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{{Short description|Indian historian}}{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}}
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{{Infobox academic
| name = '''Prof. (Dr.) Kripal Chandra Yadav'''
| image = KC Yadav.jpg
| caption = Professor K. C. Yadav
| birth_date = {{Birth date |1936|10|11|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Rewari]], India
| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|5|27|1936|10|11|df=y}}
| nationality = [[India]]n
| occupation = Academic, historian
| awards = Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, 1974
| education = M.A., PhD. history <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kuk.ac.in/information.php?action=showContent4&L01_id=OA==&L01_direction=H&L02_id=Mzc=&L03_id=MTMx&L04_id=MTU3&sublevel=y |title=Kurukshetra University |publisher=Kurukshetra University |accessdate=10 April 2017}} {{dead link|date=December 2020}}</ref>
| alma_mater = Rajasthan University
| discipline = History
| sub_discipline = Modern Indian history, colonial Indian history, history of Haryana
| workplaces = Tokyo University of Foreign Studies Japan, Haryana Academy of History and Culture, Kurukshetra University
}}
'''K. C. Yadav''' (11 October 1936 – 27 May 2021) was an Indian historian of modern and colonial Indian history.

==Life and career==
In 1974, Yadav was elected a Fellow of the [[Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland]] (FRAS).<ref>{{Cite journal|jstor = 25203665|title = Anniversary Meeting|journal = Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland|issue = 2|pages = 219–227|year = 1975}}</ref> From 1980 to 1981, he was a visiting professor at the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies in Japan.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://www.sapnaonline.com/books/subhas-chandra-bose-the-last-days-15790 |title=Buy Subhas Chandra Bose The Last Days |publisher=Sapna|accessdate=10 April 2017}} {{dead link|date=December 2020}}</ref> Coming from Haryana, Yadav had particular interest in the region. He was the founder and editor of the ''Journal of Haryana Studies'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rni.nic.in/display_details.asp?regn=19479 |publisher=Rni.nic.in |accessdate=10 April 2017}} {{dead link|date=December 2020}}</ref> and the founding director of the Haryana Academy of History and Culture where he held office until November 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hahcharyana.com/history.aspx |title=History |publisher=Haryana Academy of History and Culture |accessdate=1 December 2020}}</ref> He was part of the [[United Service Institution]]'s project ''India and the Great War 1914-18''.<ref name="usiofindia1">{{cite web|url=http://usiofindia.org/Article/Print/?pub=Journal&pubno=602&ano=2845 |title=India and the Great War Centenary Commemoration Project - An Update |first=Adil |last=Chhina |publisher=USI of India |accessdate=10 April 2017}}</ref>

==Academic works==
'''''On the Revolt of 1857''''': One of Yadav's earliest contributions pertained to the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857|1857 mutiny]] and the struggle by the Indian Princely states as well as Indian ''sepoys'' against the rule of the [[East India Company]]. Punjab was traditionally considered to have a pacifist role in the struggle. Yadav presented an argument that stated otherwise. Citing evidence from the mutiny records relating to Ambala, Yadav argued that the revolt first broke out in Ambala, and not Meerut.<ref name="indiatimes1">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/1857-Ambala-led-the-charge/articleshow/7790074.cms |title=1857: Ambala led the charge |work=The Times of India |date=26 March 2011|first=Pardeep|last=Rai |accessdate=10 April 2017}}</ref> In a letter that [[R. C. Majumdar]] wrote to Yadav, he said, "...the most important article is on the Mutiny at Ambala. That there was an open revolt of the sepoys there on the morning of 10 May, before the outbreak at Meerut, is, I must confess, a news to me and probably to many others. I congratulate you..."<ref name="indiatimes1"/><ref>{{cite journal|url=http://repository.tufs.ac.jp/bitstream/10108/21677/1/jaas017008.pdf|journal=Journal of Historical Studied|title=K. C. Yadav The Revolt of 1857 in Haryana|issue=459|date=August 1978|first=Masao|last=Naito}}</ref> Yadav has further written on the role of Himachal Pradesh<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.peoplesdemocracy.in/2007/0527/05272007_1857.htm |title=Role of Punjab, Haryana And Himachal Pradesh In 1857 |publisher=Peoples Democracy |date=27 May 2007 |accessdate=10 April 2017}} {{dead link|date=December 2020}}</ref> and Haryana.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/56643 |title=Revolt Of 1857 In Haryana |publisher=Digital Library of India |accessdate=10 April 2017}} {{dead link|date=December 2020}}</ref> In 2008, Yadav was a speaker at the National Conference on the 1857 Revolt organised by Kurukshetra University and the [[Indian Council of Historical Research]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ichr.ac.in/research_projects.html |title=ICHR Special Projects |publisher=Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi, India |accessdate=1 December 2020}}</ref> He has also placed emphasis on the role of [[Rao Tula Ram]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q7A_vc6TFhEC&pg=PA45 |title=Historical Studies on Modern India |first=B. M. |last=Sankhdher |publisher=Deep & Deep Publications |year=2006|isbn=9788176297639 }}</ref>

