The Department has a long tradition of dedicated and committed teachers who have constantly set high standards, and at the same time remained approachable and empathetic to the students needs. The founder Head of the Department was Prof T P Sachdev under whose guidance the department took strong roots and provided learning and many opportunities to students of the then generation. He was the founder of the NSS and the founder in charge of the Foundation Course paper.

He was followed by Dr Shalini Saksena as the Head of the Department. She pursued her doctoral research and later was a research guide for several doctoral students who successfully completed their doctoral degrees under her suidance. She also has several books and research articles to her credit. During her tenure she conducted various programmes and seminars for students and teachers. She also engaged lectures for the initial batches of the Bachelor of mass Media Course in the College. She has been an Adjunct faculty with the University of Mumbai from 2006 to 2008.

In 2006, Prof Neelu Bhatia took over as the Head of the Department. She completed her M Phil on Settlement of Parsees in Bombay, 1661. She also has been the in charge of the Foundation Course papers for the First year and Second year students of Arts, Science and Commerce. She was the Co-ordinator for the survey project work. She successfully completed the projects ‘Clean Ulhasnagar-Healthy Ulhasnagar’ and ‘Education for All’ under the CHM-UMC Initiatives. Prof Neelu Bhatia was the Founder Director of the UGC-sponsored Gandhian Studies Center at Smt. CHM College. She has been a member of the Women’s Studies Center. Prof Bhatia has been on the Magazine Committee.

Presently, Prof Amita Grover is the Head of the Department. She took over in July 2009. She has been successfully working under Dr Saksena and Prof Bhatia since several years. She also helped the earlier respective Heads in all the programmes that were undertaken by the department in the conduct of various seminars, workshops, plays, quiz competitions etc. On the birth anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru, Prof Grover had addressed students on the life of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. She is a member of several committees, notably the attendance committee, admission committee, working for the cultural activities and festivals of the college.

Prof Grover’s colleagues in the Department are Prof Renu Sachdev and Dr Y Samuel PW. Prof Sachdev has been teaching for several years and been actively involved in all the activities of the department and college. She has been teaching postgraduate classes since last two years. She has been appointed as the Co-ordinator of Travel and Tourism Add on Course, and In charge for Foundation Course. She presented a paper in an International Conference at Nagpur. In August 2009 she has been appointed the Co-ordinator of the survey project for FC and EVS. She has been awarded a Minor research project on Role of Sadhu T L Vaswani for the Sindhi Community, by the University of Mumbai.

Dr Y Samuel PW was a student of the Department of History. He joined the College as a lecturer in 2006. His PhD is on Pandita Ramabai, Anandibai Joshi and Tarabai Shinde: A Comparative Study. He is on several committees like Human Rights Committee, and ‘Expressions’. He is actively involved in the survey projects in Foundation Course under Prof Bhatia and Prof Renu Sachdev. He is doing his Minor Research Project under the University of Mumbai on Methodist Churches in Thane District.

The Department’s latest entrant is Prof. Girish Chowdhury, who was our student. He is presently pursuing his M Phil. He is a faculty for Mass Media, Travel and Tourism and F.C. He is also actively involved in the survey projects for F.C.

Specializations at Undergraduate level
The papers taught deal with World History, Ancient India, History of Asia, Medieval India, Modern India, Archaeology, Museology and Library Science, Contemporary World, Regional History and General Knowledge and Current affairs. All these varied branches of History help the students who are preparing for a career in teaching, research, civil services, law, journalism, archaeology, museology, library science, numismatics, epigraphy, diplomatic and international relations, travel and tourism, and the general industry.

Changes in syllabus.
The syllabus has undergone changes from time to time and therefore there is need to reinforce the resources of the department, which would equip the students and keep them in tune with changing times.

The earlier paper at First year level was ‘Indian National Movement’. It was revised to ‘Landmarks in World History’. The earlier paper at Second Year level was ‘World History’. It was revised to ‘History of Asia’. The earlier paper V was ‘History of Asia’. It was revised to ‘Modern India’. The earlier paper VIII was ‘History of U.S.A and U.S.S.R.’ It has been revised to ‘Contemporary World.’

Historical visits.

The Department, since a long time, has been taking students for historical visits, which are mandatory for TYBA students. We also include the First Year and Second Year students so that they also benefit from exposure to historical tours and develop understanding for the subject.

Many of the students graduating from the department of History have gone on to do their post-graduation in History from the University of Mumbai. They are pursuing careers in degree college teaching, school teaching, research, and other careers in the corporate sector for which the subject of History prepares them in the sense that they have logical ability, good communication skills and an understanding of the current scenario