Rajat Datta
Background
Rajat Datta was an eminent Indian historian and Professor at the Centre for Historical Studies (CHS), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. A distinguished scholar of early modern South Asian economic history, his research focused on 18th-century agrarian economy, markets, climate, famines, commerce, and state finance in Bengal and northern India. He authored the seminal book Society, Economy and the Market: Commercialization in Rural Bengal, c. 1760-1800 and co-edited Rethinking a Century: Modern I
Address:
Centre for Historical Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, India
Occupation:
• Primary Role: Professor of History (Late), Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Qualification:
• Ph.D. in History: King’s College London / University of London
• M.Phil. in History: Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi
• M.A. in History: Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi
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About: - Rajat Datta was an eminent Indian historian and Professor at the Centre for Historical Studies (CHS), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. A distinguished scholar of early modern South Asian economic history, his research focused on 18th-century agrarian economy, markets, climate, famines, commerce, and state finance in Bengal and northern India. He authored the seminal book Society, Economy and the Market: Commercialization in Rural Bengal, c. 1760-1800 and co-edited Rethinking a Century: Modern Indian History for the Twenty-First Century.