Romila Thapar is Professor Emeritus in History at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. In 1983 she was elected General President of the Indian History Congress and in 1999 a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy. She is the author of Asoka and the Decline of the Mauryas; Ancient Indian Social History: Some Interpretations; History and Beyond; Sakuntala: Texts, Readings, Histories; Cultural Pasts: Essays in Early Indian History; and Somanatha : the Many Voices of a History (2004).
"Incorporating newer findings, methods, and interpretations, this
thorough and outstandingly written addition to the author's highly
acclaimed History of India, Volume One, manifests her long and
distinguished service to the study of Indian history. Thapar's
skillful analysis of how India's past has been interpreted not only
brings greater clarity to the understanding of contemporary India,
but also contributes usefully to a broader study of history and
historiography."
"One of the world's most eminent historians of India, Thapar gives
us a thoroughly revised edition of her authoritative general
history. This one contains the accumulated research of the last
thirty years and includes richly textured accounts of life in
ancient India. Like its predecessor, this is indispensable reading
for anyone interested in India's long and complex history."
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