Ramesh Chandra Majumdar
Ramesh Chandra Majumdar is one of the major Indian historians of the past century. His work ranges from ancient Indian history (Corporate Life in Ancient India, 1919) to regional history (The History of Bengal, 1943) to Far Eastern and South-East Asian history (Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East, 1927). Initially appointed by the government of India to helm a committee to write the history of the freedom struggle in India, he left after disagreements with the Education Ministry and published his own The Sepoy Mutiny and the Revolt of 1857. Later he published History of the Freedom Movement in India in three volumes. He also wrote An Advanced History of India (1960) and (as general editor and contributor) was behind the 11 volume series The History and Culture of the Indian People (1951-1977). He has many more works to his name. You can read more about him and his work here and here.
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