HISTOBLOG

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

UGC History Seminar

Three Day UGC sponsored National Seminar on " Secular Culture & Social Transformation: Kerala Experience " organized by the History Department, KAHM Unity Women's College
On 1,2 and 3rd of February 2016

Inauguration

Honorable Minister for Education, Kerala Government

Sri. Abdu Rabb

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

UGC sponsored National Seminar

Friday, January 15, 2016

Prof. AK RamaKrishnan

On 13th January 2016, Prof. AK RamaKrishnan (Centre for West Asian Studies-
School of International Studies, JNU Newdelhi) visited Unity College to present his plenary talk at International Conference on power organized by the PG department of English. He spent around one hour with our history students.

Medical Camp

A free Medical Camp was organized @Nedumkayam by Msp janamytri malappuram in association with mitra jyothi kerala and various nss units on 31st December , 2015. 17 nss volunteers and a programme officer of our college were attended the camp. More than 150 tribal people of nedumkayam were benefited from the camp.

Picnic to Wayanad

NSS Annual picnic to kuruwa dweep, Wayanad.The trip was organized
for the NSS 7 Day special Camp Volunteers

Energy Management Day

In connection with the "Oorja samrakshana dinam " a seminar on Energy Management was organized at KAHM unity women's college jointly with Oorja samrakshana Samiti, Govt. of Kerala and NSS units on December 14, 2015 to give an awareness among the students. The Seminar was Inaugurated by Mis Subaida, manjeri municipal chair person. Dr C.saidalavi, Principal, presided over the function. Welcome address was given by Mr. HAmeedali, district convenor. Mr swabir was the resource person.There were nearly 100 participants. Brochures were distributed among the participants high lighting the different methods of Energy management.A poster presentation was also organized at the auditorium.

visit to Thavanur Old Age Home

"A visit to Thavanur Old Age Home"

On saturday 12 th december 2015, NSS Volunteers of KAHM Unity women's college visited Thavanur Old Age home. This home (under govt of kerala) is one of the prominent and important center for the people who are not getting care from their home,children,family or spouse. 60 inmates are presently residing in the old age home.

On reaching there all of us assembled in the front area after which we went in groups to their rooms and sat down to listen to what they had to say. Some of them even had tears in their eyes when they were talking about their past stories. some of them were weak and sick made us extremely emotional. This trip reminded our volunteers of the reality of what true life is. We are always cribbling about what life is not offering us although we have everything. we should have due respect for the old people and lend our ears for a minute and just wait for them to express their thoughts. we also visited nearby MAHILA MANDIR and donated few clothes and other useful items. After lunch, a short visit to the ponnani harbour and beach made our trip more meaningful @unitynss15

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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