Sarmila Bose

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Sarmila Bose is an Indian historian and journalist known for her controversial work on the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War and South Asian politics.

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instanceOf historian
journalist
person
citizenship India
controversy accused by some scholars of downplaying Pakistani military crimes in 1971
criticized for alleged bias in portrayal of 1971 Bangladesh atrocities
educatedAt University of Calcutta
surface form: Calcutta University

Harvard University
ethnicGroup Bengali
fieldOfWork South Asian politics
history
journalism
genre military history
non-fiction
political history
hasAcademicBackgroundIn history
international relations
politics
hasMethodologicalApproach re-examination of established historical narratives
use of oral histories in war studies
hasPerspectiveOn military conduct in the 1971 war
narratives of victimhood in South Asian conflicts
hasRole commentator on South Asian affairs
hasWrittenAbout People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh

India
Pakistan
South Asian politics
hasWrittenFor international media outlets
knownFor controversial interpretations of the 1971 Bangladesh conflict
research on South Asian political history
work on the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War
languageOfWorkOrName English
nationality Indian
notableWork Dead Reckoning: Memories of the 1971 Bangladesh War
occupation historian
journalist
placeOfOrigin Calcutta
surface form: Kolkata
positionHeld academic researcher in South Asian studies
relative Subhas Chandra Bose
researchInterest Bangladesh Liberation War
India–Pakistan relations
South Asian conflicts
viewedAs controversial figure in Bangladeshi historiography

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