The Dept. of History came into existence in 1944 catering to the academic needs of the U.G. and P.G. students of this region in particular and of Odisha in general. After the transformation of G.M. College into G. M. University in 2015, the Department also got its new identity as School of History and presently offers U.G., P.G., M.Phil and Ph.D courses with 48, 78, 08 and 16 seats respectively. It is now a premier institution of Historical research and learning in India. The Department offers a basket of varied and challenging courses for its undergraduate (integrated) and graduate programmes. It has constantly espoused a double–barrelled pedagogic effort in which core courses cutting across all historical periodizations are offered for enhancing a general disciplinary proficiency in Indian history, alongside a broad overview of world history. A large clutch of highly specialized, theme–oriented courses, on the other hand, offer students the opportunity to choose/pursue their own specializations/research interests. The Department is endowed with outstanding faculty members, committed to innovative pedagogic practices and with cutting-edge research interests in History. As meticulous, inventive and engaging supervisors, they enable the research scholars to bring out the best in their individual research work. The encouraging learning environment, rigorous coursework, field visit and reputed faculties ensures a steady flow of young scholars from across the country year after year to the Department. The students are taught to locate contemporary issues within specific historical contexts to grasp the nature of the present and to envision a future informed by the past. Such an intellectual orientation, the Department hopes, will provide students with historically informed capacities for thoughtful judgment and decision-making in their everyday lives as well. The Department has been consistently widening its research agenda in line with the emergent themes and paradigms, with a focus largely on India and with a growing interdisciplinary orientation. According to the Objective of the University much emphasis is given on local history, culture, art, architecture, tradition, customs, economic activities, beliefs, technologies and resources in the course content. In the process of teaching ancient Indian coins and inscriptions, emphasis is placed on the allusions to various tribal clans and organizations. Fieldwork and Practicals are an essential component of the Postgraduate Curriculum. Students receive field training while pursuing their education. In order to analyze the material remains and artifacts that have been uncovered, students do their fieldwork among live populations. For a deeper comprehension of ancient civilization, students are introduced to all the theoretical and practical facets of comparing data from ethnography and archaeology, including the use of ethnographic analogies and archaeological ethnography.School of History carried out Archaeological Excavation in Barapali Asurgarh, District Baragarh (Odisha) during the Field Season 2021–22, in accordance with the Departmental Proposal for Archaeological Excavation that was approved by the Standing Committee of Central Advisory Board of Archaeology, Archaeological Survey of India, Government of India.
Selected Publications
“Prisons and Penal Measures under the British Colonial Orissa”,
WoS Indexed: ; Scopus Indexed: ; UGC Care Listed: Yes; vol: Vol-XVII, No-1, Warangal, Telengana.; pg: 238-256; Publisher: Department of History and Tourism Management, Kaktiya University, Warrangal; Impact Factor: ; DOI :
Prof.(Dr.) Dr. Sasmita Rani Shasini
Situating Madhusudan Das in the ‘Sati’ Polemics in Nineteenth century Odisha: Compulsion or Consent?”,
WoS Indexed: ; Scopus Indexed: ; UGC Care Listed: ; vol: Vol-1, No-1; pg: 68-77; Publisher: Purvanchal University, Faculty of Arts, Law and Education; Impact Factor: ; DOI :
Prof.(Dr.) Dr. Sasmita Rani Shasini
SHIKAR: The Literary Representation of State Power through Colonial Rule of Law”,
WoS Indexed: ; Scopus Indexed: ; UGC Care Listed: Yes; vol: Vol-50, Part-C; pg: 327-336; Publisher: ; Impact Factor: ; DOI :
Prof.(Dr.) Dr. Sasmita Rani Shasini
“Cursed Bodies, Silenced Lives: Women, Moral Policing and Human Rights in India”,
WoS Indexed: ; Scopus Indexed: ; UGC Care Listed: Yes; vol: Vol-5, Issue-6; pg: 901-916; Publisher: ; Impact Factor: ; DOI :
Prof.(Dr.) Dr. Sasmita Rani Shasini
, “Policing the Police: Salt Monopoly and the Colonial Rule of Law in Orissa”,
WoS Indexed: ; Scopus Indexed: ; UGC Care Listed: ; vol: vol-27, Issue-2, ; pg: 427-431; Publisher: ; Impact Factor: ; DOI : Doi.9790/0837-270204346 .
