
This made him leave his engineering degree, in favor of Economics and History. According to Bipan Chandra, after leaving Lahore, he inclined towards Marxism along with some of his intellectual friends. He had to leave Lahore during the partition of India.He was an emeritus professor of modern history at Jawaharlal Nehru University, an active participant of the Indian Independence Movement, and a man of letters on Mahatma Gandhi. Professor Bipan Chandra was an Indian author, distinguished historian, and teacher.


Some Lesser Known Facts About Bipan Chandra The Hindi version of this book "Bharat ka Swantrata Sangharsh" was published by Delhi University's Directorate of Hindi Medium Implementation in 1990. In 2016, famous historians Romila Thapar, Irfan Habib, and Amar Farooqi said that banning the sale of a book by Delhi University because it referred to Bhagat Singh as a "revolutionary terrorist", showed "ignorance" to the world as martyrs had used this term for themselves. The book "India's Struggle for Independence" written by Bipan Chandra, which has been part of DU's curriculum for over 20 years, mentions Bhagat Singh, Chandrashekhar Azad, Surya Sen, and others as "revolutionary terrorists" in Chapter 20. The same complaint was also filed by the family members of Bhagat Singh. The Tribuneīipan Chandra's book India's Struggle for Independence (published in 1987) mentions Bhagat Singh as a 'revolutionary terrorist.' In 2006, Hindutva activist Dinanath Batra sent a letter to HRD Minister Smriti Irani stating that the book should be “banned, recalled from everywhere and destroyed.” He also demanded action against the officials and the authors of Delhi University’s Directorate of Hindi Medium Implementation for publishing it in Hindi. degree from the University Of Delhi in 1963. He earned a master's degree in history from Stanford University, California, United States (1948-49).He did his graduation at Forman Christian College, Lahore in 1946.Stanford University, California, United States.Kangra in Punjab, British India (Now in Himachal Pradesh, India) Chairmanship National Book trust (2008).Itihas Ratna from Royal Asiatic Society of Bihar plaque (2013).The Making of Modern India: From Marx to Gandhi, Orient Blackswan, 2000 The Rise and Growth of Economic Nationalism in India: Economic Policies of Indian National Leadership, 1880-1905 published in 1966 Being one of the noted Indian historians, and his book India's Struggle for Independence
