India Since Independence by BIPAN CHANDRA

About The Authors

Dr. Bipan Chandra is a renowned Indian historian and author.

He has authored Communalism: A Primer, Ideology and Politics in Modern India, Communalism in Modern India, Freedom Struggle, and Indian National Movement: The Long Term Dynamics.

Born in Kangra Valley, Chandra completed his education from Stanford University in California and the University of Delhi. He dedicated several years of his life to teaching and was appointed Sectional President of the Indian History Congress. Chandra is considered to be one of the foremost scholars on Mahatma Gandhi, he is also adept in the economic and political history of modern India.

Mridula Mukherjee is an Indian author and Professor.

She has authored Peasants in India's Non-Violent Revolution and Colonializing Agriculture.

Mukherjee is currently the Professor of Modern Indian History at the Centre for Historical Studies, and is also the Director of Nehru Memorial Museum and Library. Her areas of interest are in peasant movements, agrarian history, and the national movement.

Aditya Mukherjee is an author and Professor at St. Stephen’s college in Delhi.

He also serves as the Director of the Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Advanced Study at JNU, and his interests lie in capitalist development and modern business history.