Shanta Rani Sharma

Shanta Rani Sharma (born 1952 in Delhi, India) is an academic and historian. She received her Master of Arts (M.A.) from the University of Delhi in 1974 and her Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D.) degree in 1993.
Academic appointments
After graduation from the University of Delhi, Shanta Sharma was appointed as Lecturer in History at Dyal Singh College, Delhi. In 1978 the status of Dyal Singh College was changed by the University of Delhi to a University maintained College.
Shanta Sharma received a faculty appointment as Reader in the Department of History (University of Delhi) in 1990. She was given the title of Associate Professor of History in 2006.
Publications
‘Society and culture in Rajasthan C. AD 700-900’ was originally submitted by her as a thesis for a Ph. D. degree. Utilizing Prakrit language sources, the revised text documents evidence of a lively domestic and foreign trade during the period, thus challenging the characterization of the period by Ram Sharan Sharma as one with decline of long distance trade and increasing power of the local landed elites. The monograph also identifies the growth of feudalism, Jainism and tantricism as important factors aiding in the liberalization of caste rules and assimilation of tribals.
In her paper in the Indian Historical Review, Shanta Sharma has shown that based on the Gallaka inscription the Imperial Prathihara rulers were not Gurjaras. This is keeping with the earlier views of G H Ojha and Dasharatha Sharma.

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