The late Professor R.S. Sharma (1920-2011) was an Emeritus Professor of History, Patna University, and took retirement from the University of Delhi in 1985. In an active career spanning over nearly six decades, he produced numerous landmark publications, such as ??dras in Ancient India, Indian Feudalism and Urban Decay in India (c.300-c.1000). He was the Founder Chairperson of the Indian Council of Historical Research (1972-77).
K.M. Shrimali (b.1947) retired as a Professor of History, University of Delhi after serving for more than four decades (1968-2012). He has authored ten books and presided over several history congresses, including the Indian History Congress. He is committed to disseminate scientific and secular history through the teaching and writing of history. His forthcoming book is History, Archaeology and Ideology: Essays on Intellectual and Social History of Early India.
