Ms. SENTIENLA
Ms. SENTIENLA
Assistant Professor & HoD
Contact info:

MA (Sociology), UGC-NET; Pursuing PhD

Kinship Studies, Customary Law and rituals, Sociological Theories, Research Methodology, Socio-Anthropological studies on different cultures and tribes

1.  Work Experience:

·  Worked as a Social Studies Teacher from March 2016 to July 2017 at The Heritage School, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi

· Working as an Assistant Professor at Holy Cross College, Agartala from August 2017 onwards.

2.  Awards/ Achievements:


3.  Publications:  Book/Edited Book/ Papers

Books Chapters

Sl. No

Name of the Book/ Publication

Paper

ISBN

Publisher

Year of Publication

1

Role of Tribal Women: Development of Tribal Society

Role of Baba Garia Mission in the Educational System in promoting gender upliftment in Tripura: A case study

978-93-81563-27-4

Global Publishing House (India)

2021

2

NGOs in Tribal Areas Tripura Perspective


Role of 'Congregation of Holy Cross' in promoting education among the tribals of Tripura

978-93-86707-32-1

Tribal Research and Cultural Institute, Government of Tripura, Agartala


28 February, 2020


Books Edited

Sl. No.

Name of the Book

ISBN

Publisher

Year of Publication

1

Role of Tribal Women: Development of Tribal Society

978-93-81563-27-4

Global Publishing House (India)

2021

 

Journal

Sl. No

Name of the Journal


Paper

ISSN

Publisher

Year of Publication

1

Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (JETIR)

Innovative teaching-learning methods to equip learners for 21st century needs: A case study

2349-5162


International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (JETIR)

2019


4. Seminar / Conference / Workshop / Refresher / Orientations etc. Participated:


Paper Presented in Seminar / Conference

Sl. No

Seminar / Conference

Date

  Institution

1

Presented a paper titled "Entrepreneurial Skills for Inclusive Growth among the Tribal women of Tripura: A Case Study' at the two-days National Seminar on "Roadmap for Inclusive Growth & Development of India"

20 -21 January, 2023

Organised by Department of Commerce & Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of Holy Cross College, Agartala

2

Presented a paper titled 'Indigenous Knowledge and Entrepreneurial Skills among the Tribal Youths of Tripura: Opportunities and Challenges' at the three-days International Seminar on 'Sustainable Development Goals 2030: Role of Anthropology in Social Inclusion and Tribal Development'

22 - 24 November, 2022

Organised by the Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy, Tripura University, in collaboration with Indira Gandhi National Open University, Regional Centre, Agartala (with financial assistance from National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, Tripura Regional Office; Oil Natural Gas Corporation Ltd, Tripura Asset; Tripura Rural Livelihood Mission)

3

Presented a paper titled "Empowering tribal women through Self Help Groups in Bamutia Block of Mohanpur sub-division, West Tripura: A Case Study at the two-days National Seminar on "The Role of Women for the Development of the North-East"

1-2 May, 2022

Tripura University organised by the Department of Rural Studies, Tripura University in collaboration with Tripura Rural livelihood Mission, Government of Tripura

4

Presented a Paper titled 'Role of BABA GARIA MISSION in the Educational System in Tripura: A Case Study' at the two-days National Seminar on 'Development Administration of the Tribes in India: Revisiting the Approaches and Policies'

5-6 March, 2021

Maharaja Bir Bikram University, Agartala, Tripura

Organised by the Department of Public Administration, Maharaja Bir Bikram University, Agartala, Tripura

5

Presented the paper titled 'Handlooms for Livelihood among the women of Darlong Community: Issues, Challenges and Prospects' in the  two-day National webinar on Northeast India: Innovative Tribal Development Strategies, with special reference to the tribes of Tripura

29-30 June, 2020

ASHA Holy Cross, Lembucharra, Tripura

6

Presented a paper titled "Impact of Jamatia Customary Law and Status of Women in Jamatia" in the National Seminar on "Empowerment of Tribal Women in India: Issues, Challenges, and Perspectives"

