Deepak Kumar (historian)

Deepak Kumar (historian)

Deepak Kumar (born 1952) is an IndianHistorian. His specialization is history of science in India. Currently, he is a Professor of History of Science and Education, at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. He has sought to demonstrate in several of his books that British colonialism in India played a major role in how European scientific fields developed. "Science and the Raj: A study of British India" is one of the pioneer contribution in the field of history of science in India.

His most important contributions are as follows:

Books

  • Kumar, Deepak (ed.), Science and Empire: Essays in Indian Context, 1700-1947. Delhi: Anamika Prakashan, 1991
  • Kumar, Deepak (ed.), Disease and Medicine in India: A Historical Overview, Tulika, 2001 ISBN 81-85229-51-1
  • Kumar, Deepak, Science and the Raj: A Study of British India, Oxford University Press, 2006 (2nd edition) ISBN 0-19-568003-0

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