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	He was the son of Prativa and Amiya Kumar Raychaudhuri, the last ''[[zamindar]]'' of [[Kirtipasha Zamindar Bari\|Kirtipasha]] in Barisal district of eastern Bengal. He came from a well-known [[Baidya]] family. He was a nephew of [[Kiran Shankar Roy]]<ref name="ksr">[http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Roy,_Kiron_Sankar Banglapedia: Kiron Shakar Roy]</ref> and [[Hem Chandra Raychaudhuri]], through his paternal aunts.<ref name="kd">Sen Sharma, Tribhanga Mohan (1942). ''Kuladarpanam'', Behrampore: New Art Press. p.369</ref>		He was the son of Prativa and Amiya Kumar Raychaudhuri, the last ''[[zamindar]]'' of [[Kirtipasha Zamindar Bari\|Kirtipasha]] in Barisal district of eastern Bengal. He came from a well-known [[Bengalis\|Bengali]] [[Baidya]] family. He was a nephew of [[Kiran Shankar Roy]]<ref name="ksr">[http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Roy,_Kiron_Sankar Banglapedia: Kiron Shakar Roy]</ref> and [[Hem Chandra Raychaudhuri]], through his paternal aunts.<ref name="kd">Sen Sharma, Tribhanga Mohan (1942). ''Kuladarpanam'', Behrampore: New Art Press. p.369</ref>

	He was a student of [[Ballygunge Government High School]], [[Calcutta]] and [[Barishal Zilla School\|Barisal Zilla School]],<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|title=Audio {{!}} Oral history interview with Tapan Raychaudhuri {{!}} ID: 4m90f5423 {{!}} Tufts Digital Library \|url=https://dl.tufts.edu/concern/audios/4m90f5423/transcriptonly \|access-date=2026-01-25 \|website=dl.tufts.edu}}</ref> [[Scottish Church College, Calcutta]], where he completed his I.A. and finally [[Presidency College, Calcutta]], where he completed his B.A. (Hons.) in history with a high first class.<ref name=":1" /> He completed his first [[Ph.D\|D.Phil.]] in History at [[Calcutta University]] on ''Bengal Under Akbar and Jahangir''<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sengupta \|first=Shuddhabrata \|date=2014-12-30 \|title=On “Scandalmongering of the Senile” – Ruminations on Tapan Raychaudhuri, Historian: Ahona Panda \|url=https://kafila.online/2014/12/30/on-scandalmongering-of-the-senile-ruminations-on-tapan-raychaudhuri-historian-ahona-panda/ \|access-date=2026-01-25 \|website=KAFILA - COLLECTIVE EXPLORATIONS SINCE 2006 \|language=en}}</ref> under the supervision of [[Sir]] [[Jadunath Sarkar]], who was his Additional Supervisor and his second D.Phil. at [[Balliol College, Oxford]], under the supervision of Major (Dr.) C.C. Davies on the trading activities of the Dutch East India Company, which was later published as ''Jan Company in Coromandel.''<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Datta-Ray \|first=Sunanda K. \|date=2014-12-04 \|title=In Praise of a Renaissance Mind \|url=https://openthemagazine.com/essays/open-essay/in-praise-of-a-renaissance-mind \|access-date=2026-01-25 \|website=Open Magazine \|language=en}}</ref>		He was a student of [[Ballygunge Government High School]], [[Calcutta]] and [[Barishal Zilla School\|Barisal Zilla School]],<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|title=Audio {{!}} Oral history interview with Tapan Raychaudhuri {{!}} ID: 4m90f5423 {{!}} Tufts Digital Library \|url=https://dl.tufts.edu/concern/audios/4m90f5423/transcriptonly \|access-date=2026-01-25 \|website=dl.tufts.edu}}</ref> [[Scottish Church College, Calcutta]], where he completed his I.A. and finally [[Presidency College, Calcutta]], where he completed his B.A. (Hons.) in history with a high first class.<ref name=":1" /> He completed his first [[Ph.D\|D.Phil.]] in History at [[Calcutta University]] on ''Bengal Under Akbar and Jahangir''<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sengupta \|first=Shuddhabrata \|date=2014-12-30 \|title=On “Scandalmongering of the Senile” – Ruminations on Tapan Raychaudhuri, Historian: Ahona Panda \|url=https://kafila.online/2014/12/30/on-scandalmongering-of-the-senile-ruminations-on-tapan-raychaudhuri-historian-ahona-panda/ \|access-date=2026-01-25 \|website=KAFILA - COLLECTIVE EXPLORATIONS SINCE 2006 \|language=en}}</ref> under the supervision of [[Sir]] [[Jadunath Sarkar]], who was his Additional Supervisor and his second D.Phil. at [[Balliol College, Oxford]], under the supervision of Major (Dr.) C.C. Davies on the trading activities of the Dutch East India Company, which was later published as ''Jan Company in Coromandel.''<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Datta-Ray \|first=Sunanda K. \|date=2014-12-04 \|title=In Praise of a Renaissance Mind \|url=https://openthemagazine.com/essays/open-essay/in-praise-of-a-renaissance-mind \|access-date=2026-01-25 \|website=Open Magazine \|language=en}}</ref>

