R.S Sharma was a well-known historian, who authored several books on ancient and medieval India. name in the field of history. He was born in Bihar in 1919, taught at Patna and Delhi University, was a fellow at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. Sharma was also the President of the Indian History Congress in 1975. Besides India’s Ancient Past, he has also authored Aspects of Political Ideas, Indian Feudalism, Early Medieval Indian Society, Urban Decay in India, and other books. Sharma died in August 2011.
