List of Ph.D. Awarded from the Department of Geography, Gauhati University
Name of the Student
Title of the Thesis
Year of
Award
1966
Supervisor
1. Minadhar
Barthakur
A Study in the Economic Geography of
Lakhimpur District
2. D.K. Singh
Dibrugarh and its Environment: Quantitative
Analysis of Urban Landscape
1971
H.P. Das
3. S.A. Ansari
Economic Geography of Manipur
1973
H.P. Das
4.Phanidhar Deka
Spatial and Temporal Stabilities of the
Indian and American Urban Systems
1973
H.P. Das
5. Madhab Ch. Sharma
Structural Analysis of City of Gauhati : A
Geographical Study
1975
H.P. Das
6. Mahesh Ch.
Bhuyan
Immigrant Population in Assam: An 1978
Analytico-Synthetic Study with Special
Treatment of Darrang District
M. Taher
7. Dharitri Deka
Regional Analysis of Road Transport in The 1980
Brahmaputra Valley
M.Barthakur
8. M. M. Das
Structural Analysis of Peasant Agriculture in 1980
Assam
H. P. Das
9. Kh. Yaima Singh
Imphal: A Study of Urban Geography
1980
M. Taher
Medical Geography of the Brahmaputra 1981
Valley
H. P. Das
11. Pulakesh Dutta
Agricultural Resources of the Brahmaputra 1982
Valley
M.Barthakur
12. R. K. Ranjan
Singh
Pattern of Landuse in Manipur Valley
1982
M. Taher
13. T. K. Methew
Spatio- Temporal Analysis of the Population 1984
of Meghalaya
M. Taher
14. Lakshyahira
Datta
Agricultural Occupance of Nowgong District
M. Taher
10. Mahfuza
Ahmed Rahman
1984
H.P. Das
15.Jayashree
Borah
Spatial Structure of Gauhati’s Influence in 1984
its Neighbouring Areas
H. N. Sharma
16. Bhagadatta Das
Impact of Community Development Projects
on Socio- Economic Transformation of
Southwest Kamrup
1984
M. Barthakur
17. A. K. Sundar
Singh
Population of Manipur
1987
H. N. Sharma
18. Jyotirmay Das
Choudhury
Politico- Historical Perspective of North
East India with Special Reference of 20th
Century
1987
M. Barthakur
19. T. Lanusosang
Ao
Nagaland: A Study of Social Geography
1988
H. N. Sharma
20. R. Barman
Geomorphology of Kamrup District :A 1988
Morphometric and Quantitative Analysis
M. Taher
21. Joy Kumar
Singh
Manipur: A Study in Transport Geography
1988
M. Barthakur
22. Imanayoungdang
Levels of Development in Nagaland
1989
M. Taher
23. H. Biren Singh
A Comparative Study of Socio-Economic 1989
Transformation of Tribal and Non-Tribal
People
of
Manipur
During
PostIndependence Period
M. Barthakur
24. Supriya Sarkar
The Morphometric Analysis of the North
Khasi Hills Region and its Impact on
Environmental Dynamics
1989
M. Barthakur
25. Arun Sharma
Impact of Community Development Block 1989
on Rural Development in Chakai (Bihar) and
Dimoria (Assam) Blocks
M. Barthakur
26. S. Barthakur
Rural-Urban Interaction in the Brahmaputra 1989
Valley
N.N. Bhattacharyya
27. Kamal Kumar
Jhunjhunwala
Rural-Urban Interaction and Pattern of 1989
Linkages in the Khasi-Jaintia Hills Area
N.N. Bhattacharyya
28. Anowaruddin
Choudhury
The Habitat, Distribution and Status of NonHuman Primates of Assam
1989
M. Taher
29. P. Ch. Phangso
Karbis of North-East India: A Geographical 1990
Analysis
M. Taher
30. Geeta Devi
Changing Pattern of Landuse in Barpeta 1990
District, Assam
M. M. Das
31. A.K. Bhagabati
Spatial Analysis of Small Scale Agriculture 1990
in Assam: A Case Study of Nalbari District
M. M. Das
32. H. N. Bora
Population of Siang Region: A Geographical 1990
Analysis
H. N. Sharma
