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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.
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