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Sir Jadunath Sarkar, CIE, FRAS (Bengali: যদুনাথ সরকার; 10 December 1870 – 19 May 1958) was a prominent Indian historian and a specialist on the Mughal dynasty. Sarkar was educated in English literature and worked as a teacher for some time but later shifted his focus to history research writing.
May 11, 2024 · Sir Jadunath Sarkar was the foremost Indian historian of the Mughal dynasty (1526–1857). Educated in English literature at Presidency College, Calcutta, Sarkar at first taught English and later shifted to history during his tenure (1902–17) at Patna College. Sarkar chose Aurangzeb, the last major.
Sir Jadunath Sarkar is a star historian of modern India on medieval Indian history, who brilliantly caught the spirit of the age and devoted himself to the neglected field of Indian historiography.
Jadunath Sarkar nurtured a life-long passion for Sanskrit and English literature and remained active for most of his life in the Bangla literary sphere. He was a regular contributor to Bangla periodicals and journals such as Prabasi, Bharatbarsha, Prabhati, and Sahitya-Parishat-Patrika.
A leading scholar in early twentieth-century India, Sir Jadunath Sarkar (1870–1958) was knighted in 1929 and became the first Indian historian to gain honorary membership in the American Historical Association.
Aug 4, 2018 · Sir Jadunath, who was also Aurangzeb’s biographer, recorded how carefully the last great Mughal went about the business of administering the state.
Mar 23, 2020 · A tribute to the historian Jadunath Sarkar, who was born 150 years ago and was once the most highly regarded Indian historian. He wrote narratives of Mughal history, especially Aurangzeb, and praised British rule as a gift of Divine Providence.
