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'''Sarmila Bose''' is an American journalist and academic of Indian origin. She is currently a senior research associate at the Centre for International Studies in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the ].<ref name=Oxford></ref> She is the author of ''],'' a controversial book on the ] that accuses both sides of war crimes.<ref name="LawsonControversial">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-13417170|title=Controversial book accuses Bengalis of 1971 war crimes|last=Lawson|first=Alastair|date=16 June 2011|newspaper=BBC|accessdate=30 December 2013}}</ref><ref name=mythbusting>Sarmila Bose, , Al Jazeera, 9 May 2011.</ref> '''Sarmila Bose''' is an ] journalist and academic. She is currently a senior research associate at the Centre for International Studies in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the ].<ref name=Oxford></ref> She is the author of ''],'' a book on the ].<ref name="LawsonControversial">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-13417170|title=Controversial book accuses Bengalis of 1971 war crimes|last=Lawson|first=Alastair|date=16 June 2011|newspaper=BBC|accessdate=30 December 2013}}</ref><ref name=mythbusting>Sarmila Bose, , Al Jazeera, 9 May 2011.</ref>


== Life and career == == Life and career ==
The grandniece of ] ] and granddaughter of nationalist ], Bose is the daughter of former ] ] ] and paediatrician ]. Bose's brother, ], teaches at the ].<ref name=lunch>Anjali Puri, , Business Standard, 4 March 2016.</ref><ref name=BhaumikBook>{{cite news|last=Bhaumik|first=Subir|title=Book, film greeted with fury among Bengalis|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2011/04/2011429174141565122.html|accessdate=21 December 2013|newspaper=aljazeera|date=29 April 2011}}</ref> Her brother ] is a member of Indian parliament since 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Election results: Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's grandnephew Sugata Bose wins from Bengal's Jadavpur|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/lok-sabha-elections-2014/news/Election-results-Netaji-Subhash-Chandra-Boses-grandnephew-Sugata-Bose-wins-from-Bengals-Jadavpur/articleshow/35210581.cms|publisher=Times of India}}</ref> She was born in Boston, but grew up in Calcutta, returning to the US for higher studies. She obtained a bachelor's degree in history from ], and a master's and doctorate from ] in Political Economy and Government.<ref name=Oxford/><ref name=Oxford/><ref name="bio">, sarmilabose.com, Retrieved 8 August 2016.</ref> The grandniece of ] ] and granddaughter of nationalist ], Bose is the daughter of former ] ] ] and paediatrician ]. Bose's brother, ], teaches at the ].<ref name=lunch>Anjali Puri, , Business Standard, 4 March 2016.</ref><ref name=BhaumikBook>{{cite news|last=Bhaumik|first=Subir|title=Book, film greeted with fury among Bengalis|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2011/04/2011429174141565122.html|accessdate=21 December 2013|newspaper=aljazeera|date=29 April 2011}}</ref> Her brother ] is a member of Indian parliament since 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Election results: Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's grandnephew Sugata Bose wins from Bengal's Jadavpur|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/lok-sabha-elections-2014/news/Election-results-Netaji-Subhash-Chandra-Boses-grandnephew-Sugata-Bose-wins-from-Bengals-Jadavpur/articleshow/35210581.cms|publisher=Times of India}}</ref> She was born in Boston, but grew up in Calcutta, returning to the US for higher studies. She obtained a bachelor's degree in history from ], a master's degree in public administration from the ], and a PhD in Political Economy and Government from ].<ref name=Oxford/><ref name=Oxford/><ref name="bio">, sarmilabose.com, Retrieved 8 August 2016.</ref>


Sarmila Bose was a political journalist in India, working for ]. After her higher studies, she has held teaching and research positions at Harvard University, Warwick University, George Washington University, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, and Oxford University.<ref name="bio"/> Sarmila Bose was a political journalist in India, working for ]. After her higher studies, she has held teaching and research positions at Harvard University, Warwick University, George Washington University, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, and Oxford University.<ref name="bio"/>


