Jadunath Sarkar Fellows Hit Publishing Big League. They Reimagine India’s Civilisational Story
Antara Baruah | 09 September 2025 | The Print
They might be fresh off the boat, but the Jadunath Sarkar fellowship’s inaugural batch of scholars have already landed deals with leading publishing houses like Penguin, Westland, and Harper Collins. The fellows, who are part of Vikram Sampath’s Foundation for Indian Historical and Cultural Research, have worked on a disparate range of subjects — from the history of textbook controversies in India to the trajectory of West Bengal; “from renaissance to communist takeover.”
The graduation ceremony, which took place at Delhi’s India International Centre, was a reminder of the overarching goal behind the Sampath-backed think tank— to return the writing of Indian history to Indian scholars —as opposed to “ideologically influenced outsiders and politically motivated narratives.” The event saw high-profile speakers like Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and economist Dr. Shamika Ravi…