Dipesh Chakrabarty

Dipesh Chakrabarty (born 1948) is an Indian historian and professor at the University of Chicago. He studies the history of South Asia, the effects of colonial

Dipesh Chakrabarty
Dipesh Chakrabarty
Born1948 (age 77–78)
Kolkata, India
OccupationHistorian
EmployerUniversity of Chicago
AwardsToynbee Prize

Dipesh Chakrabarty (born 1948) is an Indian historian and professor at the University of Chicago. He studies the history of South Asia, the effects of colonial rule, and climate change.[1] He received the Toynbee Prize in 2014 for his work in global history.[2]

Early life and education

Chakrabarty was born in Kolkata, India. He studied physics at Presidency College in Kolkata. He later studied management at the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta. He received a PhD in history from the Australian National University.[2]

Career

Chakrabarty joined the University of Chicago in 1995.[2] He helped start the Subaltern Studies project. His books include Provincializing Europe: Postcolonial Thought and Historical Difference (2000), The Climate of History in a Planetary Age (2021), and One Planet, Many Worlds: The Climate Parallax (2023).[1]

Awards and honors

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Dipesh Chakrabarty". University of Chicago Department of History. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Dipesh Chakrabarty Named 2014 Toynbee Prize Recipient". Toynbee Prize Foundation. 9 July 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Dipesh Chakrabarty". American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Professor Dipesh Chakrabarty FBA". The British Academy. Retrieved 23 August 2026.

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