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	'''Tapan Kumar Raychaudhuri''' ('''তপন কুমার রায় চৌধরী''' ('''সেনগুপ্ত''')) (8 May 1926<ref name="death"/> – 26 November 2014) was an [[India]]n [[historian]] specialising in [[British Raj\|British Indian history]], [[Economic history of India\|Indian economic history]] and the [[History of Bengal]].{{Citation needed\|date=June 2017}}		'''Tapan Kumar Raychaudhuri''' ({{lang-bn\|'''তপন কুমার রায় চৌধরী''' ('''সেনগুপ্ত'''}})) (8 May 1926<ref name="death"/> – 26 November 2014) was an [[India]]n [[historian]] specialising in [[British Raj\|British Indian history]], [[Economic history of India\|Indian economic history]] and the [[History of Bengal]].{{Citation needed\|date=June 2017}}

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	'''Tapan Raychaudhuri''' ('''তপন রায় চৌধরী''' ('''সেনগুপ্ত''')) (8 May 1926<ref name="death"/> – 26 November 2014) was an [[India]]n [[historian]] specialising in [[British Raj\|British Indian history]], [[Economic history of India\|Indian economic history]] and the [[History of Bengal]].{{Citation needed\|date=June 2017}}		'''Tapan Kumar Raychaudhuri''' ('''তপন কুমার রায় চৌধরী''' ('''সেনগুপ্ত''')) (8 May 1926<ref name="death"/> – 26 November 2014) was an [[India]]n [[historian]] specialising in [[British Raj\|British Indian history]], [[Economic history of India\|Indian economic history]] and the [[History of Bengal]].{{Citation needed\|date=June 2017}}

	==Early life and education==		==Early life and education==

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	==Career==		==Career==
	He started his career as a ~~Lecturer~~ at the Department of Islamic History and Culture, Calcutta University. After his return from Britain he became a ~~Deputy Director~~ of the [[National Archives of India]]. He was a ~~Reader~~ and then ~~Professor~~ of History and ~~Director~~ of the [[Delhi School of Economics]] and ~~Professor~~ and the ~~Head~~ of Department History of [[Delhi University]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economics/laureates/1998/sen-autobio.html \|title=Amartya Sen - Biographical \|website=Nobelprize.org}}</ref>		He started his career as a lecturer at the Department of Islamic History and Culture, Calcutta University. After his return from Britain he became a deputy director of the [[National Archives of India]]. He was a reader and then professor of History and director of the [[Delhi School of Economics]] and professor and the head of Department History of [[Delhi University]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economics/laureates/1998/sen-autobio.html \|title=Amartya Sen - Biographical \|website=Nobelprize.org}}</ref>

	He was a ~~Reader~~ in Modern South Asian History from 1973-1992 and then ~~Ad Hominem Professor~~ of Indian History and Civilization and Fellow of [[St. Antony's College, Oxford]] from 1992-1993. He was an ~~Emeritus Fellow~~ of St. Antony's College, Oxford after retirement.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/page/861/raychaudhuri-bio.htm \|title=Professor Tapan Kumar Raychaudhuri DPhil, DLitt, Bio \|website=Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, Cambridge University \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002121633/http://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/page/861/raychaudhuri-bio.htm \|archive-date=2 October 2013 \|access-date=18 July 2013}}</ref> He also served on the inaugural Social Sciences jury for the [[Infosys Prize]] in 2009.		He was a reader in Modern South Asian History from 1973-1992 and then ad hominem professor of Indian History and Civilization and Fellow of [[St. Antony's College, Oxford]] from 1992-1993. He was an emeritus fellow of St. Antony's College, Oxford after retirement.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/page/861/raychaudhuri-bio.htm \|title=Professor Tapan Kumar Raychaudhuri DPhil, DLitt, Bio \|website=Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, Cambridge University \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002121633/http://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/page/861/raychaudhuri-bio.htm \|archive-date=2 October 2013 \|access-date=18 July 2013}}</ref> He also served on the inaugural Social Sciences jury for the [[Infosys Prize]] in 2009.

