Bio Sketch

Personal Details:

Name : Rev. Dr. James John
Department : History
Designation : Principal
Address : Mangalathu House , C. R. Hostel, St. Thomas College, Palai, Arunapuram P.O , Palai , Kottayam , Kerala ,India - 687574
Email : james.hist@stcp.ac.in , jamesmangalathu@hotmail.com


Education:

Sl. No Course Institution Period Achievements

1

M. A

The M.S. University of Baroda

1996 -1998

First Class

2

PhD

Pondicherry Central University

1998-2004

PhD

3

Certificate Course in French

Alliance Francaise, Pondicherry

1998

Level A

4

Certificate Course in Portuguese Language

Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

2000

Nivel 3



Area of Specialization / Research Interests:

AREA OF SPECIALIZATION / RESEARCH INTERESTS

Indo-Portuguese History

Socio-Cultural History

Economic History of Pre-Modern India



Career Profile:

Sl.No Name of the Institution Designation period

1

Department of History, St. Thomas College, Palai

Assistant Professor

2002-



Publications:

Research Publication:
Sl.No Publication Publication Year

1

James John,“The Women and the Socio-cultural Changes in Kerala during the Sixteenth Century”, in Research Review International Journal of Multidisciplinary, UGC Listed, Vol. IV, Issue 5, May 2019, pp. 1136-1140, UGC Listed Journal, ISSN: 2455-3085 (Online), (Impact Factor.5.164, Peer Reviewed.

2019

2

James John,“MAHADEV GOVIND RANADE: A PROPHET OF SOCIO-RELIGIOUS REFORM MOVEMENT OF WESTERN INDIA”, in International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews (IJRAR), May 2019, Vol 6, Issue 2, pp. 839-841, ISSN No.2349-5138, UGC Approved, Peer Reviewed, Impact Factor 5.75

2019

3

James John, “Ecclesiastical Legislations and Sociocultural Changes in Malabar”, in Pius Malekandathil etal., ed., India, the Portuguese and Maritime Interactions, Vol. II, Primus, Delhi, 2019, pp. 236-247, ISBN: 9789352906604

2019

4

Sony Alias and Dr. James John, “Crisis in Plantation Industry and its impact on Eco-Tourism in Idukki District Kerala” Mirror, Vol. 8, No. 2-A March 2018, 258-260, ISSN 2249-8117. Peer Reviewed, 1 Co-author.

2018

5

Alias Mathew and Dr. James John, “Historical Approach to the Origin and Growth of Rubber in the World with Special Reference to Cultural and Archaeological Factors”, Mirror, Vol. 8, No. 2-A March 2018, 247-250, ISSN 2249-8117, Peer Reviewed, UGC Approved No. 64272. (One Co-Author)

2018

6

James John, “Socio- Economic and Cultural Development in Plantations and its Impact on Idukki District of Kerala”, in Online International Interdisciplinary Research Journal, Vol-08/ August 2018, pp. 209-214. http://oiirj.org/oiirj/blog/2018/08/05/volume-08-aug-2018-special-issue/, ISSN2249-9598. Peer Reviewed, UGCApproved Journal No- 46964., 2 Authors, Impact Factor 5.818, Article No.in content 34 , Pages 209-214.

2018

7

Alias Mathew and Dr. James John, “Significance of Rubber Plantation in the Rural Development of Kerala”, in Dr. Shailesh Kumar Sigh etal, ed. , Rural Development of India, Bharati Publications, Delhi, 2018, pp.67-73, ISBN: 978-93-86608-55-0, 1 Co-Author

2018

8

Sony Alias and Dr. James John, “Development of Plantation and Its Impact on Regional Development of the State of Kerala”, in Dr. Shailesh Kumar Sigh etal, ed., Rural Development of India, Bharati Publications, Delhi, 2018, pp.195-203, ISBN: 978-93-86608-55-0, 1 Co-author.

2018

9

“Synod of Diamper and the Consequent Socio-cultural Changes in Malabar’, Thomas Christian Heritage, Vol. X, No.198, 21 November 2017, pp. 87-102, ISSN 2394-319X.

2017

10

James John, “A Historical Survey of the Local Rulers of Poonjar”, in Mirror, Vol. 7, No. 3-A December 2017, 158-163, ISSN 2249-8117, Peer Reviewed.

2017

11

“The socio-cultural Traits of the Nazranis in Sixteenth Century Malabar”, in Journal of the Institute for Research in Social sciences and Humanities ,Vol. 10, Nos. 1 and 2, January_December 2015, pp.45-56, ISSN 0973-3353, Peer Reviewed.

2015

12

"The Portuguese and the Native Rulers of Malabar",in Journal of the Institute forResearch in Social Sciences and Humanities, Vol. 7, No. 1 and 2, January_December2012, Kannur, pp. 211-220

2012

13

“Akbar: A Contemporary Portuguese Pen-picture”, in Journal of the Institute for Research in Social Sciences and Humanities, Vol. 5, No. 1, January –June 2010, Kannur, pp. 107-119

2010

14

.“Religious Legislations: A Portuguese Means of Social Change 1567-1599”, in South Indian History Congress Twenty Ninth Annual Session Proceedings,pp. 215-217, Tirunelvely 2009.

2009

15

“The Organisation of the Santa Casa da Misericordia in Malabar” in Journal of the Institute for Research in Social Sciences and Humanities, Vol.3, No.1, Kannur, June 2008, pp. 99-110

2008

16

“Portuguese Maritime Empire in India: For God or Mammon”, in South Indian History Congress: Twenty Seventh Annual Session Proceedings, Rajapalayam, 2007, pp. 372-378

2007

17

“The Portuguese and the Socio-cultural Changes in Malabar with Special Reference to the Synod of Diamper”, in Mathew, K.S., Maritime Malabar and the Europeans: 1500-1962, Hope India Publications, New Delhi, 2003, pp. 269-281.

2003



Details of Workshops/ Conferences/ Seminars/ Symposia Attended/ Papers Presented / Talks Given:

Sl.
No
Title of the seminar/
conference etc.
Invited /
Contributed
/Partic-ipation
Venue/
Agency
Dates Inter-national/ National/
Regional
Title of the Paper

1

LRC National Seminar

Invited

Mount St. Thomas, Kakkanad

7-9, March 2017

International

Synod of Diamper and the Consequent Socio-cultural Changes in Malabar

2

International Seminar on the St. Thomas Christians

Participation

Mannanam

30 January to 1 February 2018

International

The Status of the Nazrani Women and the Portuguese during the Sixteenth Century

3

International Seminar on The Portuguese in the Indian Ocean Regions with Special Reference to the Malabar Coast (1500-1663)

Participation

P.G.Department of History, St. Thomas College, Palai,

2, February 2018

International

The Portuguese and the Position of Women in Malabar During the Sixteenth Century



Positions held or holding if any:

Sl.No Position Year

1

PhD Thesis Examiner of Kannur University Chief Adjudicator and Chairman of the Doctoral thesis of Dr. Shajimon entitled Italian Missionary Activities in North Malabar, 1936-1998: a Study of Socio- Economic Changes in the Pulaya Community of the Region at Kannur University.

2016

2

Chief Superintendent of Examinations at St. Thomas College, Palai

2016



Additional:

Countries Visited: France, Portugal, U.S.A., U.K., Belgium, Germany, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Hungary, Slovakia. Spain, Czech Republic Languages Known:Malayalam (Mother Tongue), English, Portuguese, French, Spanish, Hindi, and Tamil, Basic knowledge of Sanskrit, Syriac, Latin,