Hem Chandra Raychaudhuri

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Hemchandra Raychaudhuri
Born8 April 1892
Ponabalia,
Calcutta, West Bengal
, India
OccupationHistorian

Hem Chandra Raychaudhuri (Bengali: হেম চন্দ্র রায়চৌধুরী) (8 April 1892 – 4 May 1957[1]) was an Indian historian, known for his studies on ancient India.

Early life and education

He came from a

Presidency College, Calcutta, standing First in the First Class in his B.A. (Hons.) examination in 1911. For his outstanding achievements in this examination he was awarded the Eshan Scholarship. He again stood First in the First Class in his M.A. examination in 1913 and was awarded the Griffith Prize in 1919.[citation needed
]

His nephews were Tapan Kumar Raychaudhuri and Amal Kumar Raychaudhuri.[citation needed]

Career

He taught as a lecturer in

D. R. Bhandarkar as the Carmichael Professor of Ancient Indian History and Culture at Calcutta University from where he retired in 1952.[1][2]

Works

  • Materials for the Study of the Early History of the Vaishnava Sect, Calcutta: University of Calcutta (1920)
  • Political History of Ancient India: From the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty, Calcutta: University of Calcutta (1923)
  • Studies in Indian Antiquities, Calcutta: University of Calcutta (1932)
  • Vikramaditya in History and Legend, Vikrama-volume, Scindia Oriental Institute (1948)
  • R.C. Majumdar
    and Kalikinkar Datta)

References

  1. ^ a b Raychaudhuri, Hemchandra (1972). Political History of Ancient India: From the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty, Calcutta: University of Calcutta, 7th edition, pp. iv-vi
  2. ^ M.M. Rahman, Encyclopedia of Historiography, (2006), p. 357

Further reading

  • Panda, Harihar (2007). Prof. H.C. Raychaudhuri: as a Historian, New Delhi:Northern Book Centre,

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