Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady
Re-accredited by NAAC with A+ Grade
Kalady Post, Ernakulam (Dist), Kerala-683574 | Tel: +91 484 246 3380 | Email: reg@ssus.ac.in
Re-accredited by NAAC with A+ Grade
Kalady Post, Ernakulam (Dist), Kerala-683574 | Tel: +91 484 246 3380 | Email: reg@ssus.ac.in
| Name | Mobile No. | Profile Picture | |
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| Dr. Susan Thomas | 9847536956 | drsusanthomas@ssus.ac.in |
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Name: Dr. Susan Thomas
Mobile: 9847536956
Email: drsusanthomas@ssus.ac.in
| Department | Designation | Campus | Date of Joining |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | Professor | MAIN CENTRE, KALADY | 1998-07-22 |
Department: History
Designation: Professor
Campus: MAIN CENTRE, KALADY
Joining Date: 1998-07-22
| Summary |
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| Susan Thomas received her Ph D from the MG University Kerala on the topic“ Property Relations and Family Forms in Colonial Keralam”. Was the recipient of the ICHR Fellowship for Ph D. Part of the international project for the digitization the records of the Syrian Christian Community in collaboration with the Central European University Budapest, Hill Museum and Manuscript Library Minnesota and the Tubingen University. Awarded the UGC Research Award (2015-18) for doing post doctoral research on ‘Historicizing Church and Community: Syrian Christian Community in the 19th and 20th Century Kerala’ through the digitized palm leaf records as part of the international project. (these palm leaf records are a major source for understanding not just the social, economic and cultural history of the community but also the history of the region) Guest Professor at the JewsEast Summer School 2018, at the Centre for Religious Studies (CERES), Ruhr Universitat Bochum. Published many research articles in national and international journals on the Syrian Christians and the nair communities of Kerala and on setting up of Digital Archives. Attended conferences and programmes on gender justice and social justice of the Christian Conference of Asia. Delegate for UN Women hosted CSW65 (Commission on the status of women 65th conference) held in 2021. |
Susan Thomas received her Ph D from the MG University Kerala on the topic“ Property Relations and Family Forms in Colonial Keralam”. Was the recipient of the ICHR Fellowship for Ph D.
Part of the international project for the digitization the records of the Syrian Christian Community in collaboration with the Central European University Budapest, Hill Museum and Manuscript Library Minnesota and the Tubingen University.
Awarded the UGC Research Award (2015-18) for doing post doctoral research on ‘Historicizing Church and Community: Syrian Christian Community in the 19th and 20th Century Kerala’ through the digitized palm leaf records as part of the international project. (these palm leaf records are a major source for understanding not just the social, economic and cultural history of the community but also the history of the region)
Guest Professor at the JewsEast Summer School 2018, at the Centre for Religious Studies (CERES), Ruhr Universitat Bochum.
Published many research articles in national and international journals on the Syrian Christians and the nair communities of Kerala and on setting up of Digital Archives.
Attended conferences and programmes on gender justice and social justice of the Christian Conference of Asia.
Delegate for UN Women hosted CSW65 (Commission on the status of women 65th conference) held in 2021.
| Experience |
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| Taught both at the UG and PG levels for the past 20 years. Guided research students at the M.Phil and Ph.D levels. International Teaching: Lectures on Kerala History, Trading communities, Sources in Malayalam, Tarisappalli copper Plate, and Christian Palm leaves at the JewsEast Summer School 2018, on, ‘Jews and Christians between the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean: Co-existence and Conflict 600-1800CE’ conducted by and at the Centre for Religious Studies (CERES), Ruhr Universitat Bochum. |
Taught both at the UG and PG levels for the past 20 years. Guided research students at the M.Phil and Ph.D levels.
International Teaching: Lectures on Kerala History, Trading communities, Sources in Malayalam, Tarisappalli copper Plate, and Christian Palm leaves at the JewsEast Summer School 2018, on, ‘Jews and Christians between the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean: Co-existence and Conflict 600-1800CE’ conducted by and at the Centre for Religious Studies (CERES), Ruhr Universitat Bochum.
