Dr. Asenla Yanger

Assistant Professor HOD

Qualification

  • PhD - The Assam Royal Global University, Guwahati
  • MA English - C.K.B. College, Jorhat
  • MA Geography - Jagannath Baruah College, Jorhat
  • BEd - The K.B.M. College of Teacher Education, Jorhat
  • BA Geography - Union Christian College, Shillong

 

Publication

  1. The Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, An Annual Journal, Unity College, Dimapur, No.1, Vol.05, ISSN:2319-9970, Jan- Dec’2016, pp17-28.
  2. Issues and Challenges of Higher Education in North India. Heritage Publishing House, Dimapur, 2021, ISBN:978-93-90723-64-5
  3. International Journal of Creative Research Thoughts (IJCRT), vol. 10, no. 10, Oct. 2022, pp. b553–b563, www.ijcrt.org/papers/IJCRT2210190.pdf
  4. Satraachee- A UGC CARE Enlisted Peer Reviewed Journal, vol. 40, no. 2, July– Sept. 2023, pp. 96–105.
  5. “Nagas and their Vibrant Folklore in Easterine Kire’s The Rain- Maiden and the Bear-Man (The Morung Express - 26.06.2021)
  6. The Skybride and the Other Tales Retold (The Morung Express - 27.10.2021)
  7. To live is to learn. To learn is to live (The Morung Express - 09.12.2022)
  8. An Ecofeminist Lens to Women and Ecology in the Works of New-Age Naga Women Poets: Theyiesinuo Keditsu and Renthunglo Shitiri” for the project Cultures of Peace- Festivals of the Northeast (2021)
  9. Echo My Soul published by PenThrill, Publication House, Kohima, Nagaland on 24 January 2023 at Dimapur, Nagaland, India.
  10.  " Asserting Jungle Nama as a Resistance to Mastery and a Narrative of Eco-harmony through the Lens of Literary Naturalism" published in International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research Review  with the ISSN No. 2395-1885
  11. "The Morung System of Education as a Contributing Factor to the Indian Knowledge System in Equivalence to the Gurukul System" published in International Journal Of Creative Research Thoughts with the   ISSN No. 2320-2882
  12. Women as Knowledge- Keepers of Indigenous Culture: A Deep Ecological Analysis of the Female Protagonist in Easterine Kire's Spirit Nights published in Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches and Perspectives  with the ISBN No. 978-93-48856-07-4 

 

Paper Presentation

  1. “Poetry as a Medium of Setting Culture and Identity: Who is responsible for Limiting our Established Poetic Works and Who are to Shoulder the Responsibility of Questing Identity through the Medium of Poetry?” at Unity College, Dimapur, Nagaland on 11 September 2015.
  2. “Higher Education in North- East India; Its Complications with Reference to the System of Education and the Rightful Ambience of Learning in the Colleges of North-East India” at Immanuel College, Dimapur, Nagaland on 14th and 15th of March, 2019.
  3. “Geostrategic Location of North-East India: A Boon or A Ban” at Eastern Christian College, Dimapur Nagaland on 7 and 8 June, 2019.
  4. “Shielding the Earth Through the Folklores and Traditional Practices of the Nagas in the Select Novels of Easterine Kire: A Deep Ecological Study.” At Dimapur Government College, Dimapur, Nagaland on 1st and 2nd of June, 2022.
  5. “The Unheard Female Voice: A Study of the Common Intimidations in the Japanese and Naga Literary Genres” at The Assam Royal Global University, Guwahati, Assam on 2nd and 3rd of June 2022.
  6. "Mythic and Mystic Reverberations of the Ancestors: Preserving Spiritual Indigenous Knowledge in the Novels of Easterine Kire" in the Two-day ICSSR Sponsored  National Seminar titled "Tribals as Custodians of Traditions: Exploring the Naga Indigenous Knowledge System" organised by Department of History and Political Science in collaboration with IQAC, ICFAI University, Nagaland from 6th- 7th October 2025
  7.  "Animal Turn in Naga Folklore: A Deep Ecological Study" in the Teo-day National seminar titled "Emerging Paradigms in Language, Literature and Culture" organised by Department of English, St. Joseph University, Chumoukedima, Nagaland from 16th - 17th October 2025
  8.  "Land Sung Memory: Deep Ecological Non-Anthropocentricism in Easterine Kire's Mytho-Musical World" in the ICSSR Sponsored Two-day National Seminar titled ‘Interwoven Voices: Indigenous Languages and Music as Cultural Anchors in Northeast India' organised by the Department of Music and the Department of Linguistics, Tetso College, Chümoukedima, Nagaland from 29th- 30th January 2026
  9. “Visual Narratives of Heritage: A Comparative Analysis of Selected Short Films as Essential Cultural Memories for Preserving Naga Identity.” in the 6th Annual International Conference on Popular Culture on Popular Culture in Transition: Media, Market, and Identities organised by  Sister Nivedita University Department of English in collaboration with Creativitas: Critical Explorations in Literary Studies and British Council from 2nd- 3rd September 2026

