Prof. Basudev Chatterji (1949–8 June 2017) was a historian,[1] writer and professor of History at the University of Delhi.
He also held a position of Reader at the University of Hyderabad and a visiting professorship of history at the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati.
He was the 20th chair person of the Indian Council of Historical Research from 20 May 2011 – 19 May 2014.
He was one of 24 scholars who advised the University of Cambridge on strategic engagement with India as part of the Vice-Chancellor's Circle of Advisors.
[5] He has published several books including "Towards Freedom: Documents on the Movement for Independence in India"[6] and "Trade, Tariffs and Empire: Lancashire and British Policy in India, 1919–1939".