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Romila Thapar (born 30 November 1931) is an Indian historian. Her principal area of study is ancient India, a field in which she is pre-eminent. [1] Thapar is a Professor of Ancient History, Emerita, at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi.
A full English translation of the Edicts was published by Romila Thapar. [ 1 ] These edicts are preceded chronologically by the Minor Rock Edicts (11th year of his reign) and may have been made in parallel with the Major Rock Edicts (12th year of his reign).
Historian Romila Thapar discusses the problem of associating "major lineages of the early tradition" with archaeological evidence (e.g. with Painted Grey Ware or Chalcolithic Black and Red Ware), understanding the Puranic genealogies as "records of a general pattern of settlements and migrations", rather than "factual information on history and ...
Romila Thapar writes that the lack of concrete archaeological evidence casts doubt on the claims of Buddhist persecution by Pushyamitra. [5] It is possible that the Buddhist influence at the Mauryan court declined during Pushyamitra's reign, and the Buddhist monasteries and other institutions stopped receiving royal patronage.
These contrary views of history set the scene for conflict. [9] The textbooks faced political pressures from the inception. In 1969, a Parliamentary Consultative Committee wanted the textbook on Ancient India to state categorically that the "Aryans" were indigenous to India. But the demand was rejected by the editorial board as well as Thapar ...
Since the era of the Gupta ruler Samudragupta, ancient Indian rulers would have a renowned poet record their reigns and victories onto stone in the form of inscription. [24] Romila Thapar instead states that it should be taken into account what the ancient Indians found relevant and why when evaluating any dearth of historiographical tradition ...
Romila Thapar notes that the list of other varṇas converted to Kṣatriya status through this process includes the Kaivarta. [7] The Sultanpur copperplate inscription of the 5th century brings to light the presence of Kaivartaśarman in the local assembly (adhikaraṇa) as a member of Kuṭumbin (peasant landholders) in Gupta Bengal. Swapna ...
Thapar, Romila "Puranic Lineages and archaeological cultures" in Ancient Indian Social History: some interpretations. New Delhi. Orient Longmans. 1978. "Origin Myths and the early Indian historical tradition" in Ancient Indian Social History: some interpretations. New Delhi. Orient Longmans. 1978.