International Conference on Information Literacy held

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An internationalconference on“Information

Literacy in theKnowledge Society”organised by theDepartment of Library

& Information Science,North-Eastern HillUniversity, Shillong incollaboration with theIndian Council of SocialScience Research(ICSSR), New Delhiwas held from March 6-8 at the permanentcampus.

International Conference on Information Literacyheld

Conceived andinitiated by Prof. MosesM. Naga, theconference director,who after years ofresearch, discoveredthat information literacy

is the largest factor thatcontributed to theemergence andsustenance of aknowledge society.

Part of theconference’s objectivewas to honour Prof. J.C. Binwal, the foundinghead of the Department

of Library andInformation Science,NEHU, Shillong who isalso one of the twokeynote speakers in theconference (the other isProf. Gabriel Gomez, a

serving Professor of theDepartment of Library,Information and MediaStudies, the College ofEducation, ChicagoState University,Chicago).

A total of 135papers from acrossIndia, USA,

Bangladesh, Nigeria,Kenya, Bhutan, Oman,Nepal, and Myanmarwere selected forpresentation.

Prof. P. Shukla,

Report by Dr. P. Hangsing

Selected speakers are snapped at the conference. (Contributed photo)


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Vi c e - C h a n c e l l o r ,NEHU graced theinaugural session as thechief guest while Prof.J. C. Binwal presentedthe keynote address on“Librarianship re-defined in theknowledge Society”.The session was chairedby Prof. N. M. Panda,Dean of School ofE c o n o m i c s ,Management, andInformation Science(SEMIS).

The first invitedlecture on “TheChanging Scenario ofthe Library andInformation Professionin the Context of theEmerging KnowledgeSociety – Issues andConcerns” wasdelivered by Prof.Pravakar Rath, Dean ofSchool of Economics,Management andInformation Sciences(SEMIS), MizoramUniversity right afterthe inaugural session.

Owing to thesheer number of papers,the technical sessionswere divided into twoparallel sessions. About24 papers werepresented in the first

technical sessions sub-themed “InformationLiteracy”.

A colourfulcultural exposé ofvarious ethnic groups ofnortheast India andMyanmar rounded thefirst day of theconference.

Day two beganwith the second keynoteaddress by Prof. GabrielGomez, Chicago StateUniversity on “Big Dataand InformationLiteracy: The choicebetween Informationand KnowledgeSociety”.

About 18 paperswere presented in thefirst parallel technicalsessions sub-themed“Information Literacy”.Later the invited lectureon “SocialResponsibilities of theLibrary and InformationProfession in theContext of theEmerging KnowledgeSociety” was deliveredby Prof. P. Panigrahi ofKolkata University.About 20 papers underthe sub-theme“Information Literacyand KnowledgeSociety” were presentedat the second technicalsession.

The post lunchsessions of day twobegan with an invitedlecture by Prof.Narendra Lahkar,Gauhati University on“Knowledge Society:L i b r a r i a n s ’Perspective”. Fourtechnical sessions inparallel of two wereheld under the sub-theme “Issues andChallenges forLibrarianship in theKnowledge Society”.Approximately, 52papers were presentedin all the four sessionsaltogether.

The final daybegan with an invitedlecture by Prof.Pitambara Padhi, UtkalU n i v e r s i t y ,Bhubaneswar on“Knowledge Gap in theDigital Divide: AChallenge toDevelopment”. In thetechnical sessions sub-themed, “Issues andChallenges forLibrarianship in theKnowledge Society”,about 14 papers werepresented.

A paneldiscussion on “RightInformation to the RightPerson at the RightTime and at the Right

Place” was held withProf. H. R. Chopra,Panjab University asthe moderator. Thepanellists include Prof.Muhammad Mezbah-ul-Islam, Department ofInformation Scienceand LibraryM a n a g e m e n t ,University of Dhaka;Dr. MalteshMotebennur, Librarian,Rajiv GandhiUniversity, Doimukh,Itanagar; Dr. RNMishra, AssociateProfessor, DLISc.,Mizoram University;and Professor GabrielGomez, Chicago StateUniversity.

Prof. B.Myrboh, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, North-Eastern Hill Universitygraced the valedictorysession as the ChiefGuest. Dr. B. Laloo,Head, Department ofLibrary andInformation Science,North-Eastern HillUniversity, chaired thesession.

