Leonard Abraham Gordon is a historian of

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, especially of

Bengal Bengal ( ) is a Historical geography, historical geographical, ethnolinguistic and cultural term referring to a region in the Eastern South Asia, eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. The region of Benga ...

, whose 1990 book ''Brothers Against the Raj: A Biography of Indian Nationalist Leaders Sarat and Subhas Chandra Bose'' is considered the definitive biography of

Subhas Chandra Bose Subhas Chandra Bose (23 January 1897 – 18 August 1945) was an Indian independence movement, Indian nationalist whose defiance of British raj, British authority in India made him a hero among many Indians, but his wartime alliances with ...

Education and career

Gordon graduated from

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, and received his Ph.D. from

Harvard University Harvard University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the History of the Puritans in North America, Puritan clergyma ...

. He was a professor of history at

Brooklyn College Brooklyn College is a public university in Brooklyn in New York City, United States. It is part of the City University of New York system and enrolls nearly 14,000 students on a campus in the Midwood and Flatbush sections of Brooklyn as of fall ...

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, and has emeritus status there now. He was also the Director of the Southern Asia Institute at

Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...

. Gordon's revised Harvard dissertation, ''Bengal: the Nationalist Movement'' won the (now discontinued) biennial

Watumull Prize The Watumull Prize (1945–82) was established in 1944 to recognize "the best book on the history of India originally published in the United States". Recipients See also * List of history awards References {{Reflist American Historical A ...

of the

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in 1974, a prize recognizing "the best book on the history of India originally published in the United States." Gordon has been praised for his "narration of political events."

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