Irfan Habib is an Indian historian of ancient and medieval India. His work includes historical geography, the history of Indian technology, and the economic history of medieval India, especially the Mughal Empire. His scholarship is associated with Marxist historiography.
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Without undue modesty, we can say we know more about India’s past than Marx did.
Irfan Habib, ‘Problems of Marxist historiography,’ Social Scientist, Volume 16, Number 12, December 1988
In one of his theses Marx said: 'Philosophers have so far interpreted the world.
Irfan Habib, ‘Problems of Marxist historiography,’ Social Scientist, Volume 16, Number 12, December 1988
It is inherent in the unity of past and present that Marxist historiography must continuously turn to fresh aspects to explore and re-explore and fresh questions to answer...
Irfan Habib, ‘Problems of Marxist historiography,’ Social Scientist, Volume 16, Number 12, December 1988
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G. N. RamachandranAlso won Jawarharlal Nehru Fellowship
Peter FrankopanAlso won Fellow of the Royal Historical Society
Richard OveryAlso won Fellow of the Royal Historical Society
Vijay TendulkarAlso won Jawarharlal Nehru Fellowship
Louis FischerAlso won Watumull Prize
Romila ThaparAlso won Jawarharlal Nehru FellowshipAbout this person
Irfan Habib is an Indian historian of ancient and medieval India. His work includes historical geography, the history of Indian technology, and the economic history of medieval India, especially the Mughal Empire. His scholarship is associated with Marxist historiography. He is Professor Emeritus at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). Habib has written several works, including The Agrarian System of Mughal India, 1556-1707, An Atlas of the Mughal Empire, Essays in Indian History: Towards a Marxist Perception, and An Atlas of Ancient Indian History, co-authored with Faiz Habib. He has also served as general editor of the A People's History of India series.
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