Departmental Activities

 

 

Departmental Activities 2019-20
29/02/2020 Guest lecture on using primary sources for writing History Projects Dr. Vikram Singh Bhati (Director, Rajasthan Shodh Sansthan Chopasani, Jodhpur)
24/02/2020 Film screening on Gandhi Prof. Sharad Rathore, Professor, IIS ( deemed to be University
13/01/2020

Interactive session with the students New Jersey (USA)

Prof. Sharad Rathore, Professor, IIS ( deemed to be University
2/10/2019 Documentary Screening on Vijayanagara Empire

Dr. Monisha Raj Soyal, Assistant Professor, IIS( Deemed to be University)

3/9/2019

Film Screening  and a  Quiz on Mahatma Gandhi

Prof. Sharad Rathore, Professor, IIS ( deemed to be University/ Dr. Archana Gupta, Assistant Professor, IIS( Deemed to be University)/  Dr. Preeti Agrawat, Assistant Professor, IIS( Deemed to be University)
2/9/2019 Guest lecture on Gandhian Symbolism Dr. Sangeeta Sharma, Associate Professor Department of History and Indian Culture & Director, Centre for Rajasthan Studies, University of Rajasthan
31/08/2019 Poster Exhibition  Prof. Sharad Rathore, Professor, IIS ( deemed to be University/ Dr. Archana Gupta, Assistant Professor, IIS( Deemed to be University)/  Dr. Preeti Agrawat, Assistant Professor, IIS( Deemed to be University) 
19/8/2019 Guest Lecture: Rajput Mughal Relations after Aurangzeb

Professor Inayat Zaidi (Former Professor, Department of History & Culture, Faculty of Humanities and Languages, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi) 

Department Activities 2018-19
16/3/2019 Interactive session on How to prepare for RAS Exams Karishma Kavia, RAS Officer currently posted as Social Security officer at Phagi.
5/3/2019 Film Screening for Semester IV and VI students Ms. Chandra Asani,Lecturer, Department of women Studies, IIS(deemed to be University) Jaipur 
23/01/2019 Guest Lecture on How to write a research paper Dr Neekee Chaturvedi,Associate Professor, Department of History, University of Rajasthan 
18-21/01/2019 Interdisciplinary Lectures on Evolution and Development of Rajasthani School of Painting

Dr. Kanupriya Rathore,Asst Professor, Dept of Visual Arts IIS(deemed to be University) Jaipur

28/07/2018

Open Session on How to prepare for civil service examination’

Ms. Padmini Solanki,IAS 2016, All India Rank 170
Departmental Activities 2017-18  

23/03/2018

Peasant Movement in Rajasthan Prof B.K.Sharma,Retd. Professor IGNOU
22/03/2018 Visit to Exhibition at National Archives Jaipur Office on 75th Anniversary of  Quit Indian Movement and Azad Hind Fauz

Prof V. K. Vashistha,Former Head,History Department,MDS University, Ajmer

19/03/2018 Maratha Penetration in Rajasthan And Treaties of 1818

Prof V. K. Vashistha,Former Head,History Department, MDS University, Ajmer

21/02/2018 Guest lecture on feminism as experience  : Women we forgot to include in History C.S. Lakshmi, Director of Sparrow Organization (Research on Women), Mumbai
10/02/2018 Film Screening : Taj Mahal Prof. Sharad Rathore, Head, Department of History
29/01/2018 Film Screening : Bharat Ek Khoj Prof. Sharad Rathore, Head, Department of History
17/01/2018 Film Screening : Bharat Ek Khoj Prof. Sharad Rathore, Head, Department of History
14/01/2018 Save Birds Campaign Extension Activity
12-13/01/2018

National Conference On (Re) Visiting History, Nation and Culture through Autobiography, Biography and Memoirs

Dr. Giles Tillotson,Consultant Director

(Research, Publications & Exhibitions) Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum City Palace, Jaipur

Prof. V.K. Vashistha(Retd. Professor and Head, Dept. of History , MDS University, Ajmer)

Dr. U C  Chaturvedi(Former Head, Department of History and Indian Culture,University of Rajasthan, Jaipur)

Prof. Arvind Sinha(Former Prof. Dept of History,JNU, New Delhi)

Prof. Ameena Kazi Ansari(Head, Dept. of English, Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi)

Prof. Malashri Lal(Professor (Retd.), University of Delhi, New Delhi)

Prof. Sanjukta Dasgupta(Professor, Dept. of English, University of Kolkata,Kolkata)

Dr. Balaji Ranganathan(Dept. of Comparative Literature, Central University of Gujarat)

Dr. Rima Hooja(Director, Library, Archives & Research, MSMS II Museum City Palace, Jaipur)

Dr. Putul Sathe(S.N.D.T. Women’s University, Mumbai)

Dr. Sangeeta Sharma(Department of History & Indian Culture,University of Rajasthan, Jaipur)

Dr. Neelima Vashishtha(Former Associate Professor, Dept. of Fine Arts & Painting, UOR, Jaipur)

Dr. Santosh Gupta(Former Head, Dept. of English, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur)

Dr. Vinita Parihar(Professor, Dept of History, Language Wing New Campus Jodhpur, JNVU, Jodhpur)

Dr. Dev Vrat Sharma(Associate Professor, Govt. College, Dausa)

 

 

30-31/10/2017 Interaction on “Understanding Gandhi”  Extension Activity
4-5/8/2017

Two-Day Workshop

“Reading Rajasthani Archival Sources”

Shri  P C Johiya,Former Assistant Director, Mr. Gauri Shankar & Mr. Puran Singh Chauhan(Rajasthan State Archive Bikaner,Bikaner)

Prof V K Vashisht,Former Head,History Department,MDS University, Ajmer.

