Admission 2024-25
Dr. Louiza Rodrigues

Email : louizarodrigues@ruiacollege.edu

Gender : Female

Designation : Professor & HOD

Department : History

Total Research Papers : 21

Total Research Students : Three

URL :

Date of Joining : -


Research Area :

Environmental History, Modern India, Urban History and Genealogy

No. Degree/Diploma Institute/ Organization Year Branch/Specialization
1 Ph. D.  (Philosophy of Doctorate ) History 2011 Forest Conservancy in Western India in the Nineteenth Century, Mumbai University
2 M.Phil  (Master of philosophy ) History 1992 Bombay Association 852-1879, Mumbai University
Title Type Level Benificiary/Ben.Category Venue Partnering Institution Specialization Sponsors From-To Relevant Link
International Webinar on ‘India and China: A Spiraling Rivalry or A Friendly Debacle? Webinars International Student - Open to other College 25/08/2020-25/08/2020
Resurgence of Fight Wing Governments and Its Impact on International Relations Webinars Local Student - Open to other College 27/10/2019-27/10/2019
Skill based workshop on Archival Management Workshop Local Student - Open to other College RUSA 24/11/2020-24/11/2020
Panel discussion on Revisiting Mahatma Gandhi Conference Local Student - Open to other College 16/11/2019-16/11/2019
National Seminar, Emergence & Growth of Indian Cities: A Historical Perspective Seminar National Student - Open to other College Ramnarain Ruia College 15/09/2012-15/09/2012
National Seminar on GIS: Geospectives- Towards New Frontier Seminar National Student - Open to other College Ramnarain Ruia College 26/02/2013-26/02/2013
Workshop on “Research Methodology” Workshop National Student - Open to other College 24/11/2021-01/12/2021
Paper Title Journal Title Year Author(As Per Paper) Volume No Issue Page ISSN DOI Impact Factor Level Relevant Link
‘Gujarat Ornamental Furniture: Artisans, Techniques, Skills and Global Markets During the Nineteenth Century’ Knowledge and the Indian Ocean 2019 Louiza Rodrigues 0-0
‘Crimes, Colonial Policing in the Bombay Presidency’ Indica 2016 Louiza Rodrigues 58 0-0
‘Commercialization of Forests, Timber Extraction and Deforestation of Malabar, Early Nineteenth Century' Proceedings of the Indian History Congress 2013 Louiza Rodrigues 73 809-819
Green History: Mapping of Research on Environmental History of India A Critique, Indica 2013 Louiza Rodrigues 50 0-0
Forestry of Konkan: Early Nineteenth Century Proceedings of the Konkan History Conference 2013 Louiza Rodrigues 2 0-0
The Afghan Church: Memory and Reflection of the First Anglo-Afghan War Epignosis 2013 Louiza Rodrigues 1 3 0-0
Ecological Crisis and Colonial Response in Bombay: Nineteenth Century Western India Proceedings of the Indian History Congress 2012 Louiza Rodrigues 0-0
Forestry of the Bombay Presidency 1800 – 1979’ Indian History And Culture, Chennai 2012 Louiza Rodrigues 18 0-0
Building Railways in Bombay: Land Use Policy of the British in Bombay and Salsette:1845 – 1855’ Proceedings of the Indian History Congress 2012 Louiza Rodrigues 71 472-480
Shipbuilding in Bombay : Deforestation of Western India, Early Nineteenth Century’ International Journal of Environmental Research And Development 2012 Louiza Rodrigues 6 (3A) 0-0
‘Artificial and Natural Regeneration of the Forests of Western India: 1838 to 1860 International Journal of Recent Sciences 2012 Louiza Rodrigues 1 0-0
Hill Station’, Governor’s Summer Residence International Journal of Recent Sciences 2012 Louiza Rodrigues 1 0-0
Colonial Ecological Intervention and Tribal Response Research Drops 2012 Louiza Rodrigues 2 1 0-0
