The Centre for Research on Colonial Culture would like to mark the passing of Professor Sir Christopher Bayly, noted historian, intellectual and mentor, who passed away in Chicago over the weekend. Not only did Professor Bayly lay the foundation for breathtaking new interpretations of Indian and global intellectual history, he was also a generous scholar and fine human being who, in the words of Richard Drayton “treated his younger colleagues and students as equals, and had a quality of attention to each of them which is rarely found even in the best graduate teachers.” One of those former students was Professor Tony Ballantyne, the director of the Centre for Research on Colonial Culture. The Centre was fortunate to have Professor Bayly on our International Advisory Board, and we deeply regret the loss of a remarkable historian and pass on our sympathy to his family and all who knew him.
Professor Sir Christopher Bayly
