Raghuvendra Tanwar is Professor Emeritus at Kurukshetra University. With an outstanding academic record, among other honours is a first class first history masters. Some of his writings on Punjab, mainly its partition (1947), as well as on Jammu and Kashmir are considered seminal studies. These include: Reporting the Partition of Punjab, Press, Public & Other Opinions 1947 (2006, Reprint 2025 English & Hindi); The Politics of Sharing Power; The Punjab Unionist Party 1923-1947 (1999); Story of India's Partition (2022, English & Hindi). Studies on Jammu & Kashmir include: Be Clear Kashmir Will Vote for India: Jammu & Kashmir (1947-1953) (2019); Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh Through the Ages: Visual Narrative of Continuities & Linkages (2025, English, Hindi, Kashmiri, Urdu, Marathi), (Ed.). His latest work is Gentle Setting of the Empire's Sun: Prisons Prisoners & Forgotten Stories of the Freedom Struggle (2026, English & Hindi). He has been a National Fellow (Research Awardee 2002) of the University Grants Commission of India and Director of the Haryana Academy of History and Culture.
At present Tanwar is Chairman, Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR), New Delhi. He has received the Padma Shri for his contribution to the fields of Education and Literature.