Radhika Seshan

Radhika Seshan retired as Professor and Head of the Department of History, Savitribai Phule Pune University (formerly the University of Pune). She is now Visiting Faculty at the Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts, Pune. Within the broad area of medieval Indian history, her research focuses on trade, especially in textiles, and maritime networks. Her most recent publication is a monograph Empires of the Sea: A Brief Human History of the Indian Ocean World (2023). Her other works include Wage...See more

Radhika Seshan retired as Professor and Head of the Department of History, Savitribai Phule Pune University (formerly the University of Pune). She is now Visiting Faculty at the Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts, Pune. Within the broad area of medieval Indian history, her research focuses on trade, especially in textiles, and maritime networks. Her most recent publication is a monograph Empires of the Sea: A Brief Human History of the Indian Ocean World (2023). Her other works include Wage Earners in India 1500-1900: Regional Approaches in an International Context , jointly edited with Jan Lucassen. (2021), and Connecting the Indian Ocean World - Across Sea and Land , and Merchants and Ports in the Indian Ocean World: Across Sea and Land, jointly edited with Ryuto Shimada (Routledge, 2023). See less