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Modern Historiography

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Sumit Sarkar wrote on the Swadeshi Movement, Shahid Amin on Chauri Chaura, Ranajit Guha on Bengal property rules, and Bipan Chandra on Economic Nationalism.

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Match the following. List I (Historians)
A. Sumit Sarkar
B. Shahid Amin
C. Ranajit Guha
D. Bipan Chandra List II (Books)
1. The Rise and Growth of Economic Nationalism in India
2. A Rule of Property for Bengal
3. The Swadeshi Movement in Bengal, 1903-1908
4. Event, Metaphor, Memory-Chauri Chaura, 1922-1992

[CDS 2016 (II)]

Detailed Solution & Historical Context

Concept


The historiography of the Indian national movement has been shaped by specific deep-dive studies into critical events and economic theories of colonialism.

Authentic Source Evidence


  • Sumit Sarkar: The Swadeshi Movement in Bengal (A landmark social history).

  • Shahid Amin: Event, Metaphor, Memory (A famous subaltern study of the Chauri Chaura incident).

  • Ranajit Guha: A Rule of Property for Bengal (Analysis of land tenure under the British).

  • Bipan Chandra: The Rise and Growth of Economic Nationalism (Exploration of the early moderate critique of the British economy).

    • Analytical Breakdown


  • A-3: Sarkar’s work moved history from elite politics to social mobilization.

  • B-4: Amin used local memory and files to reconstruct how a single event became a nationalist 'metaphor'.

  • C-2: Guha is the founder of the Subaltern Studies collective.

  • D-1: Chandra’s book is the definitive work on the 'Drain of Wealth' theory.

    • Conceptual Deep Dive & Logic

    "Who founded the 'Subaltern Studies' group in Indian history?"

    Ranajit Guha, who emphasized looking at history from the 'perspective from below'.

    Examiner's Mindset & Pro-Tip

    "These historians represent a shift from viewing the freedom struggle as a simple event to analyzing it as a complex social and economic phenomenon."

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