Department of History

Publications (year wise) :

Books Published as Single Author

Name of the book	Publisher & ISSN / ISBN No
Origin and Growth of Christianity in Tripura( with Special Reference to the New Zealand Baptist Missionary Society 1938-1988),pp.112	Indus Publishing Company, New Delhi,1996. ISBN 81-7387-038-1

Research papers in refereed journal having ISSN>
Books/Book chapters/Articles having ISBN/ISSN

Published Papers in Journals

Sl.No	Title with page nos.	Journal
1	.‘Transition from Jainok to Modern Education System’pp.90-94	TUI, (a Quarterly Journal On Tribal Life and Culture), Vol. II, 1997, Tribal Research Institute,Government of Tripura,
2	Improvement of Education in Tribal Areas: Problems and Remedies’, pp. 8-13	TUI, (a Quarterly Journal on Tribal Life and Culture), Vol. X (4th Issue) 2002,Tribal Research Institute,Government of Tripura,
3	Fifth Victory in a Row for CPI(M) in Tripura,pp.172-173	Economic and Political Weekly, VOL 44 No. 39 Sep 26 - October 02, 2009

Articles / Chapters published in Books

Title with page nos.	Book Title, editor and publisher	ISSN / ISBN No
‘Christianity in Tripura before the coming of the New Zealand Baptist Missionary Society’ pp 329-333.	Impact of Christianity on the People of North East India, J. Puthenpurakal (Ed) 1996, Shillong, Vendrame Institute Publications,Shillong,1996	ISBN 81-85408-00-15
‘Importance of language and Kokbrok’,pp53-61	Samasya O Sambhanana Sikshar Madhya Hisebe Kokborok Ebong Kokborok Sahitya, (Bengali& English), Tribal Research Institute, Government of Tripura, Agartala 2004	ISBN 81-85408-00-15
Kokborok and Christianity,pp.167-178	Eh-Hu-Hu Souvenir of Kokborok Language Recognition Day to Mark the 25th Years, Tribal Research Institute, Government of Tripura,Agartala,2004.	ISBN 81-85408-00-15
‘The Reangs of Tripura’, pp.221-228	Primitive Tribes in Contemporary India Vol-I, Chaudhuri Sarit K.& Chaudhuri Sen Sucheta (ed),Mittal Publication, New Delhi,2005	ISBN 81-8324-027-7
An Assessment of the Implementation of International Commitments on Traditional Forest- Related Knowledge in India’, pp.225-250	Our Knowledge for Our Survival, Vol.II: National Case Studies. The International Alliance of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples of the Tropical Forests, Chiang Mai, Thailand & Centre for International Forestry Research, Indonesia, 2005,
Peace Accords in Tripura- Background and Analysis, pp.405-424.	Peace in India’s North –East, Biswas Prasenjit &C.Joshua Thomas (ed),Regency Publication, New Delhi, 2006,	ISBN 81-89233-48-3
Genesis of Youth Unrest in Tripura: A Case Study, pp.186-200.	Youth at the Crossroads: A Study of North East India, Shiela Bora & S.D.Goswami (ed), , DVS Publishers, Guwahati, 2007	ISBN 81-86307-08-7
Elderly People in the Tribal society of Tripura-A Case Study of the Kokborok Speaking People, pp.39-46.	Ageing in North East India: Tripura Perspective, Chandrika Basu Majumder & Paramita Saha (ed), Akansha Publishing House, New Delhi, 2008,	ISBN 978-81-8370-145-7
Internal Displacement: A Man-made Tragedy, pp.267-274	Blisters On Their Feet: Tales of Internally Displaced Persons in India’s North East, Samir Kumar Das (ed),Sage Publications, New Delhi, 2008	ISBN 978-0-7619-3653-4
Impact of Trade & Markets on the Borok Society of Tripura in the 19th & 20th Centuries, pp.78-85	Society and Economy in North East India, Vol.III, David R.Syiemlieh & Manorama Sharma (eds),Regency Publications, New Delhi, 2008,	ISBN 81-89233-40-8
Refugees Rehabilitation and Land Alienation in Tripura,pp.113-127	Land ,People and Politics: Contest over Tribal land in Northeast India, Walter Fernandes & Sanjoy Barbora(ed),North Eastern Social Research Centre, Guwahati & International Workgroup for IndigenousAffairs,Copenhagen,Denmark,2008	ISSN 0105-4503

