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Department of History

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Dr. Loona C
Dept. of History
Designation Assistant Professor & HoD
Phone (optional) 9495197285
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Area of specialisation Women Studies, Modern Indian History, Political History of Kerala
Date of joining the college 01 September 2011
Academic qualification
  • BA History- Calicut University,
  • MA History- Calicut University,
  • UGC NET 2005
  • MA English- Annamalai University,                   
  • PhD in History -Bharathiar University
Work Experience
  • Worked as Guest Lecturer in Govt. Victoria College,Palakkad  2006 – 2009.
  • Worked as Guest Lecturer in M E S College, Mannarkkad,  Palakkad from 2010-2011
Current or previous Positions/Responsibilities (outside the college)
  • Subject Expert in the Interview Board for Selection of Guest Lecture in the Department of History NSS Hindu College Changanassery from 2018, 2019, 2020
  • External Expert, Research Centre in History NSS Hindu College Changanassery from 2020.
Current Positions/Responsibilities (in the college)
  • N.S.S Programme Officer (2014-2017)
  • RUSA Arts Course In charge (2014-2015)
  • PTA Teacher Representative (2012-2014)
  • Add-On Course In-charge (2013-2014)
  • Member In College Calendar Committee (2012-2013)
  • Member in End Semester Examination Committee (2016 Onwards)
  • Member College Discipline Committee (2015 Onwards)
  • Staff Association Secretary (2017-2018)
  • Walk With the Scholar (WWS) College Co-Coordinator (2018 Onwards),
  • Director, End Semester Examination Valuation Camp (2021-2023)
  • Coordinator Equal Opportunity Cell (2023)
  • Member-UBA- Unnath Bharat Abhiyan
Awards and Achievements

Certificate of Appreciation for Best NSS Programme Officer 2017 from Mahatma Gandhi  University, Kottayam.

Projects - Completed projects

Sl No

Name & Address of the Research Scholar

Title of Research Work

Nature of Registration

Registration Number & Year

1

ROSHNA ROY
Kappamamoottil (H)
Kallar P. O. Devagiri
Idukki District 
PIN - 685552

MODERNITY, FOREST POLICIES  AND CULTURAL CHANGES; A
HISTORICAL STUDY OF PALIYANS IN IDUKKI DISTRICT

Full Time

425/2019

2

SUJA VARGHESE
Devamatha Provincial House, Changanacherry
Kottayam District
PIN - 686101

EDUCATION, SOCIAL
MOBILITY AND WOMEN
EMPOWERMENT; A
HISTORICAL STUDY OF
THE INVOLVEMENT OF
SYRO MALABAR
CHURCH IN CENTRAL
TRAVANCORE DURING
19TH  AND 20TH CENTURY

Full Time

426/2019

3

JYOLSNA ELZABETH GEORGE
Nariyilchirayil (H)
Mannaracherry P. O.
Alappuzha District
PIN - 688538

REINVENTING
CHAVITTUNATAKAM IN
APLAPPUZHA AND
ERNAKULAM DISTRICTS;
HISTORY, NARRATIVES,
PERFORMANCES IN
16TH  to 20TH  CENTURY

Part Time

427/2019

4

PARVATHY M. S.
Muttikkaparambil (H)
Kolkkunnu P. O. Ashtamichira
ThrissurDistrict. PIN - 680731

ADMINISTERING
MESSAGES OF THE
STATE : ANCHAL
SYSTEM IN PRINCELY
COCHIN (1860-1920)

