Tirthankar Roy

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Tirthankar Roy
Born
Tirthankar Roy

(1960-02-14) 14 February 1960 (age 64)
Santiniketan, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Economist, Economic historian
Known forProfessor of Economic History, London School of Economics

Tirthankar Roy (born 14 February 1960) is an Indian economic historian and Professor of Economic History at the London School of Economics. He is a researcher of the Economic History of South Asia and India, having published over 25 books and numerous articles.[1] His work spans the fields of Economic History, Business History and Social History, particularly studying the effects of British colonialism in India on its economic development.[2][3]

Biography

Roy received an M.A. in Economics from Visva-Bharati University in West Bengal, India and subsequently his Ph.D. from the Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, in 1989.[4][5] Before joining the London School of Economics (LSE), he served as a professor at the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics in Pune, India.[6] He is currently a Professor of Economic History at the LSE. He serves on the editorial boards of internationally recognised journals including the Indian Economic and Social History Review and the Springer Economic History series.

Selected publications

References

  1. ^ "Google Scholar". Archived from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Tirthankar Roy". Economic & Political Weekly. Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Tirthankar Roy". History Today. Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Tirthankar Roy". London School of Economics. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Tirthankar Roy". Orcid. Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  6. ^ Roy, Tirthankar (2002). "Economic History and Modern India: Redefining the Link". Journal of Economic Perspectives. 16 (3): 109–130. doi:10.1257/089533002760278749.
  7. ^ "The Story of Indian Business The East India Company". Audible.


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