The conferenceended wi th aspontaneous standingovation in honour ofProf . Moses M.Naga.

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Workshop on Advances in ComputationalNeurosciences

project associates frommultidisciplinary fields inthe domain ofC o m p u t a t i o n a lNeuroscience (CNS),the Department ofBiomedical Engineeringwith the support of theComputer Centre,North-Eastern HillUniversity, Shillongorganized its firstworkshop on ‘Advancesin ComputationalNeuroscience’ from

March 24th to 29th, 2014.The workshop

was sponsored byInitiatives on Neuro-informatics andC o m p u t a t i o n a l

N e u r o s c i e n c eEducation (INCNE),Department ofB i o t e c h n o l o g y ,Government of India incollaboration withNational BrainResearch Centre(NBRC), Gurgaon,Manesar, Haryana, andwas sponsored bydifferent industriesworking in this fieldnamely M/s BiopacLtd., USA, M/s ADInstruments, Australia,

M/s Excel Internationaland M/s MarbaniangChemical &Instruments, Shillong.

The workshopkicked off with the

inaugural function onMarch 24 where Dr.Sanjeev Handique, arenowned neuro-imaging surgeon fromGuwahati NeurologicalResearch Centre(GNRC), Guwahatiwas the chief guest. Hedelivered a motivatingkey note lecture on“Past, present andfuture applications ofneuro-imaging” andprovided newdimensions for young

scientists to explore thisfield further. Thefunction was presidedby Prof. P. Shukla, Vice-Chancellor, NEHU.Prof. P.V. Koparkar,

Dean, School ofTechnology was alsopresent during thefunction.

During the weeklong workshop, theorganizers andparticipants wereexposed to diverse andup-to-date informationin the field through talks,demonstrations andinteractions withresource persons. The

Participants pose for a group photograph. (Contributed photo)



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Workshop on Advances...

areas discussed duringthis workshop related toC o m p u t a t i o n a lNeuroscience, brain-grid imaging, neuro-imaging, naturallanguage and speechp r o c e s s i n g ,computational approachto vision, neural andr e h a b i l i t a t i o nengineering, with focuson the currentadvancements beingundertaken in thesefields in the country.

NEHU facultyteamed with other

faculty of premierinstitutions like IIT-Guwahati, North-EastIndira Gandhi Institute ofMedical Sciences( N E I G R I H M S ) ,Shillong, NBRC,Manesar, Tata Instituteof FundamentalResearch (NCBS-TIFR), Bangalore,Central University ofAssam and TezpurUniversity, Assam tomarshal the workshopas they have rich andrelevant expertise in thefield.

Dr. Dinesh

Bhatia, Head,Department ofBiomedical Engineeringwas the Coordinator andDr. T. K. Sinha,Associate Professor,Computer Centre,NEHU was the Co-Coordinator for theprogram. The otherfaculty members of theBiomedical EngineeringDepartment who wereorganizers for thisworkshop include Mr.Nitin Sahai, Mr. SudipPaul, Dr. ManashjitGogoi, Mr. GajendraMourya and Mr.

Shyamal Mandal. Theywere ably supported byBiomedical Engineeringstudent volunteers.

The chief guestfor the valedictoryfunction on March 29th

was Dr. PrithwisB h a t t a c h a r y y a ,R e g i s t r a r ,NEIGRIHMS, Shillong.The Deans and Headsof all other schools anddepartments, facultyfrom NEHU, invitedspeakers, participants,and students were alsopresent on theoccasion.

Dr. C. R. Diengdoh, Director, College De-velopment Council, North-Eastern HillUniversity, Shillong, was one of ten

recipients awarded the Fulbright-Nehru Awardfor her participation in the 2013 Fulbright-NehruInternational Education Administrators Seminar.

Dr. Diengdoh was selected by the NationalReview Committee and J. W. Fulbright ForeignScholarship Board for the award under theMutual Educational Exchange (Fulbright)Program which is jointly sponsored by the UnitedStates-India Educational Foundation (USIEF)and the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau ofEducational and Cultural Affairs. The program isadministered by the Institute of InternationalEducation’s Council for International Exchangeof Scholars (CIES).

The Fulbright-Nehru IEA Seminar isdesigned to provide higher educationadministrators from India with an overview of the

United States higher education system, with theexpected outcome of giving the grantees the toolsthey need to help their home institutions establishmeaningful collaborations with colleges anduniversities in the United States.

