R. Champakalakshmi was a venerated historian, a past president of the Indian History Congress, and a professor at the Centre for Historical Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University.

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His departure has caused the academic world to be in a state of grief. The academic community, and particularly those working in the field of Indian history, has suffered a profound loss with her passing.

Her contributions to historiography were both significant and extensive, and she was remembered by both her colleagues and her pupils as a guiding force and an expert in multiple disciplines.

The career of the eminent scholar and historian R. Champakalakshmi was defined by her extensive and varied competence in a variety of fields, including archaeology, iconography, ideology, statecraft, and trade at various points in her career.

It was well-recognized that she was able to bridge the gap between conventional and modern techniques in the field of historiography. As a result, she made a substantial contribution to the understanding of early and medieval South India.