| Courses |
|---|
| History of Kerala -I, II and III (Ancient, Medieval and Modern periods) Perspectives of Historical writing in India, Medieval Societies/ Feudal Societies, History of Science and Technology in Pre-modern India History of Science,Technology and Medicine in Colonial India Twentieth Century World, Modern Revolutions History of Kerala Themes in World History |
History of Kerala -I, II and III (Ancient, Medieval and Modern periods) Perspectives of Historical writing in India, Medieval Societies/ Feudal Societies, History of Science and Technology in Pre-modern India History of Science,Technology and Medicine in Colonial India Twentieth Century World, Modern Revolutions History of Kerala Themes in World History
| Achievements |
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| Director Office of International Affairs, SSUS, 2023 Coordinator, ABC Committe , SSUS 2023 Member, Board stuides - CMS College,Kottayam; M.A. College Kothamangalam External Expert for promotion to professor in MG University and Calicut University Subject Expert for appointment of Assistant Professor - I in St. Josph's College Alapuzha and UC College Aluva Chairperson Internal Complaints Commiitte, SSUS, April - December 2023 Member Editorial Board, Eastern Christian Cultures in Contact, Book Series, Brepols Belgium, 2020 UGC Research Award for postdoctoral research 2015-18 Guest Professor at JewsEast Summer School 2018, on, ‘Jews and Christians between the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean: Co-existence and Conflict 600-1800CE’ conducted by and at the Centre for Religious Studies (CERES), Ruhr Universitat Bochum. Opened up a new area of study through the palm leaf documents of the Syrian Christian Churches for the study of Kerala history in the 19th and 20th centuries. Member of the international project for the digitization the records of the Syrian Christian Community in collaboration with the Central European University Budapest, Hill Museum and Manuscript Library Minnesota and the Tubingen University. Delegate to the 65th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW65) organized by UN Women in 2021 Recipient of the ICHR Fellowship for Ph D. |
Director Office of International Affairs, SSUS, 2023 Coordinator, ABC Committe , SSUS 2023 Member, Board stuides - CMS College,Kottayam; M.A. College Kothamangalam External Expert for promotion to professor in MG University and Calicut University Subject Expert for appointment of Assistant Professor - I in St. Josph's College Alapuzha and UC College Aluva Chairperson Internal Complaints Commiitte, SSUS, April - December 2023 Member Editorial Board, Eastern Christian Cultures in Contact, Book Series, Brepols Belgium, 2020 UGC Research Award for postdoctoral research 2015-18 Guest Professor at JewsEast Summer School 2018, on, ‘Jews and Christians between the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean: Co-existence and Conflict 600-1800CE’ conducted by and at the Centre for Religious Studies (CERES), Ruhr Universitat Bochum. Opened up a new area of study through the palm leaf documents of the Syrian Christian Churches for the study of Kerala history in the 19th and 20th centuries. Member of the international project for the digitization the records of the Syrian Christian Community in collaboration with the Central European University Budapest, Hill Museum and Manuscript Library Minnesota and the Tubingen University. Delegate to the 65th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW65) organized by UN Women in 2021 Recipient of the ICHR Fellowship for Ph D.
| Project Name | Nature | Funding Agency | Amount | Duration | Year |
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| Achievements |
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| UGC Research Award 2015-18 topic- Historicizing Church and Community: Syrian Christian Community in the 19th and 20th Century Kerala |
UGC Research Award 2015-18 topic- Historicizing Church and Community: Syrian Christian Community in the 19th and 20th Century Kerala
| Topics |
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| Ph. D- Property Relations and Family Forms in Colonial Keralam. Modern Kerala History, Christian Community Formations in the Modern period, Social History of the christian community |
Ph. D- Property Relations and Family Forms in Colonial Keralam. Modern Kerala History, Christian Community Formations in the Modern period, Social History of the christian community
| Scholar Name | Reg. No | Topic | PhD Reg. Year | Department |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsha | yet to come | Postal System in Colonial Malabar | 2023 | HISTORY |
| Tressa | yet to come | Syrian Christian Granthavaris and Nalagomams of the 19th and 20th centuries | 2023 | HISTORY |
| Grace P Johns | 22KA06HS01 | Kinship, Social and Sexual Ties in Malabar:16th to the 18th centuries | 2022 | HISTORY |
