Gautam Bhadra (Template:Langx) (Born: 1948) is a historian of South Asia and was a member of the erstwhile Subaltern Studies collective.[1]He favoured bringing to light the lower sections of the Indian people till recently neglected by writing of history.
Career
Bhadra was born in Kolkata in 1948. His original home is Uthali village in Satkhira district of Bangladesh. obtained education at Chetla Boys School, Presidency College (Template:Langx), thereafter from Jadavpur University and Jawaharlal Nehru University (Template:Langx).[2] He started teaching at the Department of History, University of Calcutta (Template:Langx) and continued there for more than 15 years. After that, he became the professor of history at Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta (Template:Langx) (1996-2010). He was the second Tagore National Fellow at the National Library in Kolkata.[3] Currently he is Honorary Professor at the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences (Jadunath Bhavan Museum and Resource Centre).
Awards and honours
In 2011, Bhadra was conferred with the Bengali literary award, Ananda Puraskar (Template:Langx), for his book 'Nyara Bot-tolaye Jai Ko-bar?' (Template:Langx).[4][5]
Books
- Bangalar Bhakti Andolone Paribartaner Dhara
- Jaal Rajar Kotha: Bardhamaner Pratapchand
- Nimnabarger Itihas (edited)[6]
- Charlie Chaplin O Tatkalin Markin Samaj
- Iman O Nishan
- Munshi Abdul Karim Sahityabisharad O Attosattar Rajniti[7]
- Parbantar
- Nyara Battalay Jay Kobar[5]
- Mughal Juge Krishi Arthoniti O Krishak Bidroho[8]
- On Modern Indian Sensibilities[9]
References
- ↑ Gautam Bhadra Books - গৌতম ভদ্র এর বই | Rokomari.com. www.rokomari.com. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ↑ Gautam Bhadra, Author Profile. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ↑ Message from the Director General.
- ↑ Historian Gautam Bhadra awarded Bengali literary prize(30 April 2011).
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 আনন্দবাজার পত্রিকা - পুস্তক পরিচয. archives.anandabazar.com. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ↑ নিম্নবর্গের ইতিহাস{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Ānanda Pābaliśārsa(1998). ISBN 978-81-7215-849-1
- ↑ গৌতম ভদ্র Archives. গ্রন্থ নেটওয়ার্ক(2023-10-24). Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ↑ মুঘলযুগে কৃষি-অর্থনীতি ও কৃষক বিদ্রোহ - গৌতম ভদ্র. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ↑ Deep impact. www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2024-02-15.