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Dushyant Kumar

2021-09-01T03:41:12Z

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'''Dushyant Kumar''' (1 September 1931 – 30 December 1975) was an Indian poet of modern [[Hindi]] literature. He is famous for writing [[Hindi]] [[Ghazals]], and is generally recognised as one of the foremost [[Hindi language|Hindi]] poets of the 20th century.<ref name="auto"/>

==Personal life==

Dushyant Kumar was married to Rajeshwari Tyagi.<ref>{{cite news|title=Poet's letter applauding Amitabh Bachchan on display at Madhya Pradesh museum|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/poets-letter-applauding-amitabh-bachchan-on-display-at-madhya-pradesh-museum/|access-date=10 April 2014|newspaper=The Indian Express}}</ref>

==Legacy==
* Parts of Dushyant Kumar's poem ""Ho Gayi hai Peer Parvat Si"(हो गई है पीर पर्वत-सी)" were used in the popular 2017 India film [[Irada (2017 film)|Irada]]. The film showcases the sorry state of the people of [[Bhatinda]] ([[Punjab]]) due to corruption, and [[cancer]] caused by pesticides left from the [[Green revolution]] and [[Uranium in the environment|uranium contamination]] of [[ground water]] due to [[fly ash]] from [[thermal power plants]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Irada – film and credits}}</ref>
* The poem "Ho Gayi hai Peer Parvat Si"(हो गई है पीर पर्वत-सी) was sung often by [[Arvind Kejriwal]] during the [[2011 Indian anti-corruption movement|Anti Corruption Movement]] (2011–2012) in [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|author=AAP Karnataka|title=Arvind Kejriwal singing Dushyant ji's 'Hogayi hai peer parvat si'|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSyWUsAS1_k|publisher=YouTube|access-date=10 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=AAP Official you Tube Channel|title=Arvind Kejriwal sings ho gayi hai peer parwat si|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRalIXl5Fos|publisher=YouTube|access-date=10 April 2014}}</ref>
* Lines Dushyant Kumar from his [[Ghazal]] '<nowiki/>''Saye Me Dhoop''' are often used in many programmes, and the Hindi film "''[[Halla Bol]]''" मेरे सीने में नहीं तो तेरे सीने मे सही, हो कहीं भी आग, लेकिन आग जलनी चाहिए. [[Star Plus]] used the lines "''Sirf hungaama khada karna mera maqsad nahin, saari koshish hai, ki yeh soorat badalni chahiye"'' in promos for its show [[Satyamev Jayate (TV series)|Satyameva Jayate]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AQruGMksVo|title=Seene mein aag jalni chahiye – Satyamev Jayate|website=YouTube|access-date=1 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/satyamev-jayate-review-aamir-khans-calculated-risk/|title=SATYAMEV JAYATE Review: Aamir Khan's calculated risk?|date=7 May 2012|website=Bollywood Life|language=en-US|access-date=1 September 2016}}</ref>
* The [[India Posts|Indian Department of posts]] issued a commemorative stamp with Dushyant Kumar's image on it, in September 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dushyant Kumar|url=http://impression-first.blogspot.com/2012/11/dushyant-kumar.html|publisher=First Impressions : Blog|access-date=10 April 2014|date=9 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Dushyant Kumar stamp – India|url=http://www.stampsoftheworld.co.uk/wiki/India_2009_Dushyant_Kumar|publisher=Stamps of the world|access-date=10 April 2014}}</ref>
* A museum dedicated to Dushyant Kumar exists in C. T. T. Nagar, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dharohar.net/|title=Dushyant Kumar museum|publisher=दुष्यन्त कुमार स्मारक पाण्डुलिपि संग्रहालय|access-date=10 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|publisher=Press Trust of India|title=Poet's letter applauding Amitabh Bachchan on display|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Poets-letter-applauding-Amitabh-Bachchan-on-display/articleshow/18812415.cms|access-date=10 April 2014|newspaper=The Times of India|date=5 March 2013}}</ref>
* The poem "Tu kisi rail si guzarti hai" line was taken from his poem and used as a song in the movie ''[[Masaan]]''.
* [[ABP News]] and the Hindi poet [[Kumar Vishwas]] made [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvYbwZOCGgw an episode on Dushyant Kumar] in their program ''[[Mahakavi Series|Mahakavi]]'' which was aired on 12 and 13 November 2016.
* The house of Dushyant Kumar was broken by the administration of Smart City Project. This was criticised by several leading people.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abpnews.abplive.in/india-news/abp-news-impact-dushyant-kumars-museum-will-be-built-at-a-better-place-says-shivraj-govts-minister-688521|title=ABP न्यूज़ की रिपोर्ट से टूटी शिवराज सरकार की नींद, मंत्री बोले- बेहतर जगह बनाएंगे दुष्यंत कुमार का संग्रहालय|first=ब्रजेश राजपूत, संवाददाता, एबीपी|last=न्यूज़|date=11 September 2017}}</ref>