33. Charu Saharia Nath
Post-Independence Rural Transformation
1991
Pattern in Darrang District
Jia Bharali River, Assam: A Study of Fluvial 1991
Geomorphology
N.N. Bhattacaryya
35. Ranjan Saikia
Geomorphology of Kapili Basin, North East 1991
India
M. Barthakur
36. Sarat Deka
Hazo Development Block of Assam: A 1991
Geographical Analysis
P. Deka
37. Abhinab
Prakash
Mahanta
Railway Transport and its Impact on 1993
Resource Utilisation in the Brahmaputra
Valley
M. M. Das
38. Pradip Shama
Geo-ecological Study of Beels and Swamps 1993
in Nagaon and Marigaon Districts, Assam
D.C. Goswami
39. Kanak Ch.
Haloi
Productive Asset Planning: An Approach to 1993
Rural Development
P. Deka
40. Sarbeswar Das
Problems of Agricultural Development in 1993
the South Bank of Kamrup District
M. M. Das
41. Bhaben Ch. Kalita
Administrative System of Karbi Anglong 1994
District, Assam and Its Socio-Political
Relevance from Karbi Perspective: A
Politico-Geographical Analysis
N.N. Bhattacharyya
42. Jadav Ch. Nath
Spatial Organisation of Settlement in 1995
Sipajhar Region of Darrang District, Assam
N.N. Bhattacaryya
34. A. K. Bora
D.C. Goswami
43. Lokeswar Nath
Inter- Community Variation in Agricultural 1995
Land Occupation in Darrang District: A
Geographical Analysis
M. M. Das
44. Jaysankar
Hazarika
Hazarika
Geopolitics of North
Strategical Study
N. N. Bhattacharya
45. Manik Kar
Flood Hazards in Nagaon and
Marigaon
Districts
of
Assam:
Geographical Perspective
East
India:
A 1995
1995
D.C.Goswami
A
46. Millie Kakati
Greater Guwahati: A Study of Urban 1995
Landuse Pattern
N. N. Bhattacharya
47. Bhupen Saikia
Tea Plantation Labour of Sonitpur District 1995
Assam: A Geographical Study
M. M. Das
48. V. Thingo
Terrain Evaluation of Kohima District, 1995
Nagaland with Special Reference to
Geomorphplogy
Problems and Prospects of Socio- Economic 1996
Development of Lower Kulsi Basin in
Assam
D.C. Goswami
50. Jnanashree
Borah
Domestic Energy Use in Kamrup District, 1996
Assam: A Geographical Analysis of Selected
Area
D.C. Goswami
51. Neelkamal
Bordaloi
Impact of the Brahmaputra Flood and 1996
Erosion Hazard on Floodplain Occupance in
the Palasbari- Nagarbera Ttract of Kamrup
District, Assam
D.C. Goswami
52. M. Gopal
Singha
Geo-ecological Perspectives of Regional 1996
Development in Assam
R. Barman
53. Muzibur
Rahman
Settlement Pattern of Dhubri District: A
Geographical Analysis
N. N. Bhattacharya
54. Sutapa Datta
Socio- Economic Structure of Urban Khasi 1997
Population In Meghalaya with Special
Reference to Shillong Urban Agglomeration
H. N. Sharma
55. Tandrali
Choudhury
A Socio-Economic Study of Darrang 1997
District,Assam:
An
Anthropological
Approach (A case study of Chapai Mouza)
N. N. Bhattacharya
49. Bharat Kalita
1997
R. Barman
56.Dibakar Sharma
Housing Problems of Nalbari District : A 1998
Geographical Analysis
N.N. Bhattacharyya
56.Bhuban Gogoi
Impact of Floods on Human Occupance in 1999
Sadiya Region, Assam
Socio-Economic haracteristics of Muslims of 1999
Nagaon
and
Morigaon
Districts:A
Geographical Analysis
R. Barman
58.Girish Chandra
Goswami
59.Bimal Kr. Kar
Tribal and Non-tribal Population of Darrang 1999
District,Assam:A Social Geographic Study
Socio-Economic Characteristics
2000
of Women Population in North-East India: A
Geographical Analysis
M. Taher
