About the Author

Dr Amiya P. Sen is currently with the Department of History & Culture, Jamia Millia Islamia. He has been Agatha Harrison Fellow to the University of Oxford and Visiting Fellow at the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, and the Centre for Contemporary Studies, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi. During 2007-8, he was Tagore Professor at Visva Bharati, Santiniketan. Dr Sen is the author of six books and three more are due for publication soon.