Explaining the inclusion of Kumar's poems in the 2015 Hindi film Masaan, the lyricist [[Varun Grover (writer)|Varun Grover]] explained that he wanted to show
Shaalu (played by Shweta Tripathi) as a person whose hobby is to read Hindi poetry and [[Urdu poetry|shaayari]], as this is a common hobby of millennial and generation x youngsters in Northern India, especially when in love, but this aspect is rarely shown in Hindi films.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hindi Kavita - Kuch ban jaate hain - Uday Prakash: Varun Grover in Hindi Studio with Manish Gupta |publisher=Hindi Kavita |date=25 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Pal |first1=Sanchari |title=Meet the NRI Who Returned To India To Make Millions Fall in Love with Hindi Poetry |url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/68222/manish-gupta-youtube-hindi-poetry/ |website=www.thebetterindia.com |publisher=The Better India |access-date=17 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Grover |first1=Varun |title=How the magic of Dushyant Kumar's poetry inspired this Bollywood lyricist |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/life-style/how-the-magic-of-dushyant-kumars-poetry-inspired-this-bollywood-lyricist/ |access-date=17 April 2019 |publisher=The Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Lakhani |first1=Somya |title=Secret Love: How Hindi poetry has become 'cool' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/books/secret-love-hindi-kavita-youtube-channel-hindi-literature-3024758/ |access-date=17 April 2019 |publisher=The Indian Express |date=11 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Kumar|first='Dushyant|title=aaye mein Dhhoop: Dushyant Kuman Ki Ghazalon Ka Sangrah|publisher=Radhakrishna Prakashan Private Limited|location=New Delhi}}</ref>

==References==
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Rahi Masoom Raza

2021-08-31T19:01:40Z

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'''Rahi Masoom Reza''' (1 September 1927 – 15 March 1992), born in Gangauli, [[Ghazipur]], Uttar Pradesh, India, was an [[Urdu language|Urdu]] and [[Hindi]] poet and writer and a [[Bollywood]] lyricist.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=संचयन भाग 2|publisher=[[NCERT]]|isbn=81-7450-665-9|location=New Delhi|pages=47|language=hi|chapter=लेखक परिचय|chapter-url=http://ncertbooks.prashanthellina.com/class_10.Hindi.SanchayanBhag2/lekhah%20P.pdf}}</ref> He won the [[Filmfare Best Dialogue Award]] for the hit film ''[[Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki]]'' in 1979, followed by ''[[Mili (1975 film)|Mili]]'' and ''[[Lamhe]]'', which he won posthumously.

==Biography==

===Early life and education===
Reza was born in a Muslim family in a village named Gangauli,<ref>{{cite news|last=Chishti|first=Seema|title=It's 1947 still in Dr. Rahi Masoom Reza's Aadha Gaon|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/it-s-1947-still-in-rahi-masoom-raza-s-aadha-gaon/29768/2|access-date=11 December 2013|newspaper=Indian Express|date=30 April 2007}}</ref> located in [[Ghazipur]] district of [[Uttar Pradesh]], the most populous state in Northern India. He was the younger brother of educationist [[Moonis Raza]] and scholar Mehdi Raza. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Noted Scholar Prof Mehdi Raza Dead|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/noted-scholar-prof-mehdi-raza-dead/878418|website=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)]]}}</ref>

Raza completed his early education in and around Ghazipur, from where he went to [[Aligarh Muslim University]] to complete higher studies. He completed a doctorate in Hindustani Literature and pursued a career in literature.<ref>{{cite book |last=Hasan |first=Mushirul |author-link=Mushirul Hasan |title=Legacy of a Divided Nation: India's Muslims Since Independence |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lNKqYp-LTnkC&q=Ghazipur&pg=PA159 |date=1997 |publisher=C. Hurst & Co. Publishers |isbn=978-1-85065-304-2 |page=159}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> He wrote novels under the pseudonym, Shahid Akhtar, for an Urdu magazine ''Rumani Duniya'' from Allahabad. He then went on to become a Lecturer in Urdu at Aligarh Muslim University before moving to Bombay (now Mumbai). <ref>{{Cite web|title=Oh, For an Original Story : Review of Scene 75|url=https://www.thebookreviewindia.org/oh-for-an-original-story/|website=Book Review India}}</ref>

