Upinder Singh is an author

Author

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 and professor

Professor

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 in the history

History

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 department at the University of Delhi

University of Delhi

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. She is also the recipient of the inaugural Infosys Prize

Infosys Prize

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 in the category of Social Sciences (History).

Books

She has written four books and published in several peer-reviewed journals. Most recently, she has written a book challenging the Marxist view of Indian history by considering not only on economics

Economics

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, and politics

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, but also religion

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 and philosophy

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. She has done research on the history of Delhi, and has suggested that it is one of the oldest cities in the world.

Personal life

Prof. Singh is an alumna of St. Stephen's College, Delhi

St. Stephen's College, Delhi

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 and received her PhD from McGill University

McGill University

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, Canada

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. She is married with two sons. She is the daughter of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh is the 13th and current Prime Minister of India. He is the only Prime Minister since Jawaharlal Nehru to return to power after completing a full five-year term. A Sikh, he is the first non-Hindu to occupy the office. Singh is also the 7th Prime Minister belonging to the Indian...

 and his wife Gursharan Kaur

Gursharan Kaur

Gursharan Kaur is the wife of the 13th and current Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh. Gurusharan was born to Sardar Chattar Singh Kohli, an employee of Burmah-Shell, and Sardarni Bhagwanti Kaur in 1937 in Pakistan. Her ancestral village was Dhakkam, near Chakwal in Pakistan...

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Controversies

On February 25, 2008, right wing activists demonstrated in the University of Delhi campus, in protest of an essay by A.K. Ramanujan, titled "Three Hundred Ramayanas". The activists felt the essay was offensive, and alleged that Upinder Singh was responsible for its inclusion in a list of recommended readings for the BA programme in history. The University categorically denied the allegation and stated that the inclusion of the text was not by Professor Singh.