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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.
Jan 30, 2023 · Romila Thapar, professor emeritus at Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and author of several books on ancient Indian history, was appointed the first holder of Kluge Chair in “Countries and Cultures of the South” at the US Library of Congress.
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...
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...
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.
Oct 31, 2020 · I spoke to Thapar about situating dissent in Indian history, how modern labels colour our understanding of the past and what misconceptions she frequently has to combat.
Romila Thapar’s new book touches on thought-provoking subjects including attitudes to knowledge, the role of women, the context of objects that identify cultures and ideas like social ...
Aug 5, 2023 · Historian Romila Thapar, 91, on the recent NCERT textbook rationalisation and the lost ideals of Nehruvian India
The Jawaharlal Nehru University Teachers’ Association on Sunday called “politically motivated” the JNU administration’s decision to ask historian Romila Thapar to submit her CV for ...
Dec 10, 2014 · 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
