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      Our History, Their History, Whose History?

      Romila Thapar

      An overview of nationalism and its impact on the study of history from one of India's most prominent historians.

      In this timely book, historian Romila Thapar delves into the complex…

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      Voices of Dissent - An Essay

      Romila Thapar

      Written by one of India's best-known public intellectuals, this book is essential reading for anyone interested in India's fascinating history as well as the direction in which the nation is…

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      ON CITIZENSHIP

      Romila Thapar,

      The essays in this volume give the reader a proper understanding of what Indian citizenship means, the threats to it, and what each citizen of this country needs to do…

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      The Idea of India

      Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Romila Thapar

      A lively discussion between two eminent Indian academics that examines what it means to be an Indian.

      Through a stimulating dialogue, two old friends trace the history of the idea…

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      Cultural Pasts: Essays in Early Indian History

      Romila Thapar

      This volume presents a collection of papers and lectures by one of India’s foremost historians on a range of subjects pertaining to early Indian history.

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      Somanatha: The Many Voices of a History

      Romila Thapar

      The story of the raid of Somanatha is one of the founding myths of modern Indian national identity. The Muslim Mahmud of Ghazni established an empire at the beginning of…

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      Ancient Indian Social History: Some Interpretations

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      The Past as Present: Forging Contemporary Identities Through History

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      In this collection of essays, Romila Thapar draws on her vast experience as a writer and historian by delving into the past for signs of the present. She reveals that…

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      WHICH OF US ARE ARYANS?: RETHINKING THE CONCEPT OF OUR ORIGINS: Five experts challenge the controversial Aryan question

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      This book covers history, genetics, early Vedic scriptures, archaeology and linguistics to test and challenge various hypotheses, myths, facts and theories that are currently in vogue.

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      Somanatha: The Many Voices of a History

      Romila Thapar

      An explosive account, dispelling the myths and inventions of Hindu nationalism

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      INDIAN CULTURES AS HERITAGE: Contemporary Pasts

      Romila Thapar

      Relevant reading during a time when culture is a hot topic of interest and contestation.Covers a wide range of areas to demonstrate how complex the idea of culture is

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      A History of India

      Romila Thapar

      A history of India upto 1300 AD introducing the beginnings of India’s cultural dynamics

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      History and Beyond

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      This omnibus collection of four of Romila Thapar’s published volumes attempts to explore different historical questions in their varying manifestations and from multiple perspectives, at the same time keeping the…

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      The Past as Present: Forging Contemporary Identities Through History

      Romila Thapar

      Nations need identities. These are created from perceptions of how societies have evolved. In this, history plays a central role. Insisting on reliable history is therefore crucial to more than…

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      Gazing Eastwards: Of Buddhist Monks and Revolutionaries in China, 1957

      Romila Thapar

      In 1957, renowned Indian historian Romila Thapar visited China, where, together with Sri Lankan art historian Anil de Silva, she worked at two cave sites that were the locations of…

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      Voices of Dissent: An Essay

      Romila Thapar

      A powerful history of the long tradition of political dissent in India published at a moment when the very idea of dissent is under attack.

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      Indian Cultures as Heritage: Contemporary Pasts

      Romila Thapar

      One of India’s preeminent historians examines the role of history in contemporary society.

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      Sakuntala: Texts, Readings, Histories

      Romila Thapar

      Originally published: New Delhi: Kali for Women, 1999.

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      Sakuntala: Texts, Readings, Histories

      Romila Thapar

      Originally published: New Delhi: Kali for Women, 1999.

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      Asoka and the Decline of the Mauryas

      Romila Thapar

      This book discusses the history of the Mauryas with a special emphasis on the reign and activities of Asoka. It focuses on sources, socio-economic conditions, administration, Dhamma, foreign relations, and…

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      The Past Before Us: Historical Traditions of Early North India

      Romila Thapar

      The claim that India uniquely lacks historical writing distracts us from a more pertinent question: how to recognize the historical sense of societies whose past is recorded in ways very…

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      From Lineage to State: Social Formations in the Mid-first Millennium B.C.in the Ganga Valley

      Romila Thapar

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      Asoka and the Decline of the Mauryas: With a new afterword, bibliography and index

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      First published by the Clarendon Press in 1961, this authoritative work is based largely on the edicts of Asoka, whose policies are analysed against the background of Mauryan civilization during…

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      Talking History: Romila Thapar in Conversation with Ramin Jahanbegloo with the Participation of Neeladri Bhattacharya

      Ramin Jahanbegloo (Professor and Vice Dean and Executive Director, Mahatma Gandhi Centre for Peace Studies, O.P. Jindal Global University),Romila Thapar (Professor Emerita, Jawaharlal Nehru University),Neeladri Bhattacharya (Professor, Centre for Hist orical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University)

      This work is an interview of Romila Thapar, one of the most prominent historians from India. She discusses her life and career, as well as important concepts and issues in…

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      Exotic Aliens: The Lion & the Cheetah in India

      Valmik Thapar,Romila Thapar,Yusuf Ansari

      Remarking on the lack of accounts of encounters with lions and cheetahs - as opposed to the tiger and the leopard which are extensively documented, the author argues that, over…

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      Indian Tales

      Thapar, Romila

      The 16 stories in this collection of Indian heroes and heroines, their adventures, misfortunes and triumphs, of gods and demons and of animals, have been told to generations of children…

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      From Lineage to State: Social Formations of the Mid-First Millenium BC in the Ganga Valley

      Romila Thapar (Professor of History, Professor of History, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi)

      The author attempts to define Indian society in the crucial period of the mid-first millennium BC and examines the change that took place from a lineage-based society to the establishment…

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      Time as a Metaphor of History: Early India: The Krishna Bharadwaj Memorial Lecture

      Romila Thapar (Professor Emeritus, Professor Emeritus, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi)

      This essay examines the link between time and history through the use of cyclic and linear concepts of time. While the former occurs in a cosmological context, the latter is…

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      Early Indian History: A Reader

      Romila Thapar (Professor Emeritus, Professor Emeritus, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi)

      This reader brings together essays on various aspects of ancient Indian history. It discusses historiography; society and economy; changing political formations; religion, philosophy and society; and the changes which paved…

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      Itihas, Kaal aur Adikalin Bharat

      Romila Thapar (Professor Emeritus, Professor Emeritus, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi)

      In this book, Romila Thapar examines the link between time and history through the use of cyclic and linear concepts of time. While the former occurs in a cosmological context…

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      On Nationalism

      Romila Thapar,A. G. Noorani,Sadanand Menon

      The text examines nationalism in India, discussing true vs. pseudo-nationalism, anti-nationalism, and patriotism. It questions nationalist slogans and sedition laws, emphasizing cultural freedom and envisioning the ideal India and citizens…

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      Interpreting Early India

      Romila Thapar (former Professor of History, former Professor of History, Jawarhalal Nehru University, New Delhi)

      The essays in this collection reflect various facets of the interpretations of early Indian history. This volume has essays on Durkheim and Weber’s views on Indian caste and society; on…

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      The Historian and her Craft: Collected Essays and Lectures (4 volume set)

      Professor Romila Thapar (Emerita Professor, Emerita Professor, Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University)

      Includes conversation with Neeladari Bhattacharya, Kumkum Roy, Rajan Gurukkal, Kunal Chakrabarti.

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