Ms Swarupa Kamat
Head of the department
Associate Professor and Head of the Department. B.A. (History), M.A. (History). Secured the third rank in B.A. and second in M.A.
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The Head of Department, she is an alumna of Sophia College and ranked third at the University level in BA History. Ms. Kamat has completed her MA from Mumbai University standing second in the University. She has taught History in the Junior College for 3 years and has been teaching Senior College since 1990.
Dr. Rashna Poncha
Associate Professor. B.A. (History) , M.A. (History). PhD. Secured the first rank in B.A. and second in M.A.
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Also an alumna of Sophia College, she secured the first rank at the University level in BA History. Dr. Poncha completed her MA from Mumbai University standing second in the University. She has been a member of this department since 1996. She was awarded the Ph.D. degree in 2018 for her thesis on Bombay History.
Ms Firdos Makwana
(Part Time Lecturer)
B.A. ( History), B.Ed., M.A. (History)
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She is an alumna of Sophia College. She teaches one course in senior college and the 12th standard of Junior College.
Dr. Lata Pujari
(Part-Time Lecturer)
MA, Ph.D
Research:
Swarupa Kamat
- Editor (with Anila Verghese and Rashna Poncha) Mumbai – Socio-Cultural Perspectives: Contribution of Ethnic Groups and Communities, Mumbai 2013. ISBN No. 978-93-5137-871-6.
- Down the Corridors of Wisdom – 75 Years of Sophia College for Women with Anila Verghese and Rashna Poncha. Published by Sophia College for Women, 2017.
- Editor (with Anila Verghese and Rashna Poncha), Mumbai – Socio-Cultural Perspectives: Contributions of Ethnic Groups and Communities. Primus Books, Delhi, 2018. ISBN No. 978-93-86552-60-0 (Hardback), ISBN No. 978-93-86552-61-7 (paperback), ISBN No. 978-93-86552-62-4 (POD).
Rashna Poncha
- ‘Report on the Four Day Workshop on Research Methodology for Professors and Research Scholars’. Article in Indica, the Journal of the Heras Institute of Indian History and Culture, September 2011 Issue, Vol. 48, No. 2. Page nos. 189 -191. ISSN. 0019-686X.
- Editor (with Anila Verghese and Swarupa Kamat) Mumbai – Socio-Cultural Perspectives: Contribution of Ethnic Groups and Communities, Mumbai 2013. ISBN No. 978-93-5137-871-6.
Chapters in book:
- ‘A Brief History of Bombay’, pages 1–12.
- ‘The Parsis and their contribution to the Socio-Cultural Development of Bombay’, pages 55–70.
- Review of Samira Shaikh’s Forging a Region: Sultans, Traders, and Pilgrims in Gujarat. Article in Indica, the Journal of the Heras Institute of Indian History and Culture, September 2015, Vol. 52, No. 1 & 2. Pages 211-216. ISSN. 0019-686X.
- ‘An Enduring Legacy. The Bai Avabai Framji Petit Girls’ Orphanage/High School and the J. B. Petit High School for Girls’. Paper in the Journal of the The K. R. Cama Oriental Institute. Special Issue No. 73, 2016. Pages 127-140. ISSN 0970-0609.
- Down the Corridors of Wisdom – 75 Years of Sophia College for Women with Anila Verghese and Swarupa Kamat. Published by Sophia College for Women, 2017.
- ‘Lost Sentinel: The Demolition of the Bombay Fort.’ Paper in ROOTS International Journal of Multidisciplinary Researches. Vol: 4, No. 3 February 2018. Pages 179-184. ISSN: 2349-8684. Impact Factor 3.487.
- Editor (with Anila Verghese and Swarupa Kamat), Mumbai – Socio-Cultural Perspectives: Contributions of Ethnic Groups and Communities. Primus Books, Delhi, 2018. ISBN No. 978-93-86552-60-0 (Hardback), ISBN No. 978-93-86552-61-7 (paperback), ISBN No. 978-93-86552-62-4 (POD).
Chapters in Book:
- ‘A Brief History of Bombay’, Pages 1 – 14.
- ‘The Parsis of Bombay’, Pages 57-72.
- ‘The Bombay Fort – Protector or Impediment?’ Maritime History Society Monsoon Series Lecture. Published in Sagardhara, Journal of the Maritime History Society, Vol. III/19-20 October 2019. Pages 5-14.
- Editor (with Zenobia Dumasia and Aban Mukherji) the English translation of Mumbaino Bahar by Ratanji Faramji Vatcha. Published by The K R Cama Oriental Institute, Mumbai, 2024. ISBN 978-93-81324-22-6.
- The Ditches/Forts of the Forts on the Island of Bombay 1743-1867. Paper in the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai. Volume 92 for 2019 (for the year 2024). Pages 29-41. ISSN
Lata Pujari
- Book: “The Position of Women at Vijayanagara 1336-1565: A Study on Art and Epigraphy” published by Writers Choice Publications Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2022. ISBN: 978-93-93082-45-9
- Book Review – Gandhi for All Times by Dr. Rita Patil (Ed.), Mumbai: Gandhian Study Centre, Maniben Nanavati Women’s College. Pages: 171, ISBN 978-93-89824-79-7, price: Rs. 800/- to be published Urdhva Mula: An inter-disciplinary journal focusing on women and related issues, in vol. 14, October 2021, Mumbai: Sophia Centre for Women’s Studies and Development, Mumbai. ISSN 2277 – 7954
- Article on “Women Performing Artists at Vijayanagara (1336 CE-1565CE)” Research Horizons: International Peer-Reviewed Journal, Mumbai: Maniben Nanavati Women’s College, vol. 10, Nov. 2020, ISSN 2229 – 385X, pp.110-119
- Article on “My Experience as a Woman Priest” in Urdhva Mula: An inter-disciplinary journal focusing on women and related issues, vol. 6 March 2012, Mumbai: Sophia Centre for Women’s Studies and Development, Mumbai. ISSN 2277 – 7954, pp. 53-60.
- Article on “Life on the Lifeline of Mumbai” in Urdhva Mula: An inter-disciplinary journal focusing on women and related issues, vol. 6 March 2012, Mumbai: Sophia Centre for Women’s Studies and Development, Mumbai. ISSN 2277 – 7954, pp. 198-203
- Article on “Athens 1896 te Beijing 2008 Striyanchi Olympic Vatchaal” in Prerak Lalkari, Vol. 9 September 2008, The Monthly Magazine of Stree Mukti Sanghatna, Dadar.
Job Opportunities
- Union Public Service Examinations (UPSC)
- MA History
- MA Museology (M.S. University of Baroda, Benares Hindu University, Varanasi, etc)
- MA Archaeology (M.S. University of Baroda, Deccan College, Pune, Archaeological Survey of India, New Delhi, etc)
- Diploma in Numismatics (Karnataka University)
- Diploma in Epigraphy (Benares Hindu University, Varanasi)
- Diploma in Archival Science (National Archives of India, New Delhi)
- BA Library Science (after graduation - University of Mumbai, Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi,etc)
- Travel & Tourism
- Journalism
- Law
- Broadcast Media
- Art Historian
- Anthropology