Department of History, SSUS Kalady

03/09/2026

The Department of History, Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady is proud to announce that our Research Scholar Ms. Tresa Jackson has been selected for the prestigious Erasmus+ Student Exchange Programme.
We congratulate Tresa and wish her great success in this exciting academic journey at CEU!

03/09/2026

14/08/2026

RIP Sumit Sarkar
Eminent Marxist historian and scholar of modern Indian history, Sumit Sarkar, died at a private hospital in New Delhi on Thursday (August 13, 2026). He was 87.

He spent several years teaching History at the University of Delhi, and was a Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford. He had also been a visiting professor at several prestigious universities in the United States and Europe.

His works include Swadeshi Movement in Bengal, 1903-1908 (1973), Modern India (1989), and Writing Social History (1998), among others. He also co-edited Women and Social Reform in Modern India (2007) and Caste in Modern India (2013) with his wife, Tanika Sarkar.

The Department of History mourns his death.

30/07/2026

Welcoming all the newly admitted Under Graduate and Post Graduate students to the Department of History, Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit.

An inspiring and insightful Induction Program was sucessfully conducted, to orient the students , by Dr.MT Narayanan, former Faculty member of the Department.

Congratulations and Warm Welcome to all the students ! 💐

24/06/2026

Thanks to everyone who joined for the Book Talk on Bhoumarekhakal: Paristhitika Samoohya Charithram [Environmental Social History] by Dr. Justin Mathew, University of Delhi.

Special thanks to Dr. Burton Cleetus, Dr. Sarun S., Ms. Rameesa Kabeer, and Ms. Gayathri Manoj for making the Book Talk on Bhoumarekhakal truly enriching. And to the author, Dr. Justin Mathew for providing the opportunity and joining us.

23/06/2026

Join us for a Book Talk on the latest book ഭൗമ രേഖകൾ പാരിസ്ഥിതിക സാമൂഹ്യ ചരിത്രം by author Dr. Justin Mathew, University of Delhi.

The book will be discussed by Dr. Burton Cleetus, JNU, with Dr. Sarun S., Ms. Rameesa Kabeer, and Ms. Gayathri Manoj as discussants. The author will respond.
Date: 24-06-2026, 10 AM
Venue: Seminar Hall I, Academic Block I, SSUS Kalady
All are welcome

22/05/2026

Sharing some glimpses from "Rethinking Sources and Innovating Methodologies" held on 14th May 2026 at SSUS Kalady. The Dept. of History organized this program in honour of Prof. N. J. Francis. Really thought-provoking sessions on critical research in Kerala history