Noted historian and indologist RS Sharma died on 20 August 2011. Sharma who was born in a village near Barauni in Bihar's Begusarai district, was a historian of international repute.
He taught ancient and early medieval history of India at Patna University, Delhi University and the University of Toronto. He wrote 115 books which have been published in 15 languages around the world. He was the first historian who critically studied the various aspects of early Indian social, economic and political structure and brought into focus the exploitation of weaker sections of Indian society.
He was particularly known for his trenchant observations on institutions in ancient Indian society and his report on the Bihar-Bengal boundary dispute.
He was the founding chairman of the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) in 1972. He also served as President of the Indian History Congress in 1975.
He was a recipient of the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru Award in 1989 and was earlier awarded the Campbell Memorial Gold Medal by the Bombay Asiatic Society in 1987.
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