Department of History, St. Teresa’s College (Autonomous), Ernakulam in collaboration with the P G Department of History, SSV College, Valayanchirangara organized “Exploring the past: An International Seminar on Historical Writings” on 4th July 2024. The first session was “Crafting the Past: Research Methodology in Historical Writings” by Dr. Cynthia Parayil (Associate Professor, Raritan Valley Community College, New Jersey) through online mode. The second session was “Archives of Memory: On Writing Oral History” by Dr. Sebastian Joseph (Head, Environmental History and Anthropocene Studies, Tropical Institute of Ecological Sciences, Kottayam).