Submission areas
Submission areas include but are not limited to the following
1. Political History
While history is often thought to be a larger form of political history, this specialised area combines political science and the study of history. It is a popular discipline of history that focuses on examining political systems, leadership, movements, and occurrences. It is associated with the growth and fall of various political systems and political leaders during history’s many evolutionary stages.
2. Social History
Historical events also have a substantial impact on the equipment and functioning of society, which is why this field of study evolved among the many areas of history. Social history is concerned with actual past experiences. It is the history of people, their practices, traditions, and activities connected to key historical events.
3. Economic History
This specialisation, one of history’s lesser-known fields, combines economics with analysing historical events and how they influenced various economies throughout the world. Economic history seeks to comprehend the various economic events of the past. It is the study of markets, industry, manufacturing methods, consumption, and the working classes.
4. Religious History
For decades, secular and religious historians have focused on the history of religion, and it is still taught in colleges and universities. Political, cultural, and aesthetic elements as well as theology and liturgy are all covered in the history of religion. Religions from all places and parts of the globe where humans have lived are studied in this subject.
5. Diplomatic History
As the name implies, this field of history is concerned with diplomats, diplomatic actions and institutions, and relationships among two or more states. This area includes the subjects of war, security, agreements, international alliances, and institutions.
6. Art History
Art history is a field of history that studies and analyses various visual art genres like sculptures, artworks, architecture, sketches, and so on from the perspective of their production period. It is involved in elucidating the mechanisms, development, and significance behind the many art forms.
7. Food History
This field of history is concerned with culinary science regarding diverse civilisations and their evolution, beginnings, development, cooking methods and skills, and significance. It investigates and analyses food’s social, cultural, economic, and environmental aspects as a distinct branch of history.
8. Science and Medicine History
The history of science and medicine is the study of the impact of previous scientific and clinical advances on civilization. Many notable scientific innovations and innovators have existed in the past, and this field of history seeks to uncover both well-known and neglected scientific and medical achievements.
9. Cultural History
Another factor extensively researched in history as an educational field is culture. It is the study of different components of culture such as values, ideas, customs, rituals, language, etc. This field of history investigates the roles of these factors in the formation of cultural identities. It frequently blends anthropological and historical methodologies to investigate language, public cultural traditions, and sociocultural perceptions of historical understanding. It explores narrative archives and representations of a group’s learning, customs, and historical arts. It is critical to understand how people construct their memories of the past. The study of art in society and the study of pictures and human visual output are all part of cultural history.
10. Women’s History
Women’s history is a renowned discipline of history that explores the role of women during important and transformational occurrences in world history. It concentrates on the history of feminism and well-known women in many fields of study ranging from science to humanities, literature, and politics. It is amongst the crucial branches of history.
11. Environmental History
Environmental history is a newer field dealing with the environment and its various elements. It investigates the consequences and impacts of human action and engagement on the configuration of the environment and the other way around. The discipline was formed on conservation problems, but it has since broadened its scope to cover a more general scientific and societal history and issues concerning cities, population, and environmental sustainability. It is also a very interdisciplinary discipline that extensively depends on the humanities and scientific sciences.
12. Intellectual history
the study of how ideas, concepts, and theories have changed over time, and how they’ve influenced human thought and action.
13. Freedom Struggle and Independence Movement
This segment delves into the Indian independence movement, aiming to end British colonial rule. It explores the contributions of various leaders, mass movements, and pivotal events.
14. Post-Independence History:
Covering the challenges and developments since India gained independence, this segment includes political developments, economic reforms, social changes, foreign relations, and the nation’s journey towards modernization.
15. Gender history
a sub-field of history that studies the past through the lens of gender. It explores how gender has shaped historical events, and how gender roles have been influenced by cultural ideas and institutions. How gender differences have been perceived and configured throughout history. How gender norms have changed over time, and what these changes say about the social, cultural, and political climate. How gender has affected power, culture, economics, and identity in the past and present. Who counts as a historical subject, and how gender shapes the historical narrative.
16. Wildlife history
Wildlife history refers to the study of the past interactions between humans and wild animals, as well as the evolution and development of wildlife populations and their habitats over time. Wildlife history explores various topics such as:
I) The evolution of hunting and fishing practices
II) The development of conservation laws and policies
III) The impact of human settlement and agriculture on wildlife habitats
IV) The history of wildlife management and conservation efforts
V) The role of wildlife in human culture and society. etc.