Education
Jha completed his Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in History at Presidency College of the University of Calcutta and then his Master of Arts in History at Patna University where he was a student of Professor R.S. Sharma.
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Dwijendra Narayan Jha
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In History at Patna University where he was a student of Professor R.S. The Myth of the Holy Cow Jha has received death threats over his book The Myth of the Holy Cow in which he outlines the practice of eating beef in ancient India as documented in Vedic and Post-Vedic texts. Californian textbook case Dispute with Arun Shourie Jha was accused by Arun Shourie of deliberate distortion of the facts behind the destruction of Nalanda University by Islamic invaders in 12th Century AD. Shourie accused Jha of selective lifting of sources, of obfuscation and intellectual compromise. In a signed article in the Indian Express, Jha stated that Shourie was distorting what he had said, Shourie"s allegations of plagiarism are baseless, and said it is "interesting" that the first edition of Shourie"s book Eminent Historians was published in 1998 during the NDA rule, and the second edition--after 16 years--when the BJP has assumed power.
Jha has stated that Shourie"s book Eminent Historians contains "slander" and "has nothing to do with history.".
Membership
He was Professor of History at Delhi University, and member of the Indian Council of Historical Research.
