Dr. Jijo Jayaraj : Mar Thoma College for Women

Dr. Jijo Jayaraj Assistant Professor MA, PhD jijojayarajan@gmail.com 9562234721

PhD (Environmental History) :- Awarded PhD in Historyfor the thesis entitled “Environmental Reordering of a Native Land: Colonialism and the Making of Munnar” under the guidance of Dr. Sebastian Joseph, Dept. of History, UC College, Aluva, from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENTS

Achieved First Rank in B. A History, Model II, Degree Examinations, March 2010 from MG University.
Junior Research Fellow of Kerala Council for Historical Research for PhD.
Awarded Study cum Travel Grant of Indian Council for Historical Research for PhD.
Participated twice in MG University PG and UG Syllabus revision workshops.
Life Member and Executive Council Member Kerala History Congress sponsored by Kerala State Higher Education Council.
Contributed Questions in Question Bank Preparation of MG University Kottayam for CSS PG Programme.

EXPERIENCE

Worked as Assistant Professor on Contract in History in M.E.S College, Nedumkandam, Idukki from 2/06/2013 to 31/03/2014 and from 1/6/2016 to 31/3/2017
Worked as a Research Fellow in the U. G. C sponsored Major Research Project in Department of History, Newman College, Thodupuzha from 16-06-2014 to 15-05-2016
Worked as Assistant Professor on Contract in Dept. of History, Pavanatma College Murickassery from 1/6/2017 to 31/3/2019 and from 1/6/2020 to27/01/2023.
Assistant Professor in History, Dept. of History and Archaeology, Mar Thoma College for Women, Perumbavoor from 30/1/2023

RESEARCH PROJECTS

Academic Dissertation in Post-Graduation titled “Tea in Munnar: Tracing the History of Ecological Imperialism”
UGC Major Research Project titled “Imperial Forestry: Ambiguities and Contradictions – A Study in Governmentality of the Andaman Forests”
Submitted the Thesis for PhD Degree titled as “Environmental Re-ordering of a Native Land; Colonialism and Making of Munnar” in Union Christian College Aluva under the guidance of Dr. Sebastian Joseph.

AREA OF INTEREST

Deeply interested in Teaching and Research oriented works especially in Environmental History and Oral History.

PUBLICATIONS IN UGC CARE LISTED JOURNALS

S.l.No.	Title of the Article	Title of the Journal/Book	Publication Details	Year
1	Native Labour and the Making of European Plantations in Colonial India: Perspectives from Travancore	Studies in Indian Place Names Bi Monthly Journal Vol. 40, Issue. 60, March 2020	(ISSN:2394-3114) UGC Care Journal	2020
2	The Archived Empire: Records Mirroring the Planter Capitalism in Travancore	Shod Sarita Bi Annual Vol. 7. Issue 25 (II) January –March 2020	(ISSN: 2348-2397) UGC Care	2020
3	Colonial Making of Munnar: Local History	Studies in Indian Place Names Bi Monthly Journal Vol. 40, Issue. 81, March 2020	(ISSN:2394-3114) UGC Care Journal	2020
4	Empire Drink and Beverage Culture: Tea	Bhavaveena Vol. 18, Issue 7, July 2021	(ISSN: 2456-4702) UGC Care Journal	2021
5	Tracing the Life and Culture: Muthuvans of Kannan Devan Hills on the Eve of Europeanisation	Junikhyat-July December 2021	(ISSN: 2456-4702) UGC Care Journal	2021
6	The Untold History of a Havoc Flood in Munnar	Bharatiya Shiksha Shodh Patrika	(ISSN: 0970-7603) UGC Care Journal	2021

