Kaalibaari, Moranhat, Charaideo, Assam, India; 785670
+91 00000 00000 taistudiesmoran@gmail.com
Institute of Tai Studies & Research An Autonomous Institute under Dibrugarh University Moranhat, Assam, India
Registered 1997–98 Research Institute
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Institute of Tai Studies & Research

Academics

Seminars, workshops, research projects, lectures and cultural programmes in Tai and Northeast Indian studies.

1. National Seminar Organized

  1. Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi Sponsored National Seminar on: The Tais of Northeast India, December 1–2, 2002.
  2. ICSSR, New Delhi Sponsored National Seminar on: Cultural Heritage of Mongoloid People in Northeast India, December 1–2, 2003.
  3. ICSSR, New Delhi Sponsored National Seminar on: Traditional Skill and Knowledge of the Ethnic Groups of Northeast India, December 1–2, 2004.
  4. ICSSR, New Delhi Sponsored National Seminar on: Indigenous Festivals of Ethnic Groups of Northeast India, December 3–4, 2005.
  5. National Commission for Women (NCW), New Delhi Sponsored National Seminar on: Traditional Knowledge System of Mongoloid Women in Northeast India, November 18–19, 2006.
  6. ICHR (New Delhi) & ICSSR (Shillong) Sponsored National Seminar on: Society and Culture of the Mongolians of Northeast India, December 1–2, 2007.
  7. NCW (New Delhi) Sponsored National Seminar on: Peace Process and Development in Northeast India: A Gender Perspective, April 26–27, 2008.
  8. NESRC (Guwahati) Sponsored Seminar on: Composite History of Northeast India and Peace Process, September 7, 2009.
  9. ICSSR (Shillong) Sponsored National Seminar on: State of Tai Language in Northeast India, January 2–3, 2010.
  10. ICSSR, New Delhi Sponsored National Seminar on: Inter-Ethnic Conflict in Northeast India, May 25–26, 2010.
  11. ICSSR, Shillong Sponsored Workshop on: Preservation and Documentation of Tai Manuscript, December 4–5, 2010.
  12. ICSSR & ICHR (New Delhi) Sponsored National Seminar on: Social Exclusion and Conflict in Northeast India, January 8–9, 2011.
  13. ICSSR (Shillong) Sponsored National Seminar on: Cultural Tourism & Economic Development in Northeast India, November 6–7, 2011.
  14. ICSSR Sponsored National Seminar on: Emerging Challenges of Governance & State of Human Rights in Northeast India, October 6–7, 2012.
  15. ICSSR Sponsored National Seminar on: Folk Culture of the Indigenous Communities of Northeast India and its Future Prospect, December 27–28, 2015.
  16. ICHR & ICSSR Sponsored National Seminar on: Endangered Ethnic Cultures and Languages in Northeast India, December 17–18, 2016.
  17. ICHR Sponsored National Seminar on: Migration and its Affects on the Rights of Indigenous People of Northeast India, March 9–10, 2019.

2. Workshop Organized

  1. Tai-Ahom Manuscript Learning, December 21–22, 2006.
  2. Tai Language Teaching Course, October 19–November 21, 2006.
  3. Chinese and Tai Language Teaching Course, March 16–May 15, 2007.
  4. Study of Tai Manuscript and Cataloguing, October 10–11, 2007.
  5. Assam-Nagaland Border Dispute Understanding—An Oral Testimony, December 8–9, 2007.
  6. Tai-Ahom Rituals and their Practice, February 28–March 2, 2009.
  7. Thai Language Teaching Programme, January 4–30, 2010.
  8. ICSSR, Shillong Sponsored Workshop on Preservation & Documentation of Tai Manuscript, December 4–5, 2010.
  9. NMM (New Delhi) Sponsored Workshop on Preventive Conservation of Manuscripts, January 4–8, 2013.
  10. ICSSR (New Delhi) Sponsored Workshop on Research Methodology Course in Social Science, December 16–25, 2013.
  11. NMM (New Delhi) Sponsored Workshop on Preventive Conservation of Manuscripts, April 21–25, 2014.
  12. ICSSR (New Delhi) Sponsored Workshop on Human Rights Education: Challenges in Northeast India, December 17–21, 2014.
  13. IGNCA (New Delhi) Sponsored Workshop on Basic Care for Art Objects, March 28–30, 2015.
  14. ICSSR (New Delhi) Sponsored Workshop on Research Methodology Course in Social Science, December 7–16, 2015.
  15. Workshop on Problem of Learning Tai-Ahom Language, December 25, 2016.
  16. NMM (New Delhi) Sponsored Workshop on Preventive Conservation of Manuscripts, December 4–8, 2017.
  17. ICSSR Sponsored Workshop on Gender Gap in Social Protection in Northeast India, December 9–15, 2017.
  18. ICSSR (New Delhi) Sponsored Ten Day Workshop on Research Methodology and Training Programme in Social Science Research, December 8–17, 2018.
  19. ICSSR (New Delhi) Sponsored Seven Day Workshop on Status of Tai Language and Culture in Northeast India: Problems and Prospects, December 23–29, 2019.
  20. ICHR & ICSSR (New Delhi) Sponsored Seven-day Workshop on Research Methodology Course in Social Science, April 3–9, 2021.
  21. ICSSR Sponsored Seven-day Workshop on Contours of Ecology, Landscape, Identity and Development in Northeast India, April 2–8, 2022.
  22. ICHR (New Delhi) & ICSSR (Shillong) Sponsored Seven Day National Workshop on Research Methodology and Training Programme in Social Science Research, January 3–9, 2023.
  23. ICSSR (Shillong) Sponsored Seven-day National Workshop on Environment and Sustainable Development in Northeast India, March 23–29, 2024.
  24. ICSSR (Shillong) Sponsored Seven Day National Workshop on Research Methodology and Training Programme in Social Science Research, April 20–26, 2025.

3. Research Project Completed

  1. Cultural Heritage of the Tais of Northeast: A Study of the Ahom (2006), financially supported by ICSSR, New Delhi.
  2. Documentation and Preservation of Tai Manuscripts and Chronicles (2007), financially supported by National Archives of India, New Delhi.
  3. A pilot project on Traditional Skill and Knowledge Culture of the Tais of Northeast India (2008), sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, New Delhi.
  4. Preservation of Tai Manuscripts (2010), financially supported by National Archives of India, New Delhi.
  5. Documentation of Manuscript (2011–15), funded by National Mission for Manuscripts, Ministry of Culture, Government of India, New Delhi.
  6. The Tais of Northeast India and Southeast Asia: Their Ethno-Cultural Linkage (2013–15), funded by ICSSR under HRD Ministry, Government of India, New Delhi.
  7. Tai Manuscript Conservation Project (2025–26, ongoing), funded by Tai Ahom Development Council.