Japan’s  Fukuoka Prize for historian Ramachandra Guha

For Japan’s most coveted prize  Fukuoka Prize in academics category, India’s famous Historian Ramachandra Guha has been selected. Others who got this prize are Thant Myint-U(Grand Prize)  and Minh Hanh ( Arts and Culture). This Fukuoka Prize honors persons who had made outstanding contributions in the fields of arts and culture,academics in Asia.

• According to  Guha’s citation, he as a famous Indian Historian  pioneered the new horizon  of environmental history.
• His works involve explanations  of complex history of India, country with diversity of languages, religions, castes etc.
• Guha’s writings also clearly explains the state of Indian Democratic system dwelling on the current multi-dimensional and chaotic world.
• Being a great writer of Indian History, Ramachandra Guha deserved to be presented with this Japans prestigious prize.
• The award would be presented to him at the Fukuoka International Congress Centre.
• Guha would also be delivering lecture on” Mahatma Gandhi, India and the World” .
• Mohammad Yunus, Romila Thapar, Ashish Nandy and Mo Yan are the previous winners of this prize.

About Ramachandra Guha

• Ramachandra Guha was born on 29th April 1958 in Uttar Pradesh.
• He is Alma mater  of University of Delhi IIM Calcutta etc
• He is a historian and writer with interests in cricket and also in social, political histories.
• He is a columnists in Hindustan Times,The Telegraph and writes for magazines like The Caravan and  Outlook etc

Bibliographies of Guha—

• India Before Gandhi 2013,Patriots and Partisans 2012, Makers of Modern India 2010, India after Gandhi 2007 etc.
• He was awarded Padma Bhushan in the year 2009 and famous Sahitya Akademi Award in 2011 for India After Gandhi.
• Served as Philippe Roman Chair of International Affairs and History at the famous London School of Economics

Fukuoka Prize– what is it??

• Its an annual prize given to person or organisation for their outstanding contributions to preserving or creating Asian culture.
• Established in 1990 by the Japanese city of Fukuoka and Yokatopia.
• Arts and Culture Prize, Grand Prize and Academic Prize form the 3 different categories of prizes.
• Held every year in September along with the  public forums by the prize winners.