60.Deepak
Majumdar
Social Composition and Land Occupance 2000
Pattern in Guwahati
H. N. Sharma
61. Mrs. Sujata
Basnet
Population of Sikkim: A Geographical 2001
Analysis
H. N. Sharma
62. Mrs Lakshmi
Roy
A Study of Basin Geomorphology and Flow 2001
Characteristic of the Gabharu River, North
East India
A.K. Bora
63. Lohit Saikia
Pattern of Socio-Economic Changes and 2002
Development in the Rural Areas of
Dibrugarh District, Assam
A.K. Bhagabati
64. Prasanta
Bhattacharya
Status and Potentiality of Tourism in Assam: 2002
A Geographical Analysis
M. Taher
65. Sujit Deka
Evaluation and Management of Wastelands
in Kamrup District of Assam
2003
A.K. Bora
66. Mouchumi
Gogoi
Fluviogeomorphic
Characteristics
of 2003
Pohumara Basin, Assam and Strategies for
its Land use Management
R. Barman
67. Rupali Phukan
Employment Pattern of Women in Guwahati 2004
City: A Geographical Analysis
H. N. Sharma
68. Bhupendra
Talukdar
Electoral Politics and Voting Behaviors 2005
With Special Reference to Assam
Legislative Assembly Election, 1951-2001
N.N. Bhattacharyya
69. Jagannath
Patgiri
Demographic and Socio-economic Structure 2006
of Scheduled Tribes in Old Goalpara
L. Datta
57.Roselin Jahan
N. N. Bhattacharya
H. N. Sharma
District, Assam
70. Parijat
Borgohain
Managing Home and Work: Role of Dual 2006
Career Couples in Guwahati City
H.N. Sharma
71. Mala Dutta
Place of Rice Farming in the Culture and 2006
Economy of Assam
A.K. Bhagabati
72. Chayanika
Sharma
The Pattern and Problems of Road transport 2006
in the City of Guwahati: A Geographical
Analysis
N.N. Bhattacharyya
73. Utpala
Parthasarathi
A Comparative Study of Cocunut
Cultivation in Coastal and Inland River Plain
Ecosystems of Kasargood District of Kerala
and Kamrup District of Assam.
Demographic and Socio-economic Structure
of Scheduled Tribes in Old Goalpara
District, Assam
Occupational Mobility and Pattern of SocioEconomic Change in Rural Areas of Hajo
Block, Assam
A Geo-economic study of wetlands in
Goalpara District, Assam
Dynamics of Slum Formation in Selected
Towns of Western Assam
74 Momita
Goswami
75. Harmohan Das
76. Hem Chandra
Kalita
77. Ananda Das
78. Sidhi Nath
Sarma
79. Pulin Ch. Bora
80. Hriday Lal
Koirala
81. Dinamani
Bhagabati
82. Monoj Hazarika
A Study of Fluvial Processes and Tarrain
Characteristics in
Krishnai _dhudhnoi
Basin, North East India
A Geomorphological Study of Landslide and
Water logging Hazard in Guwahati City,
Assam.
Livelihood Pattern Adaptive Strategy and
Sustainability of Communities in Southern
Arun Valley of Napal Himalayas.
Implications of Growing Population Pressure
on Land Resources in Nalbari District,
Assam
Strategies For Area development in NonaiBarnadi Basin , Assam
2005
M.M. Das
2006
L. Datta
2007
M.M. Das
2007
A.K. Bhagabati
2007
Dr.(Mrs.)
Rahman
2007
Dr. A.K. Bora
2007
Dr. R. Saikia
2007
A.K. Bhagabati
2007
Dr. A. Saikia
2008
A.K. Bhagabati
M.
83. Barnali Gogoi
Social Problems of Urban Poor in Guwahati 2008
City: A geographical Analysis
April
Dr. (Mrs.) Jayasree
Borah
84. Drubajyoti
Sahariah
Wetlands of the Brahmaputra Flood Plain in January,
Darrang District, Assam : A Fluvio- 2009
Geomorphic Study
Pattern of Nutritional Deficiency Among 2007
Women in Jorhat District, Assam : A Study
in Medical Geography
A.K. Bora
85. Minakshi
Phukan
Dr.(Mrs.)
Rahman
M.
