Dwijendra Narayan Jha

Dwijendra Narayan Jha is an eminent Indian historian, specializing in Ancient and Medieval India, Professor of History at Delhi University, and member of the Indian Council of Historical Research.

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Education

Jha completed his B.A. (Hons.) in History at Presidency College, Calcutta and then his M.A. in History at Patna University where he was a student of Professor R.S. Sharma.

Politics

Jha's has repeatedly taken position against Hindu nationalist ideology, arguing against what he claims is "communalism" and "saffronisation" during the 1998 to 2004 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government of the Republic of India.[1]

Jha has received death threats over his Myth of the Holy Cow, where he dispels popular allegations that "Muslims introduced beef-eating to the Indian subcontinent"[2]

Californian textbook case

Main article: Californian Hindu textbook case

He has also spoken out against the changes in the context of the Californian Hindu textbook case on the basis of political implications rather than historical fact.

Publications

Works by D N Jha:

As editor:

References

  1. ^ D. N. Jha, Against Communalising History, Social Scientist (1998).
  2. ^ The Guardian (13 July 2002); The Hindu (15 August 2003)

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