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Dr. Asok K. Bhattacharya, formerly of the Department of Ancient Indian History and Culture, Calcutta University, is an eminent art historian, specializing in the area of Indian art and architecture. He writes in Bengali and English, both for general readers and experts in the subject. He has served many Universities and Central and State Government institutions as an expert in art and antiquity. At present he is a vice-president of The Asiatic Society, trustee of Indian Museum and Bangiya Sahitya Parishad, member of West Bengal Heritage Committee, and adviser of the Directorate of State Archaeology and Museums. He has published many books and articles in learned journals and volumes, including A Comprehensive History of India, Jaina Art and Architecture, Bangalpedia or Encyclopaedia of Bangladesh and Bengal: Sites and Sights (Marg). Some of his monographs are Chitralakshana: A Treatise on Indian Painting (1974),Technique of Indian Painting (1976), East Indian Bronzes (Co-author) (1979), The Jhewari Bronze Buddhas: A Historical and Stylistic Study (1987), Calcutta Paintings (1994), Banglar Chitrakala (in Bangali) (1994), Jamini Roy (An Album) (1996) and Rakhaldas Bandyopadhyay (1999).