Baij Nath Puri
Prof. Baij Nath Puri is a historian from India. He completed M. Lit. and D. Phil from Oxford University. He is vice-president and member of the International Board of Editors for the history of Civilizations in Central Asia at the UNESCO, and remained President of Indian History Congress. He has also been Professor and Head of the Department of Ancient Indian History and Culture at the Lucknow University and later a Professor Emeritus.Works
Some of his published works are:
- India as described by early Greek writers. Indian Press, 1939.
- Indian History: A Review. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, 1960.
- India in classical Greek writings. New Order Book Co., 1963.
- India under the Kushanas. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, 1965.
- Cities of ancient India. Meenakshi Prakashan, 1966.
- Studies in Early History and Administration in Assam. Department of Publication, Gauhati University, 1968.
- India in the times of Patanjali. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, 1968.
- A Study of Indian History. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, 1971.
- , with Pran Nath Chopra and Manmath Nath Das. Macmillan India, 1974.
- History of Indian Administration: Vol. 2 Medieval period. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, 1975.
- Buddhism in Central Asia, Motilal Banarsidass, 2000. .
- The History of the Gurjara-Pratiharas
- Some aspects of the evolution of Indian administration. Indian Institute of Public Administration, 1980.
- The Changing Horizon. Print House, 1986..
- The Khatris, a socio-cultural study. M.N. Publishers and Distributors, 1988.
- The Indian freedom struggle: a survey, . M.N. Publishers and Distributors, 1988.
- Secularism in Indian ethos. Atma Ram & Sons, 1990..
