Department of History

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

    The Department of History, established in 1973, is one of the oldest departments of the college and was started as an undergraduate programme. The Department caters to all streams including Commerce, Science and Arts. Apart from teaching History and Culture of Punjab as compulsory subject and History as elective subject, it also offers Honours Programme in History. The dedicated and conscientious faculty has adopted a pupil centric approach and enriches the learning process by engaging the students in various community oriented programmes. Regular field trips and visits to various museums are arranged to inculcate in the students respect for heritage. The department has successfully created an amalgam of traditional heritage with the impulsions of modernity and has been constantly engaged in research activities and publications. 

Course offered
Courses Offered Duration Subject Seats Academic Qualification Mode of admission
B.A. 3 years History 250 10+2 Merit
B.A.(Hons.) After 1st year History — — Must have score 50% and above in B.A. in concerned Subject
B.A. 3 years H.C.P — 10+2 Merit
B.B.A. 1 Year H.C.P — 10+2 Merit
B.Com 1 Year H.C.P — 10+2 Merit
B.C.A 1 Year H.C.P — 10+2 Merit
B.Sc 1 Year H.C.P — 10+2 Merit
B.Sc (Hons) 1 Year H.C.P — 10+2 Merit
FACULTY
Name & Email No. of Publications with ISSN number No. of Books with ISBN number Oral/ poster present- ation Conferences/ seminar attended Workshop attended Refresher/ Orientation courses /FDP attended Area of Specialization
Dr. M. Pramod
M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.
m.pramod@ggdsd.ac.in		 14 3 7 8 3 2 FDP, 1 Orientation Course,3 Refresher Ancient Indian History and Archaeology
Dr. Sunita Panigrahy
M.A., M.Phil , Ph.D.,
sunita.panigrahy@ggdsd.ac.in		 06 – 12 20 04 — Modern Indian History
Dr. Shikha Sharma
M.A., Ph. D.
shikha@ggdsd.ac.in		 14 — 09 10 08 5 FDP Modern History of Punjab
Ms. Sarika Dhiman
M.A., UGC NET (SRF), sarika@ggdsd.ac.in		 4 — 13 02 01 — Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology
Dr. Shruti Sharma
M.A., Ph. D.
shruti.sharma@ggdsd.ac.in		 03 — 03 04 04 05 Modern Indian History (Post Partition Rehabilitation)
Dr. Sneha Lata
M.A., Ph.D ,UGC NET
sneha.lata@ggdsd.ac.in		 04 — 06 10 03 — Modern Indian History (Dalit Movement Studies)
Dr. Punit
M.A., Ph.D, UGC NET (SRF) ,
punit1@ggdsd.ac.in		 10 — 09 02 04 — Ancient Indian History (Gender Studies)
Ms. Kmakshi Rathaur
M.A., M.Phil ,Pursuing Ph.D
kmakshi.rathaur@ggdsd.ac.in		 3 — 5 6 2 — Modern Indian History
Ms. Kmakshi Rathaur
M.A., M.Phil ,Pursuing Ph.D
kmakshi.rathaur@ggdsd.ac.in		 02 — 03 13 04 — Modern Indian History (Social History of North Indian Tribes)
Ms. Divya Oberoi
M.A.
divya.oberoi@ggdsd.ac.in		 02 — 03 05 02 — Ancient Indian History (Political History of North Indian Dynasties)
Dr. Amandeep Kaur
M.A., M.Phil , Ph.D.,
amandeep.kaur@ggdsd.ac.in		 04 – 05 11 06 — Medieval Indian History
Dr. Shivangi Joshi
M.A., Ph.D.,
shivangi.joshi@ggdsd.ac.in		 01 – 03 04 01 — Ancient Indian History (Urbanisation and Trade)
FACULTY AS MEMBERS COMMITTEES/ EDITORIAL BOARDS/ BOARD OF STUDIES
  • Dr. Moirangthem Pramod : Board of Studies, Thapar University, Punjab History Congress.
  • Dr. Sunita Panigrahy : Indian History Congress, Odisha History Congress, Institute of Historical Studies, Kolkata, Punjab History Congress.
  • Dr. Shikha Sharma : Indian History Congress, Punjab History Congress.
  • Dr. Sneha Lata : Indian History Congress.
  • Dr Amandeep Kaur : Indian History Congress.
INFRASTRUCTURE
  • College library has a wide collection of more than 2006 Physical Books.
  • Titles are on History, Culture, pre history and Archaeology.
  • 643 magazines and e-journals are subscribed.
  • In addition to this, the college has INFLIBNET connection from UGC, New Delhi, through which the students can access online national and international journals and research materials.
  • There are 20,266 e-books of History available through e-shodh sindhu
  • The EBSCO Academic collection provides 2, 26,014 e-books out of which there are 38,385 e-books related to history.
