Basudev Chatterjee

Eminent historian Basudev Chatterji passes away

Question: The book ‘Trade, Tariffs and Empire: Lancashire and British Policy in India’ was authored by…
(A) Basudev Chatterjee
(B) Ram Vilas Sharma
d) Neelkanth Sastry
(D) Shobha de
Ans :(a)
Related facts:

  • On June 8, 2017, famous historian Basudev Chatterjee passed away in Guwahati, Assam.
  • He was the former chairman of the Indian Council for Historical Research.
  • His main books are ‘Trade, Tariffs and Empire: Lancashire and British Policy in India’ and ‘Dictionary of Martyrs India’s Freedom Struggle’.
  • He also proposed documenting records of archival and non-archival material such as church records, personal letters of World War II, oral history, folklores and songs.

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