Question

What is your opinion about the views of European historiographers in Indian context?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Abstract

Indian historians are playing a major role in the development of the discipline of modern Indian history, a role which is bound to increase as more resources and talent go into that field in India. However, British historians of the 1970s and 1980s were instrumental in placing the discipline on a more scientific footing and some of their contributions will without any doubt be of lasting value. This rapid survey reviews the contribution made by some British historians to the historical literature on modern India. What is presented is a study of trends, with the focus on works which have played a significant role in the intellectual history of the discipline.

Journal Information

The Economic and Political Weekly, published from Mumbai, is an Indian institution which enjoys a global reputation for excellence in independent scholarship and critical inquiry. First published in 1949 as the Economic Weekly and since 1966 as the Economic and Political Weekly, EPW, as the journal is popularly known, occupies a special place in the intellectual history of independent India. For more than five decades EPW has remained a unique forum that week after week has brought together academics, researchers, policy makers, independent thinkers, members of non-governmental organisations and political activists for debates straddling economics, politics, sociology, culture, the environment and numerous other disciplines.

Publisher Information

First published in 1949 as the Economic Weekly and since 1966 as the Economic and Political Weekly, EPW, as the journal is popularly known, occupies a special place in the intellectual history of independent India. For more than five decades EPW has remained a unique forum that week after week has brought together academics, researchers, policy makers, independent thinkers, members of non-governmental organisations and political activists for debates straddling economics, politics, sociology, culture, the environment and numerous other disciplines.