  • Information Communication Technology (ICT) is of great help for the students and teachers.
  • ICT skills up gradation.
Departmental Activities
  • A talk was organized on the topic, “History of Indian Constitution” by Prof. Anil Kumar and Prof. Devinder Singh, SVC and Chairperson, Department of Laws, Panjab University, Chandigarh.
  • A webinar titled ‘Legacy of Freedom and Partition’ was organized, wherein Prof. Sucheta Mahajan, Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi shared her thoughts on the theme.
  • A talk by the famous author and journalist Mr. Anuj Dhar on the topic ‘Solving the mystery behind the disappearance of Subhas Chandra Bose’. The Chief Guest of the event was Dr. Priyatosh Sharma (Senator & Chairperson, Department of History, P.U.).
  • A one day educational trip to Rakhigarhi, the largest Harappan site in India.
  • A Webinar titled ‘Honour Killing and its social implications’ was organized. The very renowned historian Prof. Anju Suri, Department of History, Panjab University, Chandigarh was the speaker at the event.
  • A Declamation competition was organized on the topic ‘Online Teaching: A bliss or a bane’. Dr. Anil kumar Thakur , Department of Laws, P. U., Chandigarh and Mr. Sheetal Sethi, Department of Laws, Bombay University, Mumbai were the jury members of the event.
  • An online Counseling and Mentoring session was organized wherein Dr. Priyatosh Sharma, Chairperson, Department of History, Panjab University addressed the students and guided them for their future endeavors.
  • An educational trip to Agra, Fatehpur Sikri, Mathura and Delhi.
  • A Talk was organized on the Topic ‘Rethinking the Past: History in Career Building’ by Prof. Benudhar Patra, Post Graduate Government College, Sector- 11, Chandigarh.
  • Department of history organized an Inter-College Quiz competition on the ‘Contribution of Freedom fighters in the Indian National Movement’.
  • A documentary film on historical perspective of Harappan Civilization.
  • Historical visits to nearby Monuments, Museum, Art Gallery of Chandigarh.
  • An online Counseling and Mentoring session was organized wherein Dr. Paru Bal Sandhu, Chairperson, Department of Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archeology, Panjab University addressed the students and guided them for their future endeavors.
  • One day field trip to Sanghol ( Punjab), an excavated site of Harappan culture has been conducted by the Department.
  • Students of History Department participated in History Quiz organized by DAV, Sector 10, Chandigarh.
  • A Documentary movie on the making of Constitution was shown to the students.
  • Students of History Department participated in History Quiz organized by PG Govt. College, Sector 11 and won second prize.
  • Students of History Department Visited Haryana Legislative Assembly alongwith the Department of Political Science.
  • A Documentary movie on the making of Constitution was shown to the students in collaboration with Department of Political Science.
  • National Seminar on ” Socio Economic Impact of Green Economy and Sustainable Development” was held in collaboration with Economics Department in the College on 12 February, 2015.
  • Students of History Department participated in History Quiz organized by M.C.M DAV College, Sector 36 and won second prize.
  • Students of History Department participated in the Declamation Contest by M.C.M DAV College, Sector 36 and place 2nd.
  • National Seminar was organized on the topic Violence, Memory and Identity’ in collaboration with the Department of Political Science and Sociology.
  • ICSSR Sponsored National Seminar on “Continuity of Harappan Culture in the Indian Historical Context ” was conducted by the Department of History in the college on 10th March 2014.
  • Students of History Department participated in History Quiz organized by DAV College, Sector 10, Chandigarh and won second prize.
  • Historical Trip was organized to Amritsar.
  • Seminar on “Domestic Violence” was organized in collaboration with the department of Political Science.
  • Historical Trip was organised to Jaipur and Jodhpur.
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