Romila Thapar

Romila Thapar is Emeritus Professor of History, Jawaharlal Nehru University. A selection of her publications would include: 'Aśoka and the Decline of the Mauryas'; 'Early India'; 'Ancient Indian Social History: Some Interpretations'; 'From Lineage to State'; 'History and Beyond'; 'Cultural Pasts: Essays in Early Indian History'; 'Śakuntalā: Texts, Readings, Histories' and 'Somanātha: the Many Voices of a History'.