BIO - DATA OF GURUDAS DAS

BIO - DATA OF GURUDAS DAS

Name : Gurudas Das

Present Address Department of Economics

North-Eastern Hill University

Upper Nongthymmai, Shillong-793014

Ph. (0364)2233856(R)/(03842)235412(R)

Educational Qualifications :

Examination	Year	Board/University	Div./Class	%age
Ph.D.	1994	University of North Bengal	-	-
M.A. (Economics) Specialization : Econometrics & International Trade	1986	University of North Bengal	I (Awarded Silver Medal)	60.5
BA(Hons in Economics)	1984	University of North Bengal	II	48.0
Higher Secondary	1978	West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education	II	54.0
Madhyamik	1976	West Bengal Board of Secondary Education	I	61.3

Teaching/Research Experience:

Institution	Position Held	From	To	Scale of Pay
St. Anthony’s College,Shillong	Lecturer	April 1, 1991	April 30, 2003	10000-15200
OKD Institute of Social Change and Development, Guwahati	Visiting Faculty	May 1, 2000	July 30, 2001	10000-15200
St Anthony’s College, Shillong	Lecturer	August1, 2001	September16, 2001	12000-18300
North Eastern Hill University	Reader	September 17, 2001	Currently Holding the Position	12000-18300

Area of interest:

Internatonal trade, Border Trade, Development Economics, Indian Economy and

Area Study

Publications : (a) Research Papers:

(i) “India’s North-East Soft Underbelly: Strategic Vulnerability and Security”, Strategic

Analysis, 2002, Vol. 26, No 4.

(ii) “Geo-Economy of Arunachal Pradesh: The Cross-Border Trade Dimension”, in

S. Dutta, (ed), Cross-Border Trade of North East India, 2002, Hope India Publications, Gurgaon, Haryana

(iii) “Armed Struggle in Nagaland: Tactics, Strategies and Its Ramifications for

Economic Development”, in C. Joshua Thomas and Gurudas Das, (eds),Dimensions of Development in Nagaland, 2002, Regency Publications, New Delhi

(iv) “Probable Options : Cementing the Faultlines in Assam”, Faultlines, 2002, Vol 11.

(v) “Immigration into North-East India : The Security Dimension”, in C. Joshua

Thomas, (ed), 2002, Dimensions of Displaced People in North-East India, Regency Publications, New Delhi

(vi) “Trade Between North Eastern Region and Bangladesh: Nature, Trends and

Implications for Development Cooperation”, 2001, Dialogue, Vol 2, No 4.

(vii) "Trade Between the North Eastern Region and Neighbouring Countries: Structures and Implications for Development", in Gurudas Das and R.K. Purkayastha, (eds), Border Trade : North East & Neighbouring Countries, 2000, Akansha Publishing House, New Delhi

(viii) "Social Change and Traditional Tribal Political Systems in Meghalaya", in M.N. Karna L.S. Gassah and C.J. Thomas, (eds), Power to People in Meghalaya, 1998, Regency Publications, New Delhi.

(ix) "Limits to Economic Development of North Eastern Region : An Analysis of

Contradictions Between Economic Goals and Social Choices", in B. Datta Ray and Prabin Baishya, (eds), 1998, Sociological Constraints to Industrial Development in North East India, Concept Publishing Company, New Delhi.

(x) "Liberalization and Internal Periphery : Understanding the Implications for India's

North East ", in Gurudas Das and R.K. Purkayastha, (eds), Liberalization and India's North East, 1998, Commonwealth Publications, New Delhi.

(xi) "Understanding the Insurgency Phenomenon in India's North-East : An Analytical

Framework", in B. Pakem, (ed), Insurgency in North - East India, 1997, Omsons Publications, New Delhi.

(xii) "Ethnicity and Political Economy of Development in India's North-East : An

Appraisal", in Girin Phukan and N.L. Dutta, (eds), Politics of Identity and Nation Building in North-East India, 1997, South Asian Publishers, New Delhi.

(xiii) “Agriculture in Arunachal Pradesh: Trends and Problems of Objective Assessment", in M.C. Behera and N.C. Roy, (eds), Trends in Agrarian Structure in the Hills of North East India, 1997, Commonwealth Publishers, New Delhi.

(xiv) "Migration, Ethnicity and Competition for State Resources : Cause of Social Tension in the North East", in Mehtabuddin Ahmed and Prosenjit Chowdhury, (eds), The Turbulent North, 1996, Akshar Publications, New Delhi. Also in Manis Kumar Raha and Aloke Kumar Ghosh, (eds), North-East India : The Human Interface, 1998, Gyan Publishing House, New Delhi.

(xv) "Incorporation of the North Eastern Region into Indian Union and the Origin of Naga Insurgency: An Analysis of Internal Contradiction", in the Proceedings of North East India History Association (NEIHA), 1995, Sixteenth Session, NEIHA, Shillong.

(xvi) "Features of Peripheral Urbanization : A study of the Nature and Growth of Urban

Settlements in Arunachal Pradesh", in J.B. Ganguly, (ed), Urbanization and Development in North East India, 1995, Deep and Deep Publications, New Delhi.

(xvii) "Understanding the Underdevelopment of North Eastern Region of India", in the

Journal of the Anthropological Society, March/July, 1994, Vol. 29, No. 1 & 2. Also in Bimal J.Deb (ed), Regional Development in North East India, 1995, Reliance Publishing House, New Delhi.

Books:

(i) Authored : Tribes of Arunachal Pradesh in Transition, 1995, Vikas Publishing

House, New Delhi.

(ii) Edited and Co-authored:

Structural Change and Strategy of Development: Resource-Industry Linkages in

North Eastern Region, 2004, Regency Publications, New Delhi (in press)

Research Priorities in North East India (With Special Reference to Arunachal Pradesh), 2001, Regency Publications, New Delhi.

(iii) Co-edited & Co-authored:

Dimensions of Rural Development in North East India, 2004, Akansha Publishing House, New Delhi (in press)

Dimensions of Development in Nagaland, 2002, Regency Publications, New Delhi

Border Trade : North East and Neighbouring Countries, 2000, Akansha Publishing House, New Delhi.

Liberalization and India's North East, 1998, Commonwealth Publications, New Delhi.

Demographic Profile of North East India, 1994, Omsons Publications, New Delhi.