Ms. Jougathi Basumatary

Ms. Jougathi Basumatary

Assistant Professor

Ph.D. : Cotton University

Research Interests:

My research interest includes the fields of Prehistory, Palaeontology, and Geo-archaeology with an aim towards generating a broader understanding of the Human evolution in the region of Northeast India, Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
Date of Joining : Dec 3, 2019

Phone: +91-8638474235
Email: jougathi.basumatary@cottonuniversity.ac.in

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About

Ms. Jougathi Basumatary

Assistant Professor

Department of Archaeology, Cotton University, Guwahati, Assam-781001.

Email: jougathi.basumatary@cottonuniversity.ac.in

Telephone: +91 8638474235.

Post Graduate in Anthropology from Gauhati University, Guwahati. 2014-2016.

Post Graduate in Archaeology and Ancient History from The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat. 2017-2019.

UGC NET July 2018.

UGC NET JRF June 2019.

Life membership: INTACH (Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage)

Life membership: SOSAA (Society of South Asian Archaeology)

Teaching

Cotton University: 2019 onwards

Experience

  • Participated as a trench supervisor in the excavation in the Sonai valley, West Tripura.
  • Participated in the excavation in the Megalithic site in Shangyu village at Mon district Nagaland conducted by the Department of History & Archaeology, Nagaland University, India and the Institute of Pre-and-Protohistoric Archaeology, Kiel University, Germany held from 23rd March-1st April 2024.

Research Projects

Research project: Completed

  • Awarded INR 50,000 by Nehru Trust for the Indian Collections at the Victoria and Albert Museum in the year 2018-2019 on the topic Gopalapuram: A late Pleistocene Palaeolithic Site in the Manneru Valley, Andhra Pradesh”
  • Awarded Andrew Sherrat Fund 2023 (£1000) on the topic “Understanding the Prehistoric Cultures of Tripura” by the Department of Archaeology, University of Sheffield, UK.

Research Project: Ongoing

  • In-House Research Project Cotton University on the topic: An Investigation into the Stone Age Cultures of West Tripura. Amount: Rs.1,00,000.

Research Projects

Sl. No Name of the Project Name of the Principal Investigator(PI) Name of the Co-PI Name of the Funding Agency Type (Government/Non-Government) Year Funds Sanctioned (INR in lakhs) Duration of the Project
1 An Investigation into the Stone Age Cultures of Tripura
Status: Ongoing
Ms. Jougathi Basumatary Cotton University In House 2023 100000 18 months

Research paper publications till 2021

Book review - Archaeology in Northeast India- Essays Celebrating 150 years of Research- Recent Trends And Future Prospects Abhidha Journal of Art, Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, Volume 1, Year 2021, Pages 166-169

Other Information

Induction/Refresher/Workshop/FDP/Seminar/Conference:

  • Participated in the International Workshop on Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System in Archaeology conducted by the Department of Archaeology, University of Kerala during 1st -7th December 2017.
  • Participated in the International Workshop on “Social and Economic Impacts of Heritage and its potential for Development” held at the Department of Archaeology and Ancient History, the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, under the aegis of UGC-UKIERI (III) on 21st May 2018.
  • Participated in the Archaeological Investigation in the Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park held between September 3rd and September 27th, 2018 and attended the workshop on ‘Site Presentation and Preservation ‘ held during  September 21st-28th 2018 as a part of the UGC UKIERI joint research Programme (UKIERI-III) organised by the Department of Archaeology and Ancient History, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, University of Allahabad, Durham University and The Archaeological Survey of India.
  • Participated in International Rice Workshop organized by the Department of Archaeology and Ancient History, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat and UCL Institute of Archaeology, UK held on 20th-21st march 2019.
  • Participated in the Seven-Day National Level Online Faculty Development Programme on Research Ethics and Academic Writings In Social Sciences organised by Department of Sociology, Dhakuakhana, Assam in collaboration with Department of Sociology, Dibrugarh University from 28th June to 4th July, 2021.
  • Participated in the Faculty Induction Programme (online) held from 6th -26th July 2021 conducted by UGC HRDC, Mizoram University.
  • Participated in the Interaction Programme for Doctor of Philosophy and Post-Doctoral Fellows during 14th – 20th October 2021 and presented a paper entitled “Stone Age Cultures of Tripura: An Assessment of the Previous Research and Future Prospects” organised by UGC HRDC, Mizoram University.
  • Participated in the International Conference on “Mobility and Multilinguialism in South and Southeast Asia: Impacts of Global Ecological Change on Local Society” held on 27th -29th  December 2021 organized by the  Central Institute of Indian Languages(CIIL), Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Govt of India, Manasagangothri, Mysore; Pragjyotish Centre for Cultural Research (PCCR), Assam; Department of Archaeology, Cotton University, Guwahati, Assam; IIT Gandhinagar, Gujarat and School of Liberal studies and Education, Navrachna University, Vadodara, Gujarat.
  • Participated in the 7 day weekly workshop (online) during 10th September -29th October 2022 organised by the Maharashtra State Faculty Development Academy and Deccan Post Graduate and Research Institute, Pune.
  • Interacted with the students (Standard 6th-12th) of Sekhar Sankardev Mission HS School, Dimakuchi, Udalguri on 18th January 2024 as a Guest Member of Career Guidance and Counseling Cell.
  • Participated in the International Workshop on “Introduction to Digital Archaeology: Northeast India” organized by the Department of History & Archaeology, Nagaland University, India and the Institute of Pre-and-Protohistoric Archaeology, Kiel University, Germany held from 15th-21st march 2024.
  • Participated in the Skill Development Workshop on “The Art of Pottery Making” organized by the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage Assam and Kamrup Chapters in collaboration with the Department of Archaeology, Cotton University from 1st-3rd April 2024.