Ms Murchana Das

MA, M.Phil
Joined Lakhimpur Girls' College on 23 Jan, 2020
An English professor when she is at work, a practicing feminist, a dog lover and a voracious consumer of anything and everything related to comic books and graphic art during her free time. She completed her Bachelor's degree in English from Ramjas College, University of Delhi (2017), and her Master's in English from Ramjas College, University of Delhi (2019). She was awarded her M.Phil degree from Gauhati University in the year 2022.
Research Interest:
Animal Studies, Popular Culture, Popular Art, Graphic Literature, Environmental Narratives.
Specialized Courses:
Classical Greek and Roman Literature, American Literature, Indian Literature in translation.

Publications

  1. Published a chapter titled "Gender as a Contingent Category" in Prosfutito Nari, ACTA Lakhimpur Zone, ISBN: 978-81-939507.
  2. Published a joint paper titled "Of Mothers and Stepmothers: A Contemporary Rendition of Burhi Aair Sadhu by Bhaskar Hazarika's Kothanodi" in UGC care-listed journal Drishti: The Sight, Volume X, Issue 1, May 2021, ISSN: 2319-8281.
  3. Published a paper titled "Subverting the male gaze in popular culture: A study of Phoebe Waller Bridge's Fleabag" in Kanchioli, Volume 1, Issue 1, June 2021, ISSN: 2583-0740.
  4. Published a paper titled "On the Other Mother: The Representation of Stepmothers in Lakshminath Bezboruah's Buri Aair Sadhu" in Violence Against Women in India: With special reference to North-East India, 1st ed., 2022, ISBN: 978-93-92699-60-3.
  5. Published a paper titled "Silence, Suppression and Submissiveness: On the representation of animals in Assamese Folktales" in History of Oral and Folk Tradition, 1st ed., 2022, ISBN: 978-81-948513-2-5.
  6. Published a paper titled "Bleeding Bodies: On the Characterizations of Draupadi and Dopdi Mejhen" in Identification of Abusive Relationships and Prevention of Domestic Violence, Vol. II, 2022, ISBN: 978-93-90870-70-7.









Seminars

  1. Presented a paper titled "The Wicked Stepmother in Assamese Folktales: A case study of Lakshminath Bezboruah's Burhi Aair Sadhu" in the ICSSR-sponsored national seminar on Violence Against Women in India: With special reference to North East India organized by Department of Sociology, Silapathar College on 12th February, 2021.
  2. Presented a paper titled "Silent Beasts of Assamese Folktales: The Politics of Animal Submissiveness in Lakshminath Bezboruah's Burhi Aair Sadhu" in the ICHR-sponsored national seminar on Trends and Prospects of History from Oral and Folk Tradition in North East India organized by Sankardeva Mahavidyalaya, Pathalipahar on 19th and 20th February 2021.
  3. Presented a paper titled "Violence and the female body in Assamese Folktales" in the National Commission for Women sponsored national seminar on Identification of Abusive Relationships and Prevention of Domestic Violence organized by Digboi Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Digboi on 8th March, 2022.
  4. Presented a paper titled "The study of Bihu Songs as an active body of resistance" in a national seminar organised by IQAC, Sarupathar College, Assam, on 12th and 13th September, 2022.

Professional Development Programmes

  1. Successfully completed the Orientation Course organized by Ramanujan College, University of Delhi, from 4th June 2020 to 1st July 2020.
  2. Successfully completed a week-long FDP on Advanced Pedagogical Techniques from 13-19 September 2021, organized by Ramanujan College, University of Delhi in collaboration with Lakhimpur Girls' College.
  3. Successfully completed  Weeklong Online Faculty Development Programme on New Trends in English Studies from 17-21 January 2022, organized by TLC, Tezpur University in association with Department of English, Tezpur University.
  4. A 5 days National Multidisciplinary Workshop on "Environment Awareness and Waste Management" from 5th to 9th June, 2022, organized by IQAC and Eco Club, Lakhimpur Girls' College in collaboration with ICT Academy.
  5. Successfully completed the Refresher Course on Literature of North East India, Translation and National Integration ​​​​​​​from 13-27 December, 2022 organized by TLC, Tezpur University in association with the Department of Assamese, Tezpur University.