Granville Seward Austin (1927 – 6 July 2014) was an American historian of the Indian Constitution.[1][2]
Granville Seward Austin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1927 |
| Died | July 6, 2014 |
| Alma mater | Oxford University |
| Awards | Padma Shri |
Education
editAustin received most of his early education at Norwich, Vermont, USA. Austin graduated from Dartmouth College with a BA in American Literature.[3] He then earned a doctorate in Modern Indian History from Oxford University.[4][5]
Career
editHe worked as a journalist and photographer, later served with the U. S. Information Service, Department of State, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, and on the staff of a U. S. senator. He has held fellowships or grants from St. Antony's College, Oxford, the Ford Foundation, the Fulbright Program, the American Institute of Indian Studies, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, and the Institute of Current World Affairs.[6][7]
Austin was the author of two seminal political histories of the constitution of India, The Indian Constitution: Cornerstone of a Nation and Working a Democratic Constitution: The Indian Experience.[2]
While serving as director of the State Department's Near East and South Asia office, he reviewed intelligence reports pertaining to the 1967 USS Liberty incident. He became convinced the Israelis knew they were attacking an American naval vessel: “They knew damn well what it was. That it was an accident, of course, was nonsense.”[8]
Awards
editIn 2011, in recognition for his writing on the framing and working of the Indian Constitution, Granville Austin was awarded a Padma Shri award, the fourth highest civilian honor of the Republic of India.[9][10] National Translation Mission of the Ministry of Human Resource Development of the Government of India has selected The Indian Constitution: Cornerstone of a Nation for translation into Indian languages. The book has already been published in Telugu, Marathi, Punjabi, Odia, Hindi and Malayalam languages.[11]
Death
editHe died on 6 July 2014.[5]
Bibliography
edit- The Indian Constitution: Cornerstone of a Nation
- Working a Democratic Constitution: The Indian Experience
- Retrieving Times (White River Press, 2008)
References
edit- ^ "Working a Democratic Constitution : The Indian Experience". Vedam Books. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
- ^ a b "Working a Democratic Constitution : The Indian Experience". Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2008-03-28. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
- ^ "Granville Austin, scholar of Indian constitution, passes away". The Hindu. 2014-07-07. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
- ^ "Granville Austin, Constitution scholar, dies". The Indian Express. 2014-07-08. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
- ^ a b "Granville Austin: Interpreter of a Constitution". Frontline. 2014-07-23. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
- ^ "Granville Austin - About the Author". granvilleaustin.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ Austin travelled to India in August 1960 and tasked upon himself to study the making of the Indian Constitution.
- ^ Scott, James (2 June 2009). The Attack on the Liberty: The Untold Story of Israel's Deadly 1967 Assault on a U.S. Spy Ship. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781416554820.
- ^ "Padma Sri Awardees". NIC - Govt. of India. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ "Padma Awards Announced" (Press release). Ministry of Home Affairs. 25 January 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
- ^ "Published Translations & Dictionaries". National Translation Mission. Retrieved 28 April 2017.