	He became a [[National Research Professor\|national research professor]] in India in 2010{{citation needed\|date=June 2017}}		He became a [[National Research Professor\|national research professor]] in India in 2010{{citation needed\|date=June 2017}}

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	He was the son of ~~Prativa and~~ Amiya Kumar ~~Raychaudhuri,~~ the last ''[[zamindar]]'' of Kirtipasha in Barisal district of eastern Bengal~~. He came from~~ a ~~well-known [[Baidya]] family~~. He was a nephew of Kiron Shankar Roy<ref name="ksr">[http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Roy,_Kiron_Sankar Banglapedia: Kiron Shakar Roy]</ref> and [[Hem Chandra Raychaudhuri\|Hem Chandra Roychaudhuri]], through his paternal aunts.<ref name="kd">Sen Sharma, Tribhanga Mohan (1942). ''Kuladarpanam'', Behrampore: New Art Press. p.369</ref>		Raychaudhuri was a scion of a [[Bengali]] (বাঙালি)-[[Hindu]] (হিন্দু)-[[Baidya]] (বৈদ্য) family. He was the son of Amiya Kumar Roy Chaudhuri (অমিয় কুমার রায় চৌধরী) and Prativa Roy Chaudhuri (প্রতিভা রায় চৌধরী). His father was the last ''[[zamindar]]'' of Kirtipasha in Barisal district of eastern Bengal and a functionary of the district level Congress Party there. He was a nephew of [[Kiron Shankar Roy]] (কিরণ শংকর রায়)<ref name="ksr">[http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Roy,_Kiron_Sankar Banglapedia: Kiron Shakar Roy]</ref> and [[Hem Chandra Raychaudhuri\|Hem Chandra Roychaudhuri]] (হেম চন্দ্র রায় চৌধূরী), through his paternal aunts.<ref name="kd">Sen Sharma, Tribhanga Mohan (1942). ''Kuladarpanam'', Behrampore: New Art Press. p.369</ref>

	He was a student of [[Ballygunge Government High School]], [[Calcutta]] and Barisal Zilla School,{{citation needed\|date=October 2015}} [[Scottish Church College, Calcutta]], where he completed his I.A. and ~~finally~~ [[Presidency College, Calcutta]], where he completed his B.A. (Hons.) in history ~~with a high~~ first class.{{citation needed\|date=June 2017}} He completed his first [[Ph.D\|D.Phil.]] in history at [[Calcutta University]] under the supervision of [[Sir]] [[Jadunath Sarkar]], who was his ~~Additional Supervisor~~ and his second D.Phil. at [[Balliol College, Oxford]] under the supervision of Major (Dr.) C.C. Davies.{{Citation needed\|date=June 2017}}		He was a student of [[Ballygunge Government High School]], [[Calcutta]] and Barisal Zilla School,{{citation needed\|date=October 2015}}. He came first in his entrance (প্রবেশিকা) examination in his district, for which he was awarded with a letter from [[A.K. Fazlul Huq]] (এ.কে. ফাজলুল হক), the then prime minister of Bengal. Subsequently, he studied in [[Scottish Church College, Calcutta]], where he completed his I.A., and [[Presidency College, Calcutta]], where he completed his B.A. (Hons.) in history, where he stood second in the first class.{{citation needed\|date=June 2017}} He completed his first [[Ph.D\|D.Phil.]] in history at [[Calcutta University]] under the supervision of [[Sir]] [[Jadunath Sarkar]], who was his additional supervisor and his second D.Phil. at [[Balliol College, Oxford]] under the supervision of Major (Dr.) C.C. Davies.{{Citation needed\|date=June 2017}}

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	'''Tapan Raychaudhuri''' (8 May 1926<ref name="death"/> – 26 November 2014) was an [[India]]n [[historian]] specialising in [[British Raj\|British Indian history]], [[Economic history of India\|Indian economic history]] and the [[History of Bengal]].{{Citation needed\|date=June 2017}}		'''Tapan Raychaudhuri''' ('''তপন রায় চৌধরী''' ('''সেনগুপ্ত''')) (8 May 1926<ref name="death"/> – 26 November 2014) was an [[India]]n [[historian]] specialising in [[British Raj\|British Indian history]], [[Economic history of India\|Indian economic history]] and the [[History of Bengal]].{{Citation needed\|date=June 2017}}

