I study the urban history of the western Indian city of Ahmedabad. Against the backdrop of inter-communal fissures, I am interested in the social relations engendered by the city’s nested histories. These histories are embedded in the city’s built environment, collective memories and forms of labor.

I am particularly interested in how women and other social groups have historically interacted with the city and expressed varied ways of ‘belonging’. My research explores how women’s labour and public presence shapes urban history. 

 

 

Tara Acharya, “Elusive FrontierThe Failure of a Rubber Plantation in Colonial Assam,” Economic & Political Weekly, 58(37), 2013.

https://www.epw.in/journal/2023/37/commentary/elusive-frontier.html

As Teaching Assistant:

Hist 74- Poverty, Inequality and Social Justice in Global and Historical Context, Fall 2025

Hist 8A- Latin American History: pre-Hispanic and colonial periods, Winter 2026

Hist 88- Introduction to South Asian History, Spring 2026