Om Prakash (born January 1940, in Delhi) is an Indian economic historian.
He is noted for his work on the Dutch East India company in Bengal, and also for his work on coinage, precious metal trade, and other aspects of pre-colonial commerce between Europe and India.
His thesis, The Dutch East India Company and the Economy of Bengal, 1630-1720, is based on archival material from the Nationaal Archief at the Hague.
Subsequently, Prakash joined the Delhi School of Economics faculty from 1965 and 2005.
[1] In April 2005, he was honoured as a "Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion" by Queen Beatrix.