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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.
Sep 21, 2019 · Historian Romila Thapar’s name is the subject of a controversy yet again. This time around, a clip of the academic allegedly claiming that Yudhisthira, of the epic Mahabharata, was inspired by...
May 21, 2019 · The dislike for Romila Thapar is embedded in belief that Left-liberal monopoly on scholarship has denied Hindus their rightful place in history.
Thapar said that a false narrative is being spread, including through the education system, by India’s present authorities, while Habib held that a false history was akin to a disease for the ...
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 age.
Sep 3, 2019 · In one of her articles, Thapar has claimed that “those who question their theories are dismissed as Marxists.” At a time when the eminent historian became a subject of controversy, News18 traces the roots of the chapters that irk the right-wing understanding of history. The Unbroken Genealogy for the Hindu Race
Oct 24, 2018 · The Supreme Court Friday declined an urgent hearing of a review petition filed by historian Romila Thapar in the case of the arrests of five Left-wing activists in the Bhima Koregaon case, reported news agency ANI.
Nov 2, 2015 · Not often do we see the words prophesied by an author slip out of the pages of a book so quickly to appear in the public domain. But it has happened this time with Romila Thapar's book, The Public Intellectual in India, in which the eminent historian complains that "in recent years, actions that have been called illiberal have
Jun 16, 2023 · Romila Thapar is one of the best known critics of Hindutva politics. Often criticised by the right wing for her independent views, Thapar still raises her voice for a pluralist India.
Jun 22, 2017 · This is an extended video interview with Romila Thapar, Professor Emeritus at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi, and India’s best-known historian of early India. Prof. Prof. Thapar is known for her unwavering commitment to the principles of secularism and equal citizenship, which has often made her the target of attacks by the ...
