Ananda Puraskar
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Edition 66 (2011) Winner
Gautam Bhadra
ガウタム・バドラ
Gautam Bhadra
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1948 （Kolkata）
- Nationality
- India
- Languages
- Bengali, English
Career
- Occupations
- historian, academic, author, professor
- Active Years
- 1970-
- Affiliations
- Department of History, University of Calcutta, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta (Jadunath Bhavan), National Library of India (Tagore National Fellow)
- Memberships
- Subaltern Studies collective (former member)
- Influenced By
- Ranajit Guha, Dipesh Chakrabarty
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chetla Boys School | — | — | — | — | India |
| Presidency College, Kolkata | — | — | — | — | India |
| Jadavpur University | — | Department of History | — | — | India |
| Jawaharlal Nehru University | — | — | — | — | India |
Chetla Boys School
Country:
India
Primary/secondary education (source: biographical information)
Presidency College, Kolkata
Country:
India
Attended undergraduate studies (details unknown)
Jadavpur University
Department of History
Country:
India
Has postgraduate-level academic history (source: career)
Jawaharlal Nehru University
Country:
India
Graduate research/attendance (details unknown)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Ananda Puraskar | Nyara Bot-tolaye Jai Ko-bar? | — | Ananda Publishers / Ananda Bazar Group | 受賞 |
Ananda Puraskar
2011
Work:
Nyara Bot-tolaye Jai Ko-bar?
Organization:
Ananda Publishers / Ananda Bazar Group
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Nimnabarger Itihas
1998 History / Edited volumeAn edited volume on the history of lower classes, discussing the roles and transformations of subaltern groups from perspectives of social and people's history.
subaltern classessocial historyedited sources
Nyara Battalay Jay Kobar
2010 Essays / CriticismA collection of essays and critiques on culture and history, including observations and reflections on Bengali literature and historiography.
cultural criticismhistorical sensibilityBengali literature
Mughal Juge Krishi Arthoniti O Krishak Bidroho
Economic history / Agrarian historyA study analyzing agrarian economy and peasant revolts during the Mughal period, discussing land relations, taxation, and the nature of rural resistance.
rural historyeconomic historypeasant revolt
On Modern Indian Sensibilities
Cultural history / Intellectual historyA collection of essays examining modern Indian sensibilities and cultural currents, considering cultural change in historical contexts.
cultural historymodern historyhistorical sensibility
Bibliography
- Bangalar Bhakti Andolone Paribartaner Dhara
- Jaal Rajar Kotha: Bardhamaner Pratapchand
- Nimnabarger Itihas
- Charlie Chaplin O Tatkalin Markin Samaj
- Iman O Nishan
- Munshi Abdul Karim Sahityabisharad O Attosattar Rajniti
- Parbantar
- Nyara Battalay Jay Kobar
- Mughal Juge Krishi Arthoniti O Krishak Bidroho
- On Modern Indian Sensibilities
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- scholarly and analyticalsource-based narrativeinterpretive and critical
- Recurring Motifs
- subaltern perspectivespeasant and rural lifesocial change and cultural sensibility
Legacy
Gautam Bhadra contributed to the development of historiography emphasizing subaltern and rural perspectives through his work with the Subaltern Studies collective and numerous scholarly publications, deepening understanding of Indian historical and cultural sensibilities.
Academic Societies
- Indian History Congress (possible affiliation)
Archives
- Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta (Jadunath Bhavan) archives
Trivia
- Born in 1948 in Kolkata; ancestral home is Uthali village in Satkhira district (now Bangladesh).
- Was a member of the Subaltern Studies collective.
- Received the Ananda Puraskar in 2011 for the book 'Nyara Bot-tolaye Jai Ko-bar?'.
- Has taught at the University of Calcutta and the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta.