HISTOBLOG: 24 May 2020

Friday, May 29, 2020

Aysha Bint Says...

At some point of time each one of us has to take a decision on various facets of our life. It may be on our education, Marriage, job and other things..But in the end your decisions are the defining factors for your forward March. Let's hear Aysha Bint Seyd ,our Alumna, and see what she has to share with you over her past decisions. Join us for this final session of our *Lock Down Lecture Series* organised by the YOUNITY FACEBOOK COMMUNITY. Be with us day after tomorrow

(Sunday- 31 May 2020 ) at 11 am

Thursday, May 28, 2020

Talk on Politics of Hate at the Time of Pandemic

Pandemics unsettles the life of everyone. How does it reconfigure the politics of a nation state is a serious question to think over. Is this being used an opportunity to set scores against the dissenters?. Ispolitics of hate a global or regional phenomenon?. Let's join with Noushad M.K for an insightful discussion tomorrow at 11 am.

Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Talk on Agriculture ...

കേരള സർക്കാറിന്റെ 2018 ലെ ഏറ്റവും മികച്ച സമ്മിശ്ര കർഷകർക്കുള്ള ആദരവായ കർഷകോത്തമ അവാർഡ് നേടിയ ശ്രീ അബ്ദുൽ ലത്തീഫ്, വ്യാഴം (28-05-2020) 11 മണിക്ക് യൂനിറ്റി കമ്മ്യൂണിറ്റിയുമായി സംവദിക്കുന്നു. എടപ്പാളിലെ പ്രശസ്തമായ റോയൽ ഫാമിന്റെ ഉടമസ്തനായ ശ്രീ ലത്തീഫ് സാഹിബ് , 2019 - 20 ലെ സംസ്ഥാനത്തെ ഏറ്റവും മികച്ച രണ്ടാമത്തെ സമ്മിശ്ര കർഷകർക്കുള്ള കർഷകോത്തമ അവാർഡുo നേടിയിട്ടുണ്ട്. എല്ലാവരും പരിപാടി കാണണമെന്ന് അഭ്യർത്ഥിക്കുന്നു...

Monday, May 25, 2020

Gadgetisation of Human

We are happy to host Dr. Sebastian Joseph, an erudite scholar, in our online lecture series. As a leading Environmental historian, he is a familiar face in almost all history conferences organized in and outside Kerala. At present he is the General Secretary of Kerala History Congress. Join us for a live session with Professor Sebastian Sir on 30th May at 11.00 am...

Pls follow the link

https://youtu.be/Cv0Vn7y2t1U

Study in UK: challenges & Prospects

Want to Study in UK ?. Let's hear what Rafiya Sherin has to say !..She will be with us Live from England on 28 May at *4:30 Pm*. Save the date and time..

Compassion in the time of Corona

Here is a chance to interact with former SADHGURU awardee of our college. As a man of empathy and compassion, Mr.Abdul Rof is a model for teaching and student community..Catch him Live on 26 May at 11 am.

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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