Asoke Kumar Bhattacharyya
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| Born | Asoke Kumar Bhattacharyya February 1, 1919 Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Died | June 11, 2016 (aged 97) Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Occupation | Archaeologist, Museologist, Art Historian |
| Alma mater | Calcutta University |
| Notable works | A Pageant of Indian Culture[1] |
| Notable awards | Padma Shri |
| Spouse | Sabita Bhattacharyya[2] |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Anuradha Bhattacharyya (grand-daughter)[3] |
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 the Indian Museum, Kolkata for a decade till his retirement.[4][5] The Indian government awarded him Padma Shri in April 2017 posthumously.
Bhattacharyya has to his credit 29 published books[6] 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.[7]
Biography
Bhattacharyya was born in north Calcutta, to Professor of Philosophy Harimohan Bhattacharyya and wife on February 1, 1919.
He studied in South Suburban School, Scottish Church College, completed him Master of Arts in Sanskrit from Calcutta University in 1941 with major in Epigraphy and iconography. He completed his Master of Arts in Arabic-Persian History in 1952. He was a gold medalist in both of his Masters degrees. Meanwhile he was honoured with Kabitirtha and Purantirtha. He completed Law in 1944. He received the Premchand Roychand Scholarship in 1949. He joined the Indian Museum as assistant curator in 1949. Later on from 1965 to 1975 he was Director of the Indian Museum till retirement.[8]
He breathed his last on June 11, 2016 at his residence in Lake Gardens, Kolkata.
Books
His books include:[9]
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
- ^ Bhattacharyya, A. K. (Asoke Kumar) 1919- WorldCat Identities
- ^ Page xvii, Progeny of Asoke Kumar Bhattacharyya, in the book Indian Culture – Multifacet Research – Commemoration Volume in Honour of Professor A. K. Bhattacharyya (2017) edited by Prof. Amalendu Chakraborty. Bharatiya Kala Prakashan: Kolkata. ISBN 978-8180903175
- ^ Page xvii, Progeny of Asoke Kumar Bhattacharyya, in the book Indian Culture – Multifacet Research – Commemoration Volume in Honour of Professor A. K. Bhattacharyya (2017) edited by Prof. Amalendu Chakraborty. Bharatiya Kala Prakashan: Kolkata. ISBN 978-8180903175
- ^ Bhattacharyya, Asoke Kumar (8 February 1968). "Chambā rumāl". Indian Museum – via Google Books.
- ^ Bhattacharyya, Asoke Kumar (8 February 1995). A Pageant of Indian Culture: Art and Archaeology. Abhinav Publications. ISBN 9788170172734 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Amazon.com: A. K. Bhattacharyya: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle". www.amazon.com.
- ^ "Dkagencies". Dkagencies.
- ^ https://www.anandabazar.com/calcutta/ashok-bhattacharya-s-daughter-regrets-about-her-father-being-awarded-after-his-death-dgtl-1.558482
- ^ Bhattacharyya, A. K. (Asoke Kumar) 1919- WorldCat Identities
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