History · Historical Method and Historiography
UGC NET July 2018 History
Which historian wrote the following words? 'The definition and demarcation of ages in the history of any country are problematic issues. These have been especially so in the case of India because our historians, all British to begin with, borrowed the highly unsuitable paradigm of Ancient/Medieval/Modern from European experience and further complicated the matter by inventing three other ages, Hindu, Muslim and British.'
AR.C. Majumdar
BSumit Sarkar
CTapan Raychaudhuri ✓ Correct
DBipan Chandra
Correct answer: (C) Tapan Raychaudhuri — Tapan Raychaudhuri wrote these words, so the answer is Tapan Raychaudhuri.
Explanation
★Tapan Raychaudhuri wrote these words, so the answer is Tapan Raychaudhuri.
★He criticised the periodization of Indian history into ancient, medieval and modern.
★He said this paradigm was borrowed by British historians from European experience.
★He held it to be highly unsuitable for India.
★He noted that the matter was made worse by the Hindu, Muslim and British ages.
★So these words were written by Tapan Raychaudhuri.
Want more like this? Create a free account to practise a full test, track your progress, and get spaced-repetition review.
Shared by Mcqkart · via Mcqkart.in