Jadunath Sarkar
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Jadunath Sarkar was a prominent India
n Bengali
aristocrat and historian.
. He was the son of Rajkumar
Sarkar, the Zamindar
of Karchamaria in Natore
in Bengal
.
. In 1892, he stood First in the First Class in the M.A. examination of Calcutta University in English. In 1897, he received Premchand-Roychand scholarship.
(later renamed Surendranath College
). In 1898, he started teaching at Presidency College, Calcutta. In 1899, he was transferred to Patna College, Patna
, where he taught till 1926. In between, in 1917-1919, he taught Modern Indian History in Benaras Hindu University and during 1919-1923 he taught in Ravenshaw College
, Cuttack
, in Orissa
. In 1923, he became an honorary member of the Royal Asiatic Society
of London. In August 1926, he was appointed as the Vice Chancellor of Calcutta University. In 1928, he joined as Sir W. Meyer Lecturer in Madras University.
, an autonomous research centre from 1973 to 2000. It now houses the newly established Jadunath Sarkar Resource Centre for Historical Research
, under the aegis of the CSSSC.
Sir
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Jadunath Sarkar was a prominent India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n Bengali
Bengali people
The Bengali people are an ethnic community native to the historic region of Bengal in South Asia. They speak Bengali , which is an Indo-Aryan language of the eastern Indian subcontinent, evolved from the Magadhi Prakrit and Sanskrit languages. In their native language, they are referred to as বাঙালী...
aristocrat and historian.
Background
Born in Singra, NatoreSingra Upazila
Singra is an Upazila of Natore District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.-Geography:Singra is located at . It has 52851 units of house hold and total area 528.46 km².-Demographics:...
. He was the son of Rajkumar
Rajkumar
Rajkumar , born as Singanalluru Puttaswamayya Muthuraju was a popular actor and singer in the Kannada film industry...
Sarkar, the Zamindar
Zamindar
A Zamindar or zemindar , was an aristocrat, typically hereditary, who held enormous tracts of land and ruled over and taxed the bhikaaris who lived on batavaslam. Over time, they took princely and royal titles such as Maharaja , Raja , Nawab , and Mirza , Chowdhury , among others...
of Karchamaria in Natore
Natore District
Natore is a district of Rajshahi Division located in northern Bangladesh. It borders the metropolitan city of Rajshahi, and used to be part of Rajshahi district.-History:Natore was the District Head Quarter of Rajshahi since 1769-1825...
in Bengal
Bengal
Bengal is a historical and geographical region in the northeast region of the Indian Subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. Today, it is mainly divided between the sovereign land of People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, although some regions of the previous...
.
Education
In 1891, he passed the B.A. examination with honours in English and History from Presidency College, CalcuttaPresidency College, Kolkata
Presidency University, Kolkata, formerly Hindu College and Presidency College, is a unitary, state aided university, located in Kolkata, West Bengal. and one of the premier institutes of learning of liberal arts and sciences in India. In 2002 it was ranked number one by the weekly news magazine...
. In 1892, he stood First in the First Class in the M.A. examination of Calcutta University in English. In 1897, he received Premchand-Roychand scholarship.
Academic
He became a teacher in English literature in 1893 at Ripon College, KolkataKolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
(later renamed Surendranath College
Surendranath College
Surendranath College is an undergraduate college affiliated to the University of Calcutta, in Kolkata, India. It was founded in 1884 by the nationalist leader Surendranath Banerjea....
). In 1898, he started teaching at Presidency College, Calcutta. In 1899, he was transferred to Patna College, Patna
Patna
Paṭnā , is the capital of the Indian state of Bihar and the second largest city in Eastern India . Patna is one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the world...
, where he taught till 1926. In between, in 1917-1919, he taught Modern Indian History in Benaras Hindu University and during 1919-1923 he taught in Ravenshaw College
Ravenshaw College
Ravenshaw College is located in Cuttack, India.The college was established in 1878 for Thomas Edward Ravenshaw, a descendant of William Withers...
, Cuttack
Cuttack
Cuttack is the former capital of the state of Orissa, India. It is the headquarters of Cuttack district and is located about 20 km to the north east of Bhubaneswar, the capital of Orissa. The name of the city is an anglicised form of Kataka that literally means The Fort, a reference to the...
, in Orissa
Orissa
Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...
. In 1923, he became an honorary member of the Royal Asiatic Society
Royal Asiatic Society
The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland was established, according to its Royal Charter of 11 August 1824, to further "the investigation of subjects connected with and for the encouragement of science, literature and the arts in relation to Asia." From its incorporation the Society...
of London. In August 1926, he was appointed as the Vice Chancellor of Calcutta University. In 1928, he joined as Sir W. Meyer Lecturer in Madras University.
Legacy
His residence at 10 Lake Terrace, Calcutta housed the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, CalcuttaCentre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta
The Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta is an autonomous research centre devoted to the research and advancement of the social sciences in South Asia...
, an autonomous research centre from 1973 to 2000. It now houses the newly established Jadunath Sarkar Resource Centre for Historical Research
Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta
The Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta is an autonomous research centre devoted to the research and advancement of the social sciences in South Asia...
, under the aegis of the CSSSC.
Books
- A History of Jaipur (1984)
- The Fall of the Mughal Empire (in 4 volumes), (1932–38)
- Military History of India
- The House of Shivaji
- The Rani of Jhansi
- Famous Battles of Indian History
- Chronology of Indian History
- Shivaji (in Bengali)
- A History of Aurangzib (in 5 volumes), (1912–24)
- Mughal Administration (1920)
- Shivaji and his Times (1919)
- Anecdotes of Aurangzib
- Studies in Mughal India
- India of Aurangzib (1901)
- A Short History of Aurangzib
- A History of Bengal
Edited Books
- Later Mughals (in 2 volumes), (1922)
- Edited, translated and compiled the collection of Mirza Raja Jai Singh IJai Singh IMirza Raja Jai Singh was a senior general of the Mughal Empire and a ruler of the kingdom of Amber . His father was Maha Singh the Raja of Garha, and his mother was Damayanti, a princess of Mewar.The great Raja Man Singh of Amber had several sons, the most capable of whom were the eldest Jagat...
's letters titled Haft Anjuman.