Udai Prakash Arora

Udai Prakash Arora is well known for his pioneering works in the field of Graeco-Indian Studies. He started his teaching career at Allahabad University (1965?1985). Thereafter he was Professor and Founder Head, Department of Ancient History and Culture, MJP Rohilkhand University, Bareilly (1985?2006), where he also acted as Pro-Vice-Chancellor (1995) and twice as Acting Vice-Chancellor. In 2006 he was invited by Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi to occupy the position of Professor of its prestigious Greek Chair. After his retirement he was reappointed Visiting Professor of Greek Studies in JNU from 2009 to 2014. Professor Arora has 4 books and 13 edited volumes to his credit. Among his important publications include Motifs in Indian Mythology, Their Greek and Other Parallels (1981), Graeco-Indica (1991), Greeks on India (1996) and Yunan Itihas aur Samskriti (in Hindi, 2010). He has contributed nearly 120 articles in various journals. He is founder General Secretary of Indian Society for Greek and Roman Studies and edits its annual journal Yavanika. He was General President, UP History Congress (1996?97) and Sectional President (Ancient India), Indian History Congress (2002). As a visiting fellow he has travelled to U.S., Canada, and several countries in Europe, Asia and Africa. He is a recipient of the most prestigious Greek civil honour ?Golden Cross-Order of Honour? from the President of Greece (1996). In his honour was published the felicitation volume, Udayana: New Horizons in History, Classics and Inter-cultural Studies (2006).