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	He was the son of Prativa and Amiya Kumar Raychaudhuri, the last ''[[zamindar]]'' of Kirtipasha in Barisal district of eastern Bengal. He came from a well-known [[Baidya]] family. He was a nephew of Kiron Shankar Roy<ref name="ksr">[http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Roy,_Kiron_Sankar Banglapedia: Kiron Shakar Roy]</ref> and [[Hem Chandra Raychaudhuri\|Hem Chandra Roychaudhuri]], through his paternal aunts.<ref name="kd">Sen Sharma, Tribhanga Mohan (1942). ''Kuladarpanam'', Behrampore: New Art Press. p.369</ref>		He was the son of Prativa and Amiya Kumar Raychaudhuri, the last ''[[zamindar]]'' of Kirtipasha in Barisal district of eastern Bengal. He came from a well-known [[Baidya]] family. He was a nephew of Kiron Shankar Roy<ref name="ksr">[http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Roy,_Kiron_Sankar Banglapedia: Kiron Shakar Roy]</ref> and [[Hem Chandra Raychaudhuri\|Hem Chandra Roychaudhuri]], through his paternal aunts.<ref name="kd">Sen Sharma, Tribhanga Mohan (1942). ''Kuladarpanam'', Behrampore: New Art Press. p.369</ref>

	He was a student of [[Ballygunge Government High School]], [[Calcutta]] and Barisal Zilla School,{{citation needed\|date=October 2015}} [[Scottish Church College, Calcutta]], where he completed his I.A. and finally [[Presidency College, Calcutta]], where he completed his B.A. (Hons.) in history with a high first class.{{citation needed\|date=June 2017}} He completed his first [[Ph.D\|D.Phil.]] in history at [[Calcutta University]] under the supervision of [[Sir]] [[Jadunath Sarkar]] and his second D.Phil. at [[Balliol College, Oxford]] under the supervision of Dr. C.C. Davies.{{Citation needed\|date=June 2017}}		He was a student of [[Ballygunge Government High School]], [[Calcutta]] and Barisal Zilla School,{{citation needed\|date=October 2015}} [[Scottish Church College, Calcutta]], where he completed his I.A. and finally [[Presidency College, Calcutta]], where he completed his B.A. (Hons.) in history with a high first class.{{citation needed\|date=June 2017}} He completed his first [[Ph.D\|D.Phil.]] in history at [[Calcutta University]] under the supervision of [[Sir]] [[Jadunath Sarkar]], who was his Additional Supervisor and his second D.Phil. at [[Balliol College, Oxford]] under the supervision of Major (Dr.) C.C. Davies.{{Citation needed\|date=June 2017}}

	==Career==		==Career==
	He started his career as a ~~lecturer~~ at the Department of Islamic History and Culture, Calcutta University. After his return from Britain he became a ~~deputy director~~ of the [[National Archives of India]]. He was a ~~reader~~ and then ~~professor~~ of ~~history~~ and ~~director~~ of the [[Delhi School of Economics]] and ~~also of~~ the ~~department~~ of ~~history~~ of [[Delhi University]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economics/laureates/1998/sen-autobio.html \|title=Amartya Sen - Biographical \|website=Nobelprize.org}}</ref>		He started his career as a Lecturer at the Department of Islamic History and Culture, Calcutta University. After his return from Britain he became a Deputy Director of the [[National Archives of India]]. He was a Reader and then Professor of History and Director of the [[Delhi School of Economics]] and Professor and the Head of Department History of [[Delhi University]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economics/laureates/1998/sen-autobio.html \|title=Amartya Sen - Biographical \|website=Nobelprize.org}}</ref>

