Department of Cultural Studies
Tezpur University

Ongoing Projects in the Department

1 Archiving, Modelling and Visualization of the Eco-Cultural Heritage of the Majuli River Island of Assam
Funding agency: Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, New Delhi.
Time period: April 2019 - March 2024
Amount allocated: ₹ 47.17 Lakh
Principal Investigator: Professor Sukumar Nandi, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, IIT-Guwahati
Co PI (TU): Parasmoni Dutta
Project Assistant: Abhinash Bharali

2 Exploring Knowledge on Medieval Assam: Multidisciplinary IKS Kendram at Tezpur University
Funding agency: Indian Knowledge Systems Division of the Ministry of Education, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE),Government of India, New Delhi.
Time period: 2023 - 2025
Amount allocated: ₹ Rs. 30,84,000/-
Co P. I.: Dr Juri Gogoi Konwar

3 A Conservation approach for Structural Heritage of the Ahom Dynasty through the intervention of Science & Technology (CASHAD)
Funding agency: Indian Knowledge Systems Division of the Ministry of Education, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE),Government of India, New Delhi.
Time period: 2023 - 2025
Amount allocated: ₹ Rs. 13,64,000/-
Co P. I.: Dr Juri Gogoi Konwar

4 Mapping Society and Culture for Children: A Digital Archive of Assamese Comics, 1960-2000
Funding agency: ICSSR, New Delhi.
Time period: 2023 - 2024
Amount allocated: ₹ Rs. 30,84,000/-
Co P. I.: Dr Hashik N K

5 Capacity Building against gender Discrimination in select Tea Gardens of Assam : An interdisciplinary project
Funding agency: Inkota, Germany.
Time period: Three months, 2024
Amount allocated: ₹ Rs. 18,00,000/-
Co P. I.: Dr Moushumi Kandali