Union Christian College was founded in 1921. History, together with Economics and Philosophy, was part of the intermediate programme offered by the College since inception. From 1965, the Department of History started offering BA and MA degrees in History. and in1980 it awarded its first PhD. The Archaeology Museum was established in 1975. Presently, the department has seven faculty members and about 120 students. Faculty has specialisations in Archaeology, Gender, Childhood, Pre-modern Cultural History, Modern Kerala History, Modern Indian History, Historiography and Theory.
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The Department of History, Union Christian College, Aluva, inaugurated a lecture series in connection with its Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Dr. V. J. Varghese, faculty member of the Department of History, University of Hyderabad, delivered the inaugural lecture on the topic “Doing History in Global Time.” Dr. Jenny Peter, Head of the Department of History, and Dr. Hanu G. Das, Seminar Coordinator, also spoke on the occasion. ആലുവ യൂണിയൻ ക്രിസ്ത്യൻ കോളേജ് ചരിത്ര വിഭാഗം ഡയമണ്ട് ജൂബിലിയോട് അനുബന്ധിച്ചുള്ള ലക്ചർ സീരീസ് ഉദ്ഘാടനം ചെയ്തു. ഹൈദരാബാദ് സെൻട്രൽ യൂണിവേഴ്സിറ്റി ചരിത്ര വിഭാഗം അധ്യാപകൻ ഡോ. വി. ജെ. വർഗീസ് "ഡൂയിങ് ഹിസ്റ്ററി ഇൻ ഗ്ലോബൽ ടൈം" എന്ന വിഷയത്തിൽ സംസാരിച്ചു. ചരിത്ര വകുപ്പ് അധ്യക്ഷ…
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Read MorePeter Jenee, Meera K Jacob, Mini Alice, Twincy Varghese and Muse Mary George. Ed. (2023). Swami Vivekananda’s Thoughts: The Contemporary and Beyond, Aluva: Union Christian College.
Read MoreStep into the past through the lens of our department’s vibrant visual archive. This gallery showcases the diverse and dynamic activities of the Department of History—ranging from archaeological fieldwork and heritage site visits to academic seminars, exhibitions, and student-led history projects.