7-8 March 2020

Organised by National Law Institute University, Bhopal (Sponsored by National Commission for Women, New Delhi)

7

Presented a Paper titled 'Self-Employment for the Tribal youths of Tripura: Opportunities and Challenges' in a 2-days National Seminar on The Problems of Educated Tribal Youths For securing Job: Special Reference to Tribal Youths of Tripura 

27-28 February, 2020

Department of Rural Studies, Tripura University & TRCI-Government of Tripura, In collaboration with Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi

8

Presented a paper titled 'Hoda Customary law as an expression of traditional knowledge and its impact on the Jamatia community in Tripura' at the National Conference on 'Northeast India: Changing contexts, shifting meanings and transformations of traditions'

16-18 November, 2018

HOLY CROSS COLLEGE in collaboration with SANSKRITI, Guwahati; Tribal Research &Cultural Institute, Tripura; Department of History, Tripura University and martin Luther Christian University, Shillong

9

Presented a paper titled 'Innovative methods to equip learners for 21st century needs' at the    National Conference on 'Teacher Education: Reformation and Innovations Policy, Practice and Challenges'

19-20 April, 2018

Department of Teacher Education, Holy Cross College, Agartala

10

Presented a paper titled 'Impact of environmental degradation on Children and Women in the Slum Areas of Agartala' at the National Seminar on 'The Dynamics of Environment and its impact on Politics: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue'

30-31 March, 2018

Department of Political Science, Holy Cross College, Agartala

11

Presented a paper titled 'Role of Congregation of Holy Cross in promoting education among the tribals of Tripura' at the National Seminar on The Role of NGOs in Tribal Areas of Tripura

24-25 January, 2018

Jointly organised by Research & Development Cell, Holy Cross College, Agartala and Tribal Research and Cultural Institute, Government of Tripura

 

Seminar/Conference Attended

Sl. No

Seminar / Conference

Date

Institution

1

Participated in the National Level Webinar on Investor Awareness Program

1 March, 2022

Holy Cross College in association with Ambition

Learning Solutions

2

Participated in the One-Day National Webinar entitled 'National

Education Policy 2020: An Integrated Approach to Address the Social Challenges'

29 September, 2021

Organized by the Department of Sociology, Maharaja Bir Bikram

College, Agartala, Tripura

3

Participated in the National Webinar on 'National Consultation on Tribal Talent Pool' 

13-14 August, 2020

Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi sponsored by Centre of Excellence (Ministry of Tribal Affairs, GoI)

4

Participated in International Webinar on Technology Future and Education

17 June, 2020

Birla Global University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha

5

Participated in International Webinar on 'The Psychological Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Human Life'

15-16 June, 2020

Allahabad School of Education, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences

6

Participated in Webinar on 'Overview of Demystifying E-Resources'

7 June, 2020

McGraw Hill Professional

7

Participated in online National Webinar on 'Transfusing the Originality in Research: Avoiding Plagiarism with Tools and Technologies'

6 June, 2020

IQAC Cell MMH College, Ghaziabad


8

Participated in NATIONAL WEBINAR

on 'Sustainable IT in Rural and Remote Environments' organised by Mizoram University, Aizawl

2 June, 2020

Mizoram University, Aizawl

9

Participated in National Webinar on 'Academic and Research Integrity'

27-28 May, 2020

Naharkatiya College, Dibrugarh, Assam

10

Participated in National Webinar on 'Role of E-learning during lockdown and beyond: Prospects and challenges'

26 May, 2020

Internal Quality Assessment Cell (IQAC)Holy Cross College, Agartala

11

Participated in National Seminar on Empowerment of Tribal Women in India: Issues, Challenges and Perspectives

7-8 March, 2020

National Law Institute University, Bhopal. Sponsored by National Commission for Women, New Delhi

 

