Department of History


About the Department: -

The Department of History was established in the year 1959 CE with Late Punaram Gogoi as the Founder Teacher. The department has been enriched by the relentless dedication and services of the early teachers like Late Sibaram Bora, and Late Umacharan Hazarika. In 1982 CE, the Major courses were formally introduced for the students of the department, and teachers like Shri Liaquat Ahmed, Shri Arup Kumar Borthakur, Late Dr. Ranjit Ranjan Saikia, and Late Prantanu Thakur built on the foundations laid by the founder teachers. The Semester system was introduced in 2011 CE and the CBCS courses were started from 2019 CE respectively. The current faculty strength of the department is four. The names of the faculty members are as follows:
1. Dr. Bikash Nath
Assistant Professor and Head.
Years of service: 11 years.
Area of Interest: Labour History, Nationalism, Social History.

2. Mr. Martin Youah
Assistant Professor
Years of service: 1.5 years.
Area of Interest: Film Studies & Cultural Studies.

3. Dr. Gautam Das
Assistant Professor
Years of service: 1.5 years.
Area of Interest: Gender, Social History.

4. Dr. Ambuj Thakur
Assistant Professor
Years of service: 1.5 years.
Area of Interest: Area Studies (East and Southeast Asia, Northeast India), Connected Histories.

Departmental Publications (Megazines, Books etc.): -

Kareng: The Printed Magazine
The Department of History has published its departmental journal ‘Kareng’ in 2021, 2022 and 2023 respectively.
Khamzang: The Handwritten Magazine
The Department has published its first handwritten magazine Khamzang on 27/06/2022.
Kareng: The Wall Magazine
The Wall Magazine of the department has been published continuously from 2017 as part of the Inter-departmental Wall Magazine Competition instituted by C.K.B. College Teok annually.
Deconstructing Truth in History
Dr. Bikash Nath , Assistant Professor & Head, Department of History, C.K.B. College, Teok
Tea Plantation Workers of Assam and the Indian National Movement: 1921-1947
Dr. Bikash Nath , Assistant Professor & Head, Department of History, C.K.B. College, Teok
Khamzang: The Handwritten Magazine
The Department has published its handwritten magazine Khamzang on 09/08/2023.
Kareng: The Wall Magazine
The Wall Magazine of the department has been published continuously from 2017 as part of the Inter-departmental Wall Magazine Competition instituted by C.K.B. College, Teok annually.
Kareng: The Audio Magazine
Kareng: The Audio Magazine was the first Audio Magazine of C.K.B. College, Teok which was published by the Department of History, C.K.B. College, Teok on 09/08/2024.

Faculty Members

Dr. Bikash Nath
Assistant Professor
Email - bikashstuti78@gmail.com
  
Martin Youah
Assistant Professor & HoD
Email - mrtnyh@gmail.com
  
Dr. Gautam Das
Assistant Professor
Email - gautamau77@gmail.com
  
Dr. Ambuj Thakur
Assistant Professor
Email - ambujthakur2014@gmail.com
  

Results so far : -

Major Course/Honourse Course:-
YearAppeared1st Class2nd ClassSimple
2024151230
20237600
20226310
2021131120
202013490
201926360
2018175110
20173210
20162110



Pass Course/Non Major Course
YearAppeared1st Div.2nd Div.Simple
202014950
20195130
20181001
20172110