== Works == == Works ==
In her book, ''],'' Bose claims that ] were committed by both sides in a conflict that has been "dominated by the narrative of the victorious side". While the book does not exonerate the ]i forces, it claims that the army officers "turned out to be fine men doing their best to fight an unconventional war within the conventions of warfare". The book was criticised by ] in the ] for an alleged bias in the selection of her sources.<ref name="LawsonControversial" /> Bose has also been criticized for her analysis of the ] in ''Economic & Political Weekly.''<ref name="FlyingBlind">{{cite journal|last=Mohaiemen|first=Naeem|authorlink=Naeem Mohaiemen|date=2011-09-03|title=Flying Blind: Waiting for a Real Reckoning on 1971|url=https://www.academia.edu/919415|journal=Economic & Political Weekly|volume=46|issue=36|pages=40–52|accessdate=2015-03-19}}</ref> She has responded to three of her most notable critics — ], ], and Srinath Raghavan — in the same publication.<ref name="DRResponse">{{cite journal|last=Bose|first=Sarmila|date=2011-12-31|title='Dead Reckoning': A Response|url=https://www.academia.edu/1190472|journal=Economic & Political Weekly|volume=46|issue=53|pages=76–79|accessdate=2015-03-19}}</ref> In her book, ''],'' Bose claims that ] were committed by both sides in the conflict, but that memories of the atrocities had been "dominated by the narrative of the victorious side", pointing to Indian and Bangladeshi "myths" and "exaggerations" which were not historically or statistically plausible. While the book does not exonerate the ]i forces, it claims that the army officers "turned out to be fine men doing their best to fight an unconventional war within the conventions of warfare". The book was criticised by Bangladeshi anthropologist ] in the ] for an alleged bias in the selection of her sources;<ref name="LawsonControversial" /> Mohaiemen also criticized her articles in ''Economic & Political Weekly'' on the same subject.<ref name="FlyingBlind">{{cite journal|last=Mohaiemen|first=Naeem|authorlink=Naeem Mohaiemen|date=2011-09-03|title=Flying Blind: Waiting for a Real Reckoning on 1971|url=https://www.academia.edu/919415|journal=Economic & Political Weekly|volume=46|issue=36|pages=40–52|accessdate=2015-03-19}}</ref> She has responded to three of her most notable critics — ], ], and Srinath Raghavan — in the same publication.<ref name="DRResponse">{{cite journal|last=Bose|first=Sarmila|date=2011-12-31|title='Dead Reckoning': A Response|url=https://www.academia.edu/1190472|journal=Economic & Political Weekly|volume=46|issue=53|pages=76–79|accessdate=2015-03-19}}</ref>


Bose advocated for the sale of ] fighter aircraft to ], together with ], the ex-US Ambassador to Pakistan, in 2005,<ref name="SundayGuardianBose">{{cite news|url=http://www.sunday-guardian.com/analysis/bose-is-more-pakistani-than-jinnah-the-quaid|title=Bose is more Pakistani than Jinnah the Quaid|last=Sobhan|first=Zafar|newspaper=The Sunday Guardian|accessdate=16 December 2013}}</ref> in their article, ''The right stuff: F-16s to Pakistan is wise decision''.<ref name="CSMonitorRight">{{cite news|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0411/p09s02-coop.html|title=The right stuff: F-16s to Pakistan is wise decision|last=Milam|first=William|date=11 April 2005|newspaper=The Christian Science Monitor|accessdate=16 December 2013}}</ref> Bose advocated for the sale of ] fighter aircraft to ], together with ], the ex-US Ambassador to Pakistan, in 2005, arguing that it would help preserve a "democratic, moderate, and modern" Pakistan by alleviating its security concerns, and that this would ultimately benefit the long-term interests of the U.S. and India.<ref name="SundayGuardianBose">{{cite news|url=http://www.sunday-guardian.com/analysis/bose-is-more-pakistani-than-jinnah-the-quaid|title=Bose is more Pakistani than Jinnah the Quaid|last=Sobhan|first=Zafar|newspaper=The Sunday Guardian|accessdate=16 December 2013}}</ref> in their article, ''The right stuff: F-16s to Pakistan is wise decision''.<ref name="CSMonitorRight">{{cite news|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0411/p09s02-coop.html|title=The right stuff: F-16s to Pakistan is wise decision|last=Milam|first=William|date=11 April 2005|newspaper=The Christian Science Monitor|accessdate=16 December 2013}}</ref>