Ecological Crisis and Colonial Response in Bombay: Nineteenth Century Western India’ Proceedings of the Indian History Congress 2012 Louiza Rodrigues 0-0
The Annales School: Towards New Frontier, Environmental History – Role or Fernand Braudel’ Research Horizons, Mumbai 2011 Louiza Rodrigues 5 0-0
‘Forest Policy of India, Maharashtra (1800 – 1979): Continuity or Change?’ Indica 2011 Louiza Rodrigues 48 1 0-0
‘Naoroji Furdoonji’s Battle Against Income Tax Act of 1870: Defending ‘Indians’ Interests in British Parliament’ Research Horizons, Mumbai 2010 Louiza Rodrigues 5 0-0
Nowroji Furdoonji: Pioneering Educationist Social Reformer and Political Activist of Bombay, Nineteenth Century’ The Quarterly Review of Historical Studies 2009 Louiza Rodrigues XLIX 0-0
Parsi Elite Leadership in the Politics of Western India in the mid nineteenth century’ K R Cama Oriental Institute 2008 Louiza Rodrigues 0-0
Dr. Alexander Gibson and Emergence of ‘Desiccationism’ and ‘Conservationism’ in Bombay:1838-1860’ Proceedings of the Indian History Congress 2007 Louiza Rodrigues 67 0-0
‘Bombay Association: Pioneering Political Association of Western India, 1852-1879’ Indica 2007 Louiza Rodrigues 44 2 0-0
No. Book Title Category Author Name Of Publisher ISBN Year Level Relevant Link
1 Development and Deforestation: Making of urban Bombay, c.1800- c.1880 Authored Louiza Rodrigues
Primus, New Delhi 2019 International NA
2 The Sett and Sethna Family of Rustom Maneck : Volume I, Genealogy & History: 17th to 21st Century Authored Louiza Rodrigues
K R Cama Oriental Institute, Mumbai 2015 NA
3 The Sett and Sethna Family of Rustom Maneck: Volume I, Institutional Philanthropy, Volume II 18th to 21st Century Authored Louiza Rodrigues
K R Cama Oriental Institute, Mumbai 2015 International NA
4 The Genealogy of the Sett Family with a short Narration : English Edition(Ed.) Edited Louiza Rodrigues
K R Cama Oriental Institute, Mumbai 2015 NA
5 A History of the Sett Family, (Ed.) Edited Louiza Rodrigues
K R Cama Oriental Institute, Mumbai 2015 NA
Name Type Month/Year Level Agency Duration Link
National Samudra Manthan Award Award Lifetime   2016 National Bhandarkar Publications Group Lifetime
Appreciation Award Award Lifetime   2013 Local Rotary Club, Mumbai Harbour Lifetime
P.S. Gupta Memorial & J.C. Jha Prize Prize Award DEC   2013 National Indian History Congress, Modern India Section III Lifetime
No. Title Benificiary/Ben.Category Level/Type Specilization From-To Sponsor Partnering Institute Venue RelvantLink
1 International Webinar on ‘India and China: A Spiraling Rivalry or A Friendly Debacle? Student/Open to other College International/Webinars 25/08/2020 - 25/08/2020
2 Resurgence of Fight Wing Governments and Its Impact on International Relations Student/Open to other College Local/Webinars 27/10/2019 - 27/10/2019
3 Skill based workshop on Archival Management Student/Open to other College Local/Workshop 24/11/2020 - 24/11/2020 RUSA
4 Panel discussion on Revisiting Mahatma Gandhi Student/Open to other College Local/Conference 16/11/2019 - 16/11/2019
5 National Seminar, Emergence & Growth of Indian Cities: A Historical Perspective Student/Open to other College National/Seminar 15/09/2012 - 15/09/2012 Ramnarain Ruia College
6 National Seminar on GIS: Geospectives- Towards New Frontier Student/Open to other College National/Seminar 26/02/2013 - 26/02/2013 Ramnarain Ruia College
7 Workshop on “Research Methodology” Student/Open to other College National/Workshop 24/11/2021 - 01/12/2021
No. Training attended Information Month Year
1 FDP on "Evolution from Offline to Online Teaching' organised by Dnyanasadhana College, Thane and IT, Mumbai University, a five day online training programme JUN 2019