Paula Richman graduated with a PhD in South Asian Languages and Civilizations from the University of Chicago, and is Emerita William H. Danforth Professor in the Department of Religion, Oberlin College. She has won awards for her teaching skills, including Distinguished Teaching Award. Dr. Richman is the author and editor of many articles and books, including Many Ramayanas: The Diversity of a Narrative Tradition in South Asia and Performing the Ramayana Tradition. She speaks and reads several languages, including Sanskrit, and has traveled throughout India for more than three decades. Paula travels and teaches with her husband, Dr. Michael Fisher. This husband-and-wife team brings a broad knowledge of the history and religions of India, plus exceptional teaching skills, that makes them ideal study leaders.
Michael H. Fisher received his PhD in History from the University of Chicago and is the Robert S. Danforth Professor of History, Emeritus, at Oberlin College. Dr. Fisher has been traveling to India since 1971 and has published many articles and books on the history of that country, including A Short History of the Mughal Empire, An Environmental History of India, and Across the Three Seas: Travellers Tales from Mughal India. He is the featured lecturer in The Great Course series A History of India.
‘Paula and Michael are a first-class team, obviously deeply enamored of their respective areas of expertise and great teachers to boot. I’d love to travel with them again and hope you will let them design a future India trip.’ – Barbara Rachko
