Ramchandra Guha joins Ahmedabad University

AHMEDABAD: Noted historian and biographer, Ramchandra Guha, joined city-based

Ahmedabad University

(AU) as the Shrenik Lalbhai Chair Professor of Humanities, according to an announcement made by the varsity on Tuesday. Guha will also be the director of the Gandhi Winter School at the university.


“Guha will help imagine a curriculum that lies at the intersection of history and other streams in the Humanities, as well as explore how history can enrich diverse disciplines, spanning technology, business and even specialisations such as life-sciences, heritage management or environment and energy,” said a statement issued by the university.

The noted historian holds an honourary doctorate in Humanities from Yale University. “Ahmedabad has a great tradition of public-spirited philanthropy in the sphere of higher education. I have known and loved Ahmedabad ever since my first visit there 40 years ago; to now return, to teach and work in the city where Mahatma Gandhi made his home and nurtured the freedom movement, excites me beyond measure,” said Guha.

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