Prof.(Dr.) Dr. Sasmita Rani Shasini
“Reconstruction of Women’s History of India,
WoS Indexed: ; Scopus Indexed: ; UGC Care Listed: ; vol: Vol. III, Issue. 2, ; pg: 2239-2254; Publisher: ; Impact Factor: ; DOI :
Prof.(Dr.) Dr. Sasmita Rani Shasini
Kashi Kshetra main Sarvekshit Kuber Pratimayen: Naveen abalokan
WoS Indexed: No; Scopus Indexed: No; UGC Care Listed: No; vol: Vol-3, No- 6, ; pg: pp.209-211,; Publisher: ; Impact Factor: ; DOI :
Dr. Paramatap Pradhan
An Ethnological Investigation of Iron Working in Vindhya-Gangetic Region
WoS Indexed: No; Scopus Indexed: No; UGC Care Listed: No; vol: Vol-1, No-1, ; pg: pp.151-156,; Publisher: ; Impact Factor: ; DOI :
Dr. Paramatap Pradhan
Recently Discovered Buddhist and Jain sites at Anandpur block of Keonjhar in Odisha.
WoS Indexed: No; Scopus Indexed: No; UGC Care Listed: No; vol: Vol-LXXI, No- 5 ; pg: pp. 98-100,; Publisher: Odisha Govt; Impact Factor: ; DOI :
Dr. Paramatap Pradhan
Iron Objects from the Excavations at Kankia (Radhanagar), Jajpur, Odisha.
WoS Indexed: No; Scopus Indexed: No; UGC Care Listed: No; vol: Vol.39 ; pg: pp. 138-148; Publisher: Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi; Impact Factor: ; DOI :
Dr. Paramatap Pradhan
Recently Discovered Early Historical Sites of Keonjhar District, Odisha
WoS Indexed: No; Scopus Indexed: No; UGC Care Listed: Yes; vol: Vol. 21 ; pg: pp.180-185; Publisher: ; Impact Factor: ; DOI :
Dr. Paramatap Pradhan
Khalkattapatna Port: the lost archaeological heritage of Odisha,east coast of India
WoS Indexed: Yes; Scopus Indexed: Yes; UGC Care Listed: Yes; vol: 109; pg: 372-373; Publisher: Indian Academy of Sciences ; Impact Factor: 1.102 ; DOI :
Dr. Atula Kumar Pradhan
Recently Discovered Images from the Jayadurg? Temple in the Backwater of Bhitarakanika, Odisha: Issues of Coastal Shrines, Networks and Religious Memory
WoS Indexed: No; Scopus Indexed: ; UGC Care Listed: Yes; vol: 8.1; pg: 9741-982; Publisher: Department of Archaeology, University of Kerala, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ; Impact Factor: ; DOI :
Dr. Atula Kumar Pradhan
Some Newly Discovered Inscribed Images and Hardstones from Coastal Odisha in History Today
WoS Indexed: ; Scopus Indexed: ; UGC Care Listed: Yes; vol: 21; pg: 117; Publisher: The History and Culture Society, New Delhi; Impact Factor: ; DOI :
Dr. Atula Kumar Pradhan
COINS FROM PACHRAHI EXCAVATION: A SITE IN SOUTH KOSALA
WoS Indexed: ; Scopus Indexed: ; UGC Care Listed: ; vol: 13; pg: 17-23; Publisher: IJMER; Impact Factor: 8.017; DOI : http://ijmer.in.doi./2024/13.3.04
Dr. Atula Kumar Pradhan
An Imitated Gold Coin of Huvixka Kuxapa from Radhanagar, Odisha
WoS Indexed: ; Scopus Indexed: ; UGC Care Listed: ; vol: ; pg: ; Publisher: CENTRE FOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL STUDIES & TRAINING EASTERN INDIA , KOLKATA; Impact Factor: ; DOI :
Dr. Atula Kumar Pradhan
NEWLY DISCOVERED COPPER HOARD CULTURE OF CHAULAGHERI, ODISHA
WoS Indexed: ; Scopus Indexed: ; UGC Care Listed: Yes; vol: 78; pg: 987-988; Publisher: Indian History Congress; Impact Factor: ; DOI : https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/26906174
Dr. Atula Kumar Pradhan
“Locating to ‘Erotica’ Themes in to Translation and Transcription of Palm-Leaf: Reading an Un-Known Odia ‘K?ma-s?tra’”
WoS Indexed: ; Scopus Indexed: Yes; UGC Care Listed: Yes; vol: IX; pg: 171-193; Publisher: Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities; Impact Factor: ; DOI : https://dx.doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v9n3.18,
Dr. Santosh Kumar Mallik, Assistant Professor (Stage-II)
“Re?Appraisal of Text, Tradition and Temple: Contemplation in Socio?Ethno?Cultural Trend of Odishan Un?known Ka?ma?su?tra Colophons”
WoS Indexed: ; Scopus Indexed: ; UGC Care Listed: Yes; vol: V; pg: 391-402; Publisher: Heritage: Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Archaeology; Impact Factor: ; DOI :
Dr. Santosh Kumar Mallik, Assistant Professor (Stage-II)
“An Ethnographic Enquires on (Eros)-Fertile Context: An Excogitative Envisage in Odishan Fairs, Festivals and Fasts”
WoS Indexed: ; Scopus Indexed: ; UGC Care Listed: Yes; vol: XXX; pg: 122-137; Publisher: Utkal Historical Research Journal; Impact Factor: ; DOI :
Dr. Santosh Kumar Mallik, Assistant Professor (Stage-II)
“‘Agro-Fecundity’ Conception an Embodiment of Erotica Enigma: Re-appraisal of Antediluvian Odishan Societal Rites/Rituals/Practices”
WoS Indexed: ; Scopus Indexed: ; UGC Care Listed: Yes; vol: XXXI; pg: 67-75; Publisher: Utkal Historical Research Journal; Impact Factor: ; DOI :
Dr. Santosh Kumar Mallik, Assistant Professor (Stage-II)
“Understanding an Unknown Odia K?masu?tra : A Contemplative Translation Study on Chaus?hat?hi-Rati Bandha”
WoS Indexed: ; Scopus Indexed: ; UGC Care Listed: Yes; vol: 115; pg: 107-111; Publisher: QJMS-The Quarterly Journal of The Mythic Society; Impact Factor: ; DOI : https://doi.org/10.58844/QLFN1209
Dr. Santosh Kumar Mallik, Assistant Professor (Stage-II)
Research Project
ICHR sponsored project on An Archaeological Investigation of Suktel Valley, Odisha(2024-26), Contd.
