VELLORE MUTINY

DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY – HISTORIA – VELORE MUTINY

On 10th July 1806, the sepoys who had gathered killed 14 British officers and 115 Englishmen of the 69th Regiment. The mutiny started during midnight and by dawn, the fort had been captured by them. They raised the flag of the Mysore Sultanate over the fort. They also declared Tipu Sultan’s son Fateh Hyder as the king.

Seminar on Mental Health and Development

DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY : HISTORIA

Mental health is a state of mental well-being that enables people to cope with the stresses of life, realize their abilities, learn well and work well, and contribute to their community. It is an integral component of health and well-being that underpins our individual and collective abilities to make decisions, build relationships and shape the…

Seminar on vision 2020

DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY – HISTORIA SEMINAR ON VISION – 2020

World Students’ Day is celebrated on October 15 to honour Abdul kalam’s contribution. World Students’ Day is celebrated on October 15 every year to honour former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam’s contributions to the field of education. The occasion coincides with the late teacher’s birth anniversary. Former President and renowned scientist Dr APJ Abdul Kalam…

Guest lecture

DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY : HISTORIA

The Vellore Mutiny predated the Indian Revolt of 1857 by about 50 years. It erupted on 10th July 1806 in Vellore, present-day Tamil Nadu, and lasted only for a day, but it was brutal and shook the British East India Company. It was the first major mutiny by the Indian sepoys in the East India…

Awareness programme about breast cancer

DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY – HISTORIA : BREAST CANCER AWARENESS

October 13 is nationally recognized in the United States as Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day. About 30% of early-stage breast cancers eventually metastasize (spread to parts of the body away from the breast), and the day is intended to drive awareness of the need for more research about metastatic disease. Cancer Awareness Month, held in October every…