Academic/Research/Extension activities of the Department : -

YearNature of ActivityTitle of the Projects Undertaken

Activities/Achievements of the Faculty Members: -

YearName of FacultyActivities/Achievments
2026Dr. Ambuj ThakurCompleted a NEP 2020 Orientation & Sensitization Programme under MMTTP of the UGC, organised by the MMTTC, Gauhati University, from 16th - 25th March, 2026.
2026Dr. Ambuj ThakurPanelist in two sessions in the BRAHMAPUTRA LITERATURE FESTIVAL, 2026: 1. Decolonising History: Voices, Memories, and the Power of the Written Words. 2. Two Hundred Years after the Yandaboo Treaty: The Treaty that reshaped North - East India. Date: 7th & 8th February, 2026.
2026Dr. Ambuj ThakurParticipated in the International Conference on Internationalization of Higher Education, organised by the Department of Higher Education, Assam, and RUSA / PM - USHA, Assam, at the Assam Administrative Staff College, Khanapara. Date: 29th & 30th January, 2026.
2026Dr. Ambuj ThakurOrganised, co-ordinated and participated in a Panel Discussion on "200 Years of the Treaty of Yandaboo" which was jointly organised by the Dept. of History, C.K.B. College, Teok, and the History association, Dept. of History, C.K.B. College, Teok, on 24th February, 2026.
2026Dr. Ambuj ThakurDelivered an online special lecture on the topic "200 Years of the Yandabo Pact: Some Reflections" which was organised by the Department of Political Science, Handique Girls College, Guwahati, Assam, on 11th March, 2026.
2026Dr. Ambuj ThakurDelivered a special lecture on the topic "The Treaty of Yandaboo in Popular Discourse in its Bicentennial Year (1826 - 2026)" which was organised by the IQAC and the Department of History, Khowang College, Khowanghat, Dibrugarh, on 06th May 2026.
2025Dr. Ambuj ThakurDelivered a special lecture on the topic "History: the Seen and the Unseen in the Evolution of Humankind" on 28th March, 2025, organised by the Department of History, C.K.B. College, Teok.
2025Dr. Ambuj ThakurDelivered a radio talk on the topic "Bharatar Swadhinata Sangramat Yuvak Yuvati", at the Yuvavani Programme, Akashvani Jorhat, dated 17th August, 2025.
2025Dr. Ambuj ThakurPublished a book chapter titled "Trade and Connectivity: Analysing the Southern Silk Route through a Historical Paradigm" in S.N. Bhardwaj & N. Neog (2025) (eds.), Ecomerge: Emerging Insights in Social and Economic Research, Jorhat: Dept. of Commerce, C.K.B. College Teok.
2025Dr. Ambuj ThakurParticipated in a One Week National Level Online Workshop on Use of SPSS in Social Science Research, organised by Mariani College, Jorhat.
2025Dr. Ambuj ThakurEarned a certificate from the University of London for the course "Applied Public History: Places, People, Stories" through Coursera.
2024Dr. Ambuj ThakurDelivered a special lecture on the topic "The Southern Silk Route - Revisiting the Past through the Lens of Connected Histories", organised by the Department of Archaeology, Cotton University, Guwahati, on 19th November, 2024.
2024Dr. Ambuj ThakurEarned a certificate from Shanghai Jiaotong University for the course "The Amazing World of the Ethnic Groups of Yunnan Province" through Coursera.
2023Dr.Bikash NathThe Praxis of Freedom as the Construct and its Aberrations: A Dilemma in Modern Political Society ,in Prabahini : an annual magazine ,Vol.XXIX of Chandra Kamal Bezbaruah College, Teok (edited by Pranjal Hazarika),C.K.B.College,Teok
2023Dr. Ambuj Thakur“The Theoretical Foundations of the Traditional Chinese Society in the Late Qing Period (1840 – 1911), published in D. Boruah and N. Boruah (eds.), Panchali: A Bilingual Collection of Articles, Jorhat: Women Cell, C.K.B. College, Teok (2023), pp. 109 – 131.
2023Dr. Ambuj ThakurParticipated in and successfully completed the Professional Development Programme on ‘Implementation of NEP¬2020 for University and College Teachers’ organised by the Staff Training and Research Institute of Distance Education, INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY, New Delhi, and obtained A + grade (12 – 20 June, 2023).
2023Dr. Ambuj ThakurNational Seminar on ‘Technical Terminology in Assamese Language and Culture’, 23rd Sep., 2023.
2023Dr. Ambuj ThakurPresented a paper titled Indias ACT East Policy - Tracing the Nuances of Policy - making in a Multi - polar World in a ICSSR sponsored National Seminar on Atmanirbhar Bharat - Opportunities and Challenges for North East India, 13 – 14 October, 2023.
