Sarasi Kumar Saraswati

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Sarasi Kumar Saraswati
Born1906
Rajshahi, Bengal, British India
Died1980 (aged 73–74)
Rajshahi, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materUniversity of Calcutta
Known forArt and architecture of early Bengal
Early Sculptures of Bengal
A Survey of Indian Sculpture
History of Indian architecture
History of Bengal architecture
Scientific career
FieldsHistory of architecture
History of art
InstitutionsVarendra Research Society
University of Calcutta
Banaras Hindu University
Victoria Memorial
InfluencedRamaprasad Chanda
Akshay Kumar Maitreya
Stella Kramrisch

Sarasi Kumar Saraswati (1906 – 1980) was a Bangladeshi historian of art and architecture.[1]

Early life and education[]

Saraswati was born in Rajshahi, British India. He received a MA in 1930 from the University of Calcutta in of Ancient Indian History and Culture.

Positions[]

  • Research Scholar, Varendra Research Society, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
  • Lecturer and Reader, Department of Ancient Indian History and Culture, University of Calcutta, Calcutta, India
  • First Professor and Head of the Department of Archaeology, University of Calcutta.
  • Professor and Head of the Department of Ancient Indian History and Culture, Banaras Hindu University, , India
  • Librarian of the Asiatic Society, Calcutta,
  • Curator, Victoria Memorial, Calcutta,

Publications[]

Books[]

  • A survey of Indian sculpture (1975)[2]
  • Architecture of Bengal (1976)[3]
  • Indian art at the cross-roads(1973)[4]
  • Glimpses of Mughal architecture in: A. Goswami (ed)(1953)[5]
  • Tantrayāna art: an album (1977)[6]

Book chapters[]

chapters on architecture to the following books..

  • History of Bengal, vol. I, (ed. RC Majumdar)
  • The History and Culture of the Indian People, (ed. RC Majumdar)
  • Comprehensive History of India, vol. II (ed. KA Nilakanta Shastri)
  • Comprehensive History of India, vol. III (ed. RC Majumdar) and
  • Jaina Art and Architecture, (ed. A Ghosh).

Articles[]

  • articles on art and architecture of early Bengal, in the Journal and Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 1932-34

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Chakravarti, Ranabir (2012). "Saraswati, Sarasi Kumar". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. ^ Saraswati, Sarasi Kumar (1975). Google Book. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
  3. ^ Saraswati, Sarasi Kumar (1976). Google Book. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
  4. ^ Saraswati, Sarasi Kumar (1973). Google Book. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
  5. ^ Saraswati, Sarasi Kumar (1953). Google Book. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
  6. ^ Saraswati, Sarasi Kumar (1977). Google Book. ISBN 9788172361365. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
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