Makrand Mehta (25 May 1931 – 1 September 2024) was an Indian social and business historian from Gujarat.
Makrand Mehta was born on 25 May 1931 at Ahmedabad into a Nagar Brahmin family.
He studied at the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, University of Pennsylvania and Gujarat University.
He headed the Department of History at the School of Sciences, Gujarat University before retirement. He was associated with several organisations including Gujarat Itihas Parishad, Gujarat Vidyasabha and Darshak Itihas Nidhi.
Makrand Mehta was married to historian Shirin Mehta. He died from dengue in Ahmedabad, on 1 September 2024, at the age of 93.
Mehta wrote more than 25 books in English and Gujarati. He also published several papers on social and economic history. His last book Business Culture of Gujarat was published by Zen Opus, Ahmedabad, in December 2023.
The Ahmedabad cotton textile industry : genesis and growth. Ahmedabad: New Order Book Co. 1982.
Urbanization in western India, historical perspective. Ahmedabad: Gujarat University. 1988.
Regional roots of Indian nationalism : Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan. New Delhi: Criterion Publications. 1990.
Indian merchants and entrepreneurs in historical perspective : with special reference to shroffs of Gujarat, 17th to 19th centuries. Delhi: Academic Foundation. 1991.
History of international trade and customs duties in Gujarat. Vadodara: Darshak Itihas Nidhi. 2016.
Merchants and Ports of Gujarat. Vadodara: Darshak Itihas Nidhi. 2016.
Tripathi, Dwijendra (1990). Business houses in western India : a study in entrepreneurial response, 1850-1956. New Delhi: Manohar Publications.
Hindu varṇavyavasthā, samāja parivartana, ane Gujarātanā dalito. Amadāvāda: Amī Pablikeśana. 1995.
Gujarātanā ghaḍavaiyā : sva-vikāsanī prayogaśāḷā. Amadāvāda: Aruṇodaya Prakāśana. 2007–2013.
Itihāsa, samāja, ane sāhityamāṃ Gujarāta. Amadāvāda: Gujarātī Sāhitya Pariṣada. 2008.
Gujarāta ane dariyo. Vaḍodarā: Darśaka Itihāsa Nidhi. 2012.
Ārthika vikāsa ane samāja parivartananā sarjaka Kastūrabhāī Lālabhāī. Amadāvāda: Gūrjara Prakāśana. 2012.