Published Full Papers in Conference Proceedings

Sl.No	Title with page nos.	Details of Conference Publication
1	Zoram Baptist Mission in Tripura,’ pp. 266-269	Proceedings of the North East India History Association, XVII Aizawl Session,1996, Shillong 1997
2	Probation in Marriage Among the Borok’, pp.307-309.	Proceedings of the North East India History Association, XVIII Agartala Session1997, Shillong, 1998
3	Shifting Cultivation A Case Study among the Borok People of Tripura’, pp. 199-205	Proceedings of the North EastIndia History Association, XIX Session, Kohima 1998, Shillong, 1999
4	Rosella E.M. Bose and Christian Missions in Tripura’, pp.207-213	Proceedings of the North East India History Association, XXI Session, Imphal, 2000
5	Trade Relations between the Princely state of Tripura and Bengal in the 19th & 20th Century’	Proceedings of the North East India History Association, XXII Session Tezpur 2001, Shillong 2002
6	Water in Tripura Culture and Religious Practices: A Study of the Indigenous People’, pp. 20-23	Proceedings of the Cultural Mapping of Tripura- Role of Forest and Water in TribalCulture and Vision, Forest Department, Government of Tripura, Agartala, 2002
7	Christianity and Social Change- A Case Study of Kokborok Speaking People, pp. 286- 296.	Proceedings of the North East India History Association, XXIII Session Agartala 2002,Shillong 2003,
8	Bamboo in the Traditional Indigenous Life and Culture of the Kokborok Speaking Community Tripura, pp. 253- 258	Proceedings of the North East India History Association,XXVI Session Guwahati,2003, Shillong 2004

Papers presented in Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, Symposia

Sl.No	Title of the paper presented	Title of Conference / Seminar	Organized by	Whether international / national / state / regional / college or university level
1	“Trade Relations between the Princely State of Tripura & Bengal in the 19th & 20th Century”	XXII Session of the North East India History Association (30th Nov-2nd December 2001).	Darrang Collge, Tezpur, Assam	Regional
2	“Rosella E.M Bose: Precursor of Christian Missions in Tripura”	XXI Session of the North East India History Association (9th -11th Nov. 2000.)	Manipur University, Imphal	Regional
3	“Public Distribution System in Tripura with special reference to Fair Price Shops: A brief study”	Working of Targeted Public Distribution System in North Eastern States (8-9 November. 2002)	Dept. of Political Science, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong,	National
4	Bamboo in the Traditional Indigenous Life and Culture of Tripura: A case study of the Kokborok speaking community”	XXVI Session of the North East India History Association (16-18 October 2003)	Gauhati University, Gauhati,	Regional
5	Youth Unrest- causes and case study of Tripura	Youth Unrest in North east India in the Post- independence Period (14-15 November 2003)	Centre of Youth Studies, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam	National
6	Impact on Trade and Commerce on the Borok Society of Tripura: 19th-20th Centuries	Society and Economy in North East India 19th- 20th Centuries (1-3 March 2004)	Dept. of History, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong	National
7	Peace Accords in Tripura- Background and Analysis	Peace Process in North East India (20-21 October, 2005)	Indian Council of Social Science Research- NERC, Shillong,	National
8	Resistance Movements in Tripura- with special references to the Jamatia in 1863 and Reang in 1942	Resistance Movement in North East India from 1826-1947 (28-29 March 2006)	Department of History, Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar,	National
9	Christianity in Mizoram and its impact in Tripura’ Traditional Environmental	From Orality to Writing:Understanding A Hundred Years of Change in Mizoram(2-4 May 2006). Ecology and	Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) Department of	National
10	Knowledge and the Borok people of Tripura	Environment In North East India: Past and Present(27th -28th March,2007)	History,Dibrugarh University
11	Problem and Prospects of Tribal Development in Tripura-A historical Overview	Problems and Prospects of Tribal development in North East India (27th -28th August,2007)	Assam Institute of Research for Tribals and schedule Castes (Govt. of Assam)
12	Electoral Politics in North East India	Lokniti, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (4th April 2008)	Lokniti, Centre for the Study of Developing (CSDS) Societies. Delhi	National
13	Water(Twi) in the indigenous Culture and Religious Practices of Tripura	Dept. of History, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong (26th -28th November 2009)	Religion and Society in North East India from 18th Century to the Centempory times	National

Seminar/Conference/Workshop/Refresher/Orientation etc Participated:

