Dr. Isha Tamta is an Assistant Professor of History at Asian Law College. She holds a Ph.D. in History from Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University and specializes in Modern and Social History. Her research examines caste, society, and social mobility in colonial and modern Uttarakhand, with a particular focus on marginalized communities, folk traditions, and identity formation. She is the author of Casting Collective Ethnic Identities: Emergence of Shilpkars in Colonial Kumaon, 1815–1947, a monograph funded by the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR). Her work has been published in Scopus-indexed and UGC- CARE listed journals, including contributions with Sage and Routledge. As a recipient of the ICHR Junior Research Fellowship in 2017, she has presented her work at numerous national and international conferences. At Asian Law College, she actively combines teaching and research to promote critical inquiry, historical awareness, and social consciousness among students