The Road to India’s Partition

Posted on August 15, 2017 by MAMcIntosh

People fleeing on bullock carts as mass migration happened during the partition. AP Photo By Dr. Halmanti Roy / 08.14.2017 Associate Professor of History University of Dayton As citizens of India and Pakistan celebrate 70 years of their independence in August, they will also remember 1947 as the momentous year of their simultaneous birth. That year,[…]

Ancient India: Indus Valley Civilization to the Gupta Dynasty

Posted on May 3, 2017 by MAMcIntosh

Group of monuments at Mahabalipuram / Photo by Bernard Gagnon By Dr. Nicholas K. Rauh Professor of Classics Purdue University Introduction The history of ancient India is in many ways similar to that of the Ancient Near East but in other ways unique. Indian cultures were less concerned with notions of historical record keeping. Despite[…]