During the course of the two-weekseminar, Dr. Diengdoh and the other recipientsvisited 8 universities, 3 colleges and 2 institutesincluding the IIEs at Chicago and Washington.

Some of the topics covered includeinternational education exchange (internationalinitiatives/strategic internationalization, globalengagement, student services, internationalprogram development, etc.), professional arteducation, liberal arts education, fundraising andalumni relations, career planning/services, diversityin higher education, community collegesadministration, accreditation, and onlineeducation.

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With anobjective toextend the

technology to thestudents and researchersof the region therebyenriching their technicalskills to undertake largescale genome sequencingprojects, the Centre forAdvanced Studies inBotany, North-EasternHill University, Shillongorganized a hands ontraining workshop on NextGeneration Sequencingand its Applications fromMarch 3-10, 2014 underthe DBT project on“Establishment of Statelevel Biotech Hub”.

Prof. P. Shukla,Vi c e - C h a n c e l l o r ,NEHU, whoinaugurated theworkshop, drew aparallel betweenprocessing in computersand NGS and hopedthat the trainingacquired during theworkshop would beuseful to theparticipants in theirteaching and researchactivities.

During hisPresidential address,Prof. A. K. Misra, Dean,School of Life Sciences,NEHU emphasized onthe advancement oftechniques in the field ofmolecular biology and theneed to be abreast withthe latest developments inthe subject.

Earlier, Prof. N.

Hands on Training on Next Generation Sequencing

Venugopal, Head,Department of Botany inhis welcome speechinformed the participantsabout the facilities in thedepartment which couldbe effectively used bythe students andresearch scholars of theregion in furthering theirtechnical skills andundertaking researchesin niche areas of plantsciences.

F i f t e e nparticipants, includingteachers from collegesand research scholars/mid career scientistsfrom different institutionsand universities of theregion attended the 8-day workshop. Theworkshop comprisedentirely of laboratorywork wherein theparticipants actually

performed the variousprocesses involved inRNA isolation fromtissues, cDNA synthesis,cDNA libraryconstruction, libraryenrichment, PCR,transcriptome sequencing,amplicon sequencing and

data analysis.

The workshopconcluded with thevaledictory session onMarch 10 during whichthe Vice-Chancellordistributed thecertificates to theparticipants.

Participants carrying out isolation of RNA during the workshop.(Contributed photo)

Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) is the latest in theseries of evolving techniques in the area of nucleotide

sequencing. While deciphering DNA sequences isessential for virtually all branches of biological

research, the capillary electrophoresis basedsequencing protocols are hampered by limitations ofthroughput, scalability and speed. Next Generation

Sequencing basically involves sequentialidentification of the bases of a small fragment ofDNA from signals emitted as each fragment is re-

synthesized from the template DNA. NGS extends thisprocess across millions of reactions in a massively

parallel fashion, rather than being limited to a singleor a few DNA fragments, thereby enabling rapidsequencing of large stretches of DNA base pairs

spanning entire genomes with a consequentgeneration of hundreds of gigabases of data in a

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The nationalsymposium on“Sus ta inab le

Chemistry: Frontiersand Challenges”(SCFC-2014) organised by theDepartment ofChemistry, North-Eastern Hill University,Shillong was held fromFebruary 27-March 1 atthe permanent campus.

The programmekicked off with theinauguration ceremonychaired by Prof. P.Shukla, Vice-Chancellor, NEHU.Professor H. Junjappa,the founder-head of theDepartment ofChemistry, NEHU nowINSA Senior Scientistand Research Professorat the REWA Instituteof Science andM a n a g e m e n t ,Bangalore, was thechief guest on theoccasion. He alsodelivered the keynoteaddress entitled “TheJunjappa-Ila (JI)aromatic and hetero-aromatic annulation: Afacile universalmethodology for thesynthesis of aromaticsand benzoheterocycles”— a broad review of themany years of researchwork done by Prof.

National Symposium on Sustainable ChemistryJunjappa and his wifeProf. Ila (who could notattend due to ill-health).

