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Bipan Chandra (24 May 1928 – 30 August 2014) [2] was an Indian historian, specialising in economic and political history of modern India.An emeritus professor of modern history at Jawaharlal Nehru University, he specialized on the Indian independence movement and is considered a leading scholar on Mahatma Gandhi.
Professors of Jawaharlal Nehru University claimed that Bipan Chandra praised Bhagat Singh when he referred him as 'revolutionary terrorist'. [5] Later, the book was red-flagged by the Delhi University. [6] Indian History Congress had passed a resolution in favor of book and demanded to end 'virtual ban' on the book in 2017. [6]
Benedetto Croce (1866–1952) – philosophy of history, modern Italian history; Vincent Cronin (1924–2011) ... Bipan Chandra (1928–2014) Gyan Prakash (born 1952)
Other historians such as Satish Chandra, Romila Thapar, Bipan Chandra, Arjun Dev, and Dineshchandra Sircar, are sometimes referred to as "influenced by the Marxian approach to history." [52] One debate in Indian history that relates to a historical materialist schema is on the nature of feudalism in India. D. D.
In addition, the movement weakened the authority of the British and aided in the end of the British Empire in India. Overall, the civil disobedience Movement was an essential achievement in the history of Indian self-rule because it persuaded New Delhi of the role of the masses in self-determination. [107] Jinnah with Mahatma Gandhi, 1944.
History portal This category lists historians working on the field of Indian history. For historians from that country, please see Category:Indian historians .
Bipan Chandra, historian and former professor of Modern History at Jawaharlal Nehru University Abhishek Chaubey , film director Brahma Chellaney , author; professor at Centre for Policy Research
He was Professor of History at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi. [7] Along with S. Gopal, Bipan Chandra, and Romila Thapar, he co-founded the Centre for Historical Studies at the School of Social Sciences in JNU. [8] He was chairperson of the centre for a few years. He was the Secretary and President of the Indian History Congress ...