Department of History is one of the founding Departments of Dhenkanal Mahila Mahavidyalay. The History Department came into being in the year 1989 under Utkal University and afterwards it was shifted to Ramadevi Women’s University, Bhubaneswar in the year 2015. The Department offers History as an honours subject at the Degree Level with an intake capacity of 32 seats. The allotment is made by the Govt of odisha through Student Academic Management system (SAMS). The Department also teaches History to Students as an Elective paper as per CBCS Syllabus. It has a Seminar Library with latest editions of books on various areas of History subject. Our Students conduct as well as take part in various Seminars on diverse topics. Speakers are invited to deliver talks on topics. Our students have performed well in various examinations and extracurricular activities and bagged various awards too. Graduate student Rosy Naik (BA16 -120) won the State Level Nehru Hockey Tournament Award in 2013 and Juli Pal (BA16 – 144) got 1st class 1st rank in History Honours in the university examination in 2019. Some of our best Students are now placed in different leading academic, research institutes and other sectors.

Smt. Rujangi Mallick
MA, MPhil (Ravenshaw University)
Junior Lecturer (Adhoc)
Head, Dept. of History

Smt Rujangi Mallick is presently working as Jr. Lect in History (Adhoc). She has 8 years of teaching experience. Her specialization is Medieval India. She has been in the teaching profession since her joining the college in 2014.

Guest Faculty

Sri Susanta Das
MA (Ravenshaw University)

Sri Susanta Das is presently working as Guest Faculty in the Department of History. He has 6 years of teaching experience. His specialization is Ancient Indian history culture and archaeology.