This three-daysymposium attempted tobring together on oneplatform the varieddisciplines of theChemical Sciences, viz.,the traditional branchesof Inorganic, Organicand Physical Chemistry,along with a focus onT h e o r e t i c a l /C o m p u t a t i o n a lChemistry andE n v i r o n m e n t a lChemistry. This eventmarked the first timesuch a broad andcomprehensive surveyof frontline research inthe whole science ofChemistry wasconducted at thenational level innortheast India.

The programmeconsisted of eighttechnical sessions withpresentation of researchfindings by a total of 30invited speakers. A totalof 120 participantswhich include invitedspeakers, facultymembers from NEHUand other universities ofthe region, and researchscholars from NEHUand other institutions,attended the three-day

programme.

Each technicalsession had a chairman,a plenary speaker andinvited speakers (seniorscientists and youngscientists). Manycomments werereceived on howchemistry research hadprogressed andblossomed in recentyears in the northeastregion. Invited speakerswere chosen from awide range ofinstitutions nationwide,including the JawaharlalNehru Centre ofAdvanced ScientificResearch (Bangalore),Bhabha AtomicResearch Centre(Mumbai), Tata Instituteof FundamentalResearch (Mumbai),Indian Institute ofTechnology (Madras),Indian Institute ofTechnology (Kanpur),University ofHyderabad, CalcuttaUniversity, SahaInstitute of NuclearPhysics (Kolkata),Pondicherry University,Indian Association forthe Cultivation ofScience (Kolkata) andRavishankar University(Raipur), besidesinstitutions from

northeast India like theIndian Institute ofTechnology (Guwahati),Gauhati University,North-East Institute ofScience andTechnology (Jorhat),Manipur University andTezpur University.

Apart fromsessions on Inorganic,Organic and PhysicalChemistry, there werealso ones onT h e o r e t i c a l /C o m p u t a t i o n a lChemistry andE n v i r o n m e n t a lC h e m i s t r y .Presentations werefollowed by discussionsand deliberations. Therewas also a postersession on February 28followed by a visit to theDon Bosco Museum,Mawlai.

The last day ofthe symposium endedwith a valedictoryfunction where manyinvited speakersexpressed theirappreciation to theorganizers for hostingthe three-day event.This was followed by avote of thanks by Prof.R. H. Duncan Lyngdoh,Convener of theprogramme.

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The Department of Cultural and CreativeStudies, North-Eastern Hill University,Shillong in collaboration with Maulana Abul

Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies, Kolkataorganised a National Seminar on Diaspora andFolklore: Exploring the Changing Dimensions ofFolklore in Tribal Diaspora from March 27-28, 2014.

Professor B. Myrboh, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, NEHU inaugurated the programmeas the chief guest while Prof. Sumanyu Satpathy,Head of English, Delhi University delivered thekeynote address. Earlier, Prof. Subrat K.Nanda, Head, Department of Cultural andCreative Studies, NEHU welcomed theparticipants to the seminar.

The six technical sessions spread over aperiod of two days addressed the issues relatingto the changing dimensions of folklore in the tribaldiaspora in northeast India in particular and Indiain general. The major sub-themes of the seminaron which the participants deliberated uponinclude Tribal diaspora and folklore: Theoreticaland Conceptual Issues; Tribal diaspora andfolklore: change and continuity; Tribal diasporaand changing aspects of folk literature or verballore; Changing aspects of folk custom in tribaldiaspora; Folk literary representations andreflections in tribal diaspora; Material culture in

National Seminar on Diaspora and Folklore

tribal diaspora; Changing aspects of folkperforming arts in tribal diaspora; Modernisation,pop culture and folklore in Tribal diaspora; andGlobalisation, mass culture and folklore in tribaldiaspora.

Speakers at the seminar include Prof. C.L. Imchen, Dean, School of Social Sciences,NEHU, Prof. S. K. Nanda, Dr. Sreeradha Datta,Director and Member Secretary, Maulana AbulKalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies,(MAKAIAS), Kolkata, Mr. Shardool Thakur,Associate Professor, Department of English,Fergusson College, Shivajinagar, Pune, Prof.Sukalpa Bhattacharjee, Department of English,NEHU, Prof. Lucy Zehol, Department ofAnthropology, NEHU, Dr. Angshuman Kar,Associate Professor, Department of English andCulture Studies, University of Burdwan, WestBengal, Dr. Nandini Bhttacharyya Panda, Fellow,Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of AsianStudies, (MAKAIAS), Kolkata, Dr. Anil Boro,Associate Professor, Department of FolkloreResearch, Gauhati University and Dr. KishoreBhattacharjee, Associate Professor, Departmentof Folklore Research, Gauhati University to namea few.

