Umesh Ashok Kadam

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• M.A., Ph.D. (History)
• Professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University

The historiographical representation of Medieval India as a dark, stagnant and stationary has historically tarnished the image of an living civilization of being in the arms of Morpheus by creating a perception of legends and myths by its orientalist certitude. In spite of attempts to deconstruct such propositions in recent decades by scholars many...

This volume explores the dynamic interplay between memory and history during the crucial period from the 8th to the 14th century in medieval India. It takes up an interdisciplinary approach and includes contributions from seasoned scholars and emerging researchers across memory studies, folklore, ethnography, linguistics, literary studies, intellec...

Scholarship on Digambara Jainism and medieval pilgrimage centers has generally viewed Tirthas in terms of their restoration or development by the Bhattarakas in the form of Matha institutions. However, the objective of this paper is to argue that sometimespilgrimage centers were developed by Bhattarakas, without Mathas, cutting across lineages thro...

History represents an evolving and dynamic corpus of knowledge. Over the several millennia it has existed as an endeavour of the human intellect, it has evolved and transformed by leaps and bounds. Older suppositions, explanatory models, theorizations and notions have undergone constant critique, re-examination, re-appraisal and hence, constant tra...

Many a time, the 18th century History of India is stated to be the History of the Maratha power. But very little justice has been done to this statement. The relationship between the French and the Marathas was one of the most striking features of the 17th and 18th centuries. Hence, it is imperative to carry out research on this relationship. It is...

The past few decades of Indian history have witnessed an evolving nature. The themes introduced include oral histories; art and architecture; social and cultural histories and micro-level histories. Historians today focus on small regions or periods. These interventions made historical reconstructions all-encompassing (comprehensive) and have broug...

Since time immemorial, the glory of the Indian civilization has attracted much attention. Travelers and scholars have produced an immense amount of literature on India’s civilization and culture. Although attempts have been made to acquaint the younger generations with the nation’s glorious past, a lot yet remains to be done. This exhibition is a h...

Netaji - the People's Man We hardly talk about his social consciousness, his commitment to, and concern for, his countrymen and their insurmountable problems -- social, economic, educational -- and his restlessness to provide them some relief. A deeper probe into his life's events, his speeches and activities, clearly show that his thoughts transce...

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, popularly known as ‘Veer Savakar’ was born in a Marathi Chitpawan Bramhin family in 1889 in Bhagur, a village close to Nashik. If one looks at the writings and activism of Savakar, one can conveniently divide his philosophy and praxis into his early revolutionary years and the ideology of Hindutva and Hindu Rashtra which r...

It gives me immense pleasure to announce that ICHR has published the proceedings of a salient seminar conducted by it, entitled Challenges of Understanding History. The history of India, so far, has not focused on a civilizational Bharatiya perspective, emphasizing a geo-political history based on the nation-state paradigm, rather than a geo-cultur...

Bes, Lennart, The Heirs of Vijayanagara: Court Politics in Early Modern South India. Leiden: Leiden University Press, 2022, xxv + 567 pp., $84.00, ISBN 9789087283711 (Paperback).

This article brings to the forefront an underexamined aspect of French Indian history. Scholars have researched on various aspects of French imperialism in India, but one aspect which remains outside the purview of many is the role played by European women who accompanied their husbands overseas. This article studies Madame Martin and Madame Duplei...

The History of India is not the story of how she underwent foreign invasions, but how she resisted them and eventually triumphed over them. Traditions of modern historical research founded by British scholars of repute were unfortunately colored by their attitude towards ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome, which have a dead past and arguably are museum...

Sri Aurobindo was an Indian philosopher, yogi, maharishi, poet, and nationalist who lived from 15 August 1872 to 5 December 1950. He joined the Indian national movement to free india from Beck domination. He created his theory of spiritual development and human advancement. The developme of human existence into divine life is the main theme of Auro...

Shivaji’s great escape from the Mughal Court at Agra, and from the confinement of Aurangzeb, is not only an incident which marked a major turning point in Mughal-Maratha relations, but it is also a most fascinating event in its own right. As an incident, it had far-reaching diplomatic implications. Firstly, it gives us an important window into how...

The representation of the ‘History of the Marathas’ through varied historiographic representations have always centred around the colonial discourses of the English East India Company in matters related to politics, diplomacy and interdependency in Deccan all through the 17th and 18th centuries. The gradual rise of the Maratha state (Swaraj establi...

