Asoke Kumar Bhattacharyya

Asoke Kumar Bhattacharyya (February 1, 1919 – June 11, 2016) was an Indian archaeologist, museologist, art historian and professor of Sanskrit. He was the Director of Indian Museum, Kolkata for a decade till his retirement.[1][2] The Indian government awarded him Padma Shri in April 2017 posthumously.

Bhattacharyya has to his credit 29 published books[3] on various aspects of art, archaeology, epigraphy and numismatics and hundreds of research articles in journals across the world. In 2012, he was awarded the Acharya Hemchandra Suri Samman Puraskar, New Delhi for his outstanding contribution to Jaina iconography.[4]

Asoke Kumar Bhattacharyya
Born Asoke Kumar Bhattacharyya
(1919-02-01)February 1, 1919
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Died June 11, 2016(2016-06-11) (aged 97)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Occupation Archaeologist, Museologist, Art Historian
Alma mater Calcutta University
Notable works A Pageant of Indian Culture[5]
Notable awards Padma Shri



Books

His books include:[6]

A Corpus of Dedicatory Inscriptions from Temples of West Bengal, c. 1500 A.D. to c. 1800 A.D. 1982

A Pageant of Indian Culture : art and archaeology 1995 ISBN 9788170172734

Cultural, Historical, and Political Aspects of Perso-Arabic Epigraphy in India 1999 ISBN 978-8171020294

Indian Contribution to the Development of Far Eastern Buddhist Iconography 2002 ISBN 978-8170742111

Early and Buddhist Stone Sculpture of Japan 2004 ISBN 978-8170174226

Buddhist Iconography in Thailand : a South East Asian perspective 2007

Indian Numismatics And Its Cultural Aspects 2010 ISBN 978-8180902321

Historical Development Of Jaina Iconography: A Comprehensive Study 2010 ISBN 978-8180902314

References

  1. ↑ Bhattacharyya, Asoke Kumar (8 February 1968). "Chambā rumāl". Indian Museum – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ Bhattacharyya, Asoke Kumar (8 February 1995). "A Pageant of Indian Culture: Art and Archaeology". Abhinav Publications – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ "Amazon.com: A. K. Bhattacharyya: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle". www.amazon.com.
  4. ↑ "Dkagencies". Dkagencies.
  5. ↑ Bhattacharyya, A. K. (Asoke Kumar) 1919- WorldCat Identities
  6. ↑ Bhattacharyya, A. K. (Asoke Kumar) 1919- WorldCat Identities
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