Majumdar for The Assam Tribune.
- Padma Shri and Asom Ratna Award winner, The Moon Man of India, Prof J N Goswami for Uruli.
- The Dubai based philanthropist and producer Jani Viswanath for The Assam Tribune and G Plus.
- Mumbai based children write Katie Bagli and environmentalist for The Assam Tribune.
Received JRF of ICHR (Indian Council of Historical Research).
Invited as Co-chairperson in a session on Women Empowerment and Higher Education and Changing Dynamics and Dimensions of Higher Education in South Asia at the International Conference on Changing Dynamics of Higher Education in South Asia and the 21st Century Transformative Goals on 21 December 2023 organised by Komargaon College Golaghat, Assam.
Invited as Session Chair at the International Conference on Data Driven AI organised by Assam Kaziranga University on 8 May 2025.
Invited as Session Chair at the National Seminar on Ecological Study, Ecocriticism, Geopolitics and Development in Northeast India on 10 May 2025 organised by Lumding College, Assam.
Delivered a talk on “Ecocriticism as Resistance” as an Invited Speaker at the same seminar on 10 May 2025.
Appointed as external coordinator for conducting gender audit at 2025 at Morigaon College,Morigaon Assam.
Have deliveed multiple sessions on prestiogiou institutions of Jorhat like DCB College, Kakojan College, TEOK CKB College, CKB college Jorhat, Army Public School Jorhat on areas related to communication, employability and gender.
Chairperson Women Cell, Assam Kaziranga University.
Cultural officer, Assam Kaziranga University.
PhD Supervision and Research coordination at School of Social Sciences, Assam Kaziranga University.

Awards and recognitions -

Received the Innovative Teacher Award 2022 by The Assam Kaziranga University in 2022.
Received Performance Award by BankBazaar.com for Team Management and Delivery in 2017.

Publication and Books

Research Experience, Publications:

