Date of Publication: 27 March 2025 ISBN-13: 978-81-986038-3-8 Editors Dr. Swati Shastri Assistant Professor, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida Colonial Shadows & Indigenous Voices: A Multidisciplinary Study of India’s Historical Transformations offers a nuanced exploration of India’s complex past through diverse scholarly lenses. This edited volume brings together critical research on the Partition’s human toll and fragmented narratives, the Mughal Empire’s cultural-administrative synthesis, and the evolution of indigenous traditions—from Shiva’s iconography to AYUSH sciences. It examines colonialism’s disruptive legacy, including gendered impacts, economic exploitation, and education policies, while highlighting resistance through figures like Subhash Chandra Bose and regional revolts. The book also celebrates India’s intellectual and artistic resilience, tracing threads of Buddhist philosophy, women’s contributions to environmental and independence movements, and the Mauryan Empire’s enduring influence. By bridging political history, gender studies, art, and economics, this collection reveals how colonial encounters and indigenous agency collectively shaped modern India’s identity.
