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The historiography of India refers to the studies, sources, critical methods and interpretations used by scholars to develop a history of India. In recent decades there have been four main schools of historiography in how historians study India: Cambridge, Nationalist, Marxist, and subaltern. The once common "Orientalist" approach, with its ...
The mature Indus civilisation flourished from about 2600 to 1900 BCE, marking the beginning of urban civilisation on the Indian subcontinent. It included cities such as Harappa, Ganweriwal, and Mohenjo-daro in modern-day Pakistan, and Dholavira, Kalibangan, Rakhigarhi, and Lothal in modern-day India.
Bipan Chandra. 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.
Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Alma mater. University of Calcutta. Signature. Ramesh Chandra Majumdar (known as R. C. Majumdar; 4 December 1888 – 11 February 1980) [1][2][3] was an Indian historian and professor known for promoting Hindu nationalist views. [4] He principally studied the history of India. [5][6][7]
The New Cambridge History of India is a major multi-volume work of historical scholarship published by Cambridge University Press. It replaced The Cambridge History of India published between 1922 and 1937. The new history is being published as a series of individual works by single authors and, unlike the original, does not form a connected ...
Writing portal. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Historians from India. Classification: People: By occupation: Academics / Non-fiction writers: Historians: By nationality: Indian. Also: India: People: By occupation: Academics / Non-fiction writers: Historians. Pages in this category should be moved to subcategories where applicable.
David Washbrook. David Anthony Washbrook (25 April 1948 – 24 January 2021) was a British historian and author who studied modern India with a specific focus on the socio-political and economic conditions of South India between the 18th and 20th centuries. [ 1][ 2] He was the director of the Centre for Indian Studies and a member of the ...
Qutb ud-Din Aibak establishes slave dynasty (Mamluk) later to be known as Delhi Sultanate, beginning 320 years rule over India (1206–1526). 1206. Raja Prithu defeats Muhammad Bakhtiyar Khalji, destroying his army of 12,000 with only about 100 survivors. [32][33] 1210.