Sarmila Bose
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Sarmila Bose is the Director of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
at Oxford University in 2006.
Bose, in her book, Anatomy of Violence: Analysis of Civil War in East Pakistan in 1971, claims allegations of casualties and rape, were greatly exaggerated for political purposes. Her views have been criticized strongly by various historians, especially in Bangladesh and India. A number of scholars and first-hand witnesses have shown inaccuracies in her work and have claimed her methodology as flawed. Some of her cited authors have claimed that she never spoke to them, while others suggest she completely misrepresented the referenced sources.
She had her schooling in Modern High School, Kolkata; she received her A.B. from Bryn Mawr College
and masters and PhD from Harvard University
in political economy.
was a barrister and a nationalist leader of distinction. Her mother's two uncles were Nirad Chaudhuri, the writer and critic and K. C. Chaudhuri, the pioneer pediatrician. Her two brothers are well-known academicians: Sugata Bose
, a noted historian of South Asia and Indian Ocean history, is the Gardiner Professor of Oceanic History, and Sumantra Bose
, Professor of International and Comparative Politics at the London School of Economics.
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism was founded in the Department of Politics and International Relations at University of Oxford in 2006 to conduct scholarly and professional research on news media and operate the Thomson Reuters Fellowship Programme and host academic research fellows...
at Oxford University in 2006.
Bose, in her book, Anatomy of Violence: Analysis of Civil War in East Pakistan in 1971, claims allegations of casualties and rape, were greatly exaggerated for political purposes. Her views have been criticized strongly by various historians, especially in Bangladesh and India. A number of scholars and first-hand witnesses have shown inaccuracies in her work and have claimed her methodology as flawed. Some of her cited authors have claimed that she never spoke to them, while others suggest she completely misrepresented the referenced sources.
She had her schooling in Modern High School, Kolkata; she received her A.B. from Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr College is a women's liberal arts college located in Bryn Mawr, a community in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, ten miles west of Philadelphia. The name "Bryn Mawr" means "big hill" in Welsh....
and masters and PhD from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in political economy.
Family
Her parents were Sisir Kumar Bose, a pediatrician and Krishna Bose, professor of English, writer and politician. Her paternal grandfather Sarat Chandra BoseSarat Chandra Bose
Sarat Chandra Bose was a barrister and Indian freedom fighter. He was the elder brother of Subhash Chandra Bose.-Early life:His forefathers had served the Afghan rulers of pre-Mughal Bengal with great distinction....
was a barrister and a nationalist leader of distinction. Her mother's two uncles were Nirad Chaudhuri, the writer and critic and K. C. Chaudhuri, the pioneer pediatrician. Her two brothers are well-known academicians: Sugata Bose
Sugata Bose
Sugata Bose is the Gardiner Professor of Oceanic History and Affairs at Harvard University.-Early life:Sugata Bose was born in Calcutta, India. He studied at the Presidency College, Kolkata. He earned his Ph.D. at the University of Cambridge under Eric Stokes...
, a noted historian of South Asia and Indian Ocean history, is the Gardiner Professor of Oceanic History, and Sumantra Bose
Sumantra Bose
Sumantra Bose is Professor of International and Comparative Politics at the London School of Economics. He specialises in the study of ethnic and national conflicts and their management, with a particular focus on the Indian subcontinent and the former Yugoslavia...
, Professor of International and Comparative Politics at the London School of Economics.
Footnotes
- Anatomy of Violence by Sarmila Bose (old EPW link appears to be dead)
- Nayanika Mookerjee responds to Sarmila Bose in EPW
- Daily Star
Further reading
- The truth about the Jessore massacre by Sarmila Bose in The Telegraph, Calcutta, 19 March 2006
- New impartial evidence debunks 1971 rape allegations against Pakistan Army, Daily Times Editorial, July 2, 2005
ategory:1959 births] ]
Category:Living people
Category:American writers of Indian descent
Category:Bengali people
Category:Bryn Mawr College alumni
Category:Harvard University alumni
Category:American emigrants to the United Kingdom
Category:Academics of the University of Oxford
Category:1959 births