Udai Prakash Arora (born 1944) is an Indian Historian well known for his pioneering works in the field of Graeco-Indian Studies.

In 2006 he was invited by Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi to occupy the position of its prestigious Greek Chair Professor.

After his retirement he was reappointed Visiting Professor of Greek Studies in JNU in which capacity he still continues.

He is founder General Secretary of Indian Society for Greek and Roman Studies and edits its annual journal Yavanika.

In his honor was published the Felicitation Volume Udayana-New Horizons in History Classics, and Intercultural Studies (2006).