R. C. Majumdar
R. C. Majumdar | |
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A. F. Rahman | |
Succeeded by | Mahmud Hasan |
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Born | Ramesh Chandra Majumdar 4 December 1888 Khandapara, British India |
Died | 11 February 1980 Kolkata, West Bengal, India | (aged 91)
Alma mater | University of Calcutta |
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Ramesh Chandra Majumdar (known as R. C. Majumdar; 4 December 1888 – 11 February 1980)[1][2][3] was an Indian historian and professor. He principally studied the history of India.[4][5][6]
Early life and education
Coming from a
Career
Majumdar started his teaching career as a lecturer at
Works
Majumdar started his research on ancient India. After extensive travels to Southeast Asia and research, he wrote detailed histories of Champa (1927), Suvarnadvipa (1938) and Kambuja Desa (1944). On the initiative of
When the final volume of The History and Culture of the Indian People was published in 1977, he had turned eighty-eight. He also edited the three-volume history of Bengal published by Dacca University. His last book was "Jivaner Smritidvipe".[citation needed]
The proposal to write on "Freedom movement" with Government sponsorship was put forth by in 1948 by R. C. Majumdar. In 1952 the ministry of education appointed Board of Editors for the compilation of the History. Majumdar was appointed by the Board as the Director and entrusted with the work of sifting and collecting materials and preparing the draft of the history. However, the Board as consisting of politicians and scholars, was least likely to function harmoniously. Perhaps this was the reason why it was dissolved at the end of 1955. The scheme remained in balance for a year until the government decided to transfer the work on to a single scholar. To the disappointment of Majumdar the choice of the ministry of education fell on one Tara Chand, a historian but also an ex-secretary of the Ministry of Education. Majumdar then decided to write independently The History of the Freedom movement in India in three volumes.[9][10]
Views on the Indian independence movement
When the
Bibliography
- Corporate Life in Ancient India, Surendra Nath Sen, Calcutta. 1918
- The Early History of Bengal, Dacca, 1924.
- Champa, Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East, Vol.I, Lahore, 1927. ISBN 0-8364-2802-1.
- Outline of Ancient Indian History. 1927
- Arab Invasion of India 1931.
- Suvarnadvipa, Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East, Vol.II, Calcutta, 1938.
- The History of Bengal, 1943. ISBN 81-7646-237-3.
- Kambuja Desa Or An Ancient Hindu Colony In Cambodia, Madras, 1944.
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- The History and Culture of the Indian People, Bombay, 1951–1977 (in eleven volumes).
- Ancient India, 1977. ISBN 81-208-0436-8.
- History of the Freedom movement in India (in three volumes), Calcutta, ISBN 81-7102-099-2.
- Vakataka – Gupta Age Circa 200–550 A.D., ISBN 81-208-0026-5.
- Main currents of Indian history, ISBN 81-207-1654-X.
- Hindu Colonies in the Far East, Calcutta, 1944, ISBN 99910-0-001-1.
- Classical Accounts of India, 1960.
- Ideas of History in Sanskrit Literature Oxford University Press, 1961.
- Nationalist Historians, Oxford University Press. 1961.
- Sepoy Mutiny and Revolt of 1857, 1963.
- Historiography in Modern India, Asia Publishing House, NY 1970.
- India and South-East Asia, I.S.P.Q.S. History and Archaeology Series Vol. 6, 1979, ISBN 81-7018-046-5.
- The History of Ancient Lakshadweep, Calcutta, 1979.
See also
References
- ^ JSTOR 41691933.
- S2CID 162643792.
- JSTOR 3516534.
- ISBN 978-81-7930-688-8.
- ^ Shobhan Saxena (17 October 2010). "Why is our past an area of darkness?". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ^ "Books". Spectrum. The Sunday Tribune. 3 September 2006. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ^ Corporate Life in Ancient India: Thesis. mcmaster.ca. Retrieved 17 November 2013
- ^ Prof. RC Majumdar: Vice President UNESCO.
- ISSN 0002-8762.
- S2CID 162399240.
- ^ "R C Majumdar - A Forgotten Historian Who Rebelled Against The Establishment". UnBumf. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
External links
- Interview with Majumdar, April 29, 1979 First Published: May 1980 in Mallige Monthly