D. N. Jha
Dwijendra Narayan Jha | |
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Jha in November 2012 | |
| Born | 1 July 1940 Ganauli, Darbhanga district, British India |
| Died | 4 February 2021 (aged 80) Delhi, India |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Notable work | The Myth of the Holy Cow (2001) |
Dwijendra Narayan Jha (1 July 1940 – 4 February 2021) was an Indian historian who studied and wrote on ancient and medieval India. He was a professor of history at Delhi University and a member of the Indian Council of Historical Research. Some of his books include Ancient India: In Historical Outline (1997), The Myth of the Holy Cow (2001), and Early India: A Concise History (2004). Through his works he argued against the communal distortions of history including challenging popular beliefs of the sanctity of cow and Indian beef eating tradition.