86. Syed Sirajuddin
Ahmed
Status and Role of Service Centre on Microlevel Development in Kamrup and Nalbari
Districts, Assam
July, 2008
Dr. (Mrs.) Jayasree
Bora
87.Chakradhar
Deka
Pattern of Agricultural Development and
Occupational Mobility in Morigaon District
of Assam
Geo-Environmental Status and Stratagies for
Sustainable Development in Digaru River
Basin, Assam
Education, Occpation and Social Change :
Towards a Social Geography of Tribal
Women in Assam
Flood and Bank Erosion Problems in
Darrang District, Assam : A FluvioGeomorphological Study
Landform Dynamics in Greater Guwahati
Area (Assam): A Study in Environmental
Geomorphology
April,
2009
Dr. M.M. Das
July, 2009
Dr. R. Saikia
July, 2009
Dr. H.N. Sharma
August,
2009
Dr. R. Barman
2009
Dr. R. Barman
92. Moon Moon Bora
Agricultural Development of Sonitpur
District, Assam: A Spatio-Temporal
Analysis
2010
Dr. L. Datta and Dr.
S. Barthakur
93. Dipak Goswami
Population Dynamics and Pattern of Social
Economic Well Being in Nalbari District,
Assam
February,
2010
Dr. B.K. Kar
94. Gitika Thakuria
A Study of Human Impact on Changinh
Geo-Environmental Condition in BuriGanga
Basin : Assam
May, 2010
Dr. R. Saikia
95. Puskin
Burasgohain
Disang River Basin : A FluvioGeomorphological Study
July, 2010
Dr. R. Barman
96. Nira Devi
Nepalis in Assam: Migration, Pattern of
Habitation and Socio-Economic Attainment
August,
2010
Dr. A. K. Bhagabati
97. Abhijit Sharma
Rural Finance Market of Assam : A SpatioEconomic Analysis
August,
2010
98. Manjil
Basumatary
Impact of Conflict Induced Displacement in
the Kokrajhar District of the Bodoland
Territorial Council, Assam
October,
2010
Dr. A.K. Bhagabati
and Dr. M. P.
Bezbaruah
Dr. A. Saikia
99. Moutusi
Bagchi
Mosquito-Borne Diseases and Problems of
Health Management in Dibrugarh District,
Assam : A Study in Medical Geography
March,
2011
Dr. B.K. Kar
100. Rekha
Choudhury
Floating Population in Guwahati and its
Impact on the City’s Environment
March,
2011
Dr. Jayasree Borah
88. Biman
Patowary
89. Madhushree
Das
90. Niranjan
Bhattacharjee
91. Namita Devi
101. Semim Wara
Begum
Pattern of Socio-Economic Change and
Development in the Fringe Areas of
Guwahati City, Assam
May, 2011
Dr. B.K. Kar
102. Rubul
Hazarika
People, Pachyderms and Pixels: The Impact
of Forest Cover Changes in Sonitpur
District, Assam.
May, 2011
Dr. A. Saikia
103. Md. Safiqur
Rahman
Regional Disparities and the Problem of
Sustainable Development in the
Brahmaputra Valley
July, 2011
Dr. A. Saikia
104. Deva Kr. Datta
Pupils’ Achievements in Govt. and Private
Secondary Schools in Kamrup and Darrng
Districs, Assam with Reference to Seventh
Standards : A Spatial Analysis
July, 2011
Dr. B.C. Kalita
105. Raju Gogoi
Urbanization in the Hill Districts of Assam
with special Reference to Growth of Diphu
Town
August,
2011
Dr. B.C. Kalita
106. Lakhimi Gogoi
Solid Waste Disposal and Its Health
Implications in Guwahati City : A Study in
Medical Geography
October,
2011
Dr. M. Rahman
107. Dharma Ram
Deka
Geo-ecological Status and Economic
Potentials in Dimoria Region of Assam,
India
April,
2012
Dr. P. Sharma
108. Pobitra
Mahanta
Geomorphic Evolution and Flood-Eri=osion
Hazards of the Majuli Island, Assam
April,
2012
Dr. A.K. Bora
109. Bikul Barman
Formation, Morphology and Management of
the Lower Brahmaputra Floodplain in
Assam
April,
2012
Dr. A.K. Bora
110. Enamul Haque
Flood Hazards and Management in Coach
Behar Area of West Bengal : A Study in
Fluvial Geomorphology
May, 2012
Dr. A.K. Bora
111. Indrani Dutta
