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ROMILA THAPAR
Romila Thapar has specialized in early Indian history and has written extensively on the many aspects of the past. She is the author of Śakuntalā: Texts, Readings, Histories (Kali for Women, 2000). Her other classic books include Asokā and the Decline of the Mauryas, From Lineage to State, Interpreting Early India and Time as a Metaphor of History: Early India. She has been a Visiting Professor at universities in Asia, Europe and the USA and is now Emeritus Professor of History at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She was awarded the prestigious Kruge Prize in 2008. |
