Given the question: Facts: - fields: modern history - death date: 30 august 2014 - doctoral advisor: bishweshwar prasad - notable students: majid siddiqui , mridula mukherjee , aditya mukherjee - awards: padma of bihar plaque bhushan -lrb- 2010 -rrb- , royal asiatic society - birth date: 27 may 1928 - name: bipan chandra -lrb- sood -rrb- - citizenship: indian - death place: gurgaon , haryana , india - birth place: kangra , punjab , british india - alma mater: forman christian college , lahore stanford university delhi university Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of bipan chandra .
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bipan chandra -lrb- 27 may 1928 -- 30 august 2014 -rrb- was an indian historian , specialising in economic and political history of modern india .professor of modern history at jawaharlal nehru university , he specialized on the indian independence movement and is considered a leading scholar on mahatma gandhi .he authored several books , including '' the rise and growth of economic nationalism '' .he was appointed as national research professor in 2007 , and awarded the padma bhushan , india 's third highest civilian honour , given by government of india in 2010 .