Specifications
- Language:ENGLISH
- Format: PAPERBACK
- Pages: 240 pages
- ISBN-13: 9789365472189
- Item Weight: 211
- Dimensions: 21.50 x 14.00 x 1.40
- Genre: History
Description
BHU: From Inception to Crisis (1915–65) is an account of the first five decades of one of the foremost Indian universities. The book contextualizes its conception relative to the colonial framework of higher education and in terms of the personal background and outlook of its chief architect Madan Mohan Malaviya. It documents the conflicting and evolving visions, interpersonal drama, activism, and politics preceding the passing of the Banaras Hindu University Bill in the Imperial Legislative
Saumya Dey
Saumya Dey is a professor of history at Rishihood University, Haryana. He did his PhD at the Centre for Historical Studies, JNU, Delhi. His chief research interests are cultural and intellectual history and the politics of colonial India. His prior books are Becoming Hindus and Muslims: Reading the Cultural Encounter in Bengal, 1342–1905 (Munshiram Manoharlal, 2015), The Cultural Landscape of Hindutva and Other Essays: Historical Legitimacy of an Idea (Shubhi Publications, 2019 [Revised Edition, 2023]), Narrativizing Bharatvarsa and Other Essays (Shubhi Publications, 2021 [Revised Edition, 202
