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Sunday, October 16, 2022

Annual Alumni Meet

Department of History organised Annual Alumni Meet on 8th October 2022. The Meet was inaugurated by Mr.Lukmanul Hakim, former department faculty who is currently working at Govt. Arts College Calicut as Associate Professor of History. More than hundred old students including the students from First Batch participated in the meeting. Head of the department of History, Mr. Shabeermon M presided over the get together. Department Faculty Mr. Faizal TK and Jaseena C also spoke on the occasion. Alumni also donated few books to the department Library. A new History Alumni committee was formed to coordinate the activities. Some of the Alumni also participated in the cultural programs held in the college auditorium.

YouTube Video of the get together can be accessed by following the link

https://youtu.be/SKbJdEOMa7k

Thursday, October 6, 2022

Annual Alumni Meet 2022...

Sunday, October 2, 2022

Women & Empowerment

On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, the Department of History hosted an online talk on the topic "Gandhi and Women Empowerment." Ms. Aswathy P, final year BA History student, presented the topic by focusing on Gandhi's views on young widows, women's roles in social service and progress. Ms Aswathy reiterated what Gandhi said about the role of women in Indian society by using examples from his autobiography. Ms. Shahana P moderated the session. After the presentation, Jaseena C, Faizal TK, Kanniyan Muhammedali, Sabna etc participated in the discussion. Staff and students of the College attended the program. Fathima Najva welcomed the participants and Vajeeda Jabin rendered vote of thanks.

Saturday, October 1, 2022

Heritage Walk in Kannur

Friday, September 30, 2022

Gandhi & Women Empowerment

Thursday, September 29, 2022

Monthly Alumni Lecture Series - Talk 2

As part of the Monthly Alumni Lecture Series, Department of History organised an online Session on the topic "Life Skills for 21st Century Learning" on Thursday 29 September 2022 at 8 pm.. Ms Amina Meetheen (BA History 2017-20 Batch) spoke about the skills required for developing an identity, finding a better job, and living as a responsible social being. She also introduced various learning and life skills for achieving a better life in the 21st century. The session was moderated by the Assistant Professor, Mis Jaseena C. Staff and students of the department attended the online talk that was held on Google meet platform. Aswathy P, Vajeeda Jabin and Fathima Thasni interacted with the guest at the end of the session. Sabna P welcomed the gathering and Najiya Nasrin delivered vote of thanks

Monday, September 26, 2022

Alumni Lecture Series -Talk 2

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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