Dr Rima Debnath | Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Dr Rima Debnath

Assistant Professor
Guwahati Campus,
Assistant Professor, Centre for Labour Studies and Social Protection, School of Social Sciences and Humanities

Qualification

MA (Economics)

M.Phil (TISS)

Contact

rima.debnath[at]tiss[dot]ac[dot]in

Ms. Rima Debnath

Mail ID: rima.debnath@tiss.edu

Rima Debnath is an Assistant Professor (Economics) at the centre for Labour Studies and Social Protection, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Guwahati Campus. Previously she taught at Dispur College, Guwahati (Assam) as a contractual faculty; at Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Guwahati Campus as a Guest Faculty.

She did her M.A (Economics) under Gauhati University and M.Phil from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Guwahati Campus.

She teaches courses on Classical Political Economy, Tea Plantation Industry in India and Economic and Social Security.

Her research interest concerns labour migration, livelihood, informal economy and labour studies.

Journals

1.Debnath Rima (2023), "Reverse Migration, Migrant Workers and Livelihood Struggles: A study in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic", Explorations, 7 (1), 174-191.

2. Debnath Rima (2020), "The Pioneer Migrants, Issues and Challenges", Journal of Critical Reviews, 7(6).

Chapter in Edited Volume

1. Debnath, R. (2022). Migration, Remittances and Role of Information and Communication Technology: A study of Rowmari Village, Udalguri District (Assam). In S. Rahman and R.R. Sonowal (Eds), Credence. Assam:Kaziranga Printing House ISBN 978-81-956183-0-9.

Project Coordinator in a project titled Baseline of School Sanitation Project in Guwahati, Assam funded by Habitat for Humanity India.

Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences

Classical Political economy

Master of Arts in Labour Studies and Social Protection

Economic and Social Security

Tea Plantation Industry in India