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Sanjay Garg had his earliest lessons in numismatics from Dr. Parmeshwari Lal Gupta at the Indian Institute of Research in Numismatic Studies, Nasik. His pubpished works include The Coins of Dal Khalsa and Lahore Darbar (1989) which he coauthored with Dr. Gupta. Besides, he has edited Indian Numismatics, History, Art and Culture: Essays in Honour of Dr. Parmeshwari Lal Gupta 2 vols. (1992). He is also an Associate Editor of the Numismatic Digest (since 1990). Shri Garg is at present an Assistant Director of Archives in the National Archives of India, New Delhi.

Dr. Savita Sharma is well known for her wide and in depth studies in the field of Indian Numismatics. An alumna of Banaras Hindu University, where Late Prof. A. S, Altekar founded the Numismatics Society of India laying the foundation of serious researches in this area of historical sources, the author did her Ph.D. in 1985.

She chose an interdisciplinary topic to explore the impact of art and religion in the society on the basis of symbols on coins and seals etc. She has been contributing regularly articles and research papers in various journals and other volumes. She is presently involved in editing Dr. Parmeshwari Lal Gupta Felicitation Volume aldbg with Dr. W. D. Mac Dowell of U. K. A Fellow of Royal Numismatics Society, London (U. K.)

Dr. Savita Sharma has visited Sri Lanka, Indonesia and U. K. in connection with her academic pursuits. She is presently On curatorial staff of Bharat Kala Bhavan (a renouned museum of art and archaeology) Banaras Hindu University and is in charge of its huge coins collection.