PhD thesis on “Performing Violence: Representation of Women and Violence in the plays of Vijay Tendulkar, Mahesh Dattani, Manjula Padmanabhan, and Dina Mehta”. Degree awarded by Gauhati University on 1^st November, 2013.
Published a research paper on “Women, Violence and Theatre” in the journal “Dibrugarh University Journal of English studies” (ISSN-0975-5659, Vol.19, 2010) a yearly journal published by the department of English, Dibrugarh University.
Published a research paper on “Women and Violence in Contemporary Indian Writing: Vijay Tendulkar’s Kamala and Manjula Padmanabhan’s Lights Out” in the journal ‘Social Change and Development’ (ISSN- 0975-4016, Vol.vii, 2010) – a journal published by OKD Institute of Social Change and Development.
Published a book chapter on “Uncovering the Painful – A Reading of Mahesh Dattani’s Thirty Days in September in The plays of Mahesh Dattani: An Anthology of Recent Criticism, edited by Dr Tutun Mukherjee and published by Pencraft International, New Delhi. ISBN 978-93-82178-03-3.
Published a research paper on " Modernism, Memory and Time: A Reading of Louis MacNeice’s ‘Prayer Before Birth’, ‘The Sunlight on the Garden’ and ‘Star-gazer’ in the Journal of English Studies, Dibrugarh University ( DUJES, VOL.30|2022).
Published a research paper on Issues and Challenges of Child Rearing in an Urban Marginalized Community (Vol. 11(1), 1-10, January (2022) ISSN 2319–3565).
Published a research paper on The Impact of Novel CoronaVirus Pandemic on Livelihood of an Urban Marginalized Community in Assam, India (Volume-3 | Issue-6 | Nov-Dec -2021(DOI: 10.36346/sarjhss.2021.v03i06.00X)
Book chapter on “Uncovering the Painful – A Reading of Mahesh Dattani’s Thirty Days in September in The plays of Mahesh Dattani: An Anthology of Recent Criticism, edited by Dr Tutun Mukherjee and published by Pencraft International, New Delhi.
Participated in a 21 days’ workshop on ‘Historical Research Methodology’ (from 20^th, to 11^th Dec., 2009) organized by ICHR, North East Regional Centre.
Presented the paper named “Drama, Performance and Activism – A Reading of Manjula Padmanabhan’s Lights Out” in the 34^th Indian Social Science Conference (India Post -91) held in Guwahati, 2010, Assam.
Presented a research paper named “Women, Violence and the Contemporary Social Scenario - A Reading of Dr. Bhabendra Nath Saikia’s Gadhuli” in the seminar on Modern Indian Drama organized by the dept of English, Guwahati University, 2011.
Participated in the South Asia International Literary Festival (From 3^rd to 5^th, 2010). In the same festival I interviewed the contemporary Indian playwright Mahesh Dattani.
Participated in the National Seminar on “Representation of Nature in Literature: Contemporary Issues” (from 8^th April to 9^th April, 2009) at the Dept. of English and foreign Languages, Tezpur University, Assam.
Participated in the National Media Seminar “Footprints 2006” on 5^th November organized by Symbiosis Institute of Mass Communication, Pune.
Participated in the National Seminar on “Communities of Women” (from 3^rd to 4^th January, 2009) organized by Women’s Studies Research Centre, Gauhati University, Assam.
Participated in the National Seminar on “Relevance of Traditional Knowledge System for the Sustainable Development with Particular Reference to NE India” on 28^th, 2008.
Presented a research paper on “Effectiveness of Health Care Schemes in Assam- A study based on Ouguri Gaon of Tinsukia district, Assam” in the two day national seminar on National Conference on Inclusive and Sustainable Development for Self-Reliant India organized by the School of Social Sciences in collaboration with ICSSR and ONGC from March 29^th to 30th, 2023
Created Study material on Contemporary Indian Writing in English Published by IDOL, (October, 2008) Gauhati University, Guwahati-781014, Assam.
Created Study material on Indian English Writing published by K.K. Handique State Open University, (August 2015), Guwahati, Assam.
Published Shree and Uruli – two bilingual magazine published by the Assamese Community in Bangalore.
Participated in a 21 days’ workshop on ‘Historical Research Methodology’ (from 20^th, to 11^th Dec., 2009) organized by ICHR, North East Regional Centre.
Participated in a 17 day workshop on Capacity Building Program organized by The School of Social Sciences, Assam Kaziranga University in collaboration with ICSSSR from July 8th to July 20th 2024,
Presented a paper on “Study on the Current Status of Medical Education to Treat CKD Patients with Special Reference to Assam” at t the International Conference on Changing Dynamics of Higher Education in South Asia and the 21st Century Transformative Goals on 21 December 2023 organised by Komargaon College Golaghat, Assam in collaboration with ICSSR.
Presented a paper on “Of Memories, Motherhood, Identity and Nature – An Ecocritical Analysis of Jahnavi Barua’s Rebirth” at the International Conference on Ecocriticism and the Global South: Trends, Issues and Challenges on 6–7 October 2023.
Presented a paper on “Chronic Kidney Disease Awareness among Rural People in Assam” at the International Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility on 8–9 December 2023 organized by CIMP.
Presented a paper on “Breaking the Gendered Barriers: Women’s Empowerment Through Commercialization of Assamese Indigenous Culinary Heritage” at the National Seminar on Commercializing Culinary Heritage on 3–4 May 2024 organised by Nagoan College, Assam.
Presented a paper on “The Impact of Gender Stereotypes on Women’s Development: An Analysis Based on Rima Das’s Village Rockstars” at the International Seminar on Unveiling Indigenous Practices for Sustainable Development Amidst Global Transformations on 27–28 January 2025 organised by Sibasagar Girls College.
Presented a paper on “The Human Impact on the Land – Commodification of Nature and Its Ecological Consequences in Amitav Ghosh’s The Living Mountain” at the International Conference on Climate Change and Global Capitalism: New Interventions on 19–21 February 2025 organised by Diburgarh University.
Presented a paper on “Importance of AI-Enhanced Tele-Counseling in Chronic Kidney Disease Management” at the ICDDA organized by Assam Kaziranga University on 7–9 May 2025.
Published a book chapter on “The Effectiveness of Government Healthcare Schemes in Assam – A Study Based on Ouguri Gaon of Tinsukia District” at the Seminar on Inclusive and Sustainable Development for Self-Reliant India (organised by Central Library, The Assam Kaziranga University) in 2023.
Published a book chapter on “Michael Foucault and Disciplinary Power” at an academic event organised by iSPELL Assam in 2023.
Published a book chapter titled “Michael Foucault and Disciplinary Power” in the book Inked Wreaths (ISBN-10: ‎9393815968), published by iSPELL Assam & Wissen Monk in 2024.
Published a chapter titled “Breaking the Gendered Barriers: Women's Empowerment Through Commercialization of Assamese Indigenous Culinary Heritage” in the book Interstice: Troubled Mind and Gendered Spaces (ISBN-10: ‎9393815615), published by WissenMonk Publications in April 2024.
Published a research article titled “Nephrology Education, Challenges Faced by Chronic Kidney Disease Patients & Northeast India – A Data-Driven Analysis” in the International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews (UGC CARE listed) in 2024.
Published a research article titled “Exploring the Link Between Gender Norms and Mental Health Outcomes – A Sociopsychological Analysis of Assamese Women Culinary Entrepreneurs” in the International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews (UGC CARE listed) in October 2024.
Published a research article titled “Significance of Food Strategy for Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Case Study” in the Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology (JPTCP), an internationally recognized, peer-reviewed journal indexed in PubMed, ESCI (Clarivate Analytics), Scopus, EMBASE, and CrossRef, in 2024.
Published a research article titled “Women at the Margins: Exploring Economic Challenges Faced by Karbi Women in Arunachal Pradesh” in The International Journal of Law Management & Humanities (IJLMH), a double-blind peer-reviewed international journal, in 2024.

