Profile of Dr. Pori Hiloidari
Master Degree:- English, Delhi University
MPhil/PhD:- Gauhati University
Specialisation (at PG and higher levels) :-
Areas Taught:- Literary Criticism, fiction, drama
Area of Interest:- Literary criticism and translation
E-mail:- porih17@gmail.com
➢ Teaching: Joined in 03/01/1999 as a Lecturer in a regular post in the English Department
➢ Administrative Responsibilities: Head of the English Department; IQAC Coordinator
➢ Academic Affiliations & Academic Appointment: Gauhati University; Directorate of
Higher Education, Assam
Achievements
Sahitya Akademi Award for Translation in 2021 for the book দাà¦à¦¤à¦¿à¦ªà¦¾à§°à§°à¦®à¦¾à¦¨à§à¦¹, translated from the English novel, The Legends of Pensam, written by Mamang Dai.
Publications
Published books
- Edited Assamese Women: the Pathbreakers, published by HandiqueGirls"College in 2011
- Edited *Female Author-ity: Women"s Short Story Writing in Assamese* ( 1980-2015), published by Papyrus in 2021.
- Edited *Female Author-ity: Women"s Short Story Writing in Assamese* ( 1980-2015), published by Papyrus in 2021.
- Translated Mamang Dai"s English novel *The Legends of Pensam* into Assamese as দাà¦à¦¤à¦¿à¦ªà¦¾à§°à§°à¦®à¦¾à¦¨à§à¦¹, by published Rashmi Prakash in 2015. This book has received in 2022 the Sahitya Akademi award in translation, 2021
- Authored LakshminandanBora, the sixth issue in the series of Modern Assamese Writers, published by Purbanchal Prakash in 2020
- Authored পাঠপà§à§°à¦¤à¦¿à¦ªà¦¾à¦ নিৰà§à¦®à¦¾à¦£à¦¬à¦¿à¦¨à¦¿à§°à§à¦®à¦¾à¦£, a book of literary criticism in Assamese, published by Papyrus in December, 2022.
➢ Selected Presentations/Talks: 1} Resource Person in Faculty Development Programmes
in MMMTTC, Gauhati University and Tezpur University.
➢ 2] Invited speaker in the Ajit Baruah memorial Annual Lecture held on 20/8/ 2022.
➢ 3] Resource person in the Prose workshop during the Arunachal literary festival held by
the Government of Arunachal on 18/11/23.
➢ 4] Invited guest in the panel discussions on North East literature held by Sahitya
Akademi in 2017 {Tirupati}, 2019 {Mumbai} and 2022 {Delhi}.
➢ Research Projects:
➢ Other Professional Work: Invited speaker/ Resource person/ Chair person in seminar
and conferences held in different Colleges of Assam.
