Synopsis In the era of independence India has produced a large number of eminent historians. They are easily divisible into two categories - those who carried on the indigenous tradition of the pre-independence period, and those who developed the theory and tools of Marxist approach to Indian historiography. In the present work its author Dr. Shankar Goyal has studied eminent historians of both the schools. From amongst those who represent the flowering of the Indian tradition he has selected such great names as Professors R.C. Majumdar, V.S. Agrawala, G.C. Pande, V.S. Pathak, S.R. Goyal, Ajay Mitra Shastri and Lallanji Gopal while from the second category, he has emphasised on the contribution of Professors D.D. Kosambi, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar, D.N. Jha and V.K. Thakur. Dr. Shankar Goyal, who is fast emerging as an authority on Indian historiography, has not only given a short life-history, account of academic journey, contribution to learned bodies, etc. of each of them but has also provided an authoritative analysis of their approach to history alongwith a critical survey of their works. Thus, the present monograph seeks to give a complete picture of the life, personality, historical vision and contribution to indology of each of the historians included in it. We are sure that it will be greatly welcomed not only by the teachers and students of historiography, but also by the general readers who are interested in knowing about the present Indian masters of historians craft.