Department of History

The Department of History was started right from the inception of Shillong College way back in 1956. Some stalwart figures of the town such as (Late), Shri Radhan Singh Lyngdoh (former Speaker, Meghalaya Legislatively Assembly), Shri D.H. Goswami, Shri (Late) Kapila Chatterjee, Shri Shyamadas Bhattacharjee and many others served the Department as part-time teachers in the early days. Shri (Late) Suddhabrata Bhattacharjee was the first full-time teacher in the Department, who later in 1970, became the Principal of the College, and served till his retirement in 1973. Smt. Chitra Choudhury, who was a keen cultural activist, joined the Department in July 1967, followed by Shri D. Mukhopadhyay. Shri Mukhopadhyay later left the job to join an assignment in Kolkata. Meanwhile, Dr.(Mrs.) M. P. R. Lyngdoh joined in the year 1973 and she took over as Head of the Department after the premature death of Smt. Choudhury in 08-02-1982. In 1996, Dr (Mrs.) M. P. R. Lyngdoh took over as the Principal of the College and Shri Rudyson Rynjah took charge as the Head of the Department until his retirement in 01-03-2014. Following his retirement, the senior most teacher in the Department, Smt. J. Choudhury took over as Head of the Department. In 2021, two teachers of the Department, Smt Joya Chudhury(HOD), and Smt Nubha Lytand retired. Smt V. C. S. Dkhar took over as the Head of the Department. Two new teachers, Smt Babhador Khongdup and Smt Amebari Kharkongor joined the department.

The teachers of the Department till date are Smt V.C.S.Dkhar, Smt O.L.Syiemlieh, Smt B. Khongdup and Smt A. Kharkongor.

The Department of History has always contributed significantly to the growth of the College and the welfare of the students. The students have performed creditably over the years.