Welcome to Department of History
The Department of History was established in 1891 with the establishment of Holkar
College with History as one of the seven subjects started at that time.
Historians like Dr. Dhar, Dr. Shanti Swaroop Verma, Dr. Dhariwal, Dr. B.N. Luniya,
Dr. D. Shrivastava, Dr. I.S. Mehta and Dr. R.N. Trivedi were some of the faculty
of this department. In 1961 due to administrative reasons the Holkar College and
Government Arts and Commerce College were separated with Dr. D. Shrivastava as the
Head of this department. Later on Dr. R.N. Trivedi, Dr. S.N. Yadav, Dr. C.K. Tiwari,
Dr. Manazir Ahmad, Dr. J.C. Upadhyaya, Dr. Harbans Singh, Dr. Sultan Baig were the
heads of this department. In 1961 it became a research centre in Government Arts
and Commerce College.
Objectives of the Department
• Raising the academic standard of the teaching staff and the students.
• To develop research attitude in the students.
• To help meritorious students prepare for competitive exams.
• To help the weaker students pursue their studies.