Assistant Professor and Head

Dr Ugen Bhutia

Department of Liberal Arts

Interests

  1. Culture and Representation.
  2. Media and Hindu Nationalism.
  3. Media and Gender and Media and Conflict resolutions

Education

2010

North Bengal University
India
Bachelors

2012

Sikkim University
Sikkim
Masters

2015

Sikkim University
Sikkim
M.Phil

2018

Sikkim University
Sikkim
PhD

Experience

  • February 2015 to June 2015Guest Faculty | Sikkim University (Gangtok)
  • 2013- Reporter at ‘Sikkim Reporter’ and magazine ‘The Political and Economic Journal of Sikkim’- Gangtok.

Research Interest

  • Hindutva and local politics in India’s North East.
  • Internet and the youths in India

Awards & Fellowships

  • 2012-13– Maulana Azad National Fellowship – Ministry of Minority Affairs

Publications

Articles

  • Bhutia. Ugen, Lepcha. Kachyo. Santha. E. K, ‘When God’s Adobe Dissented: Mantam Landslide in North Sikkim’ Economic and Political Weekly.

Online Articles

Journal Articles

  • Bhutia, Ugen. Nishant, V. Santha. E. K (2023). The Limbu–Tamang Communities of Sikkim: History and Future of Their Demand for Reservation. Economic and Political Weekly. 58 (1), 0012-9976.
  • Singh, Maanvender. Bhutia, Ugen. Gogoi, M. Deep. (2022). Beyond the discourse of Post-Truth: Some reflection on the idea of fake news based on corpus linguistics (An educational analysis). Online Journal of Educational Policy and Management. 1519-9029. DOI10.22633/rpge.v26iesp.1.16508.
  • Bhutia, Ugen. Singh, Maanvender. Gogoi, M. Deep. (2021). Locating Surveillance and Privacy in the Capitalist System of thoughts. Vidyabharati International Interdisciplinary Research Journal (Special Issue). 2319-4979.

Chapters

  • Bhutia, Ugen (2019). Putting People at Stake: The Politics of (Non) Representation and the Rise of Hindutva in Assam. In Gogoi, C (Eds), State and People at Crossroads: Transformations, Shared Experiences and Narratives from North East India (pp. 234-263). Chennai, India: Notion Press.
  • Bhutia, Ugen (2019). Rise of Nationalism in India. In History Vol-1. TNSERT. Tamil Nadu Textbook and Educational Services Corporation.

Contact Details

  • E-mail id: bhutia.u@srmap.edu.in
  • Mobile No.: 9641381670
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