some right-wing politicians and groups of religious fanatics, without reading a single page, termed it ‘blasphemous’, demanded my arrest and succeeded in obtaining a court order restraining the circulation of the book, and a self-appointed custodian of ‘Hinduism’ even sentenced me to death. The book was therefore published abroad by Verso (London)." Publications As author: 1980, Studies in early Indian economic history, Anupama Publications, ASIN: B0006E16DA. 1993, Economy and Society in Early India: Issues and Paradigms, . 1997, Society and Ideology in India, . 1997, Ancient India: In Historical Outline, . 2002, ; paperback (2004) 2004, Early India: A Concise History, 2009, Myth of the Holy Cow, 2009, Rethinking Hindu Identity, Routledge, 2016, Brahmanical Intolerance in Early India, 2018, Against The Grain: Notes on Identity, Intolerance and History, 2020, Drink of Immortality: Essays on Distillation and Alcohol Use in Ancient India, As editor: 1988, Feudal Social Formation in Early India, 1996, Society and Ideology in India: Essays in Honour of Professor R.S. Sharma (Munshiram Manoharlal, Delhi, 1996). 2000, The Feudal Order: State, Society, and Ideology in Early Medieval India'', ; a collection of critical essays by 20 specialists on medieval Indian society, politics, ideology and religion. References External links Indian Council of Historical Research History Department, Delhi University 2021 deaths 20th-century Indian historians 21st-century Indian historians Historians of India Patna University alumni People from Bihar Place of death missing Presidency University, Kolkata alumni University of Calcutta alumni 1940 births