D. K. Taknet

D. K. Taknet (born 11 April 1958, in Shekhawati) is an Indian historian and biographer, best known for his books Industrial Entrepreneurship of Shekhawati Marwaris (1986), B. M. Birla: A Great Visionary (1996), Jaipur: Gem Of India (2013), and The Marwari Heritage (2015), which cover the history and culture of Rajasthan, particularly that of the Marwari people and the Birla family. He has a Master of Philosophy from the University of Rajasthan.