ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, Department of Department of English
Rimpi Sonowal is an Assistant Professor of English Literature at Gurucharan University, Silchar, Cachar, Assam, dedicated to fostering critical thinking and creative expression in the classroom. She specializes in African writing in English , Womens’ studies and Ethnicity. Rimpi holds M.Phil in English from Assam University, Silchar and pursued Masters’ degree in English literature from Dibrugarh University. At present, she is pursuing her Ph.D from Centre for African Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
ENGLISH LITERATURE, AMERICAN LITERATURE, AFRICAN LITERATURE IN ENGLISH, WOMEN’S STUDIES.
| Degree | University/Board | Year |
|---|---|---|
| HSLC | SEBA | 2009 |
| HS | AHSEC | 2011 |
| B.A (ENGLISH) | DIGBOI COLLEGE, DIBRUGARH UNIVERSITY | 2014 |
| M.A | DIBRUGARH UNIVERSITY | 2016 |
| M.PHIL | ASSAM UNIVERSITY, SILCHAR | 2021 |
| Level | Institution | From | To | Designation |
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| HS | SALT BROOK ACADEMY, DIBRUGARH | Jan 2017 | Feb 2017 | Deprecated: htmlspecialchars(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/u315501420/domains/gurucharanuniversity.ac.in/public_html/english/faculty_detail.php on line 585 |
| HS | R.D JUNIOR COLLEGE, DIGBOI | Mar 2017 | Dec 2017 | Deprecated: htmlspecialchars(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/u315501420/domains/gurucharanuniversity.ac.in/public_html/english/faculty_detail.php on line 585 |
| UG | INDRESWAR SARMA ACADEMY JUNIOR CUM DEGREE COLLEGE,DIBRUGARH | Jun 2016 | Feb 2017 | Deprecated: htmlspecialchars(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/u315501420/domains/gurucharanuniversity.ac.in/public_html/english/faculty_detail.php on line 585 |
| UG | DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK, DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE, DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES, | Present | Deprecated: htmlspecialchars(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/u315501420/domains/gurucharanuniversity.ac.in/public_html/english/faculty_detail.php on line 585 |
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| UG | JANATA COLLEGE, KABUGANJ, CACHAR | Present | Deprecated: htmlspecialchars(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/u315501420/domains/gurucharanuniversity.ac.in/public_html/english/faculty_detail.php on line 585 |
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| Event Name | Organised By | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Participated in the One Week International Workshop on Documentary and Short Film Appreciation, | organised by the Department of Mass Communication, Assam University, Silchar, in collaboration with Women’s College, Silchar & Beekshan Cine Commune | 18 Mar 2018 |
| “An Eco- Critical Approach to the Rural India Representation of Amitav Ghosh’s The Hungry Tide”. | organized by Department of Bengali, Tripura University | 15 Nov 2019 |
| “Colonialism and Women Marginalization in the context of Maasai society in Tanzania: A Literary Study.” | organized by Nelson Mandela Chair for Afro- Asian Studies, School of International Relations and Politics, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, | 22 Mar 2024 |
| "Social norms in Tanzania: A Birds’ View in Jacyee Aniagolu- Johnson’s Mikela: Memoirs of a Maasai Woman" | organised by the Centre for African Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi | 03 Oct 2024 |
| “In and Out of the Tanzanian Maasai: People to People Ties”. | School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi | 24 Feb 2025 |
| “ Reflecting on the Female Agency in Jacyee Aniagolu- Johnson’s “ Mikela: Memoirs of a Maasai Woman :” A Study. | organised by the Department of English, Bodoland University, Kokrajhar, Assam, in collaboration with the Department of English, Nagaland University, Kohima Campus, Meriema, Nagaland | 28 Mar 2025 |
| Presented a research paper in UGC sponsored National Seminar on Environmental Degradation and Threat to Survival | organised by the Department of Philosophy, D.C.B Girls' College, Jorhat, | 11 Sep 2015 |
| “Social Customs, Tradition and Status of Women in Mising society of Assam.” | Department of Political Science, Moridhal College, Dhemaji | 15 Oct 2015 |
| “Understanding of Indian Woman in family life and their representation in literature of the contemporary era with special reference to Anita Desai’s Fasting Feasting”. | J. B. College (Autonomous) Women Cell in collaboration with Asom Lekhika Songstha and Women Cell, ACTA, Jorhat zone | 15 Sep 2016 |
| “Issues of Identity and Acculturation as a result of border- crossing with special reference to Ama Ata Aidoo’s Our Sister Killjoy”. | Department of Philosophy and Department of English, Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankardeva Viswavidyalaya (MSSV), Nagaon | 21 Feb 2019 |
| “Imperialism: A Study of Waiting for the barbarians”. | Department of Bengali, Digboi Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Digboi | 31 Aug 2019 |
| “A Critical Reading of Easterine Kire’s When the River Sleeps from the Perspective of Culture” | Department of Languages, Sankardev College, Shillong, Meghalaya | 30 Oct 2019 |
| “Border- Crossing: A Reading with reference to Rita Choudhury’s Chinatown Days”. | Department of English, Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi | 09 Nov 2023 |
| “Exploring Teaching Strategies and Research Avenues in Reading Skills” | Department of English, Vardhaman College of Engineering, Shamshabad, Hyderabad | 13 Dec 2023 |
| Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) | Department of Computer Science and Department of Economics of Birangana Sati Sadhani Rajyik Vishwavidyalaya (BSSRV), Golaghat, Assam | 18 Dec 2023 |
| Moodle Learning Management System | Gurucharan College with course material provided by Spoken Tutorial Project, IIT Bombay. | 18 Oct 2024 |