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History Department
Uncovering the past to understand cultures, civilizations, and the world today.
Details
The department of History is one of the oldest departments of the college, taking ahead the legacy of our founder Rev Dr.John Wilson himself, an Orientalist and Indologist. The department is the largest in the Arts faculty in terms of student strength.
Activities
The department organizes various activities throughout the year like Bridge lectures by Science department faculties, Guest lectures, workshops, Career guidance sessions, competitions, quizzes, film and documentary screenings, Book review, collaborative lectures with other colleges etc.
Our students have also won intercollegiate competitions and Paper Presentations. The field visits, Heritage Walks, social outreach activities of the department give an in depth and first hand knowledge of History to our students.
Our students have also volunteered as docents at Local, National and International exhibitions held at CSMVS, Asiatic Society and University of Mumbai.
The department has also successfully provided Internship opportunities and also placed our students at Travel agencies, Ed tech companies in the past. We aim to strengthen our efforts in this area.
Faculty
Ms. Aarati Manerikar
Head, Department of History
Qualifications:
M.A, B.Ed, SET
Research Interest:
Local History , Heritage Management.
Short Biography:
For the last 22 years, I have been relentlessly trying to break the myth that history is just dates and names to remember. but a very relevant and interesting subject.
Interactive classroom sessions and field visits, film/documentary screenings and other activities constitute my teaching techniques. I have been a resource person for the workshop conducted at Centre for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy, Banaras Hindu University, and also been a member of syllabus revision committee of the University of Mumbai for TYBA.
Mrs. Rita Chettiar
Assistant Professor
Qualifications:
M.A., M.Phil.
Research Interest:
Role of Christian Missionaries in education.
Short Biography:
Teaching is a rewarding experience. I teach so I can learn about the world and all of those infinite possibilities that brand new minds bring to me each and every day. I post graduated from Mumbai University receiving MA in History in 1995. Years later, I earned MPhil degree from Madurai Kamaraj University. I have over 23 yrs of teaching experience, having taught at Wilson College for the past 20 yrs.