{
  "id": 837028,
  "title": "Renowned Historian Sumit Sarkar Dies At 87; Pioneering Scholar Who Recast India's Freedom Struggle & Challenged Conventional Narratives",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/renowned-historian-sumit-sarkar-dies-at-87-pioneering-scholar-who",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T03:55:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/renowned-historian-sumit-sarkar-dies-at-87-pioneering-scholar-who-recast-indias-freedom-struggle-challenged-conventional-narratives"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "New Delhi: Noted historian Sumit Sarkar has died at his Delhi residence from age-related ailments, historian and family friend G Arunima told PTI. He was 87. Also Watch: \"Professor Sarkar was unwell for a long time, but for some time now, he had been suffering with age-related issues. He was not publicly active, since he had a fall some years ago,\" Arunima said. Sarkar, who died on Thursday, is…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Historian Sumit Sarkar, Key Voice Of Modern History, Dies At 87",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/historian-sumit-sarkar-key-voice-of-modern-history-dies-at-87",
        "published": "2026-08-14T06:12:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}