Most discussions about the rise of India focus on an important perspective - economic. But studying the economic perspective is not only limiting but at best incomplete. Studying the history of India through an interdisciplinary perspective will offer us insights that can help us better understand the rise at the intersection of important cultural, spiritual, economic and social events in the long history of the country/region. Much of the time will be spent in discussing how the interdisciplinary lens offers unique insights and why we should encourage the next generation to embrace such a perspective to study issues, challenges and opportunities of tomorrow.
Dr. Rajagopalan is Director of the Black School of Business at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, and also has served as Pro Cice Chancellor and Dean at Galgotias University in Greater Noida, India, and Professor of Management Information Systems at Oakland University in Michigan. Dr. Rajagopalan’s education includes a B.S. in mechanical engineering, Andhra University, India; M.S. and Ph.D. in management information systems, University of Memphis. He brings with him years of international academic and business experience. He has worked with universities in the United States, India, China, and Taiwan, and partnered with IBM, Ford, GM, and Daimler Chrysler on research and consulting.