Umesh Ashok Kadam
Professor
Centre for Historical Studies
Jawaharlal Nehru University
India
Biography
Umesh Ashok Kadam worked at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, Professor since December 2013, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, Professor, Feb.2013 to Dec.2013, University of Pune, Pune, Maharashtra, Assistant Professor, 2003 to 2013, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, Lecturer, 1999 to 2003
Research Interest
Umesh Ashok Kadam research interest include History of the Marathas with reference to European powers, Socio-economic history of the Deccan, Trade and commerce in the 17th and 18th century Konkan coast, socio-economic and cultural history of Maharashtra, Bhakti movement 10th to 17th century, Maritime history of Western India, process of urbanization in the medieval Maratha country.
Publications
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Fragments of Maratha History Lusso-Dutch presence in the Deccan, Akhil Maharashtra Itihas Parishad, 21th Session National Proceedings, Bhusawal, Maharashtra, 2013.
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The Whole Universe is my Home': Bhakti in Medieval Maharashtra in Essays in Memory of Nandita Prasad Sahai - 'Looking Within Looking Without: Exploring Households in the Subcontinent Through Time, Primus Books, Delhi, 2015.
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The Maratha Court and the Embassies of Saint Lubin and M.Montigny: A Truce towards Cordial Relations in The Indian Ocean in the Making of Early Modern India, Manohar Publishers and Distributors,Delhi,2016.
