Ranajit Guha

Ranajit Guha
Born(1923-05-23)23 May 1923
Siddhakati, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died28 April 2023(2023-04-28) (aged 99)
Vienna Woods, Austria
Known forPioneering the Subaltern Studies Group
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Ranajit Guha FAHA (23 May 1923 – 28 April 2023) emerged as a prominent Indian historian and a seminal figure among the early architects of the Subaltern Studies collective. This methodological approach within South Asian Studies is dedicated to the examination of post-colonial and post-imperial societies, emphasizing an analysis from the vantage point of marginalized social strata.[1][2] Guha assumed the editorial mantle for numerous foundational anthologies of the group, contributing as an editor prolifically in both English and Bengali.[3]

  1. ^ Ahir, Rajiv (2018). A Brief History of Modern India. Spectrum Books (P) Limited. p. 17. ISBN 978-81-7930-688-8. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  2. ^ Guha, Ranajit (1993). Subaltern Studies Reader, 1986–1995. University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 0-8166-2759-2.
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