'Through a stimulating dialogue, two old friends trace the history of the idea of India through d...

The essays in On Citizenship provide the reader with clear, informed, compelling insights into th...

Nations need identities. These are created from perceptions of how societies have evolved. In thi...

The question of which of us is Aryan is one of the most contentious in India today. In this eyeop...

This is a set of four volumes aimed at bringing together the best research by Romila Thapar to sh...

In this book, Romila Thapar examines the link between time and history through the use of cyclic ...

In 1957, renowned Indian historian Romila Thapar visited China, where, together with Sri Lankan a...

This work is an interview of Romila Thapar, one of the most prominent historians from India. She ...

A history of India upto 1300 AD introducing the beginnings of India's cultural dynamics

Voices of Dissent

The 16 stories in this collection of Indian heroes and heroines, their adventures, misfortunes an...

What is true nationalism? What is pseudo-nationalism? What is anti-national? What is patriotism? ...

An explosive account, drawing together and placing in context the many interpretations of a pivot...

This reader brings together essays on various aspects of ancient Indian history. It discusses his...

It has long been maintained that the only concept of time known to early India was cyclic. This i...

Many popularly held views about the past need to be critically enquired into before they can be t...

This book discusses the history of the Mauryas with a special emphasis on the reign and activitie...

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An explosive account, dispelling the myths and inventions of Hindu nationalism

Written by one of India's best-known public intellectuals,  this book is essential reading for an...

An overview of nationalism and its impact on the study of history from one of India's most promin...

Drawing on textual and archaeological sources, most of the essays in this edition are on the earl...