History meaning, nature, objective

2. History is often said to be the “queen” or “mother”
of the social sciences. It outdates the other social
sciences, having appeared in school long before the
others with the possible exception of geography. It is
the basis of all subjects of study which fall under the
category of Humanities and Social Sciences. It is
also the basis of the study of philosophy, politics,
economics and even art and religion. No wonder, it is
considered an indispensable subject in the complete
education of man.

3. The word “History” has been derived from the Greek word
“Historia” which means “information” or “an enquiry
designed to elicit truth”. It is just ‘man-his story’- - the story
of his efforts to satisfy his craving for an orderly social life, to
satisfy his love for freedom and to satisfy his thirst for beauty
and knowledge.
The credit of giving history the status of an independent field of
study goes to the Greek historian Herodotus, who lived in the
5th century B.C. He collected information about the present
and past of places and then gave an interesting narration

4. There is no universally agreed definition of history. It has
been defined differently by different scholars.
Burckhardt says- “History is the record of what one age
finds worthy of note in another”.
Marc Bloch- feels that “History is the Science of men in
time”.
H.G.Wells- “Human history is in essence a history of
ideas”
Miller – “ The course of life is like the sea: men come and
go, tides rise and fall, that is all of history”

5. Freeman- “ History is past politics
Rapson- “History is a connected account of the course
of events or progress of ideas.”
Gurudev Tagore gives a very simple but beautiful
definition of history. He says, “There is only one history--- The
History of Man”.
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru- “ History is the story of Man’s struggle
through the ages against Nature and the elements: against wild
beasts and the jungle and some of his own kind who have tried to
keep him down and to exploit him for their own benefits

6.  History is a study of the present in the light of the
past
 History is the study of man
 It is reconstruction of the past
 History is dynamic
 History is concerned with man in time and space
 It is objective & scientific record of events
 History is continuous - past is connected to
progressively emerging future ends.

7.  It is a dialogue between the events of the past and
progressively emerging future trends
 History is the story of the growth of human
consciousness, both in its individual and collective
aspects
 Continuity and Coherence are the necessary
requisites of history
 History is an evolution, growth and development of
human civilization through the ages

8.  The real interest in history should be developed in
the students
 Various mental faculties to be developed - curiosity
and analytical reasoning, critical faculty
 Encourage to think independently
 Encourage to look at the present in the light of the
past and to dream for future.

9.  Develop sense of time. Establish relationship
between past, present and future
 Should be given idea of the exchange of the various
cultures of the world.
 Understand the rise and fall of various civilization,
kingdoms of the world.
 Understand the contributions of nations and
personalities for the progress of mankind

10.  Develop a historical attitude in order to understand-
universal brotherhood, human rights, international
understanding and to understand the challenges of
globalization
 Patriotism and world-brotherhood should be developed
in greater respects
 Maintain the spirit of religious equality
 Create awareness about the important historical events,
contemporary important happening and critical issues
 Develop a scientific attitude free from narrow
mindedness, regressive prejudices and communalism

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