Chaging Landuse Pattern and
Environmental Problems in Greater
Guwahati Area, Assam
June, 2012
Dr. P. Sharma
112. Madhumita
Chetia
Aquatic Bio-Environment of Wetlands in
Kaziranga National Park, Assam
June, 2012
Dr. A.K. Bora and
Dr. G. C. Sarma
113. Mreeshi
Ahgarwala
Status of Aged Women and their Living
Arrangements in Kamrup District of Assam
July, 2012
Dr. A. Saikia
114. Gobinda
Pathak
Maternal and Child Health Care Practices in
Selected Districts of Assam : A
Geographical Analysis
August,
2012
Dr. L. Datta
115. Mrinal Nath
Land Cover Dynamics in the Foothills of
Assam-Nagaland Border and its GeoEnvironmental Impact on the Plains of
Assam
October,
2012
Dr. A.K. Bora
116. Ranjan Kumar
Das
Diversity, Distribution and Density of
Tropical Grassland Birds in Dibru-Saikhowa
Biosphere Reserve, Assam
February,
2013
Dr. A.K. Bhagabati
and Dr. Prasanta
Saikia
117.Asraf Ali
Geo-Environmental Impact on SocioEconomic Development in Goalpara District
of Assam, India
March,
2013
Dr. R. Barman
118. Khagen Sarma
Tradition and Tribulation : The Monastic
Satras of Assam
May, 2013
Dr. A. Saikia
119. Dipalee Neog
A Socio-Spatial Study on Rural Women and
Empowerment Among the Identified Social
Groups in Kamrup District, Assam
May, 2013
Dr. L. Datta and Dr.
Jnanashree Borah
120. Manash Jyoti
Nath
Habitat Ecology, Spatio-Temporal Pattern
and Risk Assessment of Malaria Incidence in
Sonitpur District, Assam
June, 2013
Dr. A.K. Bora
121. Dibyajyoti
Saikia
Agricultural Development in Nagaon
District : A Geographical Analysis
July, 2013
Dr. L. Datta
122. Ananta Deka
Bell and Brass Metal Industries in Assam :
Present Status and Prospects for
Development in the Changing Market
Environment
September,
2013
Dr. P. Bhattacharya
123. Nityananda
Deka
Agroecosystems in the Brahmaputra Valley,
Assam : Dynamics and Sustainability
September,
2013
Dr. A.K. Bhagabati
124. Bonti Bordoloi
Landform Pattern and Urban Development
in Goalpara Urban Area : A Study on
Emerging Urban Problems
December,
2013
Dr. R. Barman
125. Anirban Baishya
Enterpreneurship in Hospitality Industry in
Assam: Status and Prospects
June, 2014
Dr. P. Bhattacharya
126. Prakashjyoti Saikia
A Study of the Road Traffic Planning Aspect
of the Urban Plans Assam
June, 2014
Dr. A.K. Bhagabati
127. Bhanu Hazarika
Population Growth and Problems of
Development in Northern Part of Kamrup
(Rural) District, Assam
July, 2014
Dr. M. M. Das
128. Harekrishna Haloi
Status of Primary Education Among
Identified Social Groups in Assam : A
Socio-Spatial Analysis
November,
2014
Dr.Jnanashree Borah
and Dr. L. Datta
129. Rinku Manta
Guwahati City and the Small Towns in its
Surrounding : A Study of their growth and
Interdependence
November,
2014
Dr. Jnanashree Borah
and
Dr. Jayasree Borah
1130. Bhabesh Ch.
Chaudhury
The Kaldiya River Basin in Assam : A
Fluviometric Study of Landforms and Their
Dynamics.
December,
2014
Dr. R. Barman
131. Anil Boro
Assessment of Resource Potentials and
Impact on Development in Udalguri District,
BTAD, Assam
December,
2014
Dr. R. Barman
132. Gitali Kalita
Socio-Spatial Variation of Agricultural
Development in Darrang District, Assam : A
Geographical Analysis
January,
2015
Dr. L. Datta
133. Bhupendra Nath
Goswami
Deforestation and Tribal Life in AssamNagaland Border Areas: A PoliticalEcological Analysis
April,
2015
Dr. A. K. Bhagabati
134. Jyotishmoy Bora
Geo-Environmental Problems, Human
Response and Sustainability: A Study in
Aie-Manas-Beki Interfluvial Region of
Assam
April,
2015
Dr. B. K. Kar