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Wednesday, August 21, 2013

KERALA HISTORY CONGRESS

KERALA HISTORY CONGRESS

DEPT. OF HISTORY

GOVT. ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE, KOZHIKODE-18

Golden Jubilee of Govt. Arts & Science College, Kozhikode falls in the academic year 2013-14. On the occasion of the Golden Jubilee, the Post Graduate Dept. of History plans to organize Kerala History Congress on the model of state level history congress. Renowned historians, social scientists, teachers, Research Scholars from all over Kerala are being invited. Reputed historians of national and international acclaim will present papers and lead discussions. Prof. Noboru Karashima, a resourceful historian on South Indian History, has kindly consented to participate in the Congress. A special session on Rethinking Periodization in Indian History will also be held. The Congress is proposed to be held on the 1^st week of November 2013. Kerala State Higher Education Council will sponsor the expense of erudite Scholars who are agreed to participate in the congress.

Kerala History Congress envisages to provide an academic platform for a systematic and comprehensive analysis of Kerala history from pre-literate period to the present. The present state of Kerala is the product and culminating point of a long history. One cannot form any real conception of what Kerala is today without understanding its profound historical dimensions. There are a lot of unsettled disputes and lacunae in our understanding of the successive historical experiences of the people of Kerala. A wide range of differing socio-political and cultural conditions have given tremendous complexity to Kerala society and culture. Against this backdrop relentless and scintillating academic explorations are inevitable to reconstruct the Kerala history in proper perspective. The Kerala History Congress intends to initiate a continuous academic process in this regard. The Congress will explore the key periods of Kerala history which gave a distinctive character to the socio-political and cultural formations of this region. As far as the Kerala historical probing is concerned, many areas like gender, ethnicity, environment etc largely remain unexplored. Kerala History Congress intends to concentrate on these areas to make the congress a comprehensive one.

Technical Sessions

Session I - Archaeology, Epigraphy and Numismatics

Session II - Ancient & Medieval Kerala

Session III - Kerala in the context of colonialism

Session IV - Kerala since Independence

Session V - Recent Trends and Perspectives in Kerala History (Identity histories, Gender, local history, Environmental History, Culture Studies, Folk Studies etc.,)

Session VI - Calicut in History

Special Session - Rethinking Periodization in Indian History

Call for Papers

Key Dates

-Submission of full papers along with abstract on 10^th October, 2013

-Acceptance of full papers on 14^th October, 2013

-Registration fee Rs.500 to be paid before 20^th October, 2013

The abstract and full paper must be sent in electronic format (MS Word) through e-mail in the following address: palakuzhiyil@gmail.com. All the accepted papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings. Local hospitality will be provided to the participants. For further information, contact The Co-ordinator, Dr.P.J.Vincent, Assistant Professor, Govt. Arts and Science College, Kozhikode-18. Phone: 9961999622, 8714817762.

We look forward to your active participation in the Conference

CO-ORDINATOR Head of the Dept. of History PRINCIPAL

DR.P.J.VINCENT Prof.MOIDEEN THOTTASERY Prof.P.M.RAGHAVAN

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JOBS 4 HISTORY STUDENTS

Career options for students who have finished their graduation in history are quite high.Students can appear for the UPSC or the state wide PSC tests.Almost 40 % of I.A.S examination questions are taken from history.Those who like the teaching profession can get the B.Ed (after BA) or M.Ed (after MA) degree and apply for teacher or Assistant Professor positions. Many other job options are available for B A history Student. A few include:Archivists,Information Managers, Librarians, Public Relations officer,Records Managers, Teaching,Law, Research, Diplomacy,Public service,Journalism, Ministry,Insurance, Politics,Publishing,Archaeologist,Archivist,Historical researcher, Museum work,Secondary school teacher,Tour guide,University lecturer etc.

"Gandhi as the ascetic defender of property,the mascot of the bourgoisie and in actual achievement -statistics as the Jonah of Revolution"..By R P Dutt.... “I became the stage for the great argument between Nietzsche and Rousseau. I was the extra ready to take on all the roles”.by Jacques Derrida."History is the witness of the times, the torch of the truth, the life of memory, the teacher of life, the messenger of antiquity."- By Cicero, Roman Oratore "All the ancient histories, as one of our wits say, are just fables that have been agreed upon" By Voltaire.“D D Kosambi and R S Sharma,together with Daniel Thorner,brought peasants into the study of indian history for the first time”.Comment of Irfan Habib."I only accept awards from academic institutions or those associated with my professional work,and not state awards".[Romila Thapar on her refusal to accept padma bhshan in 1992.......]"If HUME and other English liberals hoped to use Congress as a SAFETY VALVE ,the Congress leaders hoped to use HUME as a lightening conductor".[Words of BIPIN CHANDRA...]

HISTORICAL FACTS.

1-Facts are importand for the constuction of history.2-Anything which gives us some idea about the past or present or future can be termed as fact.3-it is also called sources.4-sources are two kinds PRIMARY AND SECONDARY.5-Primary or Direct sources are anything which gives us information directly.6-Secondary sources or Indirect sources provides information indirectly.7-TERTIARY sources are used to describe a work which is a compilation of primary and secondary sources.It focused on the identification of scholarly work than on content. For example :bibliography,library catalog,directories etc.8-That is why RANKE said”NO SOURCES,NO HISTORY”.9-To Ranke “all kinds of sources should be subjected to criticism.10-HEURISTICS means searching of facts or sources.11-HERMENEUTICS aims to find out the authenticity or veracity of the sources.12-DEDUCTIVE METHOD is a type of reasoning from general to particular.13-INDUCTIVE METHOD is a reasoning from particular to general.

HISTORIAN OF THIS MONTH

K.P.PADMANABHA MENON Born in October 1857. Father: Diwan Peshkar Sankunny Menon. Mother: Parvathy Amma. K.P. Padmanabha Menon was the son of Diwan Peshkar Sankunni Menon who for the first time attempted to write the history of Travancore. Through his work Kerala Charithram (History of Kerala), Padmanabha Menon surpassed the talents of his father. Padmanabha Menon was an eminent Advocate, Judge and Historian. He also wrote Kochi Rajya Charithram (History of Cochin). He was also the Advocate General of Madras Government and member of Marumakkathayam Committee. He died on 1 May 1919.

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