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1900:"Historians Peter Robert Lamont Brown and Romila Thapar to Share 2008 Kluge Prize"
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Thapar, Romila (9 December 2001). "Propaganda as history won't sell".
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Communalisation of Education: The history textbook controversy
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The Past before Us: Historical Traditions of Early North India
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Cultural Transaction and Early India: Tradition and Patronage
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Ancient to Modern: Religion, Power and Community in India
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India: Historical Beginnings and the Concept of the Aryan
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lectures on Indian history, 1987; K.P. Bagchi & Co.,
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Thapar, Romila; Mukhia, Harbans; Chandra, Bipan (1969).
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The Puranas: Heresy and the Vamsanucarita", Essay in
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Exile and the Kingdom: Some Thoughts on the Rāmāyana
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memorial lecture, 1979; Indian Renaissance Institute
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Exile and the Kingdom: Some Thoughts on the Rāmāyana
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in 2009. She was also elected an Honorary Fellow of
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A Textbook of Historiography, 500 B.C. to A.D. 2000
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Ancient Indian Social History: Some Interpretations
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Ancient Indian Social History: Some Interpretations
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1609:Mukherji, Mridula; Mukherji, Aditya, eds. (2002).
1123:, Frontline, Volume 16 – Issue 8, 10–23 April 1999
1858:"New Honorary Fellows | St Antony's College"
1270:Encyclopedia of Historians and Historical Writing
1226:Encyclopedia of Historians and Historical Writing
702:, 1961 (revision 1998); Oxford University Press,
663:awarded by the Indian Government. In a letter to
1064:"India before and after the Mauryan Empire", in
2028:Walter Chapin Simpson Center for the Humanities
972:The Future in the Past: Essays and Reflections,
414:in 1961 and 1962 and held the same position at
1019:Situating Indian History: For Sarvepalli Gopal
868:Cultural Pasts: Essays in Early Indian History
2182:Members of the American Philosophical Society
2092:Academic staff of Jawaharlal Nehru University
1985:Communalism and the Writing of Indian History
1005:Communalism and the Writing of Indian History
374:. Later she attended intermediate of arts at
359:Romila is the daughter of Lieutenant-General
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2177:Corresponding fellows of the British Academy
1187:Was there Historical Writing in Early India?
1177:Rāyā Asoko from Kanaganahalli: Some Thoughts
444:Her historical work portrays the origins of
230:John W Kluge Prize for the Study of Humanity
431:Recent Perspectives of Early Indian History
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1144:Role of the Army in the Exercise of Power
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652:appointed her as the first holder of the
617:. She holds honorary doctorates from the
605:in 1976. Thapar is an Honorary Fellow at
594:in 1999. She was elected a Member of the
1691:"Creationism By Any Other Name ..."
656:in Countries and Cultures of the South.
578:Thapar has been a visiting professor at
498:Thapar is critical of what she calls a "
439:Early India: From the Origins to AD 1300
343:. In 2008, Romila Thapar shared the US
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2033:"Delhi Historians Group's Publication "
1953:"Dissent in the Early Indian Tradition"
1826:"Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter T"
1485:Somanatha: The Many Voices of a History
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788:, 1985; Oxford University Press (OUP),
633:(2002) and recently (in 2009) from the
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1802:. Library of Congress. 17 April 2003.
1625:from the original on 16 September 2012
1618:. New Delhi: Delhi Historians' Group.
611:School of Oriental and African Studies
564:Californian Hindu textbook controversy
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337:School of Oriental and African Studies
2002:from the original on 1 September 2021
1963:from the original on 1 September 2021
1727:from the original on 19 December 2014
1587:from the original on 3 September 2014
1522:"The Rediff Interview/ Romila Thapar"
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894:Somanatha: The Many Voices of History
842:Śakuntala: Texts, Readings, Histories
776:Dissent in the Early Indian Tradition
639:American Academy of Arts and Sciences
341:American Academy of Arts and Sciences
226:American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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1910:from the original on 11 January 2017
1500:. Orient Longman. pp. 479–480.
