History of the World About the Author About The Authors: Arjun Dev is a renowned historian and an author. He has served as a history professor also. Apart from this book, he has also co-authored Contemporary World History Part I. The book, Towards Freedom Documents On The Movement For Independence in India, 1941, was edited by him. Indira Arjun Dev is also a famous historian, who is also an author. She has worked as a history professor at NCERT. Apart from this book, she has also written Social Science Part I and Kavitayen: Subramanya Bharati.