Bipan Chandra
| Bipan Chandra | |
|---|---|
| Born |
27 May 1928 Kangra, Punjab, British India |
| Died | 30 August 2014 (aged 86) Gurgaon, Haryana, India |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Alma mater | |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan (2010), Royal Asiatic Society of Bihar plaque |
Bipan Chandra (27 May 1928 – 30 August 2014) was an Indian historian, specialising in economic and political history of modern India. Professor of modern history at Jawaharlal Nehru University, he specialized on the Indian independence movement and is considered a leading scholar on Mahatma Gandhi. He authored several books, including The Rise and Growth of Economic Nationalism.
Chandra was born in Kangra in Punjab, British India (now in Himachal Pradesh). He was educated at Forman Christian College, Lahore, Stanford University, United States and the University of Delhi, where he completed his Ph.D. under the supervision of Professor Bishweshwar Prasad.
Chandra taught for many years as lecturer and then as reader at Hindu College, Delhi. He became professor of History at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, soon after the university was founded. He founded the journal Enquiry and was a member of its editorial board for a long time.
Chandra was a sectional president and then the general president of the Indian History Congress in 1985. He was chairperson of the Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He became a member of the University Grants Commission in 1993. He was the chairman of the National Book Trust, New Delhi from 2004 to 2012. As Chairman of National Book Trust, India, he brought in a new vigour, and started many new series such as Popular Social Science, Autobiography, Afro-Asian Countries series, Indian Diaspora Studies etc.
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