The representation of the ‘History of the Marathas’ through varied historiographic representations have always centred around the colonial discourses of the English East India Company in matters related to politics, diplomacy and interdependency in Deccan all through the 17th and 18th centuries. The gradual rise of the Maratha state (Swaraj establi...

The representation of the ‘History of the Marathas’ through varied historiographic representations have always centred around the colonial discourses of the English East India Company in matters related to politics, diplomacy and interdependency in Deccan all through the 17th and 18th centuries. The gradual rise of the Maratha state (Swaraj establi...

The representation of the ‘History of the Marathas’ through varied historiographic representations have always centred around the colonial discourses of the English East India Company in matters related to politics, diplomacy and interdependency in Deccan all through the 17th and 18th centuries. The gradual rise of the Maratha state (Swaraj establi...

The representation of the ‘History of the Marathas’ through varied historiographic representations have always centred around the colonial discourses of the English East India Company in matters related to politics, diplomacy and interdependency in Deccan all through the 17th and 18th centuries. The gradual rise of the Maratha state (Swaraj establi...

The representation of the ‘History of the Marathas’ through varied historiographic representations have always centred around the colonial discourses of the English East India Company in matters related to politics, diplomacy and interdependency in Deccan all through the 17th and 18th centuries. The gradual rise of the Maratha state (Swaraj establi...

The representation of the ‘History of the Marathas’ through varied historiographic representations have always centred around the colonial discourses of the English East India Company in matters related to politics, diplomacy and interdependency in Deccan all through the 17th and 18th centuries. The gradual rise of the Maratha state (Swaraj establi...

The representation of the ‘History of the Marathas’ through varied historiographic representations have always centred around the colonial discourses of the English East India Company in matters related to politics, diplomacy and interdependency in Deccan all through the 17th and 18th centuries. The gradual rise of the Maratha state (Swaraj establi...

The representation of the ‘History of the Marathas’ through varied historiographic representations have always centred around the colonial discourses of the English East India Company in matters related to politics, diplomacy and interdependency in Deccan all through the 17th and 18th centuries. The gradual rise of the Maratha state (Swaraj establi...

The representation of the ‘History of the Marathas’ through varied historiographic representations have always centred around the colonial discourses of the English East India Company in matters related to politics, diplomacy and interdependency in Deccan all through the 17th and 18th centuries. The gradual rise of the Maratha state (Swaraj establi...

The representation of the ‘History of the Marathas’ through varied historiographic representations have always centred around the colonial discourses of the English East India Company in matters related to politics, diplomacy and interdependency in Deccan all through the 17th and 18th centuries. The gradual rise of the Maratha state (Swaraj establi...

The representation of the ‘History of the Marathas’ through varied historiographic representations have always centred around the colonial discourses of the English East India Company in matters related to politics, diplomacy and interdependency in Deccan all through the 17th and 18th centuries. The gradual rise of the Maratha state (Swaraj establi...

The representation of the ‘History of the Marathas’ through varied historiographic representations have always centred around the colonial discourses of the English East India Company in matters related to politics, diplomacy and interdependency in Deccan all through the 17th and 18th centuries. The gradual rise of the Maratha state (Swaraj establi...

The representation of the ‘History of the Marathas’ through varied historiographic representations have always centred around the colonial discourses of the English East India Company in matters related to politics, diplomacy and interdependency in Deccan all through the 17th and 18th centuries. The gradual rise of the Maratha state (Swaraj establi...

The representation of the ‘History of the Marathas’ through varied historiographic representations have always centred around the colonial discourses of the English East India Company in matters related to politics, diplomacy and interdependency in Deccan all through the 17th and 18th centuries. The gradual rise of the Maratha state (Swaraj establi...

The representation of the ‘History of the Marathas’ through varied historiographic representations have always centred around the colonial discourses of the English East India Company in matters related to politics, diplomacy and interdependency in Deccan all through the 17th and 18th centuries. The gradual rise of the Maratha state (Swaraj establi...

The representation of the ‘History of the Marathas’ through varied historiographic representations have always centred around the colonial discourses of the English East India Company in matters related to politics, diplomacy and interdependency in Deccan all through the 17th and 18th centuries. The gradual rise of the Maratha state (Swaraj establi...

