Yadunath Sarkar
Yadunath Sarkar
Yadunath Sarkar (pronunciation in Bengali, 'Jadunath Sarkar') (1870 - 1958) was a famous historian of India. His academic contribution to the area of Indian Moghalakal history-writing is immense.
Biography
Yadunath Sarkar was born on December 10, 1870 at a wealthy Kayastha family of Karachmaria village, 80 miles north-east of Rajshahi (now in Bangladesh). Education took place in Rajshahi and Calcutta. In 1892, M.A. The examination was passed in the first class from the Presidency College in English Literature and not only the first, but to establish a new record with the marks obtained. After working as a professor of English at Ripon College and Vidyasagar College, he was elected to the Provincial Education Service in 1898 and was the President of the Department of English Literature and History, respectively, in Calcutta, Patna and Utkal. The longest period spent in Patna (1902-1917, 1923-1926) and retired from there in 1926. In 1917, he was appointed as the Chairman of the History Department at Kashi Hindu University, but for the next year, he left for Revenue College, Utkal, for some reason. In 1919, the British Government recognized their qualifications and appointed them in the Indian Education Service. After retiring, he was the University Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calcutta for two years. In 1923, the British government gave him the title of "Sir" in C.I.I. and in 1929. By 1941, he made his residence in Darjeeling and then Calcutta, where he died in 1958. Work
The first book of the Yadunath Sarkar, "India of Aurangzeb, Topography, Statistics and Roads" (published in 1901). The first two volumes of "History of Aurangzeb" (History of Aurangzeb) appeared in 1919 and in the fifth and last section, 1928. His book, "Shivaji and His Times", was published in 1919. In these books, carefully using material available in Persian, Marathi, Rajasthani and European languages, the government did an important work of historical research and the basis of basic material But on the other hand, attracting the attention of historians to the secure Persian newspaper and other records in the state of Jaipur. Yadunath Sarkar did important work of providing and providing them for research. Aurangzeb was a great figure in his vision, who tried to bind India into political unity, but ultimately, despite its merit and relentless hard work, Failure to narrow down the viewpoint, Shivaji also laid the foundation of a new monocracy, but did not remove the asymmetry of the caste system of Maratha society. Could. Other Herero leaders had given evidence of promiscuity robbing the local Hindus outside Maharashtra. Is clear that the government consider the greatest enemy of the political unity of the social and religious chauvinism, India.
The attention of the Yadunath government towards North Mughal India attracted the attention of William Irwin while editing "Letter Mughals 1707-1739" (1922). From 1739 to 1803, the disintegration of the Mughal empire and the rise of the sub-princely states he published in four volumes between 1932 and 1950 (The fall of the Mughal Empire, 1961). It is their oldest composition in terms of historical values. The impressive and equitable English of Yadunath Sarkar is not too cumbersome while being relatively classic. They also make 'ethical conclusions' out of historical events in place.
The following are notable in other works of Yadunath Sarkar -
On the insistence of Jaipur Maharaja Sawai Man Singh (II), Yadunath Sarkar also wrote the history of Jaipur State "The History of Jaipur". Criticism
Jadunath is often considered to be a supporter of the British Raj. This idea became stronger when he got a title from 'sir' of the British. He has greatly admired the British. He was of the opinion that due to the British, progress in India came.
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