Dwijendra Narayan Jha (1 July 19404 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.
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Dwijendra Narayan Jha (1 July 19404 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.
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