===Literary career===
He wrote the script and dialogues for a TV serial, ''[[Mahabharat (1988 TV series)|Mahabharat]]''. The TV serial was based on the epic, the [[Mahabharata]].<ref name=":0" /> The serial became one of the most popular TV serials of India, with a peak television rating of around 86%.<ref>{{cite news|last=Manwani|first=Akshay|title=The Show of Shows Producing India's greatest television show ever|url=http://www.caravanmagazine.in/arts/show-shows?page=0,1|access-date=11 December 2013|newspaper=Caravan|date=1 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214010034/http://www.caravanmagazine.in/arts/show-shows?page=0,1|archive-date=14 December 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Works==

His works include:

*Novels
** ''Adha Gaon'' (''The Divided Village'')<ref name=":0" />
** ''Dil Ek Saada Kaghaz''
** ''Topi Shukla''<ref name=":0" />
** ''Os Ki Boond''
** ''Katra Bi Arzoo''<ref name=":0" />
** ''Scene No. 75''
*Poetry
** ''Mauz-e-ghul mauz-e-saba'' (Urdu)<ref name=":0" />
** ''Ajnabee shahar: ajnabee raste'' (Urdu)<ref name=":0" />
** ''Main ek Feriwala'' (Hindi)<ref name=":0" />
** ''Sheeshe ke Makaan Wale'' (Hindi)
* Autobiography
** ''Chotey aadmi ki badee kahaani'' ("Big Story of a Small Man")<ref name=":0" />
*Movie and TV scripts
** ''[[Neem ka Ped]]## – novel and TV serial of the same name<ref name=":0" />
** ''[[Kissi Se Na Kehna]]''
** ''[[Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki]]''
** ''[[Disco Dancer]]'' (1982)
** ''[[Mahabharat (1988 TV series)|Mahabharat]]'' (1988)<ref name=":0" />
*Movie dialogues
** ''[[Alaap]]'' (1977)
** ''[[Gol Maal]]'' (1979)
** ''[[Karz (film)|Karz]]'' (1980)
** ''[[Judaai (1980 film)|Judaai]]'' (1980)
** ''[[Hum Paanch (1980 film)|Hum Paanch]]'' (1980)
** ''[[Anokha Rishta]]'' (1986)
** ''[[Baat Ban Jaye]]'' (1986)
** ''[[Naache Mayuri]]'' (1986)
** ''[[Awam (film)|Awam]]'' (1987)
** ''[[Lamhe]]'' (1991)
** ''[[Parampara (1993 film)|Parampara]]'' (1992)
** ''[[Aaina (1993 film)|Aaina]]'' (1993)
*Movie Lyrics
** ''[[Alaap]]'' (1977)
** ''Des Mein Nikla Hoga Chand'' ([[Jagjit Singh]] & [[Chitra Singh]])<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.amarujala.com/kavya/kavya-charcha/famous-writer-and-poet-rahi-masoom-raza-will-be-remembered-forever |title=Archived copy |access-date=16 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109023926/http://www.amarujala.com/kavya/kavya-charcha/famous-writer-and-poet-rahi-masoom-raza-will-be-remembered-forever |archive-date=9 November 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0713592|Rahi Masoom Reza}}
*[http://www.penguinbooksindia.com/Bookdetail.aspx?bookId=3409 A Village Divided] {{ISBN|9780143029830}}
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Bipan Chandra

2021-08-13T13:44:34Z

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| birth_place = [[Kangra, Himachal Pradesh|Kangra]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], [[British India]], now [[Kangra, Himachal Pradesh|Kangra]], [[Himachal Pradesh]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2014|08|30|1928|05|27}}
| death_place = [[Gurgaon]], [[Haryana]], India
| citizenship = Indian
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*[[Stanford University]]
*[[Delhi University]]
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| awards = [[Padma Bhushan]] (2010),<ref>{{cite web |title=Padma Awards Directory (1954–2013) |publisher=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]] |page=153 |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |date=14 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 October 2015 }}</ref> Royal Asiatic Society of Bihar plaque
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'''Bipan Chandra''' (24 May 1928 – 30 August 2014)<ref name="Bhushan1992">{{cite book|author=Ravi Bhushan|title=Reference India: biographical notes on men & women of achievement of today & tomorrow|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZodmAAAAMAAJ|page=139|year=1992|publisher=Rifacimento International}}</ref> was an Indian [[historian]], specialising in [[Economic history of India#Republic of India|economic]] and [[Politics of India|political]] history of [[modern India]]. An emeritus professor of modern history at [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]], he specialized on the [[Indian independence movement]] and is considered a leading scholar on [[Mahatma Gandhi]]. He authored several books, including ''The Rise and Growth of Economic Nationalism''.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Rise_and_Growth_of_Economic_National.html?id=tjbZNJYmuTkC&redir_esc=y "Bipan Chandra, ''The Rise and Growth of Economic Nationalism''"] Googlebooks.com. Retrieved 2015-03-24.</ref>

