Congratulations to Lavanya on this book!

Tyler, kindly explain how it would be “empirically incorrect and theoretically untenable” to speak of “early colonial and colonial regimes of India.” 

Thanks,
Howard

On Jan 20, 2025, at 4:59 PM, Tyler Williams via INDOLOGY <indology@list.indology.info> wrote:

Congratulations! One question of clarification: the table of contents of your book suggests that you characterize Islamicate societies and polities in South Asia as "colonialism" ("early colonial and colonial regimes of India" preceding "European colonization"). This argument would, of course, be empirically incorrect, theoretically untenable, and politically an encouragement for the further vilification of present-day South Asian Muslims (the characterization of them as "Babar ke aulād," children of Babur, descendants of colonial masters, and so forth). 

Certainly I must be mistaken, and this is not what you wish to suggest?

Regards,
Tyler Williams
University of Chicago



On Sat, Jan 18, 2025 at 8:43 AM Lavanya Vemsani via INDOLOGY <indology@list.indology.info> wrote:
Dear Esteemed Colleagues,
Happy to share the publication of my book Indian History: Reframing India in World History 

Further information on the book can be found here on the publisher's website:

Thank you.

Lavanya

--
Dr. Lavanya Vemsani  Ph.D. History (Univ. of Hyderabad) & Ph.D. Religious Studies (McMaster Univ.)
Distinguished University Professor of History, Department of Social Sciences
Shawnee State University
Portsmouth OH 45662
V:7403513233 F:7403513153 E:lvemsani@shawnee.edu

Editor, International Journal of  Indic Religions


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