Dr. Atula Kumar Pradhan
Minor Research Project(MRPs) on Exploration and Documentation of Tangible Heritage of Sambalpur(2024), Contd.
Dr. Atula Kumar Pradhan
Minor Research Project(MRPs) on Rock Art of Bhima mandali in Riarakhol, Sambalpur: An Ethno-Archaeological Study, during the session 2022-2023.
Dr. Atula Kumar Pradhan
Excavation at Barpali Asurgarh, Odisha during the session 2021-22.(Archaeological Survey of India)
Dr. Atula Kumar Pradhan
GMU Seed Fund Project, 2023. Project Title: "“The Transformation of the Lord into a Subject: Jagannath Amidst Colonial Legal Interference”. Project Cost- 1 Lakh
Prof.(Dr.) Dr. Sasmita Rani Shasini
Presently Working on ‘Minor Research Project’ entitled Topic “Forms and Patronage in Bhubaneswar Group of Temples: A Study of Kali?n?gana School of Art (From 5th CE to 15th CE)” under the aegis of ‘SEED FUNDING’ of Gangadhar Meher University. Contd. (October-2023 to October-2024). (One Lakh)
Dr. Santosh Kumar Mallik, Assistant Professor (Stage-II)
Archaeological Survey of Maniyari River, a project submitted in Directorate of Culture and Archaeology, Government of Chhattisgarh, Raipur, 2014-15.
Dr. Atula Kumar Pradhan
1. OURIIP-2022, Govt. of Odisha, Project Title: "State, Society and Colonial Legality: Configuring the Legal Landscape of Nineteenth Century Odisha", Project Cost- 5.12 Lakh
Prof.(Dr.) Dr. Sasmita Rani Shasini
Presently Working on ‘ICHR Awarded Special Research Project’ entitled “The Life and Contribution of Santha Kavi Bhima Bhoi: A Great Philosopher of Odisha and Proponent of Mahima Tradition” funded under “Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR), An Autonomous Organization, Ministry of Education, Govt. of India, New Delhi.” (Five Lakh) Contd. (from July-2023 to July-2025)
Dr. Santosh Kumar Mallik, Assistant Professor (Stage-II)
An Ethnographic Study of Terracotta Art and Pottery Making in Subarnapur District. funded by GMU-World Bank
Dr. Paramatap Pradhan
Archaeological Survey of Jonk River, a project submitted in Directorate of Culture and Archaeology, Government of Chhattisgarh, Raipur, 2013.
Dr. Atula Kumar Pradhan
1. OURIIP-2022, Govt. of Odisha, Project Title: "State, Society and Colonial Legality: Configuring the Legal Landscape of Nineteenth Century Odisha"
Prof.(Dr.) Dr. Sasmita Rani Shasini
Submitted Successfully ‘Minor Research Project’ entitled Topic “Description of Desires in Srngara - Rasa: A. Comprehensive Translation of ‘Chaushathi-Rati Bandha’’ under the aegis of OHEPEE, the World Bank, and Gangadhar Meher University on March 20th 2023. (One Lakh)
Dr. Santosh Kumar Mallik, Assistant Professor (Stage-II)
Alumni
This prestigious department has produced good quality Alumni who are serving in different prestigious Educational institutions in country and abroad. Some Alumni are working as Professors, Principals and Administrative officers. The Department has an Alumni group who extends support for the progress of the department.
