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Dr. Kombong Darang

Dr. Kombong Darang

Dr. Kombong Darang (M.A, M. Phil, Ph.D)

Assistant Professor, Department of Mass Communication
  • dr.kombongdarang@apupsg.ac.in
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Qualification
  1. Post Graduate Diploma in Mass Communication (2011).
  2. M.A in Mass Communication (2013).
  3. M.Phi1 in Mass Communication (2015).
  4. Ph.D. in Mass Communication (2022).
Academic & Professional Experience
  1. Assistant Professor, Department of Mass Communication, Arunachal Pradesh University, since October 2025.
  2. Research Officer, RIWATCH Centre for Mother Languages (RCML), Roing, Lower Dibang Valley, Arunachal Pradesh, from May 2023-July 2025 (2 years 2 months).
  3. Research Associate, Centre for Endangered Languages (CFEL), Arunachal Institute of Tribal Studies (AITS), Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh under the project “Documentation of Ethnolinguistic Aspects of Various Minor Tribes of Arunachal Pradesh”, funded by the North Eastern Council (NEC), from 2021-2023 (2 Years)
  4. Documentation Officer, Centre for Endangered Languages (CFEL), a University Grants Commission (UGC)-sponsored Centre dedicated to the field-based documentation, analysis, and dissemination of critically endangered and lesser-known languages of Arunachal Pradesh, from 2016-2021 (5 Years)
  5. Lecturer, Department of Mass Communication, Saint Claret College, Ziro, Lower Subansiri District, Arunachal Pradesh, from 2015-2016 (7 months)
  6. Reporter cum Layout Designer, Look East Spark (regional monthly magazine), Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, 2015 (5 months).
  7. Programme Coordinator (Media), Centre for Cultural Research and Documentation, Naharlagun, Arunachal Pradesh, from 2011-2013 (3 years).
Research Interests
  1. Documentary Film and Visual Anthropology
  2. Photography
  3. Indigenous Language Documentation and Revitalization
  4. Communication, Culture, and Indigenous Knowledge Systems
  5. Media, Heritage, and Digital Preservation
Publications (Recent 5)
  1. Chindang Festival of the Sajolangs. In S. John & T. Mene (Eds.), “Traditional Festivals of Arunachal Pradesh: An Ethnographic Perspective” (2025). Itanagar: AITS, RGU & RIWATCH Publications.
  2. “The Songs of the Teteyii: Selected Folktales from the Tribes of Arunachal Pradesh”. (Ed.) (2025). [ISBN: 978-81-984026-3-9]. Roing: RIWATCH Publications
  3. Material Culture of the Nahs. In T. Ramya, S. John & T. Mene (Eds.), “Ethnographic Profile of the Nah (Tagin) of Arunachal Pradesh” (2023). (pp-158-182)[ISBN: 978-81-86393-97-0]. Itanagar: Himalayan Publishers.
  4. Brokpas and Their Sociocultural Life (Co-authored). “Ethnographic Profile of the Brokpa (Monpa) of Arunachal Pradesh” (2023). [ISBN: 978-81-86393-25-3]. Itanagar: Himalayan Publishers.
  5. Traditional Weaving Among the Adi Women: A Case Study of Bomdo Village in Arunachal Pradesh (co-authored). InterViews: An Interdisciplinary Journal in Social Sciences, 2023, 10 (1), 11-23. [ISSN: 2349-400X].

 

