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| doctoral_advisors  = Dr. C.C. Davies
| doctoral_advisors  = Dr. C.C. Davies
[[ Jadunath Sarkar ]]
[[ Jadunath Sarkar ]]
| notable_students  =Shahid Amin, [[Gyanendra Pandey (historian)|Gyanendra Pandey]], [[Gowher Rizvi]], Suranjan Das
| notable_students  = [[Gyanendra Pandey (historian)|Gyanendra Pandey]], [[Gowher Rizvi]]
| awards = Watumull Prize
| awards = Watumull Prize
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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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