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Raktim Patar

Raktim Patar

Raktim Patar
Raktim Patar
Associate Professor
Centre/School/Special Centre
Centre for Historical Studies,
School of Social Sciences
Room No
323, SSS-III
Off. Phone
011-26704482
Email
raktimpatar@mail.jnu.ac.in, patarraktim2010@gmail.com
Personal Webpage
https://jnu.ac.in
Qualifications

PhD (NEHU Shillong)

Areas of Interest/Specialization
  • History of ancient Assam
  • Ethnohistory, megalithic culture, oral traditions, and material culture of Northeast India.
Experience

17 years

Awards & Honours
  • ICHR research project on “Megaliths of Umswai Valley: A Study on the Megalithic Traditions among the Tiwa” (2020-2022)
  • Editor, North East Journal of Social Sciences (NEJSS), 2014-2023
International Collaboration/Consultancy

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Best Peer Reviewed Publications
  1. “ Megalithic Tradition Associated with Agricultural Ritual: A Study of the Chongkhong Phuja among the Hill Tiwas of Umswai Valley in Assam, India", Documenta Prehistorica, Vol. 50, 2023, pp.206-221,  University of Ljubljana Press, Slovenia, ISSN: 1854-2492 DOI: https://doi.org/10.4312/dp.50  (SCOPUS)
  2. "Ethnomedicinal Plants of Hill Tiwas of West Karbi Anglong, Assam, India", Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany, Vol. 47, Vol. 2, 2023, pp. 73-87, , Scientific Publishers, Rajasthan, India ISSN: 0250-9768 (UGC Care and WOS)
  3. "The Raj Sabha at Silchang: Dolmens as Administrative Seats of the Ancient Khola Kingdom in Assam", Journal of Indo-Pacific Archaeology, Vol. 44, 2020, pp. 351-375, ISSN: 2375-0510, University of Washington, USA (Previously published as the Bulletin of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association (SCOPUS).
  4. "The Pisai: A Study on the Village Administration among the Tiwa", Antrocom Journal   of Anthropology Vol. 16 N.1, 2020, pp. 235-239 ISSN: 1973 2880 (UGC Care)
  5.  "Kobai System Among the Tiwa of Northeast India: A Study on their Matrilineal System", Antrocom Journal   of Anthropology Vol. 19 N.1 2023, pp. 513-518 ISSN: 1973 2880 (UGC Care)
  6. "Megalithic Tradition Among the Tiwa of North East India", Proceedings of North East India History Association(37th Session), pp. 85-92, 2016 NEHU, Shillong, ISSN:2349-753X
  7. "A Short Account of Women Martyrs of Assam in the Indian Freedom Struggle", Man and Society: A Journal of North-East Studies, Vol. XX, 2022, pp. 111-126  ISSN: 2229-4058 (UGC Care)
  8. "From Matrilineal to Patrilineal Descent: A Society in Transition", Proceedings of North East India History Association(40th Session), 2019, pp. 128-136, ISSN:2349-753X
  9. "State Formation Among the Tiwa: A Genesis of the Gobha Kingdom", Proceedings of North East India History Association (35th Session), 2014, Proceedings of North East India History Association (35th session) , pp. 563-575, ISSN:2349-753X
  10. "Ethnohistorical Study of the Tiwa Religion", Proceedings of North East India History Association (36th Session), 2015, pp. 176-191, ISSN:2349-753X
  11. "Neo- Vaishnavism Among the Tiwa", Proceedings of North East India History Association (38th Session), 2017, pp. 127-132, ,ISSN:2349-753X
Recent Peer Reviewed Journals/Books

BOOKS:

  1. Buddhism in Assam: Past and Present (ed.) Purbanchal  Prakash, Guwahati, India, 2014 ( ISBN:  978-81-7213-2231)
  2. The Tiwa Ethnohistory, Notion Press, Chennai, 2021 (978-1637815724)
  3. Maharaja Prithu: The Unsung Warrior King Who Annihilated Bakhtiyar Khalji, Publication Board Assam, 2021(978-93-84733-76-6)

Chapters in edited books:

 

