Roshen Dalal
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{{Short description|Indian historian and writer (born 1952)}}
{{Infobox person
| birth_date = 1952
| birth_place = Mussoorie, India
| alma_mater = University of Bombay (BA)
Jawaharlal Nehru University (MA & PhD)
| occupation = Historian, Writer
| known_for = Ancient Indian History
}}
Roshen Dalal (born 1952) is an Indian historian and writer of books for adults and children on the history of India and its religions.
Biography
Roshen Dalal was born in 1952 in Mussoorie, India.
She studied in various schools across the country. After a BA (Hons) in history from the University of Bombay, she completed an MA and PhD in Ancient Indian History from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.{{cite web|title=Interview with Roshen Dalal – Author of The Puffin History of the World|url=http://www.indianmomsconnect.com/2015/02/20/interview-roshen-dalal-author-puffin-history-world/|website=Indian Moms Connect|accessdate=16 December 2016|archive-date=20 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220155738/http://www.indianmomsconnect.com/2015/02/20/interview-roshen-dalal-author-puffin-history-world/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Roshen Dalal|url=http://dehradunlitfest.com/portfolio/roshen-dalal/|website=WIC India Dehradun Literature Festival 2016|accessdate=16 December 2016|archive-date=20 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220155122/http://dehradunlitfest.com/portfolio/roshen-dalal/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Roshen Dalal|url=http://penguin.co.in/author/roshen-dalal/|website=Penguin|accessdate=16 December 2016|archive-date=20 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220133932/http://penguin.co.in/author/roshen-dalal/|url-status=dead}}
She has taught at both school and university, and has been involved in research in the fields of Indian history, religion and philosophy, and education.
She lives in Dehradun.{{Cite web|url=https://penguin.co.in/author/roshen-dalal/|title=Roshen Dalal - Author details|website=Penguin India|access-date=20 December 2017|archive-date=29 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829082035/https://penguin.co.in/author/roshen-dalal/|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/books/a-different-kind-of-history-book/article19777489.ece|title=A different kind of history book|last=Krithika|first=R.|work=The Hindu}}
Selected publications
- The Puffin History of India (2 vols) Penguin Books India, 1997.
- {{cite book |title=The Religions of India: A Concise Guide to Nine Major Faiths |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pNmfdAKFpkQC |date=2010 |orig-date=2006 |publisher=Penguin books |isbn=978-0-14-341517-6}}
- Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide Penguin Books India, 2010.
- {{cite book |title=The Compact Timeline History of the World |date=2010 |publisher=Worth Press |isbn=978-1-903025-95-6}}
- {{cite book |title=The Vedas: An Introduction to Hinduism's Sacred Texts |date=2014 |publisher=Penguin Books India |isbn=978-0-143-06638-5}}
- The Puffin History of the World (2 vols) Penguin Books India, 2014.
- {{cite book |title=India at 70 |date=2017 |publisher=India Puffin |isbn=978-0-14-342871-8}}
- {{cite book |title=The 108 Upanishads: an introduction |date=2018 |publisher=Penguin Books India |isbn=978-0-143-42859-6}}
References
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Category:People from Mussoorie
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Category:Women writers from Uttarakhand
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