- Bipan Chandra
Bipan Chandra (born 1928) is an
India n historian of Modern India, specialising in economic and political history.Biography
Chandra was born in Kangra Valley, Himachal Pradesh. His original name was Bipan Chandra Sud, but he decided to exclude his caste name 'Sud' from his said name, in order to uphold his ideologies based on egalitarianism. Incidentally, Chandra married into a prominent Sud family.
Work
He was educated at
Forman Christian College , Lahore,Stanford University , USA and theUniversity of Delhi , where he completed his Ph.D.He taught for many years at
Hindu College , Delhi. He was the UGC National Lecturer in 1973-74. He was a Reader at Delhi University, Delhi, and was the Professor of History atJawaharlal Nehru University , New Delhi, where he is presently an Emeritus Professor. He was a Visiting Professor at theColegio de Mexico .He was the General President of the Indian History Congress in 1985. He is the Chairman of the National Book Trust, New Delhi [http://www.nbtindia.org.in/download/speech%20Prof%20Chandra_engl_final.pdf Bipan Chandra's speech at Frankfurt] ] He was also a Member of the University Grants Commission, New Delhi. He was a member of the editorial board of the journal "Enquiry".
He has delivered several chaired lectures such as Kosambi Memorial Lecture, K.P.Jayswant Memorial Lecture, V.D.Mahajan Memorial Lecture, Heras Memorial Lecture, and the inaugural lecture of the first EMS Namboodiripad Memorial Seminar.
He has been at the forefront of the anti-communal struggle in India since independence. [http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl1809/18090880.htm T.K.Rajalakshmi, Targeting History, in "Frontline", Vol. 18, Issue 09, April 28-May 11, 2001] ] He has been criticised by Arun Shourie as one of the foremost anti-Hindu & Marxist historian who are said to have 'made millions' out of 'distorting' history and 'maligning' Hindus by occupying plum posts in the ICHR. It is pertinent to point out here that Chandra never occupied any official post in the ICHR, and is known both nationally and internationally as a writer and teacher more than an administrator. Generations of students of both Hindu College, Delhi and JNU have been his students, and remain indebted to him for his insight and scholarship. [http://arunshourie.voiceofdharma.com/articles/19980724.htm The Arun Shourie Site] ]
Publications
*"Communalism: A Primer", (New Delhi, 2004)
*"In the Name of Democracy: The JP Movement and the Emergency", (New Delhi, 2003)
*"Essays on Colonialism", (New Delhi, 1999)
*"India After Independence", (jointly with Mridula Mukherjee and Aditya Mukherjee), (New Delhi, 1999)
*"Ideology and Politics in Modern India", (New Delhi, 1994)
*"Essays on Indian Nationalism", (New Delhi, 1993)
*"Essays on Contemporary India", (New Delhi, 1993)
*"The Epic Struggle", (New Delhi, 1992)
*"India's Struggle for Independence, 1857-1947", (New Delhi, 1989)
*"Indian National Movement: The Long Term Dynamics", (New Delhi, 1988)
*"Communalism in Modern India", (New Delhi, 1984)
*"The Indian Left: Critical Appraisal", (New Delhi, 1983)
*"Nationalism and Colonialism in Modern India", (New Delhi, 1979)
*"Freedom Struggle", (jointly with Amalesh Tripathi and Barun De), (New Delhi, 1972))
*"The Rise and Growth of Economic Nationalism in India: Economic Policies of Indian National Leadership, 1880-1905", (New Delhi, 1966)References
External links
* [http://www.jnu.ac.in/ Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi]
* [http://www.nbtindia.org.in/ National Book Trust, New Delhi]
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