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It is claimed that the Cholas were one of the longest recorded dynasties in world history. They were also the first empire with grand commercial and territorial ambitions outside of the Indian subcontinent. The reading of the Chola grandeur though, is also politically coloured.
The eminent archaeologist's continued emphasis on the influence of Sanskritic tradition on Tamil was not only met with contestation from some Tamil scholars but also landed him in several controversies.
A Tribute to D.N. Jha, a Historian Who Will Be Remembered for Treasuring Plurality Abuses and threats to his life were hurled at him, but he did not flinch from putting forth the evidentiary and the analytical positions that emerged from his in-depth studies. D.N. Jha. Photo: Twitter/@manojkumarjnu History05/Feb/2021 The passing away of Professor Dwijendra Narayan Jha on February 4, 2021, at the age of 81, caught many of us, including this writer, unawares. True, this former Professor of History of Delhi University and one of the stalwarts in the study of early Indian history was not getting...