Scholar: Arsha
Reg. No: yet to come
Topic: Postal System in Colonial Malabar
Reg. Year: 2023
Dept: HISTORY
Scholar: Tressa
Reg. No: yet to come
Topic: Syrian Christian Granthavaris and Nalagomams of the 19th and 20th centuries
Reg. Year: 2023
Dept: HISTORY
Scholar: Grace P Johns
Reg. No: 22KA06HS01
Topic: Kinship, Social and Sexual Ties in Malabar:16th to the 18th centuries
Reg. Year: 2022
Dept: HISTORY
| Title | Journal Name | Year | ISSN | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonial Enterprise in the 'Re-forming' of the Syrian Christians of Kerala | Hekamtho | 2020 | 2395-4426 | |
| From Kerala Society Papers to Family Histories: On The Trail of a lost Manuscript | Journal of History and Society | 2017 | 2320 6276 | |
| Inheritance of Loss: Dowry among the Syrian Christian Women’ | Social Orbit Journal of Social Sciences, | 2016 | 2395-77189 |
Title: Colonial Enterprise in the 'Re-forming' of the Syrian Christians of Kerala
Journal: Hekamtho
Year: 2020
ISSN: 2395-4426
Type:
Title: From Kerala Society Papers to Family Histories: On The Trail of a lost Manuscript
Journal: Journal of History and Society
Year: 2017
ISSN: 2320 6276
Type:
Title: Inheritance of Loss: Dowry among the Syrian Christian Women’
Journal: Social Orbit Journal of Social Sciences,
Year: 2016
ISSN: 2395-77189
Type:
| Scholar Name | Award Date | Topic | Reg No | Department | Reg Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deepa K N | Gender in the Context of Internal Migration from Travancore to Malabar | ||||
| Sabu Samuel | 2018-05-04 | Printed Community, Printing Community: Community Formation in and through Print Media | 1924 MPhil Ph D intergrated course ( Old Scheme) | ||
| Jani Chungathu | 2019-03-25 | Conflicts, Negotiations and Compromises: A Study on the Syrian Christians of Kerala in the 18th and 19th centuries | Acd.A1/12622/2008/SSUS | ||
| Sandhya P A | 10-03-2021 | Land Power and Social Order in18th century Malabar | nil | HISTORY | 2012 |
Scholar: Deepa K N
Award Date:
Topic: Gender in the Context of Internal Migration from Travancore to Malabar
Reg No:
Dept:
Reg Year:
Scholar: Sabu Samuel
Award Date: 2018-05-04
Topic: Printed Community, Printing Community: Community Formation in and through Print Media
Reg No: 1924 MPhil Ph D intergrated course ( Old Scheme)
Dept:
Reg Year:
Scholar: Jani Chungathu
Award Date: 2019-03-25
Topic: Conflicts, Negotiations and Compromises: A Study on the Syrian Christians of Kerala in the 18th and 19th centuries
Reg No: Acd.A1/12622/2008/SSUS
Dept:
Reg Year:
Scholar: Sandhya P A
Award Date: 10-03-2021
Topic: Land Power and Social Order in18th century Malabar
Reg No: nil
Dept: HISTORY
Reg Year: 2012
| Title | Author | Book Title | Publisher | Year | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donation and Patronage in the Syrian Christian Church | Susan Thomas | On Present(in/g) Histories | DC Books | 2017 | 978-93-5282-124-2 |
| ‘Locating the State in Conflicts and Resolution: Leaves from Syrian Christian History | Susan Thomas | Proceedings of the Third International Kerala History Conference | Sahithya Pravarthaka Co-operative Society Ltd. | 2016 | 978-93-86094 |
| Fall from Grace: Gender and Community Formations among Syrian Christians | SusanThomas | Zooming In: Historicizing the Religious Spaces of Women in Kerala | Meena Books | 2019 | 978-93-85957-45-1 |
Title: Donation and Patronage in the Syrian Christian Church
Author: Susan Thomas
Book: On Present(in/g) Histories
Publisher: DC Books
Year: 2017
ISBN: 978-93-5282-124-2
Title: ‘Locating the State in Conflicts and Resolution: Leaves from Syrian Christian History
Author: Susan Thomas
Book: Proceedings of the Third International Kerala History Conference
Publisher: Sahithya Pravarthaka Co-operative Society Ltd.
Year: 2016
ISBN: 978-93-86094
Title: Fall from Grace: Gender and Community Formations among Syrian Christians
Author: SusanThomas
Book: Zooming In: Historicizing the Religious Spaces of Women in Kerala
Publisher: Meena Books
Year: 2019
ISBN: 978-93-85957-45-1
| Name | Date | Paper Title | Level | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locality and Region : Literature, History and Culture ( Research Scholar's Meet- curator) | 12-09-2023 | N/A | National | N/A |
| Dutch Sources of South India: Structure Content and context (organiser) | 19-01-2023 | N/A | International | N/A |
| Remembering Gandhi -Gandhijiyude Varthamanagal (organiser) | 02-10-2021 | N/A | State | N/A |
Name: Locality and Region : Literature, History and Culture ( Research Scholar's Meet- curator)
Date: 12-09-2023
Paper: N/A
Level: National
Status: N/A
Name: Dutch Sources of South India: Structure Content and context (organiser)
Date: 19-01-2023
Paper: N/A
Level: International
Status: N/A
Name: Remembering Gandhi -Gandhijiyude Varthamanagal (organiser)
Date: 02-10-2021
Paper: N/A
Level: State
Status: N/A