2023Dr.Bikash NathThe Little Community of Women and their Capacity to Perceive the Praxis of Democracy: A Study ,in Panchali ,a bilingual collection of articles ,edited by Ms.NizaranBoruah & Dr.Debananda Boruah ,published by Women Cell (affiliated to ACTA),C.K.B.College,Teok .ISBN-978-93-94379-68-8 .2023
2023Dr.Bikash NathParticipated in the National Seminar on Technical Terminology in Assamese Language and Culture ,23 September ,2023 ,C.K.B. College ,Teok.
2023Dr.Bikash NathPresented a research paper titled The Meaning and Philosophy Behind the Questions of Self-Reliance (Atmanirnharata): Post-Independent India&apos Narrative of Progress, in ICSSR Sponsored National Seminar .13-14th October,2023 ,C.K.B.College ,Teok
2022Dr.Bikash NathThe Women and the Subject of Development in India: A Post-Enlightenment Dilemma ,in Panchali: Jiwan -Manan-Sikshan -a bilingual collection of articles ,edited by Dr.Bikash Nath & Mainu Teronpi, published by Women Cell (affiliated to ACTA),C.K.B.College,Teok .ISBN-978-93-92394-05-8.2022
2022Dr.Bikash NathDocumenting Women as the Structural Revelation : The History of Social Everything ,in Emerging Echoes ISSN-2230-7443 ,A Peer Reviewed Journal of Centre for Women&apos Studies ,Kakojan College, Jorhat ,Assam. Vol.IX,2022
2022Dr.Bikash NathThe Culture of Protests in the Birnchi Kumar Barua&apos Seuji Pator Kahini: A Social Reflection over Time ,in The Watchword ,ISSN-2321-189X Annual Journal :Vol-ix .Assam College Teachers Association ,Jorhat Zone.
2022Dr. Bikash NathDr.Bikash Nath : Deconstructing the Truth in History-A Bunch of Critical Essays (Eastern Book House, Guwahati-2022)
2022Dr. Ambuj Thakur“Borders and Borderlands: Integration vs Assimilation”, online article published in the portal The Borderlens, September 12, 2022.
2022Dr. Ambuj Thakur“The Ancient Indian Education System: Essence and Continuity”, published in B. Nath and M. Teronpi (eds.), Panchali: Jiwan – Manan – Sikshan, Jorhat: Women Cell, C.K.B. College, Teok (2022), pp. 15 – 22.
2022Dr. Ambuj Thakur“The Southern Silk Route and India’s Northeast in History” (18 October, 2022): Online popular lecture organised by Anaajoree Trust, Guwahati.
2022Dr. Ambuj ThakurPresented a paper titled “Witnessing Museums through the Lens of Connected Histories” (17 May, 2022): Paper presented at a State-level Seminar on the theme ‘Museum as a Tool of Heritage Documentation’, jointly organised by the Jorhat District Museum, Indigenous and Tribal Faith and Culture Department, Govt. of Assam and the Punaram Gogoi Memorial Museum and Research Centre, of C.K.B. College Teok.
2022Dr. Ambuj ThakurResource person for a Panel Discussion on “Eastern Borderlands: Rethinking Livelihood, Security and Connectivity in the digital age”, organised by The Borderlens: Beyond the Lines, Shillong, (19 September, 2022)
2022Dr. Ambuj ThakurRadio Interview on the topic “Key events in the freedom struggle leading to India’s Independence”, at All India Radio, Dibrugarh (16 August, 2022). https://youtu.be/edggbS6mG6A, https://youtu.be/OaddeAMZ1oM.
2022Dr. Ambuj ThakurAttended a Workshop on “Current Issues in Intellectual Property Rights in India”, organised by IQAC, C.K.B. College, Teok, (27 – 28, May, 2022).
2022Dr. Ambuj ThakurLecture on Popularising the Study of History at the Secondary Level Schools, organised by Department of History, C.K.B. College Teok; Alumni Association, Department of History, C.K.B. College Teok at Kawoimari H.S. School, Teok, Jorhat, Assam (28 April 2022).
2021Ambuj ThakurThe Historicization of Medieval Assam (Translated from the original Assamese article of Dr.Bijoy Krishna Pachani) 2021
2021Ambuj ThakurPeople: One River , Many Cultures (World Bank -2021)
2021Dr. Bikash NathDr. Bikash Nath: The Untold Story of Formation of Nation and Nationality in Medieval Assam ,in New Thinking New Horizon - a biligual collection of research articles -2022
2021Dr. Bikash NathDr.Bikash Nath:The Aura of the Gandhi Led Political Discourse in the Early 1920s and the Struggle of the Subalterns in the Tea Gardens of Assam : a contrast in reflection, in Amit Bhowmik(ed.): Plantation Workers in India-Issues and Challenges (Mittal Publications , New Delhi-2021),pp.297-326
2021Martin YouahPresented a paper entitled "Problems and Prospects of Rural Tourism in the Development of Rural Regions with special reference to three Shyam Villages of the Titabor Subdivision, Jorhat, Assam" organized by the IQAC, C.K.B. College, Teok in Association with DUTA, Dibrugarh University, Assam and Assam College Teachers Association, Jorhat Zone dated 3rd and 4th December, 2021
