Research Officer

Dr. Sharmistha Baruah

Ph.D. from Post Graduate Department of Law, Gauhati University

LL.M. in Criminology from J.B Law College, Gauhati University

Post-Graduate Diploma in Business Management from Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning

Office Address: Room No. 302, Academic Block, NLUJA,Assam

E-mail ID: sharmistha@nluassam .ac .in

Ph. No.: +91-361-2738891 (Office) Ext: 562

Profile

Sharmistha is presently working as Research Officer of DPIIT-IPR Chair at NLUJAA. Prior to that, she was working in the capacity of Assistant Professor of Law at University School of Law & Research under University of Science & Technology, Meghalaya (USTM). She also has the experience of working as an Assistant Manager (Projects & Accounts) at Suvidha Consultants Limited (a Project Management Company in Guwahati) prior to joining USTM.

She has successfully completed her Ph.D. in Law from Post Graduate Department of Law, Gauhati University in the year 2023. She has completed her LL.M. degree with a First Class from J.B. Law College under the affiliation of Gauhati University. Sharmistha has also presented several research papers at national and international seminars and conferences and has also published a number of papers in books, journals and UGC CARE listed publications. She has conducted several IPR webinars/seminars and conferences under the aegis of DPIIT-IPR chair, NLUJA, Assam and has also deliberated on various IPR topics in several FDPs, training programmes as well as webinars in both online and physical modes.

Her publications include:

• Publication of paper titled ‘The Traditional Bell Metal Craft of Sarthebari and the Need to Accord Legal Protection: Re-Applying the Geographical Indication Tag’ in Book titled ‘Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Geographical Indications with special reference to North East India’ (ISBN 978-81-19121-03-8).
• Publication of paper titled “Exploitation of Street Children by Drug Gangs with special reference to India: An Insight” in Journal of Law Research Institute, Eastern Region, Gauhati High Court, Vol. 5 Issue No. 1, 2022, ISSN 2583-4207.
• Co-authored a handbook titled ‘Handbook on the Geographical Indications (With Special Focus on North-East Region)’ under the aegis of DPIIT-IPR Chair, National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam (Handbook released in May, 2022).
• Publication of paper titled ‘Narcotics Trafficking and Terrorism in North-East India at the Bangladesh Border: An Analysis’ in Gandhi Marg Journal, Vol. 43 Issue No. 1, April – June 2021, ISSN 0016-4437 (UGC-CARE Listed Journal).
• Publication of paper titled ‘The Golden Triangle – A Hub for Narcotics Trade and its Repercussions for Northeast India vis-à-vis the Act East Policy – An Analysis’ in The Indian Police Journal, Vol. 68 Issue No.1, January – March 2021, ISSN 0537-2429 (UGC-CARE Listed Journal).
• Publication of paper titled ‘Drugs and Crimes - An Assessment of the Correlation between Drug Abuse and Criminal Behaviour’ in Vidhijyoti, Journal of Department of Law, Gauhati University, Vol. V, 2020-21, ISSN No. 2277-2537.
• Publication of paper titled ‘A Socio-legal Study on the Human Rights of the Internally Displaced Population of Majuli District of the State of Assam’ in Book titled ‘Human Rights and Gender Justice’, Vol. 2 (ISBN 978-93-89694-03-1).
• Publication of paper titled ‘Children Recruited and Exploited by Terrorist and Extremist Groups with Special Reference to India’ in Book titled ‘Child Rights in India: Issues and Challenges’, Vol. 1 (ISBN 978-93-84146-40-5).

Being a Commerce graduate, the subject of Intellectual Property has always fascinated Sharmistha and while pursuing LL.B., she was able to understand the ever-increasing scope of IPR related crimes and the way it impacts the society in general. At present as a Ph.D. in Law and a Research Officer in DPIIT-IPR Chair at NLUJA, Assam, she can very well comprehend to what extent research is productive in taking humanity forward and hence she believes that the oppurtunity to research, understand and generate consciousness on the subject of law in general and IPR in particular would definitely enable her to be of some service towards the society in augmenting and facilitating IPRs at the grassroot level especially in the North-Eastern Region of India.

Her areas of interest are IPRs including Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions, Criminology, Human Rights and Space Law.