Facts: - known for: heinrich heidelberg university zimmer chair at the south asia institute , - birth date: 1952 - name: amiya p. sen - nationality: indian - image: file : amiya prosad sen.jpg - alma mater: st. stephen 's college , delhi - occupation: professor , author Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of amiya prosad sen .
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amiya prosad sen -lrb- born 1952 -rrb- is a historian with an interest in the intellectual and cultural history of modern india .amiya p.sen currently holds the heinrich zimmer chair at the south asia institute , heidelberg university .he has served as professor of modern indian history at jamia millia islamia , new delhi .he has been agatha harrison fellow to the university of oxford and visiting fellow to the indian institute of advanced study , shimla , and the centre for contemporary studies , nehru memorial museum & library , new delhi .during 2007 -- 08 , he was tagore professor at vishwa bharati , shantiniketan .sen took his bachelor 's and master 's degrees in history from st. stephen 's college , delhi and also pursued his phd there .after a brief career in indian civil services , he took up teaching and research in 1984 .