The representation of the ‘History of the Marathas’ through varied historiographic representations have always centred around the colonial discourses of the English East India Company in matters related to politics, diplomacy and interdependency in Deccan all through the 17th and 18th centuries. The gradual rise of the Maratha state (Swaraj establi...

The representation of the ‘History of the Marathas’ through varied historiographic representations have always centred around the colonial discourses of the English East India Company in matters related to politics, diplomacy and interdependency in Deccan all through the 17th and 18th centuries. The gradual rise of the Maratha state (Swaraj establi...

The representation of the ‘History of the Marathas’ through varied historiographic representations have always centred around the colonial discourses of the English East India Company in matters related to politics, diplomacy and interdependency in Deccan all through the 17th and 18th centuries. The gradual rise of the Maratha state (Swaraj establi...

The representation of the ‘History of the Marathas’ through varied historiographic representations have always centred around the colonial discourses of the English East India Company in matters related to politics, diplomacy and interdependency in Deccan all through the 17th and 18th centuries. The gradual rise of the Maratha state (Swaraj establi...

The representation of the ‘History of the Marathas’ through varied historiographic representations have always centred around the colonial discourses of the English East India Company in matters related to politics, diplomacy and interdependency in Deccan all through the 17th and 18th centuries. The gradual rise of the Maratha state (Swaraj establi...

The representation of the ‘History of the Marathas’ through varied historiographic representations have always centred around the colonial discourses of the English East India Company in matters related to politics, diplomacy and interdependency in Deccan all through the 17th and 18th centuries. The gradual rise of the Maratha state (Swaraj establi...

The representation of the ‘History of the Marathas’ through varied historiographic representations have always centred around the colonial discourses of the English East India Company in matters related to politics, diplomacy and interdependency in Deccan all through the 17th and 18th centuries. The gradual rise of the Maratha state (Swaraj establi...

The representation of the ‘History of the Marathas’ through varied historiographic representations have always centred around the colonial discourses of the English East India Company in matters related to politics, diplomacy and interdependency in Deccan all through the 17th and 18th centuries. The gradual rise of the Maratha state (Swaraj establi...

The representation of the ‘History of the Marathas’ through varied historiographic representations have always centred around the colonial discourses of the English East India Company in matters related to politics, diplomacy and interdependency in Deccan all through the 17th and 18th centuries. The gradual rise of the Maratha state (Swaraj establi...

The representation of the ‘History of the Marathas’ through varied historiographic representations have always centred around the colonial discourses of the English East India Company in matters related to politics, diplomacy and interdependency in Deccan all through the 17th and 18th centuries. The gradual rise of the Maratha state (Swaraj establi...

The representation of the ‘History of the Marathas’ through varied historiographic representations have always centred around the colonial discourses of the English East India Company in matters related to politics, diplomacy and interdependency in Deccan all through the 17th and 18th centuries. The gradual rise of the Maratha state (Swaraj establi...

The representation of the ‘History of the Marathas’ through varied historiographic representations have always centred around the colonial discourses of the English East India Company in matters related to politics, diplomacy and interdependency in Deccan all through the 17th and 18th centuries. The gradual rise of the Maratha state (Swaraj establi...

The representation of the ‘History of the Marathas’ through varied historiographic representations have always centred around the colonial discourses of the English East India Company in matters related to politics, diplomacy and interdependency in Deccan all through the 17th and 18th centuries. The gradual rise of the Maratha state (Swaraj establi...

The representation of the ‘History of the Marathas’ through varied historiographic representations have always centred around the colonial discourses of the English East India Company in matters related to politics, diplomacy and interdependency in Deccan all through the 17th and 18th centuries. The gradual rise of the Maratha state (Swaraj establi...

The representation of the ‘History of the Marathas’ through varied historiographic representations have always centred around the colonial discourses of the English East India Company in matters related to politics, diplomacy and interdependency in Deccan all through the 17th and 18th centuries. The gradual rise of the Maratha state (Swaraj establi...

The representation of the ‘History of the Marathas’ through varied historiographic representations have always centred around the colonial discourses of the English East India Company in matters related to politics, diplomacy and interdependency in Deccan all through the 17th and 18th centuries. The gradual rise of the Maratha state (Swaraj establi...

