Department Of History

Department Of History
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Departmental Profile
The Department of History is one of the first departments of Assam University which started in 1994. The department imparts quality education to the Post-Graduate students in different branches of history and conducts researches for M.Phil. and Ph. D. With the establishment of the Centre for Archaeological Research the department has become a centre for the research on history, culture and archaeology of North East India. Although located in southern Assam, ongoing researches in the department cover a wide range of subjects covering the entire country.
Courses Offered
Duration
Number of Seats
M.A. (by course work)
Four Semesters
46
M.Phil. ((by course work & dissertation)
Ph.D. (by course work & dissertation)
D.Litt. (by research work)
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Faculty
Name
Designation
Area of Specialization
Contact & Email ID
Alok Tripathi
Professor
Field Archaeology, Underwater Archaeology, Heritage Management, Museums
alok.asi@gmail.com
Sudeshna Purkayastha, Ph.D.
Professor
Socio-Economic History of Modern India. Historiography and Cultural Studies.
sudeshna.purkayastha@aus.ac.in
Projit Kumar Palit, Ph.D
Professor
Religion, Social History, Historiography & Cultural Studies, Museology, Art History
projit.kumar.palit@aus.ac.in
Suparna Roy, M.A, M.Phil, Ph.D.
Habibullah Mazumder , Ph.D.
Professor
Assistant Professor
Modern India, Economic History and Regional History
Modern Indian History specially on partition
suparna.roy@aus.ac.in
hbm78692@gmail.com
Sudip Saha, M.Phil, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Disease, Medicine, Environment and Non-human Intellectual History in Modern South Asia.
sudip.saha@aus.ac.in
Raj Kumar Thakur, Ph.D.
Limasenla Jamir, M.Phil,PhD
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Nature of Colonial state, Labour History, Philosophy of History and Social History of Modern and Contemporary South Asia
War and society, Frontiers and borderlands, gender and conflict
rajkumar.thakur4@gmail.com
limasen58@gmail.com
Head of Department
Prof. Suparna Roy
8638906264
suparnaroy46@yahoo.co.in
Placement
Many former students of the department are serving as faculty members in University, colleges and other academic and research institutions.