 

Faculty Development Program

  • FDP: Exploring the Indian Diaspora:Theories, Narratives, and Thematic Perspectives organised by ARKA Jain University, Jharkhand from 17 March 2025 to 22 March 2025
  • FDP: Research and Innovation: Best Practices for Teaching Faculty organised by  IQAC in collaboration with School of Computer Science and Skill Development, Tetso College from 13-17April 2026
  • FDP: Beyond Bloom: Exploring Fink's Taxonomy for Transformative Teaching organised by  IIMT University Meerut from 23 June 2025 to 28 June 2025
  • FIP: Faculty Induction Program organised by UGC-Malaviya Mission Teachers Training Centre (MMTTC), Bhagat Phool Singh Mahila Vishwavidyalaya, Sonipat, Haryana from 22 May 2025 to 21 June 2025
  • NEP: NEP Awareness and Sensitization workshop on Indian Knowledge System organised by UGC-Malaviya Mission Teachers Training Centre (MMTTC), Bhagat Phool Singh Mahila Vishwavidyalaya, Sonipat, Haryana from 18 July 2025 to 25 July 2025

 

Refresher Courses

  1. Interdisciplinary Refresher Course in Literature, Language and Cultural Studies (Humanities & Social Sciences) organised by Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Malviya Mission Teachers Training Centre from 07 January 2026- 21 January 2026 (Two Weeks)
  2. Governance Models of HEI organised by Saurashtra University, Rajkot, UGC Malviya Mission Teachers Training Centre from 13 July 2026- 25 January 2026 (Two Weeks)

 

Featured as Resource Person

  1. The Creative Writing Workshop, organized by the Department of English, Tetso College, Dimapur, Nagaland, India, in association with DoTTalks Lecture Series on 6th March 2023
  2. ‘Orientation on Writing and Communication Skills’ delivering a talk on ‘How to write official application for seeking a job?’, organised by the Sakus Mission College Placement Cell, SMC, Dimapur, Nagaland, India on 14th of March 2016

 

Achievements

  1. Resource Person for the "World Poetry Day" organised by Book Club, Writers' Club and Career and Placement Cell, Tetso College on 5 March 2025
  2. Resource Person for the "DOT Talk Lecture Series" organsied by Department of English, Tetso College on 14 October 2025
  3. Resource Person at the Two-Day National Seminar organised by Mahatma Gandhi College, Thiruvanthapuram, Kerela from 4th August 2025- 5th August 2025
  4. Resource Person at the Special Lecture Series organised by the Department of English, C-Edge College, Chumoukedima, Nagaland on 22nd October 2025
  5. Resource Person for "From Academic Excellence to Career Impact" organsied by the Career Counselling and Placement Cell, Tetso College on 12th February 2026.
  6. Resource Person for "English Language- Grammar and Vocabulary Skills" organused by the Students Development Programme, Department of Commerce, Tetso College on 26 February 2026.
  7.  Resource Person for NTA UGC NET Paper 1 on "People, Development, abd Environment" organised by the Centre for Postgraduate Studies, Tetso College on 11 May 2026
  8. Resource Person for UGC NTA NET Workshop Paper 2 on "Poetry" organised by Department og English Tetso College from 24th April 2025 to 26th April 2025.
  9. Moderator for a Panel Discussion organised by Department of English, Tetso College on 5th March 2026
  10. Judge for Essay Competition organised by Symbios Pow-woW 2025, a National Level Yoith Festival at Tetgso College on 6 March 2025
  11. Judge for Poetry Slam at IUN Youth Festival 2025 organised by ICFAI University  from 12 March 2025- 13 March 2025
  12. Judge for teh Literary Ctegory at IGNISIA - MIT CONNECT FEST organised by Pranababanda College, Dimapur from 10 April 2025 to 11 April 2025
  13. Judge at "Speak-up Tetso" organised by the Oratory Club, Tetso College on 15 October 2025
  14. Member (Organising Committee) in the Five-Day Workshop on Crafting Digital Resources for Languages of Nagaland organised by Centre for North Eastern Language Development, Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysuru ad Department of Linguistics, Tetso College from 18th- 22 August 2026

 

Area of Interest

  1. Comparative Literature
  2. Memory Studies
  3. Place Studies
  4. Deep Ecology
  5. Eco Criticism
  6. Literary Naturalism
  7. American Literature
  8. Naga Writers
  9. Poetry Writing
Total Experience in Higher education: 9 years 8 months