About the Book: History Men by T.C.A. Raghavan chronicles the intertwined lives of three eminent Indian historians—Sir Jadunath Sarkar (Mughal expert), G.S. Sardesai (Marathas), and Raghubir Sinh (Rajputs)—whose friendships and spirited intellectual debates shaped the study of India’s past. Drawn together by complementary expertise—Persian sources for Sarkar, Maratha records for Sardesai—they forged a collaborative journey spanning decades, enriched by correspondence and shared fieldwork Google BooksScroll.inThe TribuneMint Lifestyle. Their collective commitment to rigorous, context-sensitive scholarship set a benchmark for historical writing and remains a compelling model for historiography today