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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.
22 de abr. de 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...
20 de abr. de 2021 · Romila Thapar is not just an academic but is also known as a public intellectual. She has always stood up for and defended the values of secularism and democracy. She is known for fearlessly...
2 de ene. de 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...
The preeminent historian of early India, Romila Thapar opened the study of its rich, ancient civilization to habits of inquiry and conceptual frameworks arising out of the modern social sciences.
10 de dic. de 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
Learn about Romila Thapar, a leading expert on ancient India and a Professor Emerita at Jawaharlal Nehru University. Explore her publications, media coverage, and academic affiliations with various institutions around the world.
