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Prof. '''Baij Nath Puri''' (B. N. Puri) (born 26 January 1916, died 1996) was a historian from India. He completed M. Lit. and D.Phil. from [[Oxford University]].<ref name=bud/> He was vice-president and member of the International Board of Editors for the history of Civilizations in Central Asia at [[UNESCO]], and remained President of the [[Indian History Congress]] (Guwahati Session). He was also Professor and Head of the Department of Ancient Indian History and Culture at [[Lucknow University]] and later a [[Professor Emeritus]].<ref name=bud>{{cite book |title=Buddhism In Central Asia|author= Baij Nath Puri|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publ |year=1987|isbn=8120803728 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sluKZfTrr3oC&pg=PA373 }}</ref><br />
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==Works==<br />
Some of his published works are:<ref>[https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL1490A/Baij_Nath_Puri Baij Nath Puri] [[Open Library]]</ref><ref>[http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n50-49293 Puri, Baij Nath] [[WorldCat]].</ref><br />
*''India as described by early Greek writers''. Indian Press, 1939.<br />
* ''Indian History: A Review''. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, 1960.<br />
* ''India in classical Greek writings''. New Order Book Co., 1963.<br />
*''India under the Kushanas''. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, 1965.<br />
* ''Cities of ancient India''. Meenakshi Prakashan, 1966.<br />
* ''Studies in Early History and Administration in Assam''. Department of Publication, Gauhati University, 1968.<br />
*''India in the times of Patanjali''. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, 1968.<br />
* ''A Study of Indian History''. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, 1971.<br />
* ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=Y7fUHMEDAyEC&pg=PA289 A Social, Cultural, and Economic History of India, Vol. 1]'', with Pran Nath Chopra and Manmath Nath Das. Macmillan India, 1974.<br />
*''History of Indian Administration: Vol. 2 Medieval period''. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, 1975.<br />
*''Buddhism in Central Asia'', Motilal Banarsidass, 2000. {{ISBN|81-208-0372-8}}.<br />
*''The History of the Gurjara-Pratiharas''<br />
* ''Some aspects of the evolution of Indian administration''. Indian Institute of Public Administration, 1980.<br />
* ''The Changing Horizon''. Print House (India), 1986. {{ISBN|8185009198}}.<br />
* ''The Khatris, a socio-cultural study''. M.N. Publishers and Distributors, 1988.<br />
* ''The Indian freedom struggle: a survey, (1857-1947)''. M.N. Publishers and Distributors, 1988.<br />
* ''Secularism in Indian ethos''. Atma Ram & Sons, 1990. {{ISBN|8170431441}}.<br />
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* {{cite book |title=Culture Through the Ages: Prof. B.N. Puri Felicitation Volume |author=Sarva Daman Singh |publisher=Agam Kala Prakashan|year=1996|isbn=817320019X }}<br />
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