Mehrotra, Sri Ram

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MEHROTRA, Sri Ram

MEHROTRA, Sri Ram. Indian, b. 1931. Genres: History, Politics/ Government. Career: Saugor University, assistant professor of history, 1950- 60; University of London, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, research associate, 1960-61; University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies, lecturer in South Asian Politics, 1962-71; Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, India, fellow, 1971-79; Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, professor of history, 1972-91; Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, India, Nehru Professor, 1992-96. Publications: India and the Commonwealth 1885-1929, 1965; The Emergence of the Indian National Congress, 1971; The Commonwealth and the Nation, 1978; Towards India's Freedom and Partition, 1979; A History of the Indian National Congress, 1885-1918, 1995; Selected Writings of A.O. Hume, forthcoming. Address: Seva, Kenfield Estate, Ambedkar Chowk, Shimla 171 004, Himachal Pradesh, India.