Full Time

427/2019

Courses attended (Orientation, Refresher, FDP, etc.)
  • Participated in the UGC-Sponsered Orientation Programme conducted by the UGC-Human   Development Centre, University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Trivandrum, from 27-07-2016 to 23-08-2016. The Grade awarded is A.
  • Participated in the UGC-Sponsered Refresher Course in  Special Winter School conducted by the UGC-Human Development Centre, University of Kerala Kariavattom Trivandrum, from 30- 11- 2017 to 20-12-2017. The Grade awarded is A.
  •  Participated in the UGC Sponsored Refresher Course on History in Online Mode UGC HRDC, Guwahati University from 5 to 18 October 2020. The Grade awarded is A.
  • Attended three days Faculty Training Programme organisedby the Kerala State Higher Education Council at R.T.T.C Thiruvanthapuram on 24 – 26 March 2014.
  • Seven days orientation Course for the Programme Officers of the National Service Scheme organized by the Empanelled Training Institution for NSS, Rajagiri College of Social Science at Kalamassery  from 3 – 9 September 2015
  • Participated in Seven Days Virtual Workshop on Instructional Design using Agile-ADDIE organized by ICT Academy of Kerala from 6-12 July 2020.
  • One Week National level Online faculty Development Programme on ‘Effective History Teaching and Research Paper Publishing’ organized by History Wing, Directorate of Distance Education Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu from 3-8 August 2020.
  • One Week Online Short Term Faculty Development Programme on ‘Pedagogical and E-Learning for Teaching’ asynchronous mode as MOOC with four quadrants organized by SD College Alapuzha in Collaboration with KSHEC from 4 -10 August 2020.
  • One Week Online Short Term Faculty Development Programme on ‘ICT Tools for Teaching Learning Process- Post pandemic educational Strategies’  asynchronous mode as MOOC with four quadrants, organized by SN College Kollam in Collaboration with KSHEC from 17-23 August 2020.
  • Participated Online Workshop on MOOC, Online Courses and Open Educational Resources organized by UGC HRDC Kannur University from 20-26 November 2020.
  • Participated in a five days Faculty Development Program on "India's Past- A Multidimensional Approach" organized by PG & Research Department of History, Holy Cross College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli from 06.09.2021 to 10.09.2021
Paper presentation in Seminars

INTERNATIONAL

  • Presented a paper titled “Education System and Child Right Violation during Pandemic:A Critical Review” at the International Conference on Traditional and Non-Traditional Security Challenges amid Covid-19: Threats and Responses, organised by the South Indian Scholars’ Group of International Studies (SISGIS) on 25-26 September 2020.  

NATIONAL/REGIONAL

  • Presented a paper tilted  Knowledge System In Medieval Kerala: A Historical Analysis of Katapayadi Notation in the two days National seminar organized by PG  Dept of History NSS Hindu College Chganganassery on 05-06 July 2018.
  • Presented and Published a paper titled “Role of Asha in Promoting Rural Social Health: A Study on Kannadi Village Panchayat”  at the Nirmala Annual Research Congress (NARC) organized by IQAC of Niramala College For Women, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu on 27th September 2014. ISBN_978-1-9415052-4-3, pp. 37-38.
  • Presented and Published a paper titled “Changing Face of Women: Working of Kudumbasree in Kerala State” at the Nirmala Annual Research Congress (NARC) organized by IQAC of Niramala College For Women, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu on 28th September 2013. ISBN_978-0-9894254-3-8, pp.11-15.
  • Paper presented on UGC sponsored National Seminar on Positivism and Marxism, organized by Nirmala College for women, Coimbatore July 2011.
Publications

INTERNATIONAL

  • Colonialism and Marriage Rituals in Malabar, International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews, Vol.6, Issue 1, Jan-March 2019, ISSN: 2349-5138, Impact factor 5.75, UGC Journal No.43602
  • Derivation and Development of Panchayat Raj System in Kerala, Vidyawarta: Interdisciplinary Multilingual Refereed Journal,Vol-09, Issue-29, Jan-March 2019, ISSN: 2319 9318, Impact Factor 6.021
  • Historical Analysis of Legislative System in Kerala, Online International Interdisciplinary Research Journal, Vol-09/ Issue-02/ mar-Apr 2019, ISSN 2249-9598, Impact Factor 5.818, UGC Journal No- 46964
  • Political Socialization of Women: Challenges and Perspectives, Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Research, Volume 9/2017, ISSN 2394-3874

 NATIONAL/REGIONAL

  • Vivekananda DarsanangalileSarvalawkikataha (Malayalam), Vivekanandam, Surya Books Publishing House, 16/558/E, Ernakulam, November 2017, ISBN 9788192848118
  • An article on the topic “Political Socialization of Women: Challenges and Perspectives” published in JET Volume 9, 2017, ISSN 2394-3874, pp. 52-62.
  • Published a paper titled “Changing Face of Women: Working of Kudumbasree in Kerala State” at the Nirmala Annual Research Congress (NARC) organized by IQAC of Niramala College For Women, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu on 28th September 2013. ISBN_978-0-9894254-3-8, pp.11-15.
  • Published a paper titled “Role of Asha in Promoting Rural Social Health: A Study on Kannadi Village Panchayat”  at the Nirmala Annual Research Congress (NARC) organized by IQAC of Niramala College For Women, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu on 27th September 2014. ISBN_978-1-9415052-4-3, pp. 37-38.
Seminars and workshops organized

Number of seminars and workshops attended : 15

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