Bipan Chandra

Bipan Chandra (24 May 1928 – 30 August 2014) 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.

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)
CitizenshipIndian
Alma mater
WorksIndia's Struggle for Independence
AwardsPadma Bhushan (2010), Royal Asiatic Society of Bihar plaque
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