Faculty
Updated on 20 Nov, 2019
Dr. Mitoo Das
Assistant Professor
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Education:
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Doctor of Philosophy (subject) year
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Name of the University: University of Delhi
Discipline: Anthropology
Doctoral Research Topic: Menstruation Narratives: Rituals and Restrictions in Simlitola, Assam
Academic Achievement: if any
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Master of Philosophy (subject) year
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Name of the university: University of Delhi
Discipline: Anthropology
Dissertation Topic: Blood Games: The Pragmatics and Politics of Menstrual Hygiene in urban Guwahati (Uzan Bazar)
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Master of Arts (Subject) year
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Name of the university: University of Delhi
Discipline: Anthropology (Specialisation in Social Anthropology)
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Bachelor of Arts (Subject) year
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Name of the university: Gauhati University
Academic Achievement: 1st Class with Distinction
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WORK EXPERIENCE: Dr. Das worked as a Programme Coordinator at Sarai, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Delhi from July 2007to July 2010. She has worked as Editorial Assistant for the international peer-reviewed bi-annual journal Bioscope: South Asian Screen Studies (published by Sage).
Dr. Das joined IGNOU in August 2010 and has an experience of 9 years here. She is the Programme Coordinator of Bachelors in Anthropology (General) under CBCS. She is Course Coordinator for the course on Anthropology and Methods of Research for Master’s Part I and Course Coordinator for the courses on Practicing Anthropology and Gender and Society for Master’s Part II. As part of the Discipline’s activities, she has organised workshops and talks.
On the personal front, Dr. Das is one of the contributors to the fictional piece, “The Afterlife of Ammi’s Betel-nut Box and Other Things” in the graphic novel, The Pao Anthology of Comics #1, published by Penguin India, New Delhi (published in August, 2012)
FELLOWSHIP/ AWARDS:
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Sl.No.
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Name of the Fellowship/Awards
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Granting/ Awarding Institution
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Year
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Junior Research Fellow
Senior Research Fellow
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University Grants Commission
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1999 Dec
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3.
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ICSSR Grant to visit University of Manchester to participate in IUAES Congress
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ICSSR
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2013
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PUBLICATIONS:
CHAPTERS IN BOOKS: 5
RESEARCH PAPERS: 6
UNITS WRITTEN: 11
MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODY/ STATUTORY BODY (INTERNAL/ EXTERNAL):
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Membership of Professional body/ Statutory body
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Name of statutory body/ institution/
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Period
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Member
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School Board, SOSS, IGNOU
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2018-present
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Convenor
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School Council, SOSS, IGNOU
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2016-2017
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Lifelong Member
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Indian Anthropological Association
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Since 2003
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Member
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International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences
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Since 2013
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Official Address:School of Social Sciences ,
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU),
Maidan Garhi,
New Delhi -
110068
New Delhi, India
+91-011-29573168
mitoodas@ignou.ac.in
