Makrand Mehta
Indian historian
About Makrand Mehta
Lived 1931 – 2024 (aged 93). Makrand Mehta was a social historian.
Makrand Mehta (25 May 1931 – 1 September 2024) was an Indian social and business historian from Gujarat.
Biography Makrand Mehta was born on 25 May 1931 at Ahmedabad into a Nagar Brahmin family.
He studied at the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, University of Pennsylvania and Gujarat University.
He headed the Department of History at the School of Sciences, Gujarat University before retirement. He was associated with several organisations including Gujarat Itihas Parishad, Gujarat Vidyasabha and Darshak Itihas Nidhi.
Works Mehta wrote more than 25 books in English and Gujarati. He also published several papers on social and economic history. His last book Business Culture of Gujarat was published by Zen Opus, Ahmedabad, in December 2023.
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Who was Makrand Mehta?
Indian historian (1931–2024)
When was Makrand Mehta born?
Makrand Mehta was born on 25 May 1931 in Ahmedabad.
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Makrand Mehta died on 1 September 2024.
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Makrand Mehta was a social historian.
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