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{{Infobox academic|name=Om Prakash|alma_mater=[[Delhi School of Economics]]|awards=[[Order of the Netherlands Lion]]}} | {{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 | '''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, | 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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[[Category:1940 births]] | [[Category:1940 births]] | ||
[[Category:Delhi School of Economics alumni]] | [[Category:Delhi School of Economics alumni]] | ||
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[[Category:20th-century Indian historians]] | [[Category:20th-century Indian historians]] | ||
[[Category:20th-century Indian economists]] | [[Category:20th-century Indian economists]] | ||
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| Alma mater | Delhi School of Economics |
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 coinage, 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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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).[1] In April 2005, he was honoured as a "Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion" by Queen Beatrix.[2]
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[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "O. Prakash". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 13 February 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ↑ "Om Prakash | IIAS".
External links[edit | edit source]
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