The title of the new fellowship grant is itself an important signalling—named after historian Jadunath Sarkar, who was marginalised by mainstream academia post-Independence.
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Excellent news!
Sir Jadunath Sarkar and R.C. Majumdar are my favourite historians. The breadth and depth of their scholarship is unmatched and the presentation is lucid and engaging.
The likes of Romila Thapar and RS Sharma cannot hold a candle to them. The primary reason being their commitment to their political ideology. Their history is an ideologically coloured history – it reflects their politics more than actual history.
But Prof. Sarkar and Majumdar were historians first and last. They never dabbled in politics and never had any ideological commitment.
Excellent news!
Sir Jadunath Sarkar and R.C. Majumdar are my favourite historians. The breadth and depth of their scholarship is unmatched and the presentation is lucid and engaging.
The likes of Romila Thapar and RS Sharma cannot hold a candle to them. The primary reason being their commitment to their political ideology. Their history is an ideologically coloured history – it reflects their politics more than actual history.
But Prof. Sarkar and Majumdar were historians first and last. They never dabbled in politics and never had any ideological commitment.