Upa Prasad Thapliyal

Uma Prasad Thapliyal an alumnus of Allahabad and Delhi Universities, was Director, History Division, Ministry of Defence till 1996. He has authored, compiled and edited more than thirty books on the military history of India including Warfare in Ancient India, Military Flags of India - from the Earliest Times, etc. He has also been a Senior Academic Fellow with ICHR (Indian Council of Historical Research).