Tradition, Identity And Diversity The Future Of Indigenous Cultures In A Globalised World

by Rabindranath Dr Sarma

Overview

'Himalayan States? is the name, collectively given to all the Indian states, which lie across the mountain ranges of the Himalayas. Geographically, these include the following states: Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim. The true divisions of the Indian Himalayas are based on the mountain ranges rather than the state boundaries. This work is a broad survey of geography, history and society with a focus on environmental and developmental issues.' The Encyclopaedia of Himalayan States' is easy to read-it's no monograph-but it remains fairly exciting with academic language and scholarly touch.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789390755028
Publisher:	Today & Tomorrow's Printers & Publishers
Publication date:	06/30/2007
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	314
File size:	578 KB

About the Author

Dr. Rabindranath Sarma was born in 1973 at Bhairabkunda in Udalguri district of Bodoland, Assam. He is an MA in Cultural Studies from Tezpur University and PhD from the Department of Folklore Research, Gauhati University. He had served in the North-Eastern Archival Centre for Tribal and Folklore (NEACTAF), Tezpur University, UGC project in Gauhati University and University of Potential for Excellence project at North-Eastern Hill University. At present, he is teaching in the Department of Tribal Studies at Central University of Jharkhand. Prior to this responsibility, he was visiting faculty at Silpakorn University, Thailand in 2008. In 2012, he went to the University of Tartu, Estonia (East Europe) as Visiting Professor to teach about Indian Indigenous Culture. Other than teaching, he is also serving various academic administrative jobs like Head of the Department of Tribal Studies, Department of Tribal Folklore, Language and Literature, Department of Human Rights and Conflict Management, Coordinator of the Centre for Indigenous Culture Studies, Department of Performing Arts, Dean, School for the Study of Culture, School of Languages and other academic and administrative responsibilities. He was Editorial Assistant in Assamese Encyclopedia Project: World Literature and Folk Literature volume: V, Society and Culture, volume VIII and IX. He is also editorial Board members or reviewer of many UGC Care listed or refereed journals. He has organized many Academic events like Indian Folklore Congress, International Winter School many national and regional seminars at Central University of Jharkhand and Thailand. At present six PhD scholars are working under the guidance of Dr. Rabindranath Sarma. Every year, many foreign students used to come to do field work under the guidance of him. He has completed many Social Impact Assessment program under the Government of Jharkhand. He has participated more than 50 conferences till now either for present research paper or as dignitary in India and abroad. He has published more than 150 articles in different journals, books etc. including Assamese Encyclopedia of Asom Sahitya Sabha. Most of his writings are full of primary sources on his field work based. He is Member of International Society for Folk Narrative Research, Member of International Society for Studies in Oral Tradition, Member of Academic Folklore Society, Member of North-East India Council for Social Science Research, Member of Indian Council for Cultural Relations Forum of Friends, Member of Indian Distance Education Association etc. For his remarkable contribution in promoting Tribal and Human Rights, the National Human Rights and Crime Control Bureau awarded NELSON MANDELA HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD 2019, on 24th June, 2019.