Jadunath Sarkar
Background
In 1898, he was appointed at Presidency College, Calcutta after getting selected in the Provincial Education Services. Jadunath Sarkar was awarded the Griffith Prize by the University of Calcutta in 1904, In between, from 1917 to 1919, he taught modern Indian history in Benaras Hindu University and from 1919 to 1923, both English and history, at Ravenshaw College, Cuttack. In 1923, he became an honorary member of the Royal Asiatic Society of London. In August 1926, he was appointed as the Vice Chancellor of
Jadunath Sarkar
Occupation
• Historian
Education qualification
• Graduated in English, Presidency College, Calcutta
• Master of Arts, in English, Calcutta University
About: - In 1898, he was appointed at Presidency College, Calcutta after getting selected in the Provincial Education Services. Jadunath Sarkar was awarded the Griffith Prize by the University of Calcutta in 1904, In between, from 1917 to 1919, he taught modern Indian history in Benaras Hindu University and from 1919 to 1923, both English and history, at Ravenshaw College, Cuttack. In 1923, he became an honorary member of the Royal Asiatic Society of London. In August 1926, he was appointed as the Vice Chancellor of Calcutta University. In 1928, he joined as Sir W. Meyer Lecturer in Madras University. Sarkar was honored by Britain with a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire CIE and knighted in the 1929 Birthday Honours list. He was died in 1958. He wrote some of their books on the related topic of “Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Is a Secular King & Not A Hindu King”.