The representation of the ‘History of the Marathas’ through varied historiographic representations have always centred around the colonial discourses of the English East India Company in matters related to politics, diplomacy and interdependency in Deccan all through the 17th and 18th centuries. The gradual rise of the Maratha state (Swaraj establi...

The representation of the ‘History of the Marathas’ through varied historiographic representations have always centred around the colonial discourses of the English East India Company in matters related to politics, diplomacy and interdependency in Deccan all through the 17th and 18th centuries. The gradual rise of the Maratha state (Swaraj establi...

The 17th &18th centuries witnessed a period of mercantilism, saw the various interlopers of the European Companies taking part in the profitable Asiatic trade and gradually participated in creating trading posts in India in which the Western and Eastern Coasts of Deccan virtually became the nodal points for trade, commerce and investments in the wo...

The 17th &18th centuries witnessed a period of mercantilism, saw the various interlopers of the European Companies taking part in the profitable Asiatic trade and gradually participated in creating trading posts in India in which the Western and Eastern Coasts of Deccan virtually became the nodal points for trade, commerce and investments in the wo...

The 17th &18th centuries witnessed a period of mercantilism, saw the various interlopers of the European Companies taking part in the profitable Asiatic trade and gradually participated in creating trading posts in India in which the Western and Eastern Coasts of Deccan virtually became the nodal points for trade, commerce and investments in the wo...

The 17th &18th centuries witnessed a period of mercantilism, saw the various interlopers of the European Companies taking part in the profitable Asiatic trade and gradually participated in creating trading posts in India in which the Western and Eastern Coasts of Deccan virtually became the nodal points for trade, commerce and investments in the wo...

The 17th &18th centuries witnessed a period of mercantilism, saw the various interlopers of the European Companies taking part in the profitable Asiatic trade and gradually participated in creating trading posts in India in which the Western and Eastern Coasts of Deccan virtually became the nodal points for trade, commerce and investments in the wo...

The 17th &18th centuries witnessed a period of mercantilism, saw the various interlopers of the European Companies taking part in the profitable Asiatic trade and gradually participated in creating trading posts in India in which the Western and Eastern Coasts of Deccan virtually became the nodal points for trade, commerce and investments in the wo...

The representation of the ‘History of the Marathas’ through varied historiographic representations have always centred around the colonial discourses of the English East India Company in matters related to politics, diplomacy and interdependency in Deccan all through the 17th and 18th centuries. The gradual rise of the Maratha state (Swaraj establi...

The representation of the ‘History of the Marathas’ through varied historiographic representations have always centered around the colonial discourses of the English East India Company in matters related to politics, diplomacy and interdependency in Deccan all through the 17th and 18th centuries. The gradual rise of the Maratha state (Swaraj establ...

The History of Deccan is a study of dynamic structures, it was not static and hence the idea that Deccan can be seen if a transitional mode is applied. When one reviews work done by various scholars on Deccan history it is imperative to understand that scholars have a narrow perception of Deccan. Deccan found its resonance from a political narrativ...

The second half of the 18th century witnessed a period of anarchy and interdependency. Nearly all the major powers in N.India and the Deccan had to suffer losses due to constant warfare and the northern invasions of the Afghans. The Marathas received a severe blow at the battle of Panipat in 1761 which paved way to the rise of Haider Ali in the sou...

This article dwells on the complex, shifting collective memories of Maratha history right from the evolution of the Marathi language, while the term ‘maratha’ denotes the most numerous and dominant caste-cluster in Maharashtra the term “Maratha” is used to denote the community of Marathi speaking people. It discusses the region with a cohesive poli...

Without disturbing the belief in infallibility of shashtris and prevalent caste system the Bhakti Saints opened way for self-development of all the Shudras inclusive of women. They argued that there is no need for being helpless/ hapless and frustrated. People could achieve spiritual development through Bhakti. The writings of Dnyaneshwar and Eknat...

Historians have been concerned in large part with giving accounts of the unfolding of past events; and this concern has required,at least implicitly, a theory of social time. Too often historians havesolved their temporal problematic by the fiat of posing objective, chronologicaltime as the basis for observing the march of events. The paper is a hu...

Regional; Science is the only field integrating explicitly the notion of region. Through an analysis of the basic concepts, such as natural region,homogeneous region, historical region, cultural region etc this study tries to understand the basic logic of the framework of regional studies in historical perspective.