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Bipan Chandra (24 May 1928 – 30 August 2014) [2] was an Indian Marxist 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 .
Professors of Jawaharlal Nehru University claimed that Bipan Chandra praised Bhagat Singh when he referred him as 'revolutionary terrorist'. [5] Later, the book was red-flagged by the Delhi University. [6] Indian History Congress had passed a resolution in favor of book and demanded to end 'virtual ban' on the book in 2017. [6]
A number of other books, Ram Sharan Sharma's Ancient India, Satish Chandra's Medieval India, Bipan Chandra's Modern India and Arjun Dev's India and the World were published in 1970's. [7] [6] [8] These texts were intended to be "model" textbooks which were "modern and secular," free of communal bias and prejudice.
He was Professor of History at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi. [7] Along with S. Gopal, Bipan Chandra, and Romila Thapar, he co-founded the Centre for Historical Studies at the School of Social Sciences in JNU. [8] He was chairperson of the centre for a few years. He was the Secretary and President of the Indian History Congress ...
The Indian National Congress was formed in 1885, in 1907 it split into two faction, extremists — Garam Dal (hot faction) led by Bal Gangadhar Tilak and moderates Naram Dal (soft faction) led by Gokhale.
Veterans such as Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bipin Chandra Pal, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, and Annie Besant opposed the idea outright. The All India Muslim League also criticized the idea. However, the younger generation of Indian nationalists was thrilled and backed Gandhi, whose plans were adopted by the Congress Party in September 1920 and launched that ...
Lala Lajpat Rai of Punjab, Bal Gangadhar Tilak of Bombay, and Bipin Chandra Pal of Bengal, the triumvirate were popularly known as Lal Bal Pal, changed the political discourse of the Indian independence movement. The Indian textile industry also played an important role in the freedom struggle of India.
The other assertive nationalists were Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Aurobindo Ghosh, Bipin Chandra Pal and; Lala Lajpat Rai. They wanted nothing less than complete independence and were ready to follow any means to achieve the same. Repressive Colonial Policies of Lord Curzon. Lord Curzon was known for his repressive policies. He passed the Act of 1898 ...