LD CHANDRA Noted historian Bipan Chandra dies at 86
August 30, 2014 21:59
Historian Bipan Chandra, a left-leaning expert in economic and political history of India, died here this morning after prolonged illness. He was 86.
"He had not been keeping well since last few months. He passed away at 6 am," his family said. After the death of his wife four years ago, the veteran scholar had not been in the best of his health.
But, he still kept on writing till his last days. Despite his frailing health, he managed to draft his autobiography and a biography of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh.
"The drafts of the two books are almost ready and now they may be published posthumously," Aditya Mukherjee, his former student and later a colleague at JNU, said.
"He had not been keeping well since last few months. He passed away at 6 am," his family said. After the death of his wife four years ago, the veteran scholar had not been in the best of his health.
But, he still kept on writing till his last days. Despite his frailing health, he managed to draft his autobiography and a biography of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh.
"The drafts of the two books are almost ready and now they may be published posthumously," Aditya Mukherjee, his former student and later a colleague at JNU, said.
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