==Early life and education==
Chandra was born in [[Kangra, Himachal Pradesh|Kangra]] in [[Punjab, British India]] (now in [[Himachal Pradesh]]). As used to be the case in old Punjab, his early education was in Urdu, he was best at home in his early years with an Urdu novel by his side. He graduated from [[Forman Christian College]], Lahore in 1946 after which the Partition forced him to leave. Thereafter he went to the United States where he studied at the [[Stanford University]], California, [[United States]], to complete his graduation and post-graduation. He then went to do his graduation and post graduation at Stanford University, California (1948–49). He established contact with Communists there, and, caught in the net cast under Senator McCarthy’s anti-Communist crusade, he was deported to India. Back in Delhi in the early 1950s, Bipan Chandra was appointed lecturer in History at the Hindu College, Delhi.<ref name=Release>[http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=23756 "Bipan Chandra and Andre Beteille Appointed as National Research Professors"]. Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 2 January 2007. Retrieved 27 February 2014.</ref> Later he completed his Ph.D. from Delhi University in 1963.

==Career==
Chandra taught for many years as [[lecturer]] and then as [[Reader (academic rank)|reader]] at [[Hindu College, University of Delhi|Hindu College, Delhi]].<ref name="kitaab1">[http://kitaab.org/2014/08/30/renowned-indian-historian-dr-bipin-chandra-passes-away/ "Renowned Indian Historian Dr. Bipan Chandra Passes Away - Kitaab"] Retrieved 2015-03-25.</ref> He became [[professor]] of History at [[Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi|Jawaharlal Nehru University]], [[New Delhi]], soon after the university was founded and after retirement was appointed as an emeritus professor there. He founded the journal ''Enquiry'' and was a member of its editorial board for a long time.<ref name=Release/>

Chandra was a sectional president and then the general president of the [[Indian History Congress]] in 1985.<ref>{{cite web
| title = Historian Bipan Chandra dies at the age of 86 | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Historian-Bipan-Chandra-dies-at-the-age-of-86/articleshow/41247631.cms |date=30 August 2014| access-date = 2014-08-31 | work = The Times of India}}</ref> He was chairperson of the Centre for Historical Studies, [[Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi|Jawaharlal Nehru University]], New Delhi.<ref>[http://www.jnu.ac.in/sss/chs/aboutus.htm "Centre for Historical Studies, JNU"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130913021314/http://www.jnu.ac.in/sss/chs/aboutus.htm |date=13 September 2013 }}. Jawaharlal Nehru University. Retrieved 14 February 2014.</ref> He became a member of the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] in 1993.<ref name="kitaab1"/> He was the [[chairman]] of the [[National Book Trust]], [[New Delhi]] from 2004 to 2012.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040830044259/http://www.hindu.com/2004/07/08/stories/2004070801591200.htm "Bipan Chandra appointed NBT chairman"]. ''The Hindu''. 8 July 2004. Retrieved 14 February 2014.</ref> As Chairman of National Book Trust, India, he started many new series such as Popular Social Science, Autobiography, Afro-Asian Countries series, Indian Diaspora Studies etc.<ref>Patnaik, Prabhat. [http://www.frontline.in/other/obituary/historian-of-courage/article6407882.ece Bipan Chandra: Historian of Courage], Frontline, 3 October 2014.</ref>

In his retirement years he was appointed as a national research professor in 2007.<ref name=Release/>