From Left: Professors B. Myrboh, S.K. Nanda and Desmond L. Kharmawphlang arephotographed at the seminar. (Contributed photo)



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The Departmentof Biotechno-logy & bio-

informatics andDepartment of Zoology,North-Eastern HillUniversity, Shillongorganised a nationalworkshop on Hands onTraining on TechniquesUsed in BiotechnologicalResearch from February25 to March 8, 2014.

The workshop,which was sponsored byDepartment ofBiotechnology (GOI),New Delhi under “DBT– Programme onImprovement ofInfrastructure forBiotechnology Teaching,

National Workshop on Biotechnological Research

Training & Research inNE India”, saw theparticipation of researchscholars drawn fromuniversities and researchinstitutions all over thecountry like NEHU,Institute of AdvancedStudy in Science &Technology, Guwahati;Dibrugarh University,Assam; Sikkim ManipalInstitute of MedicalSciences, Sikkim;Bodoland University,Assam; Rajiv GandhiUniversity, ArunachalPradesh; AssamUniversity, Silchar;Visva-Bharati University,Santiniketan; BanarasHindu University, UP;

Maharaj SayajiraoUniversity, Baroda;Central University ofPunjab and Dr HarisinghGaur University, Sagar. Atotal of 21 participantsjoined the two-week longworkshop.

The varioussubject areas coveredand conducted by thefaculty of thedepartments ofBiotechnology &Bioinformatics andZoology includeTechniques in MolecularBiology, Cell culture &Flow Cytometry – Prof.A. Chatterjee, Tools andMarkers inMicrobiology – Dr. S. R.

Joshi, Techniques inDNA Sequencing andConfocal Microscopy –Prof. N.Saha,Techniques inElectrophoresis &Western Blot-Dr.B.Das, Techniquesin Polymerase ChainReaction- Dr. B.Keshan and Tools inBioinformatics –Prof.(Mrs.)V.Tandon &Dr. A. Bhattacharjee.

The workshopended with a valedictoryceremony wherecertificates weredistributed by the chiefguest, Prof. B. Myrboh,Pro Vice-Chancellor,NEHU.

Participants attend a session on Flow Cytometry. (Contributed photo)



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The Department of Management, North-Eastern Hill University, Tura Campus alongwith the Placement Cell in collaboration with

Vodafone India Ltd organised a Placement Drive onMarch 26-27 for the students of the MBA 4th Semester.

Seven students from Mizoram University and

Company executives, faculty members and students pose for a group photograph. (Contributed photo)

13 from Nagaland University also participated inthe event.

The placement drive for the post of SalesTrainee consisted of presentation, groupdiscussions, online psychometric tests followed bypersonal interview.

CORRESPONDENTS

Dr. S. Dkhar - KhasiDr. Shailendra K. Singh - LinguisticsProf. M. M. Raza - Library & Info.

SciencesProf. S.B. Prasad - NEHUTAProf. P. N. Pandita - PhysicsProf. H. K. Mukherjee - Physical

SciencesProf. R.N.K. Hooroo - ZoologyProf. B. K. Tiwari - Environmental

ScienceProf. D.L. K.Mawphlang - Cultural &

CreativeStudies

Ms. Ramona M. Sangma - TuraCorrespondent

Dr. Lalhmachhuana - DocumentationOfficer,Central Library

Dr. E. Jyrwa - Adult &ContinuingEducation

Dr. R. Khongsdier - AnthropologyProf. N. Venugopal - BotanyProf. A. Alam - Bio-ChemistryDr. V.K. Shrotriya - CommerceProf. B. Marboh - ChemistryDr. S. Lamare - St. Edmund’s

CollegeDr. S. N. Lamare - Dean of

Students’ WelfareDr. M. M. Mazumdar - EnglishProf. B. Mishra - EconomicsProf. S. M. Sungoh - EducationDr. A. C. Mohapatra - GeographyDr. M. P. Pandey - HindiProf. Manorama Sharma - History

Editorial Board : Asstt. Editor : Georgina Umdor — Production : Amitava Deb — EditorialAssistant : Surajit Dutta, Prepress : S. Diengdoh.

