Mark Lindley

Professor of Eminence

D. Phil, M.S, A.B

Mark Lindley is a noted musicologist and, more recently, a historian of modern India, and a teacher of economics. Born in Washington, D.C. he studied at Harvard University (A.B.), Juilliard School of Music (M.S.) and Columbia University (D. Phil.). He has taught at various universities, including Columbia University, City University of New York, Washington University, University of London, Oxford University, University of Regensburg, Chinese University of Hong Kong, University of Kerala, Istanbul Technical University, Yildiz Technical University, Bogaziçi University, and the University of Hyderabad, where he served in 2015 as the University Chair professor in the School of Economics. He has also lectured on economics at Gujarat Vidyapith and at the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, and was a visiting professor in 2016 at the University of Zaragoza and in 2017 at the Central University of Gujarat. He is a visiting professor at Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University. As an historian of modern India, his concentration has been on the independence struggle, with a particular focus on Mahatma Gandhi and some of his associates. His writings on Gandhi include: “Gandhi as We Have Known Him”, with Lavanam Gora (National Gandhi Museum, New Delhi, 2005; 2nd edition, 2009).