Who is Romila Thapar

Romila Thapar is an eminent historian, whose core area of study is ancient India. Born on November 30, 1931 she is the daughter of army doctor Daya Ram Thapar. She attained a doctorate in Indian history from School of Oriental and African Studies, the University of London in 1958. Thapar is currently Professor Emeritus at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi. Thapar is a visiting professor at Cornell University, the University of Pennsylvania, and the College de France in Paris.

 

Romila Thapar's work on Indian history

 

Thapar was a reader in Ancient Indian History at Kurukshetra University and then in Delhi