'''''On Bhagat Singh''''': [[Bhagat Singh]], a revolutionary of the Indian independence movement, was one of Yadav's chief focuses of interest. Yadav has produced ten volumes on him.<ref name="thehindu1">{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/hail-the-rebel/article3191133.ece |work=The Hindu |title=Hail the rebel! |date=20 April 2006 |first=Anuj |last=Kumar |accessdate=10 April 2017}}</ref> In an interview to the national daily ''[[The Hindu]]'', Yadav said, "Nobody has tried to understand his ideology and its relevance today. Part of the problem is his writings have been scattered and most of the published work on him is in the vernacular. No doubt the films that have been made on him have succeeded in taking him to the masses but here again the scripts lacked authenticity. That's why we undertook a thorough research and chose English as the medium."<ref name="thehindu1"/> In his works, Yadav argues against the revolutionary's supposed "confusion" and has discussed Singh's ideology, tracing his transition from a Gandhian to a socialist revolutionary.<ref name="thehindu1"/> Speaking to ''[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune'']]'', Yadav said, "Bhagat Singh [...] had the potential of becoming a world leader and this is no exaggeration."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070324/main4.htm |work=The Tribune|location=Chandigarh |title=Tribune was only Indian paper to cover execution |date=24 March 2007 |accessdate=10 April 2017}}</ref>

