Romila Thapar
Born in 1931
History
Romila Thapar is an esteemed Indian historian and Professor Emeritus at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
She earned her PhD from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
Thapar's work focuses on the origins of Hinduism as an evolving interplay of social forces.
She has held visiting professorships at prestigious institutions worldwide, including Cornell University and the College de France.
Thapar was elected General President of the Indian History Congress in 1983 and became a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy in 1999.
Her research on Somnath examines the historiographies of the legendary Gujarat temple.