Online Publications:

https://in.finance.yahoo.com/news/6-ways-elude-health-insurance-052727230.html
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-could-psychology-behind-anonymous-viewings-linkedin-sarmah
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/fictionalizing-reality/article5035936.ece
http://www.sscsbangalore.in/docs/xasipaat/xasipaat_2nd_aug_2017.pdf
https://blog.bankbazaar.com/5-must-dos-for-end-of-life-planning/
https://blog.bankbazaar.com/5-ways-to-save-while-you-spend/
https://blog.bankbazaar.com/6-myths-about-life-insurance/
https://assamtribune.com/women-entrepreneurship-and-challenges

Reviews and Articles on drama/films in Newspapers:

Portraying the Self – a review of Arun Sharma Drama festival published in The Assam Tribune, 15 October 2010.
Shared Experience – a personal interview with Mahesh Dattani published in the The Assam Tribune, 11 February 2011.
Fictionalizing Reality – a review of Girish Karnad’s play Nagamandala published in The Assam Tribune, 20 May 2011.
Resurrecting a Legend – a review of Mohan Rakesh’s play Ashad Ka Ek Din published in The Assam Tribune, 10 June 2011.
Seeds of a Revolution – a review of Beej (a dramatic adaptation of Mahasweta Devi’s short story Bichhan) published in The Assam Tribune, 22 July 2011.
An ear for Satire – a review of an Assamese play Gadho Maharaj published in The Assam Tribune, 5 August 2011.
Phantoms of the Dark – a review of an Assamese play Baduli published in The Assam Tribune, 28 October 2011.
Plays as Mirror – a review of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and Jatra (an Assamese play) published in the Assam Tribune, 30 December 2011.
Between the Lines – a review of an Assamese play Alop Nubuja Dawor published in The Assam Tribune, 23 March 2012.
A Divine Quest – a review of a film Kamakha Through Prayerful Eyes published in The Assam Tribune, 29 June 2012.
Seeking to Connect – a review of Rabindranath Tagore’s play Dakghar published in The Assam Tribune, 20 July 2012.
Literature in the Air - a write-up on “Bangalore Literature Festival” published in The Assam Tribune, 1^st December 2012.
Fictionalizing Reality – A review of Abhishek Majumdar’s The Djinns of Eidgah published in Metro plus, The Hindu, 19th August 2013.
Haunted Realities – A review of Abhishek Majumdar’s The Djinns of Eidgah published in the Assam Tribune, 21 September, 2013.
Confronting the Self – A review of Girish Karnad’s Bikhre Bimb published in the Assam Tribune, 29^th June, 2013.
Saga of Loss - A review of Jahnu Baruah’s film Baandhon published in the Assam Tribune, 20^th July 2013.
Women and the Culture of Violence – an article published in the editorial page of the Assam Tribune, 27^th May, 2013.
Exploring the Contemporary – An interview with Bangalore based playwright Abhishek Majumdar, published in the Assam Tribune, 21^stJune, 2014.
Assam: Where the priorities lie - an article published in the editorial page of the Assam Tribune, 4^th October, 2017.
Transcending Boundaries, an interview with eminent film maker Bidyut Kotoky, published in published in the Assam Tribune, 10^th July, 2018.
A helping Hand – In conversation with Jani Viswanath, published in the Assam Tribune, 10^th February, 2019.
Greenwords - In conversation with Katie Bagli, a children writer and environmentalist published in the Assam Tribune, 13^th February, 2025.
Copycat crimes against women- an article published in the editorial page of the Assam Tribune, 19t^h September, 2024.
Of Art and Art Forms - In conversation with award winning filmmaker and performance artist Shilpika Bordoloi in the Assam Tribune, 28^th Jan, 2025.
Rooted in Tradition - a coverage of Majuli Theatre Festival published in the Assam tribune on 5th December, 2022.
Nimati Ghat Tragedy and Beyond - an article published in the editorial page of the Assam Tribune, 25th November, 2021.
Women Entrepreneurship and Challenges - an article published in the editorial page of the Assam Tribune, 3rd March, 2021.