	He was ~~first~~ a ~~reader~~ in Modern South Asian History and then ~~professor~~ of Indian History and Civilization and ~~fellow~~ of [[St. Antony's College, Oxford]] from ~~1973~~-93. He was an ~~emeritus fellow~~ of St. Antony's College, Oxford after retirement.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/page/861/raychaudhuri-bio.htm \|title=Professor Tapan Kumar Raychaudhuri DPhil, DLitt, Bio \|website=Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, Cambridge University \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002121633/http://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/page/861/raychaudhuri-bio.htm \|archive-date=2 October 2013 \|access-date=18 July 2013}}</ref> He also served on the inaugural Social Sciences jury for the [[Infosys Prize]] in 2009.		He was a Reader in Modern South Asian History from 1973-1992 and then Ad Hominem Professor of Indian History and Civilization and Fellow of [[St. Antony's College, Oxford]] from 1992-1993. He was an Emeritus Fellow of St. Antony's College, Oxford after retirement.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/page/861/raychaudhuri-bio.htm \|title=Professor Tapan Kumar Raychaudhuri DPhil, DLitt, Bio \|website=Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, Cambridge University \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002121633/http://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/page/861/raychaudhuri-bio.htm \|archive-date=2 October 2013 \|access-date=18 July 2013}}</ref> He also served on the inaugural Social Sciences jury for the [[Infosys Prize]] in 2009.

	He became a [[National Research Professor\|national research professor]] in India in 2010{{citation needed\|date=June 2017}}		He became a [[National Research Professor\|national research professor]] in India in 2010{{citation needed\|date=June 2017}}

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{{Infobox scientist
| name =Tapan Raychaudhuri
| image =Tapan RayChaudhuri 2009 Dhaka.JPG
| caption =Raychaudhuri in 2009
| birth_date = 8 May 1926
| birth_place=Kirtipasha, [[Barisal District]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]
| death_date = 26 November 2014 (aged 88)
| death_place = [[Oxford]], [[England]]
| fields =[[History]]
| alma_mater ={{Plainlist|
* [[Barisal Zilla School]], [[Barisal]]
* [[Scottish Church College, Calcutta]]
* [[Presidency College, Calcutta]]
* [[Balliol College, Oxford]]
* [[Delhi School of Economics]]
* [[St. Antony's College, Oxford]]
}}
| doctoral_advisors = Dr. C.C. Davies
[[ Jadunath Sarkar ]]
| notable_students =Shahid Amin, [[Gyanendra Pandey (historian)|Gyanendra Pandey]], [[Gowher Rizvi]], Suranjan Das
| awards = Watumull Prize
}}
'''Tapan Raychaudhuri''' (8 May 1926<ref name="death"/> – 26 November 2014) was an [[India]]n [[historian]] specialising in [[British Raj|British Indian history]], [[Economic history of India|Indian economic history]] and the [[History of Bengal]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2017}}

==Early life and education==
He was the son of Prativa and Amiya Kumar Raychaudhuri, the last ''[[zamindar]]'' of Kirtipasha in Barisal district of eastern Bengal. He came from a well-known [[Baidya]] family. He was a nephew of Kiron Shankar Roy<ref name="ksr">[http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Roy,_Kiron_Sankar Banglapedia: Kiron Shakar Roy]</ref> and [[Hem Chandra Raychaudhuri|Hem Chandra Roychaudhuri]], through his paternal aunts.<ref name="kd">Sen Sharma, Tribhanga Mohan (1942). ''Kuladarpanam'', Behrampore: New Art Press. p.369</ref>

He was a student of [[Ballygunge Government High School]], [[Calcutta]] and Barisal Zilla School,{{citation needed|date=October 2015}} [[Scottish Church College, Calcutta]], where he completed his I.A. and finally [[Presidency College, Calcutta]], where he completed his B.A. (Hons.) in history with a high first class.{{citation needed|date=June 2017}} He completed his first [[Ph.D|D.Phil.]] in history at [[Calcutta University]] under the supervision of [[Sir]] [[Jadunath Sarkar]] and his second D.Phil. at [[Balliol College, Oxford]] under the supervision of Dr. C.C. Davies.{{Citation needed|date=June 2017}}

==Career==
He started his career as a lecturer at the Department of Islamic History and Culture, Calcutta University. After his return from Britain he became a deputy director of the [[National Archives of India]]. He was a reader and then professor of history and director of the [[Delhi School of Economics]] and also of the department of history of [[Delhi University]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economics/laureates/1998/sen-autobio.html |title=Amartya Sen - Biographical |website=Nobelprize.org}}</ref>

He was first a reader in Modern South Asian History and then professor of Indian History and Civilization and fellow of [[St. Antony's College, Oxford]] from 1973-93. He was an emeritus fellow of St. Antony's College, Oxford after retirement.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/page/861/raychaudhuri-bio.htm |title=Professor Tapan Kumar Raychaudhuri DPhil, DLitt, Bio |website=Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, Cambridge University |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002121633/http://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/page/861/raychaudhuri-bio.htm |archive-date=2 October 2013 |access-date=18 July 2013}}</ref> He also served on the inaugural Social Sciences jury for the [[Infosys Prize]] in 2009.