1318:from the original on 11 January 2017
1059:Select papers, articles and chapters
881:Early India: From Origins to AD 1300
700:Aśoka and the Decline of the Mauryas
423:Aśoka and the Decline of the Mauryas
335:Thapar is an Honorary Fellow of the
294:Early India: From Origins to AD 1300
290:Asoka and the Decline of the Mauryas
261:, they created rudimentary forms of
142:Authoring books about Indian history
2062:Alumni of SOAS University of London
1838:from the original on 5 October 2018
1148:Army and Power in the Ancient World
494:Views on revisionist historiography
459:published in 1961, Thapar situates
457:Aśoka and the Decline of the Maurya
2167:Women educators from Uttar Pradesh
1806:from the original on 30 March 2007
1697:from the original on 11 April 2023
1561:from the original on 14 April 2009
1417:"Romila Thapar, Professor Emerita"
1127:Perceiving the Forest: Early India
659:In January 2005, she declined the
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1759:from the original on 18 July 2016
1666:. 28 January 2002. Archived from
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1337:Singh, Nandita (2 January 2019).
1306:Garreau, Joel (3 December 2008).
224:; Foreign Honorary Member of the
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2087:Indian women non-fiction writers
1547:Chaudhry, D.R. (28 April 2002).
1528:from the original on 3 July 2007
1455:from the original on 4 June 2012
1015:, 1969 People's Publishing House
355:Early life, family and education
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2187:Hindutva harassment of scholars
1368:Suman, Saket (15 August 2021).
920:The Aryan: Recasting Constructs
2152:21st-century Indian historians
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1752:Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund
1689:Thapar, Romila (9 June 2017).
1451:. Oup.co.in. 3 February 2003.
1150:, 2002; Franz Steiner Verlag,
596:American Philosophical Society
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922:, Three Essays, 2008; Delhi,
742:, National Book Trust, 1975,
726:Ancient India, Medieval India
482:Ancient Indian Social History
435:A History of India Volume One
410:in Ancient Indian History at
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1883:"Romila rejects Padma award"
1262:Peterson, Indira Viswanathan
1218:Peterson, Indira Viswanathan
713:A History of India: Volume 1
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1524:. Rediff. 4 February 1999.
959:Voices of Dissent: An Essay
831:, Two Lectures, 1994; OUP,
643:St Antony's College, Oxford
603:Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship
247:Jawaharlal Nehru University
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974:2023; Aleph Book Company,
755:, 1978, Orient Blackswan,
584:University of Pennsylvania
1474:Perspectives of a history
1088:10.1017/S0026749X00001049
474:Thapar's first volume of
421:Thapar's major works are
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382:. After graduating from
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635:University of Hyderabad
574:Recognition and honours
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372:St. Mary's School, Pune
322:University of Hyderabad
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1581:"Hating Romila Thapar"
1496:E. Sreedharan (2004).
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673:She is co-winner with
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516:Bharatiya Janata Party
412:Kurukshetra University
330:University of Pretoria
318:University of Calcutta
216:University of Pretoria
204:University of Calcutta
2162:Scholars from Lucknow
1783:8 August 2011 at the
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799:The Mauryas Revisited
619:University of Chicago
609:, Oxford, and at the
487:From Lineage to State
302:University of Chicago
286:From Lineage to State
188:University of Chicago
2082:Writers from Lucknow
1479:26 June 2006 at the
1193:, 2011; Yoda Press,
1080:Modern Asian Studies
627:University of Oxford
615:University of London
601:She was awarded the
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396:University of London
306:University of Oxford
192:University of Oxford
186:Honorary doctorates
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1549:"Critiques galore!"
650:Library of Congress
455:In her first work,
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855:History and Beyond
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476:A History of India
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883:, 2002; Penguin,
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685:1 million prize.
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588:College de France
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