2021Martin YouahPresented a paper entitled "Equitable and Inclusive Education: A Study of Egalitarianism in New Education Policy of India
2021Martin YouahParticipated in the workshop entitled Epigraphy with Special Reference to Pathalipathar Inscription ,District Museum Jorhat ,2-3 Nove.2021
2021Martin YouahParticipated in the workshop entitled NAAC Awareness Programme (NAP) For Assessment and Accreditation ,IQAC ,CKB College ,Teok 10/4/21
2021Dr. Gautam DasPaper Publication Issue of Gender Inequality and Tea Garden Women in Jorhat, Panchali, 978-81-950641-2-0
2021Dr. Bikash NathPresented a paper on NEP 2020- A Holistic Approach Through a Historical Perspective on Ancient India
2021Dr. Bikash NathPresented a paper on The Rebel Bankuru Chaora and his Silent Revolution in the Santak Tea Estate (Sibsagar)
2021Ambuj ThakurGovern: Framework for Co-operation ,World Bank ,Washington DC 2021
2021Ambuj ThakurPresented a paper NEP 2020 : A Holistic Approach at Jorhat Central College 2021
2021Dr. Bikash NathPresented a paper on The Discourse of the Modern and the Parables of Growth in the Economy-A Study of the Post-Colonial India’s Transition to the Modern
2020Dr.Ambuj Thakur Witnessing Museums Through the Lens of Connected Histories ,in State Level Seminar ,organized by the District Museum and Punaram Gogoi Museum and Research Centre ,CKB College ,Teok 17th May ,2022
2020Dr. Bikash NathDr.Bikash Nath: Beyond the Nationalist Frame of the Idea of Struggle : the context of the subalternity of the Tea workers as mediation , in Rudraman Thapa & Pushpa Champia(eds): Politics of Identity and Assertion of Tea Communities in Assam (DVS,Guwahati-2020),pp.26-50
2020Ambuj ThakurThe Covid-19 Pandemic 2020
2019Dr. Gautam DasChapters Published in Books: Assomot Upanibeshik Yugor Aarambhani, Page: 9-24 in Assomor Rajnity: Otit aru Bortoman, 2019, (Assamese) , ISBN-978-93-89559-45-3
2019Ambuj ThakurPublished a paper Tracing the Evolution of the Coinage of the Ahom Kingdom (2019)
2019Dr. Gautam DasPaper publication: Debating Colonial Polities and welfare of Tea Garden Workers in Assam, India Page: 676-687 in International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews (IJRAR), Volume 6, Issue 2, May, 2019, (E-ISSN 2348-1269, P- ISSN 2349-5138
2019Dr. Gautam DasPaper Publication Issue of Marginality and Tea Garden Women in Assam, India Page: 413-424, The Research Journal of Social Sciences American-Eurasian Network For Scientific Information, Volume 10 , Number 6, ISSN 0025-1348 (P), 2456-1356 (O), June 2019 volume 10 number 6
2019Dr. Gautam DasChapters Published in Books: Politics in Assam History and the Present ( English) Early Colonial Period in Assam Page: 7-28, ISBN-978-93-89559-45-3
2019Dr. Bikash NathPresented Paper on The Conditions of Governance and the Verified Extraction of Knowledge in a Colonial Ideological State Apparatus ICSSR Sponsored Seminar ,Kakojan College ,21 and 22 Oct.2019
2019Dr. Bikash NathPresented Paper on The Meaning of the Arrival of Mahatma- A Detexualized Moment of Enlightenment ,National Seminar Organized by the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts & Dept.of History,Dibrugarh University ,15-16th Oct.2019
2019Dr. Bikash NathParticipated in the five day workshop on Re-Org-2 Documentation from 11th to 15th Oct.2019 at District Museum ,Jorhat organized by Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts
2019Dr. Bikash NathParticipated in the One Day Workshop on NAAC Awareness Programme (NAP) for Assessment and Accreditation organized by IQAC ,CKB College, Teok 10th April 20121
2018Ambuj ThakurThe Tibetan Dilemma (2018)
2017Dr. Bikash NathPresented a paper on The Dialogical Interventions of Gandhi’s Critique of the Modern Commons : An Unfinished Dialogue with the Civilization of his Time
2017Dr. Bikash NathPresented a paper on Jyotiprasad Agarwala and the Politics of the Search for Truth
2017Dr. Bikash NathPresented a Paper on Liberalism , the Question of the Sustainable Development and the Challenge to the Discourse of Environmental Degradation: A Critical Reflection
2017Dr. Bikash NathPresented Paper on The Myth Around the Inflow of FDI and the Growth of the Capacities for Interpretation of Freedom: An Overview of Underdeveloped NER at the UGC Sponsored National Seminar organized by the Dept.of Commerce , CKB College ,Teok ,16th-17th Oct.2017
2016Dr. Bikash NathDr.Bikash Nath : Tea Plantation Workers of Assam and the Indian National Movement ,1921-47 (Primus Books , New Delhi-2016)
2016Dr. Bikash NathParticipated in the One Day Workshop Under UGC GDA Grant Competence Building Initiatives on