Gopal, Sarvepalli

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GOPAL, Sarvepalli

GOPAL, Sarvepalli. Indian, b. 1923. Genres: History, Biography. Career: Professor Emeritus of History, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, since 1983 (Professor, 1972-83). Fellow of St. Antony's College, Oxford, since 1966, honorary fellow, 1995; Former Chairman, National Book Trust of India. Reader in S. Asian History, Oxford University, England, 1966-71; Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, Chairman, 1992-, Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chairman, 1985-; Indian Institute of Social Studies, Chairman, 1985-. Publications: The Permanent Settlement in Bengal, 1949; The Vice Royalty of Lord Ripon, 1953; the Vice Royalty of Lord Irwin, 1957; British Policy in India 1858-1905, 1965; Modern India, 1967; Jawaharlal Nehru, 3 vols., 1975-84; Radhakrishnan, 1989. EDITOR: Nehru: An Anthology, 1981; Selected Works of Nehru, 30 vols., 1972-96. Address: 97 Radhakrishna Salai, Mylapore, Madras 4, India.