Management Department Organises Placement Drive


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Ph.D Awardees

Ms. Ayam GangaraniDevi has been

awarded a PhD in Botanyby the University for herthesis titled Molecularprofiling of selected ac-cessions of rice (Oryza sa-tiva L.) varying in starchquality from North-EastIndia. Ms. Devi workedunder the supervision ofProf. N.K. Chrungoo.

Ms. H. Atoholi Sema has been awarded

a PhD in Chemistry by theUniversity for her thesistitled Synthesis of novelchiral catalysts derivedfrom amino acids andtheir applications in or-ganic reactions. Ms.Sema worked under the su-pervision of Dr.Ghanashyam Bez.

Mr. R. Vanlalvena has been awarded a

PhD in Geography for histhesis titled Croppingpattern and agriculturalproductivity in LungleiDistrict of Mizoram. Mr.Vanlalvena worked underthe supervision of Prof.B.S. Mipun.

Mr. Biswajit Paul hasbeen awarded a

PhD in Rural Developmentand Agricultural Produc-tion for his thesis titledPhysico-chemical and mi-crobial quality of milkand milk products inGaro Hills, Meghalaya.Mr. Paul worked under thesupervision of Dr. B.KMishra.

Mr. Pranjal ProtimBora has been

awarded a PhD in Chemis-

try by the University forhis thesis titled Studies ondevelopment of new strat-egies for stereoselectivesynthesis and derivationof bioactive natural prod-ucts. Mr. Bora worked un-der the supervision of Dr.Ghanashyam Bez.

Mr. Jimcarbrist P. Marak has been

awarded a PhD in Environ-mental Studies by the Uni-versity for his thesis titledAssessment of provenancevariance on Pinus Kesiyaroyle ex gord inMeghalaya. Mr. Marakworked under the super-vision of Prof. L.K. Jha.

Md. Delowar Hussain has been awarded

a PhD in Education by theUniversity for his thesistitled An evaluative studyon the implementation ofSarva Shiksha Abhiyan inBarpeta District of Assam.Mr. Hussain worked underthe supervision of Dr.B.B.K. Rymbai.

Ms. KhawlsonkimSuantak has been

awarded a PhD in Linguis-tics by the University forher thesis titled Vaipheiphonetics, phonology andmorphology: A descrip-tive study. Ms. Suantakworked under the super-vision of Dr. S.K. Singh.

Mr. Manas Das has been awarded a

PhD in Zoology by theUniversity for his thesistitled Effect of osmoticstress on gluconeogen-esis and mitogen-acti-vated protein kinasis inthe air-breathing catfish(heteropneustes fossilis).

Mr. Das worked under thesupervision of Prof. N.Saha.

Mr. Abhishek Das has been awarded

a PhD in Biotechnology &Bioinformatics by the Uni-versity for his thesis titledStudies on anti-tumourand radioprotective po-tentials of dioscoreaalata L. Andc l e r o d e n d r o ncolebrookianum walp. Inmammalian cell systems.Mr. Das worked under thesupervision of Prof.Anupam Chatterjee.

Mr. Mangkhollen Singson has been

awarded a PhD in Library& Information Science bythe University for his the-sis titled Pricing modelsand usage of e-journal ina consortia environment:A case study of UGC-Infonet. Mr. Singsonworked under the super-vision of Dr. P. Hangsing.

Mr. Kh. Herachandra Singh has been

awarded a PhD in Math-ematics by the Universityfor his thesis titled Someproblems in ring andmodules theory: Study ofreduced modules, zero-insertive modules, sym-metric modules and otherrelated classes of modulesand rings. Mr. Singhworked under the super-vision of Dr. Ardeline M.Buhphang (Supervisor)and Prof. M.B. Rege (Jt.Supervisor)

Mr. Mithu Saha has been awarded a

PhD in Chemistry by theUniversity for his thesis

titled Synthesis of novelheterocycles by the appli-cation of Knovenagelcondensation, Michaeladdition andnanoparticles catalysedreactions. Mr. Sahaworked under the supervi-sion of Dr. Amarta KumarPal.

Ms. Markynti Swer has been awarded

a PhD in Geography by theUniversity for her thesistitled Ageing of popula-tion in North Eastern Re-gion of India with specialreference to the State ofMeghalaya. Ms. Swerworked under the supervi-sion of Dr. D.K. Nayak.

