History · Historical Method and Historiography
UGC NET December 2012 History
Who among the following historians is well known for his contributions to subaltern studies?
ASumit Sarkar
BBipan Chandra
CRanajit Guha ✓ Correct
DK.N. Panikkar
Correct answer: (C) Ranajit Guha — Ranajit Guha is well known for subaltern studies, so the answer is Ranajit Guha.
Explanation
★Ranajit Guha is well known for subaltern studies, so the answer is Ranajit Guha.
★He founded the Subaltern Studies group of historians in the early 1980s.
★Subaltern studies focus on the history of the oppressed and the common people.
★They recover the agency of peasants, workers and tribals in history.
★The group challenged both colonial and elite nationalist views of the past.
★Guha's work reshaped the writing of modern Indian history.
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