Seminars/Conferences Participated (Recent 5)
  1. “4th International Conference of Tibeto-Burman Linguistics Association of North East India” and presented a paper titled Documentation of the Nah Language of Arunachal Pradesh organised by English and Foreign Languages University, Regional Campus Shillong in collaboration with the Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysuru and the Indian Council of Social Science Research- North Eastern Regional Centre, Shillong from 7th to 9th February 2024.
  2. Two days’ National Seminar on “Shamanistic Practices & Narratives among the Tribes of Arunachal Pradesh” and presented a paper titled Vitality of the Shamanic Sociolect in Idu Mishmi: A Sociolinguistic Perspective on 18th & 19th September 2023 organised by Arunachal Institute of Tribal Studies (AITS), Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh in collaboration with Research Institute of World’s Ancient Traditions Cultures and Heritage (RIWATCH), Roing and North Eastern Council (NEC), Shillong, Govt. of India.
  3. Two-day virtual seminar on “Realities of Marginalisation and Marginality in Media” and presented a paper titled Cable TV As Medium For Promotion Of Indigenous Language And Culture Of Apatani Tribe: A Study Of Ama Aba Cable TV In Ziro Valley Of Arunachal Pradesh” organised by Department of Mass Communication, Mizoram University held on 21st & 22nd April 2022.
  4.  Two-day National Seminar on “Evolving State of Arunachal Pradesh: Contemporary Social Science Research in a Tribal State of Northeast India” and presented a paper titled Traditional Weaving Technology of the Adis of Bomdo Village of Upper Siang District, Arunachal Pradesh, organised by Department of Anthropology, Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh and The Asiatic Society, Kolkata on 25th & 26th March 2022.
  5. National Seminar on “Media Representation of Northeast India: Looking Back and Looking Forward” and Presented a paper titled Documentary Film as a Tool to Promote Endangered Culture and Language- A Case Study of the Tangam Community of Arunachal Pradesh, organised by Department of Mass Communication, Rajiv Gandhi University and Department of Mass Communication, Saint Claret College, Ziro on 7th & 8th June 2019.
Seminars/Conferences Organised (Recent 5)
  1. Two-Day National e-Conference on ‘200 Years of Hindi Journalism: Indian Knowledge Systems, Vernacular Media, and Cultural Renaissance’ from 29th to 30th May 2026, organized by the Departments of Mass Communication & Journalism and English, University of Ladakh, Kargil Campus, in collaboration with the Department of Mass Communication, Arunachal Pradesh University, Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh.
  2. Three-Day International Seminar on “Interpreting Cultures and Traditions: Shifting the Lens”, at RIWATCH, Khinjili, Roing, in association with MAKAIAS, Kolkata; Rajiv Gandhi University, Doimukh; ICCS, USA; and IFCSAP, from December 19–21, 2025.
  3. HIMSamwaad Conference, organised by Sewa International & RIWATCH in association with the Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh, held from 15th to 17th May 2025, Itanagar.
  4. International Seminar on Oral Tradition of North East India: An Intangible Cultural Heritage, organised by RCML in collaboration with JTGMDC Roing and APLS, held on 11th–12th August 2024 at RIWATCH, Roing.
  5. 8th Triennial International Conference and Gathering of Elderson the theme “Shared Sustainable Prosperity,” organised by ICCS from 28th January to 1st February 2024, Dibrugarh, Assam.
Workshops/Training Programmes Participated (Recent 5)
  1. “NEP 2020 Orientation & Sensitization Programme” under Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Programme (MM-TTP) of University Grants Commission (UGC) Organised by UGC – Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre (MMTTC), University of Calicut from 18-05-2026 to 28-05-2026.
Resource Person/ Invited Lectures
  1. Resource person for an Awareness Program on the topic “Social Media and Reality Crisis: Understanding the Impact of Digital Deception,” at the Department of Sociology, Jawaharlal Nehru College, Pasighat, on 17th March 2026.
  2. Resource person for Two-Day Workshop on Audio-Visual Recordings and Documentation for the Post-Graduate students of the Department of Tribal Studies, Arunachal Pradesh University, Pasighat, East Siang District, Arunachal Pradesh on 8th & 9th March 2024.
  3. Delivered an invited radio talk on “Documentary Filmmaking in Arunachal Pradesh” at All India Radio (AIR), Itanagar, which was broadcast on May 7, 2023.
  4. Participated as a panellist in the discussion titled ‘The Eight Rivers Coalition: Towards a Network and Synergy of Filmmakers of Northeast’ at the 2nd Borderland Narratives Film Festival 2025, held from 20th to 23rd March 2025 at Rajiv Gandhi University.
  5. Participated as a panellist in the panel discussion titled ‘North East India in Celluloid- Our Stories by Our People’ at the Guwahati Literature Festival 2023, held on October 14, 2023, at Dr. Banikanta Kakati Auditorium, Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra, Panjabari, Guwahati.
Awards
  1. Best Short Documentary Film Award at 9th Arunachal Film Festival 2024 for the film “The Songs We Sing, The Drums We Beat”.
  2. Best Documentary Film Award at 5th Arunachal Film Festival 2018 for the film “Those Songs & Lullabies I Used to Sing”.
  3. 2013 ‘Gold Medal’ for securing the highest mark in Post Graduate examination in Master of Arts in Mass Communication.
Membership in Academic Bodies/Organizations
  1. Member: Academic Council, Research Institute of World’s Ancient Traditions Cultures and Heritage (RIWATCH), Roing, Lower Dibang Valley, Arunachal Pradesh
  2. Creative Head: Arunachal Film Collective (AFC)– an association of filmmakers in Arunachal Pradesh
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