Mr. HappystoneSyngkhon has

been awarded a PhD in An-thropology by the Univer-sity for his thesis titledStatus and determinantsof child mortality amongthe Pnars of Jaintia HillsDistrict, Meghalaya. Mr.Syngkhon worked underthe supervision of Dr.D.K. Limbu.

Ms. Banida Shisha Kharkongor has

been awarded a PhD in Ge-ography by the Universityfor her thesis titled Roadnetwork and socio-eco-nomic development in Ri-Bhoi District, Meghalaya.Ms. Kharkongor workedunder the supervision ofProf. S. Singh.

Mr. Gopesh Paul has beenawarded a PhD in Bio-chemistry by the Univer-sity for his thesis titled Astudy on strontium accu-


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mulation and its effect onnitrogen metabolism incyanobacteria. Mr. Paulworked under the supervi-sion of Dr. A.K. Singh.

Ms. Rohima Ahmed has been awarded

a PhD in Management bythe University for her the-sis titled Correlates of in-formation technology,business process re-engi-neering andorganisational culture:An empirical study in theIndia context. Ms. Ahmedworked under the supervi-sion of Prof. J.U. Ahmed.

Ms. T. SochemlaChang has been

awarded a PhD in Linguis-tics by the University forher thesis titled ChangMorphology. Ms. Changworked under the supervi-sion of Dr. D.K. Singh.

Ms. Dinesh Kumari has been awarded

a PhD in Education by theUniversity for her thesistitled Effect of scientific at-titude and scientific apti-tude on academicachievement in sciencesubject of Class X studentsin East Khasi Hills Dis-trict of Meghalaya. Ms.Kumari worked under thesupervision of Prof. P.K.Gupta.

Ms. Vanlalhlani Ralte has been awarded

a PhD in Education by theUniversity for her thesistitled A study of environ-mental education text-books and environmentawareness amongst HighSchool students inLunglei District ofMizoram. Ms. Ralteworked under the super-vision of Dr. B.B.K.Rymbai.

Mr. Sunil Sharmahas been awarded

a PhD in Management bythe University for his the-sis titled Evaluation of en-trepreneurship develop-ment processes: A casestudy of Garo Hills inMeghalaya. Mr. Sharmaworked under the super-vision of Dr. G. Singaiah.

Mr. Robert Tuolor has been awarded

a PhD in Political Scienceby the University for histhesis titled Working of theNorth Cachar Hills Au-tonomous Council ofAssam: 1995-2008. Mr.Tuolor worked under thesupervision of Dr. R.K.Satpathy.

Ms. Beula SharonChallam has been

awarded a PhD in Environ-mental Studies by the Uni-

versity for her thesis titledEffect of dairy effluent ongrowth, nutrient uptakeand yield of rapeseed(brassica campestris l.)and maize (zea mays l.).Ms. Challam worked underthe supervision of Dr. S.S.Chaturvedi.

Ms. Ajanta Deb Kar has been awarded

a PhD in Rural Develop-ment & Agricultural Pro-duction by the Universityfor her thesis titled Diver-sification of agriculture inWest Garo Hills District,Meghalaya. Ms. Karworked under the super-vision of Dr. Binu Mat-thew (Supervisor) andProf. Eugene D. Thomas(Jt. Supervisor)

Ms. Bineeta Nath hasbeen awarded a

PhD in Mathematics bythe University for her the-sis titled Shock waves inconducting and non-con-ducting non-ideal gases.Ms. Nath worked underthe supervision of Dr.Kaushal Kumar Singh.

Mr. Amit KumarTripathi has been

awarded a PhD in Botanyby the University for histhesis titled Quantitativeassessment of floristic di-

versity and species popu-lations in hill forests ofMeghalaya. Mr. Tripathiworked under the supervi-sion of Prof. Uma Shankar.

Mr. Nitin Ghoshalhas been awarded

a PhD in Biotechnologyand Bioinformatics by theUniversity for his thesistitled Role of glutathionein sensitivity towards ra-diation in mammalian andinsect cells. Mr. Ghoshalworked under the supervi-sion of Prof. AnupamChatterjee.

Ms. Bandarilin Bairo has been awarded

a PhD in Khasi by the Uni-versity for her thesis titledWriters’ perception of fam-ily: A critical study ofKhasi short stories. Ms.Bairo worked under thesupervision of Prof. B.War.

