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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.
Romila Thapar has 79 books on Goodreads with 22332 ratings. Romila Thapar’s most popular book is A History of India, Vol. 1: From Origins to 1300.
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...
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.
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 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...
Professor Romila Thapar is a noted historian, with a research focus on the study of Ancient India. She is currently Professor Emerita at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi.
Apr 30, 2021 · Romila Thapar's 'Voices of Dissent', a book-length essay, makes us reconsider some of the categories and paradigms that populate our quest for a collective past
