Specialisation: Fine Arts (Art, Iconography, Architecture & Painting)

Academic qualifications:

University of Calcutta : Ph. D. (Arts) in Ancient Indian History and Culture 1996

Research Experience:

29 years of continuous research experience including extensive Fieldwork in art, architecture, iconography of eastern India especially in Bengal, some parts of Bihar, Orissa, and Karnataka 18.

Fellowship Enjoyed:

Junior Research Fellow, Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi from February 1, 1992 to January 31, 1995 (i.e. 3 years)

Articles published in Books & Journals:

1. 2018: Introduction [with a co- author], pp. xi-xii Saiva Iconography: A Facet of Indian Art and Culture, Ed. by Sudipa Ray Bandyopadhyay & Swati Mondal Adhikari, Sagnik Books, Kolkata
2. 2017: Introduction, pp. x-xiv Nataraja Images of Bengal, Ed. by Sudipa Ray Bandyopadhyay, University of Calcutta, Kolkata
3. Contributed a Chapter on Dancing Deities on Stone Medallions: Controversy over Identity, pp.48-52. Nataraja Images of Bengal, Ed. by Sudipa Ray Bandyopadhyay, University of Calcutta, Kolkata.
4. Architectural Motifs in Pala Manuscript Paintings of Early Medieval Bengal, pp.78-93. Manuscript and Indian Culture, Ed. by Projit Kumar Palit & Susmita Palit Saha, Kaveri Books, New Delhi