Achievements

Major Achievements of the Department of History

  • Women Athletic Achievements of Kerala: Historical Trajectories (UGC-sponsored)
  • Organized the outreach programme “WE”, aimed at familiarizing more than 30,000 school and college students with the Indian Constitution and core constitutional values.
  • Implemented the initiative “Vid Bharat”, in collaboration with 70 Upper Primary Schools across Kottayam and Idukki districts, to promote awareness on nationalism and the Indian National Movement.
  • Conducted four thematic historical exhibitions for students and the general public, enhancing historical consciousness and encouraging engagement with diverse historical themes.
  • Hosted an International Webinar on “Social Justice and Indian Modernity,” bringing together scholars and experts for interdisciplinary academic dialogues.
  • Organized three National Seminars on the following themes:
  • Human Rights in a Neo-liberalised World (UGC-sponsored)
  • Strategies of Orienting Youth towards the Development of a Crimeless Society (sponsored by the Department of Youth Affairs, Government of Kerala)
  • Conducted a Faculty Development Programme on “Academic Writing,” in collaboration with Mahatma Gandhi University and UGC-STRIDE, aimed at enhancing scholarly writing and research skills.
  • Organized three HSSTTPs (Higher Secondary School Teacher Transformation Programme) for the Department of Higher Education, Government of Kerala, facilitating professional development and pedagogical enhancement for higher secondary teachers.

Faculty Achievements

Dr Bino P Jose

  • Organised THREE Higher Secondary School Teacher Transformation Programmes in collaboration with The Department of Higher Education, Govt of Kerala and Kerala State Higher Education Department
  • Served as Expert for translating Four NCERT History Text Books of Standards XI and XII into Malayalam
  • Contributed One Chapter in the Supplementary History Textbook for Higher Secondary students of Kerala prepared by SCERT, Govt of Kerala
  • Contributed One Chapter in the History Textbook for Standard IX students of Kerala prepared by SCERT, Govt of Kerala
  • Served as Expert for preparation of the Class VIII Social Science Text Books of Kerala prepared by SCERT, Govt of Kerala
  • Served as Translator in the National Translation Mission of the Government of India
  • Served as Expert in Kerla Government Higher Secondary School Examination Question Paper Setting
  • Served as Expert in various teacher training programmes of SCERT, Govt of Kerala
  • Served as Expert for various teacher training programmes of SSK, Govt of Kerala
  • Served as expert for Gifted Students’ Training Programmes of SSK, Govt of Kerala
  • Successfully completed three months Manuscriptology, Epigraphy, and Palaeography Course from Alliance University, Bangalore
  • Published Fourteen Research Articles in journals
  • Served as Member/ Expert for the Writing of Thirteen Text Books for the Government of Kerala
  • Published Two Volumes of Textbook for Value Education
  • Contributed one chapter to the Value Education Text of Chair for Christian Studies, University of Calicut
  • Published ONE book on history: Life in Pre-Modern India. Vimala Kanjirapally, 2010
  • Co-authored a Book on history of education in Kerala: Pothichorinte Charithram: Keralathinte Vidyabhyasa Charithram, KSTA, 2021
  • Contributed articles to The Kerala State Encyclopedia

Dr. Jojy Thomas

  • Serving as Resource Person at Southern Regional Language Centre-CIIL, Government of India.
  • Serving as Translation Expert for the National Translation Mission (NTM) under the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India.
  • Served as an expert in coining translation equivalents for Social Science terms in Indian languages (Malayalam).
  • Served as an Expert in the Vetting ofthe National Curriculum Framework (NCF-School Education) for the National Council of Educational Research and Training under the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India.
  • Served as an Expert in the preparation of the UMMEED – Guidelines for Schools (Malayalam version), an NCERT initiative to support the psycho-social well-being and mental health of students.
  • Life Member of the South Indian History Congress, an academic organization of historical research in South India.
  • Advisory Committee Member, PFMS Trainer, and Resource Person of the Mahatma Gandhi University NSS Cell.
  • Coordinated an international seminar, facilitating scholarly dialogue and interdisciplinary engagement.
  • Presented scholarly papers in twenty international and national academic seminars and conferences.
  • Published ten peer-reviewed research articles in nationally and internationally recognized academic journals.
  • Coordinated a Faculty Development Programme for college and university faculty in collaboration with UGC-STRIDE and M G University.
  • Received Award for Excellence in Scouting from Dr. K. R. Narayanan, Hon. President of India.
  • Received the Junior Research Fellowship and Senior Research Fellowship under the UGC Maulana Azad National Fellowship.
  • Received the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) Study‑cum‑Travel Fellowship.
  • Received the Mahatma Gandhi University Best NSS Programme Officer Award for three consecutive years: 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24.