==Research==
Chandra was at the forefront of the communist movement in India since independence.<ref name="targetinghistory">[http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl1809/18090880.htm T.K.Rajalakshmi, Targeting History, in ''Frontline'', Vol. 18, Issue 09, 28 April – 11 May 2001] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080504042106/http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl1809/18090880.htm |date=4 May 2008 }}</ref> His co-authored book, ''Freedom Struggle'', was censored by the new central government that came to power in India in 1977.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=4DlMSrtOGLIC&pg=PA272&lpg=PA272&dq=Barun+De+-+ICHR&source=bl&ots=hmRlRiPqav&sig=6MUM5_sRlcbIUsBEKy6tnvpR3r0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ULXoVKPXJcHguQTupYCoAg&ved=0CBwQ6AEwADgU#v=onepage&q=Barun%20De%20-%20ICHR&f=false "Censorship of Historical Thought: A World Guide" - Antoon de Baets] Books.google.com Retrieved 2015-03-25.</ref> He collaborated with historians such [[S. Nurul Hasan|Nurul Hasan]], [[Ram Sharan Sharma]], [[S. Gopal|Sarvapalli Gopal]], [[Satish Chandra]], [[Romila Thapar]], [[Irfan Habib]], [[Barun De]] and Arjun Dev and some of his students, such as [[Mridula Mukherjee]], Aditya Mukherjee, Sucheta Mahajan and Vishalakshi Menon, some of whose textbooks have previously been prescribed in the history syllabi of schools in India.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020428/spectrum/book6.htm | title = Critiques galore! | author = D.R. Chaudhry | work = [[The Tribune (Chandigarh)]] | date = 2002-04-28 | access-date = 2009-03-06}}</ref><ref>[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140831/jsp/nation/story_18783081.jsp#.VKIaQvkA `Call me Bipan, not prof'], The Telegraph, 31 August 2014.</ref>

==Controversy==
In April 2016, right-wing activist [[Dinanath Batra]] sought a ban on Chandra's bestselling ''[[India's Struggle for Independence]]'' because of a misunderstanding of the terminology used in it.<ref name="thehindu">[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ban-sought-on-bipan-chandras-book/article8533688.ece Vikas Pathak, 'Ban Sought on Bipan Chandra's book' in ''The Hindu'', 29 April 2016]</ref><ref name="indiatoday">[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/bipan-chandras-book-on-indias-free-struggle-raises-controversy/1/652815.html Siddhartha Rai, 'Bipan Chandra's book on India's freedom struggle raises controversy, calls Bhagat Singh a terrorist' in ''India Today'', 28 April 2016]</ref>

==Death==
Chandra died on 30 August 2014, at his home in Gurgaon, after prolonged illness, aged 86.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/historian-bipan-chandra-dies-at-the-age-of-86-584031?curl=1409377862 |title=Historian Bipan Chandra Dies At The Age of 86 |date=30 August 2014 |publisher=NDTV }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/english/news/latest-news/historian-bipan-chandra-is-dead-151195.html | title=Historian Bipan Chandra is dead | date=30 August 2014 | access-date=30 August 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140830181515/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/english/news/latest-news/historian-bipan-chandra-is-dead-151195.html | archive-date=30 August 2014 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> [[Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi|JNU]] organised a commemorative event on his birth anniversary.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/jnu-to-organize-jashn-e-azadi-event-to-celebrate-birth-anniversary-of-bipan-chandra/1/628526.html|title=JNU to organize Jashn-e-Azadi on historian Bipan Chandras birth anniversary|website=indiatoday.intoday.in|access-date=2016-03-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/idea-of-bharat-mata-is-european-import-irfan-habib/article8406275.ece|title=Idea of Bharat Mata is European import: Irfan Habib|date=2016-03-29|newspaper=The Hindu|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|access-date=2016-04-10}}</ref>

==Publications==
*''The Making of Modern India: From Marx to Gandhi'', Orient Blackswan, 2000
*''History of Modern India'', Orient Blackswan, 1990
*''Communalism: A Primer'', (New Delhi, 2008)
*''In the Name of Democracy: The JP Movement and the Emergency'', (New Delhi, 2003)
*''Essays on Colonialism'', (New Delhi, 1999)
*''India Since Independence'', (jointly with [[Mridula Mukherjee]] and Aditya Mukherjee), (New Delhi, 1999)<ref>{{cite book|last=Mukherjee|first=Bipan Chandra, Mridula Mukherjee, Aditya|title=India since independence|date=2008|publisher=Penguin Books|location=New Delhi|isbn=9780143104094|pages=771|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dE9qEg-NgHMC|edition=Rev.}}</ref>
*''Ideology and Politics in Modern India'', (New Delhi, 1994)
*''Essays on Indian Nationalism'', (New Delhi, 1993)
*''Essays on Contemporary India'', (New Delhi, 1993)
*''The Epic Struggle'', (New Delhi, 1992)
*''India's Struggle for Independence, 1857-1947'', (New Delhi, 1989)
*''Indian National Movement: The Long Term Dynamics'', (New Delhi, 1988)
*''Communalism in Modern India'', (New Delhi, 1984)
*''The Indian Left: Critical Appraisal'', (New Delhi, 1983)
*''Nationalism and Colonialism in Modern India'', (New Delhi, 1979)
*''Freedom Struggle'', (jointly with Amalesh Tripathi and Barun De), (New Delhi, 1972))
*''The Rise and Growth of Economic Nationalism in India: Economic Policies of Indian National Leadership, 1880-1905'', (New Delhi, 1966)

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