Satish Chandra
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Allahabad University[1] |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Known for | Authoring books about medieval Indian history |
Satish Chandra is an Indian historian, whose main area of specialisation is medieval Indian history.[2]
Early life
He was the son of Sir Sitaram, a leading businessman from the former United Provinces.[citation needed]
Academic
Satish Chandra was Professor of History at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi.[3] Along with S. Gopal, Bipan Chandra, and Romila Thapar, Satish Chandra founded the Centre for Historical Studies (CHS) at the School of Social Sciences in JNU.[4] He was also its chairperson for a few years. His book, Medieval India has been widely used as a textbook in schools and colleges around India.[1][3] He has been described as of India's leading scholars of the Moghul period and as one of India's most influential historians.[1]
Administrative
He was the vice chairman and chairman of the University Grants Commission of India[3] and secretary and general president of the Indian History Congress. In 1988 he was appointed by Union Public Service Commission to head the "Satish Chandra Committee" to review the system of appointment to the higher civil services.[5]
Ideology
Satish Chandra belonged to the secular nationalist group of historians, along with Romila Thapar, R. S. Sharma, Bipan Chandra and Arjun Dev, who are sometimes referred to as "left-leaning" or "influenced by Marxist approach to history."[6] In 2004 his textbook was reintroduced in the national curriculum after a hiatus of six years.[7]
Selected books
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References
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- Living people
- People from Allahabad
- Aligarh Muslim University faculty
- Indian historians
- Historians of South Asia
