Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists :

List-I
(Historian)
List-II
(Book)
A. Sumit Sarkar1. The Rise and Growth of Economic Nationalism in India
B. Shahid Amin2. A Rule of Property for Bengal
C. Ranajit Guha3. The Swadeshi Movement in Bengal, 1903-1908
D. Bipan Chandra4. Event, Metaphor, Memory—Chauri Chaura, 1922-1992

Code :

A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1
A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3
A-1, B-4, C-2, D-3
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CDS-2 – 2016
The correct matching of historians with their books is A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1.
– Sumit Sarkar is renowned for his detailed study of the Swadeshi Movement in Bengal.
– Shahid Amin’s work ‘Event, Metaphor, Memory’ is a micro-history exploring the Chauri Chaura incident from multiple perspectives.
– Ranajit Guha, a founder of Subaltern Studies, authored ‘A Rule of Property for Bengal’ which critically examines the Permanent Settlement.
– Bipan Chandra is a leading historian of modern India, known for his work on economic nationalism and the freedom struggle.
These historians represent different schools of thought within Indian historiography, particularly regarding nationalism and subaltern perspectives. Sumit Sarkar and Bipan Chandra are often associated with nationalist and Marxist interpretations, while Ranajit Guha and Shahid Amin are key figures in the Subaltern Studies group, focusing on the agency of common people.