PUBLICATIONS IN BOOK CHAPTER

S.l.No.	Title of the Article	Title of the Journal/Book	Publication Details	Year
1	Munnar Paristhithi: CharithraVeekshanam (Malayalam)	Mar Mathew Anikuzhikattil, MannumManushyanum: OruDaivanjanteJeevithaDarsanam	(ISBN 978-93-85992-19-3), Edited by Dr. PaulyManiyatt, Published by Book Solutions, Kottayam	2018
2	Plantation Monuments: Remnants of the Bygone Era	Multi-Disciplinary Subjects For Research Vol.I	ISBN: 978-1-71695-479-5 Red Shine Publisher, Sweden R. B SaksenaAndDileepA Ode	2020
3	Tracing the Original Dwellers: Adivasis of Kannan Devan Hills	Voice of the Hills: The Tribal Heritage of Idukki District	ISBN: 978-81-951261-0-1 Neotic Global Publishers Editted by Dr. Jobi John, Mr. Santhosh George and Dr. K. K Suneesh	2021

PUBLICATIONS IN PROCEEDINGS

S.l.No.	Title of the Article	Title of the Journal/Book	Publication Details	Year
1	The Migration of the Tamilian Labour and the Making of the Monoculture Plantation	Agrarian Migration and its Environmental Impact on the Western Ghats of Kerala; Proceedings of the Two Day National Seminar	Department of History, Pavanatma College, Murickassery	2015
2	Conflict with the Game, Shikar and the “White Hunter”	On Present(in/g)Histories; Selected Papers From Second Kerala History Congress)	(ISBN 978-93-5282-124-2), Edited by Dr. Sebastian Joseph, Published by D.C Books, Kottayam	2017
3	The Planter Raj and the Tamil labour : History of Land Scape Change in Kannan Devan Hills	Histories Unbounded; Selected Papers of Third Kerala History Congress	(ISBN 978-93-5282-747-3), Edited by T. Mohammadali, Published by D. C BooksKottayam	2019
4	Tracing the Lifeworld of a Tribe: The Muthuvan	Comprehending the Enigma of the Valleys: Historical Vestiges of Idukki District: Selected Papers from KCHR Sponsored National Seminar	ISBN: 978-81-951261-1-8 Neotic Global Publishers Editted by Dr. K. K Suneesh	2021
5	Tracing the Original Dwellers: Adivasis of Kannan Devan Hills	Voice of the Hills: The Tribal Heritage of Idukki District	ISBN: 978-81-951261-0-1 Neotic Global Publishers Dr. Jobi John Santhosh George Dr. Suneesh KK	2021

PUBLICATIONS IN PEER REVIEWED RESEARCH JOURNALS

S.l.No.	Title of the Article	Title of the Journal/Book	Publication Details	Year
1	Ecological Imperialism: A Colonial Agenda	Misbah Interdisciplinary Research Journal	MES College Nedumkandam (ISSN 0976-2523)	January-June 2014
2	Female Planters and European Socialisation: An Example from Kannan Devan Hills South India	JETIR, Vol. VI, Issue. 3, March 2019	ISSN 2349-5162	2019
3	The Untold History of a Havoc: Flood in Munnar	Research Discourse International Journal of Multidisciplinary, Vol. XI, No. I, Januar-March	ISSN 2277-2014	2019
4	European Sports and Plantation: A Study on Munnar	Research Discourse International Journal of Multidisciplinary, Vol. XI, No. I, July – September	ISSN 2277-2014	2021
5	Mobilisation of Resources through Road: Colonisation and Landscape Changes in Kannan Devan Hills	International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Development	ISSN 2278-4632	2021

DETAILS OF PRESENTATIONS IN ACADEMIC SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS

S.l.No.	Name of the Programme	Title	Date	Organized by
1.	International Seminar	Kerala History Congress, Second annual Session in association with Kerala State Higher education Council	20-22 December 2016	Department of history, UC College, Aluva	Organizing Committee, Presented paper “Conflict with the game: Shikar and the White Hunter”
2.	International Seminar	Kerala History Congress Third Annual Session	9-11 December 2017	Department of History, Farook College (Autonomous),Kozhikode	Participation and presented Paper, “The Planter raj and the Tamil Labour: History of Landscape Change in the Kannan Devan Hills”
1	International Seminar	Kerala History Congress, 4^th Annual Session	20-22 December 2018	University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram	Member of organizing Committee and Presented Paper “ A Sketch of Historiographcal Trends in Munnar”
2	National Seminar	Culture as a Site of struggle: Ideology, Hegemony and Discourse in Colonial Experience	24, 25, 26 September 2019	KCHR and Dept of History, MSM College, Kayamkulam	Participation and Presented paper ‘Munnar: An Archived Empire’
3	International Seminar	Indian History Congress 80^th Session	28,29,30 December 2019	Indian History Congress, University of Kannur	Participation and Presented Paper ‘Colonial Empire in the Archive’
4	International Seminar	Kerala History Congress, 5^th Annual Session	9,10,11 January 2020	School Of Gandhian Thought and Development Studies, MG University, Kottayam	Member of organizing Committee and Presented Paper “ A Sketch of Historiographical Trends in Munnar”
5	Seminar	Comprehending the Enigma of the Valleys: Historical Vestiges of Idukki District	11-12 February 2020	Dept. of History, Pavanatma College, Pavanatma College, Murickassery and KCHR, Trivandrum	Paper Presentation “Understanding Ecological Imperialism: The Case of Munnar”
6	Webinar	Impact of Covid-19 on Quality Assurance of Higher Education in Kerala: Challenges and Opportunities	17 March 2021	National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in association with Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) Pavanatma College, Murickassery	Presented Paper “Studying the Past and Present of the Pandemic: Covid-19 A Historical Study”
7	International Seminar	Kerala History Congress, 6^th Annual Session	16,17,18March 2022	St. Tereses College, Ernakulam	Presented Paper “ Colonization through Socialization: Planter Lady and Making Munnar a Plantation Hub”
8	International Seminar	South Indian History Congress	26,27,28 August 2022	GTN Arts College(Autonomous), Dindigul, Tamil Nadu	Presented Paper”European Sports and Making of Empire in Munnar”
9	International Seminar	International Conference on Human, Nature and Sustainability	1-2 December 2022	Newman College Thodupuzha and MHRD STRIDE	Presented Paper”Reconstructing the History of Munnar: Archives and Sources”
10	International Seminar	Kerala History Congress, 7^th Annual Session	27-29 January 2023	Department of History, Brennan College, Dharmadom, Thalassery	Paper Presented “The Untold History of a Havoc: Flood in Munnar 1924”
11	National Seminar	Environmental History of Kerala: Knowledge, Development and Movements	15-17 March 2023	Dept. of History, Farook College, Kozhikkode	Resource Person

SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS ORGANIZED

S.l.No.	Name of the Programme	Title	Date	Organized by
1.	International seminar	Kerala History Congress, Second annual Session in association with Kerala State Higher education Council	20-22 December 2016	Department of history, UC College, Aluva	Organizing Committee, Presented paper “Conflict with the game: Shikar and the White Hunter”
2.	Heritage Survey and Artefact Collection	Artefact collection for the Heritage Museum Kuyilumala, Painavu	13-16 January 2018	conducted jointly by Kerala State Dept. of Archaeology, and Dept. of History, Pavanatma College, Murickassery	Group Coordinator
3.	National Seminar	Idukki: CharithravumPaithrukavumPuravasthuPadanangaludePaschathalathilSamskaravum	19 February2018	Department of History, Pavanatma College, Murickassery	Member of Organising Committee
4.	International Seminar	Kerala History Congress, 4^th Annual Session	20-22 December 2018	University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram	Member of organizing Committee and Presented Paper “ A Sketch of Historiographcal Trends in Munnar”
5.	Heritage Survey and Artefact Collection	Artifact collection for the Heritage Museum Konni, Pathanamthitta	8,9,10 December 2018	Conducted jointly by Kerala State Dept. of Archaeology, Kerala Museum (IMCK) and Dept. of History, NSS College, Pandalam	Group Coordinator
6.	National Seminar	Region Modernity and history writing: Narratives From the Western Ghats	16 January 2019	Pavanatma College, Murickassery	Coordinator
7.	International Seminar	Kerala History Congress, 5^th Annual Session	9,10,11 January 2020	School Of Gandhian Thought and Development Studies, MG University, Kottayam	Member of organizing Committee and Presented Paper “ A Sketch of Historiographical Trends in Munnar”
8.	Residential Camp	Sasthrapadham: Social Science Enrichment Residential Camp	24-26 January 2020	Directorate of Collegiate Education and Department of General education At UC College, Aluva	Resource Person and Training Assistant
9	National Seminar	Janadhipathya India Bharanaghatana Velluvilikalum Prathisandhikalum	7 November 2022	Institute of Parliamentary Affairs, Govt of Kerala and PG Dept of History, Pavanatma College, Murickassery	Organising Secretary

SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS SERVED AS RESOURCE PERSON

S.l.No.	Name of the Programme	Title	Date	Organized by
1.	Workshop	Building Blocs of Past The Art and Craft of Research in History	21-24 January 2020	School Of Gandhian Thought and Development Studies, MG University, Kottayam	Resource Person
2.	Residential Camp	Sasthrapadham: Social Science Enrichment Residential Camp	24-26 January 2020	Directorate of Collegiate Education and Department of General education At UC College, Aluva	Resource Person and Training Assistant
3.	Invited Talk	Writing an Academic Dissertation	19 February 2021	Dept. of History, MES College, Nedumkandam	Resource Person
4.	Invited Online Talk	Environmental History	12 October 2021	Gifted Children Programme, Thodupuzha Dept. of General Education	Resource Person
5.	Invited Talk	Research Methodology in History	2 November 2021	Dept. of History, MES College, Nedumkandam	Resource Person
6.	Invited Talk	Locating Munnar Through an Environmental History Perspective	5 June 2022	Dept. of History, New Man College, Thodupuzha	Resource Person
7.	Invited Talk	Local History Writing an Introduction	08. December 2022	Padamudra, Samagra Siksha Idukki	Resource Person

SEMINARS & WORKSOPS ATTENDED

S.l.No.	Name of the Programme	Title	Date	Organized by
1.	National Seminar	Agrarian Migration and its Environmental Impacts on the Western Ghats of Kerala	6-7 October 2014	Dept. of History, Pavanatma College, Murickassery	Participation
2.	National Seminar	Jews of Kochi: Past and Present in association with Directorate of Collegiate Education, Govt. of Kerala	20-21 November 2014	Department of History, Maharajas College, Ernakulam	Participation
3.	National Workshop	Research Methodology in Social Sciences	25-27 February 2015	Dept. of History, Catholicate College, Pathanamthitta	Participation
4.	National Seminar	Youth in Local Governance in association with Kerala Institute of Local Governance(KILA), Govt. of Kerala	26 March 2015	Dept. of history, Maharajas College, Ernakulam	Participation
5.	National Workshop	Research methodology with Special Emphasis on Data Analysis	19-23 May 2015	P.G Dept. of Mathematics, UC College, Aluva	Participation
6.	International Workshop	Writing down to Writing Up: The art and craft of Historical Research	16 – 21 January 2017	Kerala History Congress in Association with Kerala State higher Education Council	Participation
7.	Syllabus Revision Workshop	Organised by Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam	10 April 2017	NSS College, Chenganassery	Participation
8.	National Seminar	A Historical Enquiry in to the Nature Culture Relations in Idukki	11 January 2018	Department of history MES College, Nedumkandam	Participation
9.	International Seminar	Community Engagement and Post Disaster Management	3^rd December 2018	James Cook University Australia &Pavanatma College, Murickassery	Participation
10.	Workshop	Heritage Survey and Collection of Artefacts	7 December 2018	Conducted jointly by Kerala State Dept. of Archaeology, Kerala Museum (IMCK) and Dept. of History, NSS College, Pandalam	Participation
11.	Seminar	History and Heritage of Pathanamthitta	15 February 2019	Conducted jointly by Kerala State Dept. of Archaeology, Kerala Museum (IMCK) and Dept. of History, NSS College, Pandalam	Participation
12.	Online Faculty Development Programme	Effective History Teaching and Research Paper Publishing	3-9 August 2020	History Wing, Directorate of Distant Wing, Annamallai University, Tamil Nadu	Participation
13.	Online Workshop	Exploring Local Histories-History and Heritage of Hyderabad City	25-27 August 2020	Heritage Club and Dept. of History, University College for Women, Hyderabad	Participation