Bipan Chandra

Bipan Chandra
Born(1928-05-24)24 May 1928
Kangra, Punjab, British India, now Kangra, Himachal Pradesh
Died30 August 2014(2014-08-30) (aged 86)
Gurgaon, Haryana, India
CitizenshipIndian
Alma mater
WorksIndia's Struggle for Independence
AwardsPadma Bhushan (2010),[1] Royal Asiatic Society of Bihar plaque

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. He authored several books, including The Rise and Growth of Economic Nationalism.[3]

  1. ^ "Padma Awards Directory (1954–2013)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs. 14 August 2013. p. 153. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015.
  2. ^ Ravi Bhushan (1992). Reference India: biographical notes on men & women of achievement of today & tomorrow. Rifacimento International. p. 139.
  3. ^ "Bipan Chandra, The Rise and Growth of Economic Nationalism" Googlebooks.com. Retrieved 2015-03-24.