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	'''Om Prakash''' (born January 1940, in [[Delhi]]) is an ~~[[India]]n~~ economic [[historian]]. He is noted for his work on the [[Dutch East India ~~company~~]] in [[Bengal]], and also for his work on [[coin]]age, [[precious metal]] trade, and other aspects of pre-colonial commerce between Europe and India. In 2005, he was knighted by the Dutch queen.		'''Om Prakash''' (born January 1940, in [[Delhi]]) is an Indian economic [[historian]]. He is noted for his work on the [[Dutch East India Company]] in [[Bengal]], and also for his work on [[coin]]age, [[precious metal]] trade, and other aspects of pre-colonial commerce between Europe and India. In 2005, he was knighted by the Dutch queen.

	== Early life and education ==		== Early life and education ==
	He did his M.A. from the [[Delhi School of Economics]] in 1961, ranking first, and continued with his PhD in Economic History. His thesis, ''The Dutch East India Company and the Economy of Bengal, ~~1650~~-~~1717~~'', is based on archival material from the [[Nationaal Archief]] at [[the Hague]]. It was published as a book by the [[Princeton University Press]] in 1985.		He did his M.A. from the [[Delhi School of Economics]] in 1961, ranking first, and continued with his PhD in Economic History. His thesis, ''The Dutch East India Company and the Economy of Bengal, 1630-1720'', is based on archival material from the [[Nationaal Archief]] at [[the Hague]]. It was published as a book by the [[Princeton University Press]] in 1985.

	== Career ==		== Career ==
	Subsequently, Prakash joined the Delhi School of Economics faculty from 1965 and 2005. His work is highly regarded in the Netherlands, where he is a Foreign Member of the [[Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences]], Haarlem (since 2000).<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.knaw.nl/en/members/foreign-members/4670 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160213230234/https://www.knaw.nl/en/members/foreign-members/4670 \|title=O. Prakash \|publisher=Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences \|archive-date=13 February 2016 \|access-date=13 February 2016}}</ref> In April 2005, he was honoured as a "Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion" by [[Queen Beatrix]].<ref>https://iias.asia/profile/om-prakash</ref>		Subsequently, Prakash joined the Delhi School of Economics faculty from 1965 and 2005. His work is highly regarded in the Netherlands, where he is a Foreign Member of the [[Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences]], Haarlem (since 2000).<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.knaw.nl/en/members/foreign-members/4670 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160213230234/https://www.knaw.nl/en/members/foreign-members/4670 \|title=O. Prakash \|publisher=Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences \|archive-date=13 February 2016 \|access-date=13 February 2016}}</ref> In April 2005, he was honoured as a "Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion" by [[Queen Beatrix]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://iias.asia/profile/om-prakash\|title=Om Prakash \| IIAS}}</ref>

	He is also the author of ''European commercial enterprise in pre-colonial India'' (1998), published under [[the New Cambridge History of India]] series (part II, v.5).		He is also the author of ''European commercial enterprise in pre-colonial India'' (1998), published under [[the New Cambridge History of India]] series (part II, v.5).
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	==External links==		==External links==
	* {{cite web\|title=Most widely held works by Om Prakash\|url=https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n84086424/\|publisher=[[WorldCat]]}}		* {{cite web\|title=Most widely held works by Om Prakash\|url=https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n84086424/\|publisher=[[WorldCat]]}}


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{{Infobox academic|name=Om Prakash|alma_mater=[[Delhi School of Economics]]|awards=[[Order of the Netherlands Lion]]}}
'''Om Prakash''' (born January 1940, in [[Delhi]]) is an [[India]]n economic [[historian]]. He is noted for his work on the [[Dutch East India company]] in [[Bengal]], and also for his work on [[coin]]age, [[precious metal]] trade, and other aspects of pre-colonial commerce between Europe and India. In 2005, he was knighted by the Dutch queen.

== Early life and education ==
He did his M.A. from the [[Delhi School of Economics]] in 1961, ranking first, and continued with his PhD in Economic History. His thesis, ''The Dutch East India Company and the Economy of Bengal, 1650-1717'', is based on archival material from the [[Nationaal Archief]] at [[the Hague]]. It was published as a book by the [[Princeton University Press]] in 1985.

== Career ==
Subsequently, Prakash joined the Delhi School of Economics faculty from 1965 and 2005. His work is highly regarded in the Netherlands, where he is a Foreign Member of the [[Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences]], Haarlem (since 2000).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.knaw.nl/en/members/foreign-members/4670 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160213230234/https://www.knaw.nl/en/members/foreign-members/4670 |title=O. Prakash |publisher=Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences |archive-date=13 February 2016 |access-date=13 February 2016}}</ref> In April 2005, he was honoured as a "Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion" by [[Queen Beatrix]].<ref>https://iias.asia/profile/om-prakash</ref>

He is also the author of ''European commercial enterprise in pre-colonial India'' (1998), published under [[the New Cambridge History of India]] series (part II, v.5).

==References==
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==External links==
* {{cite web|title=Most widely held works by Om Prakash|url=https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n84086424/|publisher=[[WorldCat]]}}

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