Histories, Regions, Nodes: Essays for Rattan Lal Hangloo

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The volume Histories, Regions, Nodes is a collection of eighteen essays that brings together assorted opinions and issues raised by scholars on themes related to trade and urbanization, art, architecture and popular culture, religion and ideology, historiography, nature of state, status of women, diplomacy and ethnic conflict in remote parts of India. Contributed by scholars who have known Professor Rattan Lal Hangloo over the years, these essays deliberate upon political, cultural and economic aspects of history to which Professor Hangloo as a historian has contributed.

The medieval Indian State, Central Asian affairs, Indian diaspora and contemporary politics in Kashmir are areas that have interested Professor Hangloo throughout. His wide-ranging research and forthright views as well as his lasting contribution to the discipline of history and beyond enunciate an academic spirit that cuts across many boundaries.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Salma Ahmed Farooqui

Salma Ahmed Farooqui (b. 1968), PhD. is a post-doctoral scholar in history and has specialized in the field of medieval Indian history. At present, she is a Faculty Member at the Department of History, ICFAI University, Hyderabad. She has carried out extensive reseaerch on the Mughals and the Qutb Shahis. being a social science scholar, she has a clear idea of how cultures and civilizations in the past have evolved and perished, the way in which societies moving in new directions have been able to sustain by changing their course rather than become extinct. Her interest lies inthe realm of Oriental history in which she plans to pursue active research and learn more about the East-West contacts. She has been visiting countries in Europe and Far East, which have a rich history and culture, enabling her to understand the socio-politico and religious dynamics with which she deals.