He became a [[National Research Professor|national research professor]] in India in 2010{{citation needed|date=June 2017}}

==Awards==
* Watumull Prize awarded by the [[American Historical Association]], 1982. (jointly with [[Irfan Habib]]) for the ''Cambridge Economic History of India''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.historians.org/prizes/AWARDED/DefunctWinner.htm |title=AHA Award Recipients |website=American Historical Association}}</ref>
* [[DLitt|Doctor of Letters]] 1993, [[University of Oxford]]
* [[DLitt|Doctor of Letters]] ''honoris causa'' by the [[University of Calcutta]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.caluniv.ac.in/convocation-2012/hony_degrees.htm |title=Annual Convocation |website=[[University of Calcutta]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120528004638/http://caluniv.ac.in/convocation-2012/hony_degrees.htm |archive-date=28 May 2012}}</ref>
* [[DLitt|Doctor of Letters]] ''honoris causa'' by the [[University of Burdwan]]{{citation needed|date=June 2017}}
* [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2007 in recognition to his contributions to history.<ref>{{cite news |date=27 January 2007 |title=Padma Vibhushan for Bhagwati, V. Krishnamurthy |url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/01/27/stories/2007012705931300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070211231638/http://www.hindu.com/2007/01/27/stories/2007012705931300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 February 2007 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |page=1}}</ref>

==Death==
He died at home in Oxford (England) on 26 November 2014, after suffering a stroke.<ref name="death">{{cite news |date=27 November 2014 |title=Historian Tapan Raychaudhuri dies |url=http://bdnews24.com/neighbours/2014/11/27/historian-tapan-raychaudhuri-dies |newspaper=bdnews24.com}}</ref>

==Publications==

===Books===
* {{cite book |last=Raychaudhuri |first=Tapan |author-mask=2 |date=1953 |title=Bengal Under Akbar and Jahangir: An Introductory Study in Social History |publisher=A. Mukherjee & Co. |location=Calcutta |oclc=906328391}}
* {{cite book |last=Raychaudhuri |first=Tapan |author-mask=2 |date=1962 |title=Jan Company in Coromandel, 1605-1690 |publisher=Martinus Nijhoff |location='s-Gravenhage |oclc=450671}}<ref>{{cite journal |last=Neale |first=Walter C. |date=February 1964 |title=Review |journal=The Journal of Asian Studies |publisher=Association for Asian Studies |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=318–320 |doi=10.2307/2050166 }}</ref>
* {{cite book |date=1982 |editor1-last=Raychaudhuri |editor1-first=Tapan |editor2-last=Habib |editor2-first=Irfan |title=The Cambridge Economic History of India |volume=I, c. 1200-c. 1750 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |location=Cambridge, England |isbn=978-0-521-22802-2}}
* {{cite book |last=Raychaudhuri |first=Tapan |author-mask=2 |date= 1988 |title=Europe Reconsidered: Perceptions of the West in Nineteenth Century Bengal |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=New Delhi |isbn=978-0-19-562066-5}}<ref>{{cite journal |last=Sarkar |first=Tanika |date=1990 |title=Book Reviews |journal=Indian Economic & Social History Review |volume=27 |issue=3 |pages=370–372 |doi=10.1177/001946469002700314}}</ref>
* {{cite book |last=Raychaudhuri |first=Tapan |author-mask=2 |date=1993|title=Romanthan Athoba Bhimrotiprapter Paracharitcharcha |script-title=bn:রোমন্থন অথবা ভীমরতিপ্রাপ্তর পরচরিতচর্চা |language=bn |publisher=Ananda |location=Kolkata |isbn=978-8177563481}}
* {{cite book |last=Raychaudhuri |first=Tapan |author-mask=2 |date=2005 |title=Perceptions, Emotions, Sensibilities: Essays on India's Colonial and Post-colonial Experiences |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=New Delhi |isbn=978-0-19-567894-9 }}
* {{cite book |last=Raychaudhuri |first=Tapan |author-mask=2 |date=2007 |title=Bangalanama |publisher=Ananda |location=Kolkata |isbn=978-8177566697}}
* {{cite book |last=Raychaudhuri |first=Tapan |author-mask=2 |date=2011 |title=The world in our time: a memoir |publisher=Harper Collins Publishers India |location=Noida |isbn=978-9350291320}}

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