PROFILE::
 

Dr. Chittabrata Palit, an alumnus of Presidency College (1957-1963) (b. 1943), is an ex-Professor of History at Jadavpur University, Kolkata. He read at Presidency College and Calcutta University for his B.A. (Hons.) and M.A. Degrees in History in both of which he stood first class third. He obtained common-wealth scholarship in 1971 to go to Cambridge for his Ph.D. He worked with Prof. Eric Strokes on Agrarian Change in Bengal in the 19th Century for which he was awarded Ph.D. in 1975. He has also been a Fulbright visiting fellow to USA, at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and Towson State University, Towson Maryland (1994) and taught Indian History there. He was also a Wellcome Trust Visiting Scholar at Cambridge in 1993. He has been Indian delegate to many International Conferences at Cambridge, London, Shiraz, Toronto, Lake Geneva, Carbondale, Washington, Boston, Dhaka, Brighton, Beijing and Tokyo. He has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society, London in 2005. He has been a member of the Indian Historical Records Commission, National Commission for History of Science etc. He is vice-president and fellow of a number of Indian Academic Associations and is currently President of the Fulbright Alumni Association. His major works include Tensions in Bengal Rural Society, Commerce and Industries in Bengal, Science and Nationalism in Bengal, Scientific Bengal and History of Medicine in India (ed.). He is currently UGC Emeritus Fellow, Jadavpur University, Kolkata and former Director, Institute of Historical Studies, Kolkata. Currently Director of Corpus Research Institute, Kolkata.
  1. Centenary History of the BNCCI Project, 1986- 1987. Work completed & published by BNCCI, Kolkata 2000.
  2. INSA Project on "Science & Nationalism in Bengal, 1876-1947,1998-2001. Work completed. Two reports ready
  3. ICHR Project on Bengal before & after Partition: the Profile of a Province', 2002 – ongoing.

PUBLISHED BOOKS:

  1. Tensions in Bengal Rural Society, 1830-1860. Progressive Publishers, Kolkata, 1975, 2nd edition, Orient Longman, Kolkata, 1994.
  2. New Viewpoints on Nineteenth Century Bengal, Publishers, Kolkata 1980.2nd edition 2002
  3. Perspectives on Agrarian Bengal, Papyrus, Kolkata 1982.Rcprint Asiatic Book Agency, Kolkata 1990.Reader Service, Kolkata 2nd Reprint 2000
  4. Commerce & Industries in Bengal, BNCCI, Kolkata, 2000
  5. Mahendralal Sircar & National Science, with Subrata Pahari, Ratna Prakashan, Kolkata, 2000
  6. Satish Chandra Mukherjee, The Dawn Society & National Science. Reader Service, Kolkata 2002.
  7. National Council of Education & National Science. (In Press)
  8.  Scientific Bengal (In Press).
  9. Banglar Chalchitra Kolkata (in Bengali), Athena Publishers, Kolkata, 1990.2nd edition, Reader Service, Kolkata 2002.
  10. Nana Subhas Chandra, a Bengali monograph, Bibhasa, Kolkata, 1997
  11. anglar Krishi Samajer Garan with B Chowdhury& others, K P Bagchi, Kolkata 2000.

Articles in Journals & Periodicals :-
(Some of the later articles are mentioned, here)

  1. 1977-1978 - 'Rich Peasants in Bengal Rural Society: The Dinajpur Jotedars 1800 -1950' in Quarterly Review of Historical Studies, Vol. xvii
  2. 1979 - 'Young Bengal: The Quest for an Identity, 1830-1880' paper presented at the Nagpur Session of the IHS & published in QRHS, 1982.
  3. 1986-1987 - 'Rural Transition in India: A Synoptic Note* in Journal of History,
    Jadavpur University, Vol. III.
  4. 1986-1987 - 'National Council of Education & National Science' Paper presented at the National Conference of the Institute of Historical Studies at Agra. In Press.
  5. 1990 - The Origin & Development of the Calcutta Medical College & Hospital’ in Souvenir of the Calcutta Tercentenary Seminar, organised by the India Pharmacological Society, Kolkata.
  6. 1993 - 'Ayurveda in Colonial Bengal' in the Souvenir of the International Seminar on Traditional Medicine organised by the Indian Pharmacological Society.
  7. 1994 - 'Orientalism, William Jones & Oriental Studies' in Journal of the Asiatic Society: Vol. XXXVI, No. 4, 1994, Kolkata.
  8. 1997 - 'Mahendralal Sircar & Popular Science' in The Indian Archives, by National Archives, New Delhi, 1997.
  9. 1998 - 'Mahendralal Sircar & Homeopathy' in The Indian Journal of History of Science, by INS A, New Delhi, 1998.
  10. 1998 - 'Breakup of the Joint Family & the Birth of Individualism', in Quarterly Review of Historical Studies, Kolkata, 1998.
  11. 1998 - 'Social Background of Militant Nationalism in Bengal' in Quarterly Review of Historical Studies, Kolkata.
  12. 1998 - 'Gandhi's experiment with Truth' in the Bulletin of the Ramkrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Golpark, Kolkata, 1998.
  13. 2001 - 'Modernity of Tradition: Ayurveda in Colonial Bengal' in Journal of History (Special Number), Jadavpur University, Kolkata, 2001.
  14. 2002 - The Crusade for Calcutta' forthcoming in Indian Historical Review.
  15. 2002 - 'Satish Mukherjee and National Education' in Journal of History, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, Vol I No 1
  16. 2002 - 'Subhas Chandra Bose- A Literary Appreciation' forthcoming in the Journal of History, Jadavpur University.
  17. 2002 - 'Green Imperialism' forthcoming in the Journal of History, The University of Burdwan.

HONOURS:

  • 2003 March - Prof. Gopal Ch. Bhattacharya Memorial Award for contribution to History of Science given by Bengal Science Association.
  • 2003 August - Vice President Fulbright Alumni Association, Calcutta.
  • 2003 - U. G. C. Resource Person and speaker at a number of colleges in West Bengal.
  • 2003 November - Chairperson and speaker at the 43rd Annual Conference of Institute of Historical Studies, Udupi, Karnataka.
  • 2004 January - Chairperson and speaker at the second Biannual International Conference of Indian Association of. Asian and Pacific Studies at Sambalpur University, Orissa.
  • 2004 February - Resource Person and speaker at the History of Science Workshop at the Asiatic Society, Kolkata.
  • 2004 March - Vice President, Socio-economic, Research Institute, Kolkata. 
  • 2004 March - Prof. H. K. Barpujari Memorial Lectures on Science and Nationalism at the Institute of Historical Studies, Kolkata.
  • 2004 March - Resource Person, Speaker and Chairman at the National Seminar on Rivers and Society at the Department of History, Jadavpur University.
  • 2004 March - Resource Person, Speaker and Chairman spoke on Ayurveda in colonial Bengal at the International Seminar on the Quest for Identity in Modem India organised by Corpus Research Institute. Calcutta.
  • 2004 March - Resource Person, Chairman and speaker at the International Seminar on History of North Bengal Organised by North Bengal University at Maldah College Auditorium, Maldah, West Bengal.
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