'''''On the First World War''''': In recent years,{{when|date=December 2020}} Yadav has worked on the involvement of Indian soldiers in the [[World War I|First World War]], focusing mainly on Haryana and Punjab. He was part of the United Service Institution's project ''India and the Great War 1914-18''.<ref name="usiofindia1"/> Yadav has focused on the recruitment of Indian soldiers, the social and economic implications of the war, and its impact.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mainstreamweekly.net/article6777.html |title=A Centennial Remembrance: Recruiting 'Terrorism' during World War I - A Case (...) |work=Mainstream Weekly |date=30 October 2016|first=K.C.|last=Yadav|accessdate=1 December 2020}}</ref> He examined letters from these soldiers for his research.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-33317368 |title=Why the Indian soldiers of WW1 were forgotten |work=BBC News |date=1 July 2015 |accessdate=1 December 2020}}</ref> Yadav explains one of the tactics used for recruitment of soldiers was to shame the young men in front of the village's women, thus forcing their enlistment.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/parthian-shot/indian-women-and-the-first-world-war/ |title=Indian women and the First World War |work=The Times of India |date=7 March 2016|first=Manimugdha S|last=Sharma |accessdate=1 December 2020}}</ref> Yadav argues that despite the totalitarian nature of the "Great War", the experience of the war brought about prosperity in these regions as "the soldiers returning after WWI started to buy land with the money they made abroad".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.motherlandmagazine.com/freedom-from-fighting/ |title=Freedom From Fighting |work=Motherland |accessdate=10 April 2017}} {{dead link|date=December 2020}}</ref> Speaking to the ''[[The Sunday Guardian|Sunday Guardian]]'', he further explained, "The exposure to France, England and the other modern societies of Europe led them to question our condition [...] Even while they were still on the frontlines, they began to work to bring education, equality, cleanliness and hygiene to their villages."<ref>{{cite news| first1=Bhaskar |last1=Raman |first2=Aditya |last2=Sakorkar |url=http://www.sunday-guardian.com/investigation/world-war-1-indian-soldiers-drove-social-political-change-at-home |title=World War 1 Indian soldiers drove social, political change at home |work=The Sunday Guardian |date=20 July 2014 |accessdate=1 December 2020}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
'''Selected works''':
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* {{Cite book|last=Yadav|first=Kripal Chandra|url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/revolt-of-1857-in-haryana/oclc/3478854|title=The revolt of 1857 in Haryana|date=1977|publisher=Manohar Book Service|location=New Delhi|language=English|oclc=3478854}}
* {{Cite book|last=Yadav|first=Kripal Chandra|url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/arya-samaj-and-the-freedom-movement/oclc/18681865|title=Arya Samaj and the freedom movement|last2=Arya|first2=Krishan Singh|date=1988|publisher=Manohar Publications|isbn=978-81-85054-41-4|location=New Delhi|language=English|oclc=18681865}}
* {{Cite book|last=Yadav|first=Kripal Chandra|url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/indias-unequal-citizens-a-study-of-other-backward-classes/oclc/34374935|title=India's unequal citizens: a study of other backward classes|last2=Singh|first2=Rajbir|date=1994|publisher=Manohar|isbn=978-81-7304-069-6|location=New Delhi|oclc=34374935}}
* {{Cite book|last=Yadav|first=Kripal Chandra|url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/haryana-studies-in-history-and-culture/oclc/28020|title=Haryana: studies in history and culture.|date=1968|publisher=Kurukshetra University|location=Kurukshetra|language=English|oclc=28020}}
*Yadav. K.C. (1988). ''Arya Samaj and the Freedom Movement: vol. 1: 1875-1918''. Manohar Publishers and Distributors. {{ISBN|8185054428}}
*Yadav, K.C., (2000). ''Ahirwal : Ithas Evam Sanskriti (Hindi)''. Hope India Publications. {{ISBN|8189073052}}
*Yadav, K.C. (2001). ''Beyond the Mud Walls: Indian Social Realities.'' Hope India Publications. {{ISBN|8178710013}}
*Yadav, K.C.; Sharma S.R. (2002). ''Maharana Pratap : A Biography''. Hope India Publications. {{ISBN|817871003X}}
*Yadav, K.C. (2002). ''Chaudhari Devi Lal: A Political Biography''. Hope India Publications. ASIN: B007NPSX2W
*Yadav, K.C. (2002). ''Modern Haryana: History and Culture.'' Manohar Publishers and Distributors. {{ISBN|817304371X}}
*Yadav, K.C. (2003). ''Modern Haryana: History and Culture, Volume II'' . Manohar Publishers and Distributors. {{ISBN|8173040117}}
*Yadav, K.C. (2005). ''Bhagat Singh, Why I am an Atheist: An Autobiographical Discourse''. Hope India Publications. ASIN: B006WXT8ZC
*Yadav, K.C. (2007). ''Rao Tula Ram : A Biography.'' National Book Trust India. {{ISBN|8123750846}}
*Yadav, K.C. (2011). ''1857 the Role of Punjab Haryana and Himachal Pradesh''. National Book Trust India. {{ISBN|978-8123752778}}
'''Edited works'''
*Yadav, K.C., ed. (1987). ''The Autobiography of Dayanand Saraswati''. Manohar Publishers and Distributors. {{ISBN|8185054312}}
*Yadav, K.C., ed. (1996). ''The Crisis in India, Reflections of Sir Chhoturam''. Hope India Publications. ASIN: B006LFQ7X2
*Yadav, K.C., ed. (2001). ''From Periphery to Centre Stage: Ambedkar, Ambedkarism and Dalit Future''. Manohar Publishers and Distributors. {{ISBN|8173042764}}
*Yadav, K.C.; Seki, Akiko ed. (2003). ''Subhash Chandra Bose: The Last Days.'' Hope India Publications. {{ISBN|817871017X}}
*Yadav, K.C. (2004). ''Maulana Abul Kalam Azad: Chuninda Lekh Aur Abhibhashan''. Anamika Publishers. {{ISBN|8179750779}}
*Yadav, K.C., Singh, Babar ed. (2007). ''Bhagat Singh - The Ideas on Freedom, Liberty and Revolution: Jail Notes of a Revolutionary''. Hope India Publications. {{ISBN|8178710560}}
*Yadav, K.C., ed. (2008). ''Mohammad Ali Khan An Autobiographical Discourse''. Hope India Publications. ASIN: B0073C0Q3E

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