HISTOBLOG: UNITY WOMEN’S COLLEGE HISTORY DEPARTMENT

Monday, March 5, 2012

UNITY WOMEN’S COLLEGE HISTORY DEPARTMENT

KAHM UNITY WOMEN’S COLLEGE HISTORY DEPARTMENT

The genesis of the department of History at Unity Women’s College Manjeri is dated back to the time of the establishment of the college in 1991.The Department started off initially as a one faculty department offering subsidiary support for the B A English Programme.

In 2001-2002 academic year, the Department became a full fledged Degree department with the introduction of B A History Degree programme.In 2010,the History department became an aided Programme under the Government of Kerala.Currently it has 4 permanent faculties.

Vission of the Department

The History Department of Unity women’s College Manjeri is aimed to provide proper understanding of social reality and thereby enrich the nation with a group of responsible citizens.

Mission

1-The Mission of the Department of History,Unity Women’s College Manjeri, aspires to become the centre of academic excellence in the study of history in Malabar.
2-T provide a comprehensive curriculum in the discipline of History that will meet the needs of students and society.
3-To ensure proficiency of students in the basic knowledge of the discipline and give training to enhance their analytical skill in understanding and resolving social issues.

3-To develop a spirit of enquiry about the past.

4-The department is committed to conducting scholarly research that advances historical Knowledge.

5-The department encourages its faculty to make specialized historical knowledge available to the university and the community.

Contact:history@unitywomenscollege.in

Our site:uwchistory.blogspot.in

FACULTY MEMBERS

1-Mr.Shabeermon.M

Assistant Professor

2.Mr.Faisal.T K

Assistant Professor

3.Ms.Jaseena

Assistant Professor

4.Mr.Lirar

Assistant Professor

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UnknownMonday, March 03, 2014 11:08:00 PM
hi sir
its a grate works
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AnonymousThursday, September 17, 2015 1:01:00 AM
Respected teachers of History department,
It seems that History department of Unity College is doing a fantastic job through its promotion of local history and research through "histoblog" a venture worth appreciating. Hands off to the history crew...
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AnonymousThursday, September 17, 2015 1:05:00 AM
Histoblog seems to be a worth appreciating initiative by the history family of Unity Women's College. Its a great effort by the teachers who promote local history reserach through this media and wish you all the very best
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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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Monday, March 5, 2012

UNITY WOMEN’S COLLEGE HISTORY DEPARTMENT

KAHM UNITY WOMEN’S COLLEGE HISTORY DEPARTMENT

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