She has also authored ''Money, Energy, and Welfare: the state and the household in India's rural electrification policy'', published by Oxford University Press in 1993.<ref></ref> She has also authored ''Money, Energy, and Welfare: the state and the household in India's rural electrification policy'', published by Oxford University Press in 1993.<ref></ref>

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American journalist and academic

Sarmila Bose is an Indian-American journalist and academic. She is currently a senior research associate at the Centre for International Studies in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Oxford. She is the author of Dead Reckoning: Memories of the 1971 Bangladesh War, a book on the Bangladesh Liberation War.

Life and career

The grandniece of Indian nationalist Subhas Chandra Bose and granddaughter of nationalist Sarat Chandra Bose, Bose is the daughter of former Trinamool Congress parliamentarian Krishna Bose and paediatrician Sisir Kumar Bose. Bose's brother, Sumantra Bose, teaches at the London School of Economics. Her brother Sugata Bose is a member of Indian parliament since 2014. She was born in Boston, but grew up in Calcutta, returning to the US for higher studies. She obtained a bachelor's degree in history from Bryn Mawr College, a master's degree in public administration from the Harvard Kennedy School, and a PhD in Political Economy and Government from Harvard University.

Sarmila Bose was a political journalist in India, working for Ananda Bazar Patrika. After her higher studies, she has held teaching and research positions at Harvard University, Warwick University, George Washington University, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, and Oxford University.

Works

In her book, Dead Reckoning: Memories of the 1971 Bangladesh War, Bose claims that atrocities were committed by both sides in the conflict, but that memories of the atrocities had been "dominated by the narrative of the victorious side", pointing to Indian and Bangladeshi "myths" and "exaggerations" which were not historically or statistically plausible. While the book does not exonerate the West Pakistani forces, it claims that the army officers "turned out to be fine men doing their best to fight an unconventional war within the conventions of warfare". The book was criticised by Bangladeshi anthropologist Naeem Mohaiemen in the BBC for an alleged bias in the selection of her sources; Mohaiemen also criticized her articles in Economic & Political Weekly on the same subject. She has responded to three of her most notable critics — Naeem Mohaiemen, Urvashi Butalia, and Srinath Raghavan — in the same publication.

Bose advocated for the sale of F-16 fighter aircraft to Pakistan, together with William Milam, the ex-US Ambassador to Pakistan, in 2005, arguing that it would help preserve a "democratic, moderate, and modern" Pakistan by alleviating its security concerns, and that this would ultimately benefit the long-term interests of the U.S. and India. in their article, The right stuff: F-16s to Pakistan is wise decision.

She has also authored Money, Energy, and Welfare: the state and the household in India's rural electrification policy, published by Oxford University Press in 1993.

References

  1. ^ Oxford University Faculty Bio
  2. ^ Lawson, Alastair (16 June 2011). "Controversial book accuses Bengalis of 1971 war crimes". BBC. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  3. Sarmila Bose, Myth-busting the Bangladesh war of 1971, Al Jazeera, 9 May 2011.
  4. Anjali Puri, Lunch With BS: Sugata Bose, Business Standard, 4 March 2016.
  5. Bhaumik, Subir (29 April 2011). "Book, film greeted with fury among Bengalis". aljazeera. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  6. "Election results: Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's grandnephew Sugata Bose wins from Bengal's Jadavpur". Times of India.
  7. ^ Bio, sarmilabose.com, Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  8. Mohaiemen, Naeem (3 September 2011). "Flying Blind: Waiting for a Real Reckoning on 1971". Economic & Political Weekly. 46 (36): 40–52. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  9. Bose, Sarmila (31 December 2011). "'Dead Reckoning': A Response". Economic & Political Weekly. 46 (53): 76–79. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  10. Sobhan, Zafar. "Bose is more Pakistani than Jinnah the Quaid". The Sunday Guardian. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  11. Milam, William (11 April 2005). "The right stuff: F-16s to Pakistan is wise decision". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  12. WorldCat item record
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