MPhil Awardees

Ms. Triksimeda B.Sangma has been

awarded an MPhil in Lin-guistics by the Universityfor her dissertation titledThe sound system ofGaro: A generative ap-proach. Ms. Sangmaworked under the super-vision of Dr. BrikaKhyriem.

“Meditation is the joy to be yourself. Meditation is the courage to be yourself.Meditation will make you unique and will make you rejoice in being different from

the others. Meditation is the way to be yourself.”— Tishan

“Be a witness, not a judge. Focus on yourself, not on others. Listen to your heart,not to the crowd.”

— Ma Zu


North-Eastern Hill University Publications(Selected Titles)

Published by NEHU Publications Shillong - 793 022. Telephone :272 1423/1424

1. 1997 D. R. Syiemlieh Anecdotes of an Indian Life Rs. 170.00

2. 1996 Daniel O’Connor A Liberating Force and a Friend Rs. 140.00

3. 1999 S. K. Bose Coins and Tokens of Assam Rs. 340.00 (HB)

Rs. 250.00 (SB)

4. 1999 R. P. Sharma Critical Asides : Musings on Language,Literature & Life Rs. 200.00

5. 2000 P. P. Gokulanathan Environmental Education Rs. 80.00

6. 1986 Mrinal Miri (Ed) Five Essays on Kant Rs. 40.00

7. 1995 G. Hargopal Gandhian World View Rs. 120.00 (HB)

Rs. 65.00 (SB)

8. 1996 H. K. Barpujari Problems of the Hill Tribes (Vol.I) Rs. 220.00 (HB)

Rs. 160.00 (SB)

9. 1998 H. K. Barpujari Problems of the Hill Tribes (Vol. II) Rs. 210.00 (HB)

Rs. 150.00 (SB)

10. 1986 A. J. M. Mills Report on Khasi & Jaintia Hills Rs. 225.00

11. 1986 J. B. Bhattacharjee (Ed) Studies in the History of North-East Rs. 200.00

12. 1996 F. S. Downs The Christian Impact on the Status ofWomen in Northeast Rs. 170.00

13. 1996 N. Hasan Thomas Hardy Rs. 40.00

14. 1997 B. N. Saraswati The Sacred Science of Nature Rs. 150.00

15. 1999 Helen Giri U Khasi, ha ka Por u Phareng Rs. 150.00

16. 1998 Nari Rustomji Verrier Elwin : Philanthropologist Rs. 275.00

17. 1998 Nari Rustomji Verrier Elwin and Indian’s North-Eastern Borderlands Rs. 45.00

18. 2000 Ramchandra Guha 12th Elwin Memorial Lectures Rs. 50.00

19. 2002 Sujata Miri & Introduction to Social & PoliticalJagat Pal Philosophy Rs. 120.00

20. 2002 V. Tandon SEM Pictorial Guide to Trematodesof Livestock and Poultry in India Rs. 700.00

21. 2003 T. Ao Songs from Here and There Rs. 105.00

22. 2003 Kynpham Singh Anthology of Contemporary PoetryNongkynrih & Robin from the Northeast Rs. 230.00 (SB)Singh Ngangom (Ed.) Rs. 320.00 (HB)

23. 2003 S. K. Barpujari The Nagas : The Evolution of theirHistory and Administration (1832-1939) Rs. 550.00 (HB)

24. The NEHU Journal (Bi-Annual) Rs. 100.00

25. 2004 Reverend Robert Evans The Great Earthquake of 1897 in theKhasi and Jaintia Hills(Translated by Basil Morris) Rs. 95.00

26. 2004 M. N. Karna Agrarian Structure and Land Reformsin Assam Rs. 250.00

27. 2004 A. N. Rai & M. B. Syiem Laboratory Safety Guidelines Rs. 60.00

28. 2006 B. Kharbuli, H. Kayang, Bio-diversity in North East India Rs. 420.00 (HB)D. Syiem (Ed.) Rs. 370.00 (SB)

29. 2006 Esther Syiem The Idiom of the Allegorical Mode: Rs. 200.00 (HB)A Study of Six Novels Rs. 150.00 (SB)

30. 2006 Helen Giri (Ed.) Katto Katne Shaphang ka Put Ka Tem Rs. 60.00 (SB)Tynrai

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