D.N. Jha
Dwijendra Narayan Jha (1940–2021) was a historian, a former professor of the University of Delhi. He was also a National Lecturer in History and General President, Indian History Congress. He is the author of Rethinking Hindu Identity, Early India: A Concise History and The Myth of the Holy Cow. Most of his writings have been translated into several Indian and foreign languages.
He passed away in his sleep on 4 February 2021.