Igniting the Lamp of Knowledge: Loreto College launches two online journals
For the students and teachers of Loreto College, the brief online programme on May 28, 2025, was a very special occasion as it witnessed the joint inauguration of the maiden volumes of two multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed e-journals published by the college. Of these, Peritia brought out by the Department of B.Ed., focuses exclusively on research and scholarly investigations pertaining to Teacher Education while the Loreto College Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (LCJHSS) offers a platform for research in a wide variety of subjects across the Humanities and Social Sciences spectrum. Both students and faculty members from any academic institution can contribute to these journals.
The two e-journals were formally launched by Rev. Dr. Fr Felix Raj, Hon'ble Vice-Chancellor of St. Xavier's University, the eminent educationist and a lifelong enthusiast for high-quality research and scholastic pursuits, Fr. Felix Raj spoke briefly yet emphatically about the significant contribution the two journals will be able to make in the newly introduced model of education in India, and lauded them as an academic milestone achieved by the college.
The programme was attended by the representatives from the Loreto Provincialate and Loreto Education Board, the contributors to both the volumes and their reviewers, students and faculty members of the college, faculty members of other colleges, along with Dr. Krishnokoli Hazra, the editor of LCJHSS and Dr. Kaustuva Banerjee, the editor of Peritia and the members of the Editorial Boards. Sr. Dr. A. Nirmala, the Teacher-in-Charge of the College expressed a warm and heartfelt acknowledgement of all those who had contributed to this achievement. Dr. Dinaz R. Jeejeebhoy, the Convener of the Research and Development Cell also recorded her gratitude and insights into how the two journals have already etched out a long-term plan for supporting and sustaining superior quality research which would manifest into successful publication and recognized internationally in the long run. The event was compered by Dr. Subhasree Basu and Ms. Sreeparna Dasgupta concluded with the formal Vote of Thanks.
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