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Dwijendra Tripathi (29 July 1930 – 5 September 2018) was a professor of business history at the
Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM Ahmedabad or IIM-A), is a business school, located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. It is one of the Indian Institutes of Management and was accorded the status of an Institute of National Impor ...
where he worked for more than 25 years. He is considered the "Father of Business History" in India.


Personal life and education

Dwijendra was born on 29 July 1930 in a village in
Azamgarh district Azamgarh district is one of the three districts of Azamgarh division in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Etymology The district is named after its headquarters town, Azamgarh. Azam, a son of Vikramajit, founded the town in 1665. Vikramajit ...
,
Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...
, while India was still under
British colonial rule The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. It began with the overseas possessions and trading posts establish ...
. He got a First Class in his Class XII exams in the Arts stream. He studied at the
University of Allahabad The University of Allahabad is a Central university (India), Central University located in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. It was established on 23 September 1887 by an act of Parliament and is recognised as an Institute of National Importance (INI). ...
where he received his
Bachelor of Arts A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is the holder of a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts deg ...
in history, economics, and English literature in 1952 and his Master of Arts in history in 1954. He graduated in 1963 from the
University of Wisconsin A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Uni ...
where he pursued a
Ph.D. A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil; or ) is a terminal degree that usually denotes the highest level of academic achievement in a given discipline and is awarded following a course of graduate study and original research. The name of the deg ...
in comparative economic history - India & U.S. as a
Fulbright scholar The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright–Hays Program, is one of several United States cultural exchange programs with the goal of improving intercultural relations, cultural diplomacy, and intercultural competence between the peopl ...
. He was married to his wife Saraswati for more than fifty years, and had three children- Tushar, Parimal, and Smita. He died on 5 September 2018, which is also the day India celebrates Teachers' Day.


Career


In India

From August 1954 to April 1964, he worked at the department of history and
political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...
, D.N.J. College, University of Jabalpur. In May 1964, he moved to
Bombay Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial centre, financial capital and the list of cities i ...
(now Mumbai) to work at the
State Bank of India State Bank of India (SBI) is an Indian Multinational corporation, multinational Public sector undertakings in India, public sector bank and financial service body headquartered in Mumbai. It is the largest bank in India with a 23% market shar ...
as a Research Officer in their Historical Research Department. In July 1964 he joined the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad where he chose to teach in the Economics educational area. He was sent by the institute to the
Harvard Business School Harvard Business School (HBS) is the graduate school, graduate business school of Harvard University, a Private university, private Ivy League research university. Located in Allston, Massachusetts, HBS owns Harvard Business Publishing, which p ...
, which had a tie-up with
IIMA The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM Ahmedabad or IIM-A), is a business school, located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. It is one of the Indian Institutes of Management and was accorded the status of an Institute of National Impor ...
, for the International Teachers Programme for a year in 1964. While at IIMA, he was on numerous committees, was the PGP Chairperson for four years, and was also dean for four years. He joined the Board of Governors of IIMA as a faculty representative in the 1980s.


At other universities

In the summers of 1961, 1962, and 1963 respectively, he worked as an instructor at the
University of Wisconsin, Madison A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Univ ...
,
George Washington University The George Washington University (GW or GWU) is a Private university, private University charter#Federal, federally-chartered research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Originally named Columbian College, it was chartered in 1821 by ...
and
Howard University Howard University is a private, historically black, federally chartered research university in Washington, D.C., United States. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity" and accredited by the Mid ...
, and
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degree An academic degree is a qualification awarded to a student upon successful completion of a course of study in higher education, usually at a co ...
. He was a research assistant at University of Wisconsin from 1961-1962 and 1962-1963. In 1970, he was visiting professor at the Department of American Studies,
Jawaharlal Nehru University Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU; ISO: Javāharalāla Neharū Viśvavidyālaya) is a public research university located in Delhi, India. It was established in 1969 and named after Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister. The university ...
. He taught at the
University of Utah The University of Utah (the U, U of U, or simply Utah) is a public university, public research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. It was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret (Book of Mormon), Deseret by the General A ...
,
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for a year in 1979. From 1985–1986 he was a visiting research fellow at the
Institute of Developing Economies Institute of Developing Economies (IDE; アジア経済研究所) is a semi-governmental research institute under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and the largest institute on social science in Japan. Current status is a body of the J ...
, Tokyo. He was a visiting researcher (American Fellowship) at
Brown University Brown University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. It is the List of colonial colleges, seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the US, founded in 1764 as the ' ...
from March to June 1992. In 2002-2003 he was the General President of the
Indian History Congress Indian History Congress is the largest professional and academic body of Indian historians with over 35,000 members. It was established in 1935. The name of any new applicant for membership needs to be proposed and seconded by existing Ordinary or ...
. To honour his legacy, the International Conference on Indian Business & Economic History in Memory of Prof. Dwijendra Tripathi will be held on 29-31 August 2019, at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.


Writing

Some of Tripathi's vast range of works include: * Dating the Destiny: Thirty Five Years of the
Larsen & Toubro Larsen & Toubro Limited, abbreviated as L&T, is an Indian multinational conglomerate, with interests in industrial technology, heavy industry, engineering, construction, manufacturing, power, information technology, defence and financial se ...
. (1975) * Themes and Perspectives in American History: Essays in Historiography (1978) * The Dynamics of a Tradition:
Kasturbhai Lalbhai Kasturbhai Lalbhai (19 December 1894 – 20 January 1980) was an Indian industrialist and philanthropist. He co-founded Arvind Mills along with his brothers and several other institutes. He was a co-founder of the Ahmadabad Education Society wh ...
and His Entrepreneurship (1981) * Tribute to Ethics: Remembering Kasturbhai Lalbhai (1983), co-editor * Towards a New Frontier: History of the
Bank of Baroda Bank of Baroda (BOB or BoB) is an Public sector banks in India, Indian government Public sector bank headquartered in Vadodara, Gujarat. It is the third largest Public sector banks in India, public sector bank in India after State Bank of India ...
(1985) * State and Business in India: A Historical Perspective (1987), author and editor * Historical Roots of Industrial Entrepreneurship in India and Japan: A Comparative Interpretation (1997) * Alliance for Change: A Slum Upgrading Experiment Ahmedabad (1998) * The Oxford History of Indian Business (2004) * The Concise Oxford History of Indian Business, with Jyoti Jumani (2007)* * Dynamics of Ascent: A Centenary History of Bank of Baroda (2007) * The Oxford History of Contemporary Indian Business (2013)


References

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