  1. Gobha raja Chatra Sing: An Unsung Freedom Fighter of Middle Assam, in A Saga of Unsung Heroes of Indian Freedom Movement from Uttar Purva Bharat(North East India), edited by, Subhajit Choudhury, Selfypage Developers Pvt. Ltd, Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka, 2023 pp. 156-164  (ISBN: 978-93-5747-827-4)
  2. "Traditional Economy of the Tiwa", in Perspective on Material Culture in North East India,  edited by Tilak Thakuria, Lakshi Publishers & Distributers, New Delhi, 2019, pp.145-159, (ISBN: 978-93-82120-56-8)
  3. "Ancient Route of Migration of the Tiwa", in Archaeology in North East India, edited by, Milan Kumar Chauley & Manjil Hazarika, Research India Press, New Delhi, 2019, pp. 278-283, (ISBN: 978-93-5171-17-11)
  4. "The Brahmaputra to Irrawaddy: Tracing the Ancient Trade Routes between India and South East Asia", Chapter in Act East Policy and North East India: Exploring Engagement Possibilities with ASEAN Countries, edited by., Devojit Phukan, Nihar Ranjan Kalita and Ananta Pegu, Assam College Teachers Association, Guwahati, 2021, pp. 220-231(ISBN: 978-93-90626-34-2)
  5. "The Tiwas: Dwellers of the River Banks", in  Assam An Ethnic Mosaic, edited by, Wasbir Hussain, & H.C. Nath, Wordweaves India, Guwahati, 2021, pp. 251-274 (ISBN: 978-93-83094-06-6)
  6. "The Unsung Heroes of India’s Freedom Struggle: A Biographical Study on the Anti-British Voices in the Tea Gardens of Assam", in Anil Tanti, edited, Tea Maker of North East India, South Eastern Book Agency, Guwahati, 2020, pp. 33-48(ISBN: 978-93-89262-14-8)
  7. "Tiwa Origin Myth as a Source of Tiwa Ethno-History", in North East India: the Paradigm of Historical, Socio-Economic and Cultural Interactions, edited by,  Pathak, Guptajit, Jnanda Prakashan, New Delhi, India 2014,(ISBN 978-81-7139-617-7)

A warm welcome to the modified and updated website of the Centre for East Asian Studies. The East Asian region has been at the forefront of several path-breaking changes since 1970s beginning with the redefining the development architecture with its State-led development model besides emerging as a major region in the global politics and a key hub of the sophisticated technologies. The Centre is one of the thirteen Centres of the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi that provides a holistic understanding of the region.

Initially, established as a Centre for Chinese and Japanese Studies, it subsequently grew to include Korean Studies as well. At present there are eight faculty members in the Centre. Several distinguished faculty who have now retired include the late Prof. Gargi Dutt, Prof. P.A.N. Murthy, Prof. G.P. Deshpande, Dr. Nranarayan Das, Prof. R.R. Krishnan and Prof. K.V. Kesavan. Besides, Dr. Madhu Bhalla served at the Centre in Chinese Studies Programme during 1994-2006. In addition, Ms. Kamlesh Jain and Dr. M. M. Kunju served the Centre as the Documentation Officers in Chinese and Japanese Studies respectively.

The academic curriculum covers both modern and contemporary facets of East Asia as each scholar specializes in an area of his/her interest in the region. The integrated course involves two semesters of classes at the M. Phil programme and a dissertation for the M. Phil and a thesis for Ph. D programme respectively. The central objective is to impart an interdisciplinary knowledge and understanding of history, foreign policy, government and politics, society and culture and political economy of the respective areas. Students can explore new and emerging themes such as East Asian regionalism, the evolving East Asian Community, the rise of China, resurgence of Japan and the prospects for reunification of the Korean peninsula. Additionally, the Centre lays great emphasis on the building of language skills. The background of scholars includes mostly from the social science disciplines; History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, International Relations and language.

Several students of the centre have been recipients of prestigious research fellowships awarded by Japan Foundation, Mombusho (Ministry of Education, Government of Japan), Saburo Okita Memorial Fellowship, Nippon Foundation, Korea Foundation, Nehru Memorial Fellowship, and Fellowship from the Chinese and Taiwanese Governments. Besides, students from Japan receive fellowship from the Indian Council of Cultural Relations.