NATIONAL

1. Resource Person at the 3 Day Conference on Tripura for Probationary Officers of All India Services and State Cadre Services, State Institute of Public Administration and Rural Development(SIPARD),15 May,1997, Agartala, Tripura, India.
2. Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC)-Aspirations of the Tribals of Tripura in the Seminar on Role of Local Institution in Tribal Areas of North East India organized by National Institute of Rural Development(NIRD),North East Regional Centre, 6-7 January,1998,Guwahati,Assam,India.
3. Independence- Aspirations and Expectations: A Study of the Indigenous Peoples of Tripura in the Seminar on Indian Democracy: Population Participation and Perception with Special Reference to North East India, 27 March,1998,Guwahati,Assam,India.
4. Resource Person in the North East Regional Workshop on “Women & Regional Histories” Organised by all India Coordinating Forum of the Adivasi/Indigenous Peoples & Indian Association of Women’s Studies, Guwahati, Assam,24th- 25th June,1999.
5. Resource Person in the Seminar on “The Education of the Tribals Tripura-Problems & Prospects” Organized on the occasion of the 3rd North East (India) Tribal Youth Festivals 2001, Directorate of Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of Tripura,. 17th February 2001, Agartala, Tripura,India.
6. Delivered a lecture on International Humanitarian Law & Its Aspects in the University Grants Commission (UGC) sponsored Workshop on Human Rights Duties Education organized by Department of Political Science, Tripura University, Agartala, Tripura, 17th-21st April 2002.
7. Delivered the key note address in the seminar on “Forest in the Economic & Social Life of North-East Region (India)” held on the occasion of the 4th North –East Tribal Youth Festival-2002, Directorate of Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of Tripura, Agartala, Tripura. 29th April, 2002
8. Resource Person in the 1st Teacher Seminar on “Quality of Education 2004-2205” under Sarbha Siksha Abhijan (SSA) Scheme organized by Education Department, Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC), Khumlwng, held on 17th January 2005
9. Resource Person in the 1st Teacher Seminar on “Quality of Education 2004-2205” under Sarbha Siksha Abhijan (SSA) Scheme organized by Education Department, Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC), Khumlwng, held on 31st January 2005
10. Resource Person in the 1st Teacher Seminar on “Quality of Education 2004-2205” under Sarbha Siksha Abhijan (SSA) Scheme organized by Education Department, Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC), Khumlwng, held on5th February, 2005
11. Resource Person in the 1st Teacher Seminar on “Quality of Education 2004-2205” under Sarbha Siksha Abhijan (SSA) Scheme organized by Education Department, Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC), Khumlwng, held on 11th April, 2005
12. Delivered the key note address in the workshop entitled “Six Schedule of the Constitution Vis-a-Vis the Rights of the Indigenous People in North East India” organized by Action Aid on 29th and 30th December 2007
13. Resource Person, Presented a paper on ‘Human Rights and Indigenous People’ in the “Workshop on Human Rights” Organized by Borok People’s Human Rights Organisation, Tripura, sponsored by National Human rights Commission(NHRC),New Delhi, 24th November 2008,Agartala,Tripura.
14. Resource Person and Presented a paper “History and Cultural Heritage of Tripura” for Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT), Government of India, New Delhi, in a Workshop at Agartala, 25th January 2009, SIPARD, Agartala, Tripura.
15. Resource Person and Presented a paper “ Heritage of Tripura” for Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT), Government of India, New Delhi, in a Workshop at Agartala, 25th January 2010, Bhagat Singh Youth Hostel, Agartala, Tripura

