Rabindra Puraskar
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Sekhar Bandyopadhyay
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Sekhar Bandyopadhyay
Aliases:
শেখর বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1952-07-07 （Chunchura (Hooghly-Chuchura), West Bengal, India）
- Nationality
- Indian
- Languages
- English, Bengali
- Residence History
- Kolkata (Calcutta), India → Wellington, New Zealand
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, Academic
- Active Years
- 1975-
- Affiliations
- Victoria University of Wellington (Emeritus Professor), New Zealand India Research Institute (Founding Director), Ramakrishna Mission Residential College, Narendrapur, University of Kalyani, University of Calcutta, Centre for South Asian Studies, SOAS (Charles Wallace Postdoctoral Fellowship, inaugural recipient)
- Memberships
- Royal Society Te Apārangi, New Zealand Asian Studies Society (NZASIA), New Zealand Academy of Humanities
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presidency College (now Presidency University), Kolkata | — | Department of History | B.A. | — | India |
| University of Calcutta | — | Department of History | M.A., Ph.D. | — | India |
Presidency College (now Presidency University), Kolkata
Department of History
Degree:
B.A.
Country:
India
University of Calcutta
Department of History
Degree:
M.A., Ph.D.
Country:
India
Obtained MA and doctorate (years not specified)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Rabindra Puraskar (Rabindranath Tagore Memorial Prize) | Decolonization in South Asia: Meanings of Freedom in Post-independence West Bengal, 1947–52 | — | Government of West Bengal | 受賞 |
| — | Fellow, Royal Society Te Apārangi | — | — | Royal Society Te Apārangi | 選出（フェロー） |
| — | Inaugural Fellow, New Zealand Academy of Humanities | — | — | New Zealand Academy of Humanities | 選出（フェロー） |
Rabindra Puraskar (Rabindranath Tagore Memorial Prize)
2009
Work:
Decolonization in South Asia: Meanings of Freedom in Post-independence West Bengal, 1947–52
Organization:
Government of West Bengal
Result:
受賞
Fellow, Royal Society Te Apārangi
Organization:
Royal Society Te Apārangi
Result:
選出（フェロー）
Inaugural Fellow, New Zealand Academy of Humanities
Organization:
New Zealand Academy of Humanities
Result:
選出（フェロー）
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Burma To-day: Economic Development and Political Control since 1962
1987 Academic historyA study analyzing economic development and political control in Burma (Myanmar) since 1962.
postcolonial politicseconomic development
Caste, Protest and Identity in Colonial India: The Namasudras of Bengal, 1872–1947
1997 Academic social historyMajor study of the Namasudras of Bengal examining caste, protest and the relationship between caste and modern politics.
caste systemsocial movementsBengal history
Decolonization in South Asia: Meanings of Freedom in Post-independence West Bengal, 1947–52
2009 Academic modern historyMonograph examining the process of decolonization and meanings of 'freedom' in West Bengal after Partition and independence.
decolonizationnationalismsocio-political change
From Plassey to Partition and After: A History of Modern India
2004 General historyA comprehensive history of modern India from the Battle of Plassey up to and after Partition.
modern historycolonial rule and independence
Bibliography
- Burma To-day: Economic Development and Political Control since 1962 (1987)
- Caste, Politics and the Raj: Bengal 1872–1937 (1990)
- Caste, Protest and Identity in Colonial India: The Namasudras of Bengal, 1872–1947 (1997; 2nd ed. 2011)
- Caste, Culture and Hegemony: Social Dominance in Colonial Bengal (2004)
- From Plassey to Partition and After: A History of Modern India (2004; 2nd rev. ed. 2015)
- Decolonization in South Asia: Meanings of Freedom in Post-independence West Bengal, 1947–52 (2009/2012)
- Caste and Partition in Bengal: The Story of Dalit Refugees, 1946–1961 (2022, with Anasua Basu Raychaudhury)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Archive-based scholarly expositionAnalytical writing combining quantitative and qualitative approaches
- Recurring Motifs
- caste and social hierarchyhistory of Bengaldecolonization and nationalism
Legacy
An internationally recognized historian of caste in Bengal and decolonization studies. Victoria University of Wellington awards a prize in his name and his work has contributed significantly to South Asian studies.
Academic Societies
- New Zealand Academy of Humanities
- New Zealand Asian Studies Society
- Royal Society Te Apārangi
Trivia
- Awarded the Rabindra Puraskar by the Government of West Bengal in 2009.
- Since 2021 Victoria University of Wellington awards the 'Sekhar Bandyopadhyay Prize' in his name.
- Was the inaugural recipient of the Charles Wallace Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Centre for South Asian Studies, SOAS.