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Dipesh Chakrabarty (born 1948, in Kolkata, India) is an Indian historian and leading scholar of postcolonial theory and subaltern studies.
BIOGRAPHY. Dipesh Chakrabarty holds a BSc (physics honors) degree from Presidency College, University of Calcutta, a postgraduate Diploma in management (considered equivalent to MBA) from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, and a PhD (history) from the Australian National University.
Dipesh Chakrabarty is a distinguished professor of history and South Asian studies at the University of Chicago. He works on climate change, democracy, and Muslim-Bengali nationalism, and teaches various topics in modern and contemporary South Asian history.
Biography. Dipesh Chakrabarty holds a BSc (physics honors) degree from Presidency College, University of Calcutta, a postgraduate Diploma in management (considered equivalent to MBA) from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, and a PhD (history) from the Australian National University.
Dipesh Chakrabarty is a distinguished professor of history and South Asian studies at the University of Chicago. He is a leading scholar of modern South Asian history, postcolonial theory, and comparative studies of modernity and cosmopolitanism.
Jun 4, 2024 · Dipesh Chakrabarty is awarded the European Essay Prize 2024. June 4, 2024.
Dipesh Chakrabarty is a distinguished professor of history and South Asian languages at the University of Chicago. He is a leading scholar of postcolonial theory, historical difference, and climate change.