| Suryanath Upendra Kamath | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 26, 1937 British India |
| Occupation | historian |
| Known for | Books on History of Karnataka, Chief Editor of Karnataka State Gazetteer |
Suryanath Upendra Kamath (b. April 26, 1937) is an Indian historian who served as the Chief Editor of the Karnataka State Gazetteer from 1981 to 1995.
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Kamath was born in a Konkani-speaking Gaud Saraswat Brahmin family on April 26, 1937. After studying history and economics[1] at Dharwad University, Kamath joined the Bangalore University as a lecturer and reader in history in the year 1968.[2]
During his graduation in Dharwad University, Kamath came under the influence of historian B. A. Saletore who had written a comprehensive two-volume book on social and political life in the Vijayanagar Empire.[1]
Kamath served as lecturer and reader in history at the Bangalore University from 1968 to 1981.[2] In 1981, he was appointed director of the Karnataka State Archives.[2] He served as director of the Karnataka State Archives from 1981 to 1983 and was the Chief Editor of the Karnataka State Gazetteer from 1981 to 1995.[2] He also edited the Karnataka District Gazetteers and since 1977, has been the editor of the Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society.[2] He founded the Karnataka Ithihasa Academy along with G. S. Dikshith in 1985.[3]Presently, he is the director of the Raja Ram Mohan Roy Public Library in Calcutta.[1]Kamath has been editing the quarterly journal of the Indian Mythic Society since 1977.[2]He is also a member of the Karnataka Gazetteer Advisory Committee.[4]
Kamath's methodology is Indian nationalist.[1]He has authored many books on the Indian independence movement.[1] Kamath is frequently quoted by right-wing Hindu nationalist groups. He denies the existence of an Aryan race and considers the Indus Valley Civilization to be simply an offshoot of Vedic civlization.[5] Kamath is also a supporter of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).[1]