Faculty Development Programmes/Orientations/Refresher

Sl. No

FDP/ Orientations/Refresher

Date

  Institution

1

Participated in the 2-weeks International Faculty/Knowledge Development Programme on Accreditation Awareness, Planning and Execution (APEX)    and obtained a grade A+

23-29 April, 2022

Designed and executed by Holy Cross College, Agartala and Special Minds

2

Participated in the 2-weeks International Faculty/Knowledge Development Programme on Teaching Efficacy

14-27 February, 2022

Designed and executed by St. Joseph University, Nagaland and Special Minds

3

Participated in the 4-week Induction/Orientation Programme for 'Faculty in Universities/College/Institutes of Higher Education' and obtained a grade A+

1-30 September, 2020

Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi under the aegis of Minister of Education Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching.

4

Participated in One Week Online Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on 'Research Methodology and Statistical Data Analysis through SPSS'

22-28 June, 2020

Faculty of Management Studies, ICFAI University, Tripura.

5

Participated in online for 3 Days Digital Faculty Development Programme on 'LEVERAGING THE SECRET OF QUALITY RESEARCH'

12-14 June, 2020

Consortium for Human Resource Development (CHRD) Faculty Chapter, Mumbai


Workshop Attended

Sl. No

Workshop

Date

 Institution

1

Participated in Two Days State Level Workshop on 'Indigenous Knowledge System and Practices of Tribal Communities of Tripura'

12-13 March, 2021

Holy Cross College, Agartala       Organised by the Social Science Departments, Holy Cross College, Agartala & Tribal Research and Cultural Institute, Govt. of Tripura

Sponsored by Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Govt. of India

2

Participated in the National Workshop on 'Tribes of Tripura: Mapping, Planning and Development'

28-29 September, 2018

Department of Geography and Disaster Management, Tripura University in collaboration with National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organization (NATMO)

3

Participated in the Faculty Training Workshop for professional development on   'Teaching about China in India'

5-15 January, 2018

Organized jointly by Christ University, Bengaluru; the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia; and the Harvard-Yenching Institute, USA

4

Participated in the Experiential Masterclass - 'Facilitating Learning From Experience' with Dr. Roger Greenaway (CEO, Reviewing Skills Training)

24 February, 2017

Organized jointly by Centre for Experiential Education & The Heritage School, Gurgaon

5

Attended Workshop on 'Framing Value Based Question Paper'

21 January, 2017

Prabhaav Learnings, New Delhi

6

Participated in the Faculty Experiential Pedagogy Workshop

22 October, 2016

KnowledgeXP, New Delhi


Participation in Quiz Competitions:

Sl. No

Quiz Competitions

Date

 Institution

1

Participated in Quiz on Van Mahotsava

8 July, 2020

Conducted by Department of Botany, Holy Cross College, Lembucherra, Tripura


5.  Other Information (If any): 

· Was awarded the 'Best Paper Presenter' at the three-days International Seminar on Sustainable Development Goals 2030:' Role of Anthropology in Social Inclusion and  Tribal Development'

      · Appointed as an Examiner for TDP/TDPH Examinations -2021 (Held in 2022).


      · Appointed as the Head of the Department of Sociology, Holy Cross College in July 2022

      

      · Was a Co-Chairperson at the 7th World- CWS Conference 2021-2022  held on 25th March, 2022 organised by World Center for Women's Studies  (World-CWS) in Collaboration with Holy Cross College, Agartala

 

      · Appointed as an Examiner for TDP/TDPH Examinations -2020 (held in 2021)

      

      ·  Was an Organising member of the One day National Webinar on 'Social Challenges and the importance of self-management during COVID- 19 Pandemic' held on 20th August, 2020 organised by the Department of Sociology, Holy Cross College.


         ·  Appointed as In-charge of BA GENERAL, Holy Cross College in July 2019


      · Appointed as an Academic Counsellor at IGNOU, Study Centre- Holy Cross College,  Agartala in May 2018.