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Satish Chandra (historian) was born on 20 November, 1922 in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, is an Indian historian (1922–2017). Discover Satish Chandra (historian)'s Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 95 years old?
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Historian |
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95 years old |
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Scorpio |
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20 November 1922 |
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20 November |
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Meerut, Uttar Pradesh |
| Date of death |
2017 |
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India
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Satish Chandra (historian) Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Satish Chandra (historian) worth at the age of 95 years old? Satish Chandra (historian)’s income source is mostly from being a successful Historian. He is from India. We have estimated Satish Chandra (historian)'s net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Satish Chandra (20 November 1922 – 13 October 2017) was an Indian historian whose main area of specialisation was medieval Indian history.
Satish Chandra was born in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh (then the United Provinces) to Sir Sita Ram, who later become the first Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan, and his wife, Basudevi.
He attended Allahabad University where he earned his B.A. (1942), M.A. (1944), and D.Phil.
(1948) under the supervision of R.P. Tripathi.
Through the 1970s, he served as the vice chairman and chairman of the University Grants Commission of India.
He taught at Allahabad University, Aligarh Muslim University, Delhi University, and Rajasthan University and was the Smuts' Visiting Professor at Cambridge in 1971.
He was Professor of History at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi.
Along with S. Gopal, Bipan Chandra, and Romila Thapar, he co-founded the Centre for Historical Studies at the School of Social Sciences in JNU.
He was chairperson of the centre for a few years.
He was the Secretary and President of the Indian History Congress.
Among his various other appointments, he served in the council of the United Nations University, Tokyo between 1980 and 1986.
He was an associated director of research at the Maison des Sciences de l'Homme as well as an executive board member at the International Congress of Historical Sciences, both in Paris.
In 1988, he was asked by Union Public Service Commission to head a committee to review the system of appointments to the higher civil services.
Chandra has been described as one of India's leading scholars of the Mughal period and one of India's most influential historians.
His book, Medieval India, has been widely used as a textbook in schools and colleges around India.
He belonged to the group of historians, along with Romila Thapar, R. S. Sharma, Bipan Chandra and Arjun Dev, who are sometimes referred to as "left-leaning."
In 2004, his textbook was reintroduced in the national curriculum after a hiatus of six years.
His doctoral thesis was on the Parties and Politics in 18th century India.
He was married to Savitri and had three sons.
