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   Romila Thapar (born 30 November 1931) is an Indian historian. Her principal area of study is ancient India, a field in which she is pre-eminent. Thapar is a Professor of Ancient History, Emerita, at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in South West Delhi.

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   Apr 22, 2022 · Thapar’s analysis of Hinduism in historical terms has for decades brought her into conflict with religious nationalists, who look to India’s ancient past for evidence of a pre-Islamic golden...

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   Romila Thapar Professor Emerita 23 B Road Maharani Bagh New Delhi 110065 91-11-26831744 romilathapar@gmail.com Research Interests: My research into early Indian history has been part of the shift from treating ancient history as Indology to establishing it as a Social Science.

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   Apr 20, 2021 · Professor Romila Thapar taught Ancient Indian History at Kurukshetra University, Delhi University and Jawaharlal University. In 1991, she retired from JNU, where she is at present Professor...

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   Who is Professor Romila Thapar?

   • Her doctoral research was under the supervision of the eminent historian A.L. Basham. Professor Romila Thapar taught Ancient Indian History at Kurukshetra University, Delhi University and Jawaharlal University. In 1991, she retired from JNU, where she is at present Professor Emerita.

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   What is Romila Thapar a history of Indian public life?

   • Book Reviews : U. N. Ghoshal. A History of Indian Public Life. (Vol. Two) romila thapar studies Ancient Near East, Manuscript Studies, and Indian studies. Specialisation is in the history of early India, and historiography.

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   What is Romila Thapar study?

   • A History of Indian Public Life. (Vol. Two) romila thapar studies Ancient Near East, Manuscript Studies, and Indian studies. Specialisation is in the history of early India, and historiography. I am also concerned with the way in which the past is used to legitimise activities in present

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   • “Not a bad trio,” Romila Thapar jokes. “My claim to fame is simply that I have met these guys!” Far from it. Thapar, 90, has a claim to be India’s greatest living historian. An authority on thousands of years of India’s past, she has a rare and special perspective on the country it was and the country it is becoming.

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   Jan 1, 2002 · Romila Thapar was born in India in 1931 and comes from a Punjabi family, spending her early years in various parts of India. She took her first degree from Punjab University and her doctorate from London University.

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   Oct 31, 2020 · The renowned historian discusses her new book, Voices of Dissent, which explores how dissent shaped Hinduism and India from ancient to modern times. She also reflects on the role of dissent in colonial and post-colonial contexts, and the challenges of writing history in a polarised society.

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    Jan 2, 2021 · NEW DELHI — Romila Thapar is the preeminent historian of ancient India, an octogenarian feted the world over for her scholarship excavating answers to questions at the heart of the...