INTERNATIONAL

1. Participated in the Conference and presented paper entitled, ‘Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC)- in the light of the Indigenous Peoples of Tripura’ in the International Conference on Indigenous Peoples Right to Self-Determination and Nation States in Asia, April 18-21 , 1999,Baguio City,Philippines.
2. Invited as an Expert on the “Expert Seminar on Indigenous Peoples and Education”, Organized the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and cultural Organization (UNESCO) 18 -20 October18-20, 2004. Paris,
3. Resource person in the 3rd Asia Regional Conference on Indigenous Knowledge and Biodiversity, Co-organized by IKAP & AIPP, 27-30 June 2007. Lijiang,Yunnan,China
4. Resource Person for United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Regional Centre, Bangkok, Thailand, training on Human Rights Based Approach (HRBA). 29 September–3 October, 2007, Kathmandu, Nepal,
5. Resource Person for United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Regional Centre, Bangkok, Thailand, training on Human Rights Based Approach (HRBA). October 26-30, 2007, Baguio City, Philippines,
6. Participated in the International Conference Indigenous Peoples’ Self- Determination and the Nation State in Asia, April 18-21, 1999, Baguio City, Philippines.
7. Participated in the United Nations Conference on Indigenous Peoples, January 2000.Chiang Mai,Thailand.
8. Participated in the First Session of United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII), May 12-24, 2002, New York, USA.
9. Participated in the Fourth International Conference of the International Alliance of Indigenous-Tribal Peoples of the Tropical Forests, November 18-22, 2002, Nairobi, Kenya.
10. Participated in the Ninth Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC), 29 November -12 December 2003, Milan, Italy.
11. Participated in the Fourth Session of United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII), May 16-27, 2005, New York, USA.
12. Participated in the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (SSNC) Partners’ Meeting, October 5-8, 2006, Harnosand, Sweden.
13. Participated in the Sixth International Water Management Institute-Tata Annual Partner’s Meet, March 8-10, 2007

Seminar/Conference/Workshop/Refresher/Orientation etc. participated

Sl.No	Name of the Course	Organized by	Duration
1	Refresher Course	Department of History, North Eastern Hill University	17th August- 6th September, 2000
2	Refresher Course	Department of History, North Eastern Hill University	1st October – 21st October, 2001

Membership/Positions in Learned Academic Bodies/Organisations:

i)Life Member, North East India History Association, H.Q.Shillong (Executive Member)
ii)Life Member, Institute of Northeast Indian Studies,H.Q Kolkata
iii)Annual Member, Church History Asso. Of India, H.Q. Bangalore
iv)Life Member, Tripura Historical Society, H.Q Agartala
v) Member of Board of Management of Jan Shikshan Sansthan, Agartala from 2008-09 constitued by Department of Elementary Education and Literacy, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India
vi) Member of Regional Advisory Committee, India Council of Historical Research, North-Easten Regional Centre, Guwahati, Assam

Research Projects:

(Ongoing Project)

Sl.No	Title	Agency	Period	Grant Amount(Rs.Lakh)
1	‘General Election 2009: A Behavioral Study of Political Attitude and Opinion in Tripura’	UGC (Major Research Project)	2 years (1.2.2009- 1.2.2011)	Rs.5,09,200/-

Completed Projects / Consultancies

Sl.No	Title	Agency	Period
1	Supervisor for Tripura State , Water and Sanitation Baseline Survey in India (Tripura)	Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi,	12th October-17th November 1996
2	Coordinator (Tripura State), UNICEF Multi Indicator Survey	United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund(UNICEF),New Delhi	19th -30th June 2000.
3	Country Investigator, Cultural and Leadership Predictors of Corporate Social Responsibility Values of Top Management: A GLOBE Study of 15 Countries’ (Tripura & Mizoram)	National Science Foundation and the Center for International Business and Education Research at Thunderbird, USA	2003
4	‘Study on Functioning Structure of Local Governance in North-Eastern Region with special reference to Autonomous District Councils/Autonomous Regional Councils’ Study headed by Prof. David R. Syiemlieh, North Eastern Hill University,Shillong. (Tripura Study conducted by Dr. Sukhendu Debbarma & Sri.Lincoln Reang, Dept. of Histroy)	Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India	0ct 2008-August 2009
5	State Coordinator Tripura) Tripura Assembly Election Study 2008	Centre for Developing Societies (CSDS),Delhi	2008

Research Supervisions (Scholar's Name, Topic and Status):

Name of the Research Scholar	Topic	Status
Lincoln Reang	The Reangs of Tripura: A Historical Study (1942-1985)	Registred
Jyotir Moy Chakma	The Chakmas of Mizoram: A Historical Study (1856-1992)	Awarded

Scholarship/Award/Recognitions:

1. Commonwealth Academic Staff Fellowship - 2012, United Kingdom
2. Awarded University Grants Commission Post-Graduate Scholarship for Post-Graduate Studies to the Students belonging to the SC/ST/ Backward Communities of Border Hill Area 1988-98.
3. Qualified for National Level Test 1992 (MASTER’S LEVEL) of the University Grants Commission and awarded Junior Research Fellowship.
4. Awarded Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR), New Delhi, Foreign Travel Grant/ Maintenance Abroad (14 days maintenance grant) for collecting research materials from Australia and New Zealand. 2003.

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