Sagarika Paul Das is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Business Administration at Girijananda Chowdhury University, Guwahati. She holds a degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from the Girijananda Chowdhury Institute of Management and Technology (ASTU, 2018) and a Master’s in Business Administration from Gauhati University (2022), specializing in Human Resources and Marketing, and she is currently pursuing her Ph.D. at KKHSOU. She has also qualified the UGC NET in Management in 2022 and 2023.Before entering academia, she gained industry experience as a Business Development Executive at Magnitech Vision and as an Assistant Manager at Maintenance and Security Services Solution, and since August 2024 she has taught undergraduate and postgraduate management courses at NEF College, Lokhra, where she also guides student research. Her research interests span the gig economy, occupational stress and mental health, social enterprise sustainability, and urban waste management in Northeast India. She has published in the Journal of African Development (2026, ABDC-B listed) and has presented her work at several ICSSR-sponsored and other national and international seminars and conferences, including those hosted by Gauhati University, KKHSOU, and Morigaon College.
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