# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/bipan-chandra
# Generated: 2026-08-13T08:46:58.085Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/bipan-chandra"
name: "Bipan Chandra"
slug: "bipan-chandra"
description: "Bipan Chandra was an Indian historian, specialising in economic and political history of modern India. An emeritus professor of modern history at Jawaharlal Nehru University, he specialized on the Indian independence movement and is considered a leading scholar on Mahatma Gandhi. He authored several books, including The Rise and Growth of Economic Nationalism."
tagline: "Indian historian (1928–2014)"
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gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "IN"
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1928-05-27"
deathDate: "2014-08-30"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  historical:           10.651876
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  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump