Background
Thapar, Romila was born in 1931 in India.
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Romila Thapar
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Graduate, Punjab University, Chandigarh, India. Doctor, University London School Oriental & African Studies, 1985. Doctor (honorary), University Chicago.
Doctor (honorary), University Oxford. Doctor (honorary), University Calcutta. Doctor (honorary), Insurance National Langues et Civilisations Orientales, Paris.
Career
Professor ancient Indian history Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, now professor emerita. Elected general president Indian History Congress, 1983. Corresponding fellow British Academy, 1999.
Visiting professor Cornell University, New York City, University Pennsylvania, College de France, Paris. Honorary fellow Lady Margaret Hall, University London, Oxford, School Oriental & African Studies.