Departmental activities 2016-17  

18.03.2017

History Guest Lecture on The Philosophy of  History

Aditya Pratap Deo, from St. Stephens College, Delhi on deputation at the Indian Institute of Advanced Studies,Shimla

27. 02.2017

Workshop on ‘The Use of Rajasthan State Archive’s Digitalized resources  for Research in History’

Dr. Vijay Kumar Vashishtha (Former Head of History Department in Maharshi Saraswati University, Ajmer).  

27, 28, 30.01.2017

Interdisciplinary Guest lecture Series on Rajasthani School of Paintings

Dr. Kanupriya Rathore, Assistant Professor, Department of Visual Arts, IIS University, Jaipur

23.01.2017

Guest lecture: The Tartan Turban( In search of Alexander Gardner)

John Keay, British Historian and Author, co-editor of the Collins Encyclopedia of Scotland and editor of the Royal Geographic Society's Encyclopedia of Exploration

Gallery

23.012017

Guest lecture: Information on Chevening Foundation Scholarships of United Kingdom

David Lelliotte, Deputy High Commissioner

21-22/01/2017

Documentary Screening: World War I

Dr. Sharad Rathore, HOD History

The IIS University, Jaipur

Departmental  Activities 2015-16
28/03/2016

Guest lecture on ‘The Relevance of Primary Sources in Research’

Prof. Mahaveer Singh,School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Gautam Buddha University,Greater  Noida, 201312

12/03/2016

Guest Lecture on ‘Archival Primary Sources and its use in Research' Dr. Rima Hooja, Archeologist,Retired, Kota University
24/02/2016

A visit to the National Archive Office, Jaipur/Lecture on Archival Material at National Archive Office

National Archives of India, Record Centre, Jhalana Industrial Area, Jaipur/Mr Abhimanyu Singh Arha,
Assistant Professor,Dept. of History and Culture, UOR, Jaipur.
27-29/01/2016

Inter-Disciplinary Lecture Series on Rajasthani Painting

Dr. Kanupriya Rathore, Assistant Professor,Visual Arts Department,The IIS University

25/01/2016 Guest Lecture: Arms and Weapons in Medieval Rajasthan with special reference to Marwar

Robert Elgood,Historian, Researcher, Freelance Writer,Oxford University, UK

08/12/2015 Guest Lecture on Use of Oral Sources to Enrich the Socio-Economic History of the Walled City of Jaipur

Prof U C Chaturvedi,Former HOD,Department of History and Indian Culture, UOR, Jaipur

  Departmental Activities 2014-15  
2/9/2014 Guest lecture on the Growth of British Paramountcy  Dr Veenu Pant, Assistant Professor, Department of History, Kanodia College, Jaipur.

 

 

        “Beyond syllabus scholarly Activities” of the Department of History

The Department organizes visits to Historical Monuments, Archives and Museums in order to give beyond classroom exposure to its students. The Department offers various avenues for students to hone their skills such as Guest lectures, Demonstrations sessions by subject experts to use the primary online digitalised archival sources for  research to help the students to think and use the material creatively. Other such activity is which is organized by the department is English Improvement and Reading Skill Development to enable students to improve their comprehension and expression in English. The Department also organizes ‘Guest Lectures and Talks’ by experts on various topics to update the students with recent development and upcoming areas of research.

 

 

 

1) Conference/Seminar/Exhibitions:

S.No.

Name of the activity

Conference/Seminar/Exhibitions)

Date

Organizing Department(s)

1.

Book Exhibition

3-11th March 2011

ICG Library

2.

A picture exhibition :

‘Re-presenting Indian Women 1875-1947, A Visual Documentary’ (Centre for Women Development Studies, Delhi)

28TH February to 3rd March 2011

Department of History in collaboration with Centre for Women Development Studies, Delhi

3.

Seminar:

Women’s Visibility in Syllabuses

11th December 2010

Department of History

4.

National Seminar:

Women’s Role: Expectations and Identity

25-26th March 2010

Department of History

 

 

 

 

 

2) Guest Lecture:

S.No.

Name of the activity

(Guest Lecture)

Date

Organizing Department(s)

1

Series Lecture on Origin and Working of Census of India & Representation of Women’s Work in Census

16-17th September 2011

Centre for Women’s Studies  With Department of History and Economics

2

Ms Mamta Jaitly on ‘Motivational Factors in Women’s Movement’

6th August 2011

Centre for Women’s Studies  With Department of History and Economics

3

Smt Urmila Sharma ‘Work and experience of a sarpanch/pradhaan (woman) in the background of 73rd Amendment’

25th March 2011

Centre for Women’s Studies  With Department of History

4

Prof. Shiv Chandra Mathur on ‘Health Services and RCH’.

21st February 2011

with Department of Home Science

5

Ms Rainu Singh on ‘Women and Disability’.

4th February 2011

with Department of Sociology

6

Ms Mamta Jaitly on ‘Women’s Movement’

21st January 2011

Centre for Women’s Studies  With Department of History

7

Gender and Women’s Rights, CEDAW by Dr Sharad Rathore, Female Feticide and Sex Selective Abortions, by Dr. Meeta Singh

13th February 2010

Department of History

8

Sex and Gender by Ms Anita Mathur

6th February 2010

Centre for Women’s Studies  With Department of History