History · Historical Method and Historiography
UGC NET June 2014 History
Ramakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar, who was a pioneer of modern historiography in India, belongs to:
AMarxist School
BRanke School ✓ Correct
CHegelian School
DToynbee School
Correct answer: (B) Ranke School — R.G. Bhandarkar belongs to the Ranke School, so the answer is the Ranke School.
Explanation
★R.G. Bhandarkar belongs to the Ranke School, so the answer is the Ranke School.
★This school stressed careful and critical use of original sources.
★Bhandarkar applied such rigorous method to ancient Indian history.
★He taught at Elphinstone College in Bombay.
★He took part in international congresses of oriental studies at London and Vienna.
★He was also a reformer who favoured widow remarriage and opposed child marriage.
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