Sumit Sarkar

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Sumit Sarkar was until recently Professor of History at Delhi University, India, where he began teaching in 1976. He is a prominent Indian social historian. In "Writing Social History" he sought to combine an empirical study of themes in late-colonial Indian history with an intervention in current debates about the extent and nature of Western colonial domination. His most recent work is called the "Limits of Nationalism".

He contributed a volume to the Towards Freedom project of the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR), publication of which was blocked in 2000 by the ICHR under the influence of the Indian government.[1] but was eventually allowed in 2004.[2]

He was awarded the Rabindra Puraskar literary award by the West Bengal government in 2004 but returned the award in 2007 in protest against the expulsion of farmers from their land.[3]

He is married to fellow historian, Tanika Sarkar.

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  1. ^ "Righting or rewriting Hindu history", Asia Times, 2000-02-23. Retrieved on 2008-03-27. 
  2. ^ "'Towards Freedom' project revived", The Hindu, 2004-09-21. Retrieved on 2008-03-27. 
  3. ^ "'Nandigram was more shocking than Jallianwala Bagh'", The Times of India, 2007-03-17. Retrieved on 2008-03-27.