Dr.
O.C. Handa is a well-known connoisseur of art
and culture, and an outstanding scholar in history and
archaeology, especially of the Himalayan region, having
been in the field for almost half a century. In his
pursuits, he has been undertaking several exploratory
visits to the farflung nooks and corners of the Western
and Central Himalayan regions. That would underscore
his zeal to explore the antique but extant material
evidences of history, art and culture of the Himalayan
region, and his commitment to acquire first-hand and
authentic knowledge of various interesting and important
aspects of this region. This quality is well reflected
in his writings. He did his post-graduation in History
from University of Mysore, Ph.D. from Meerut University
and D.Lit. form Agra Univ. Having come from civil engineering
background, he remained in-charge of the Department
of Museum & Archaeology, Himachal Pradesh for several
years.
Dr. Handa has sixteen books on art, history, archaeology
and culture of the Himalayan region to his credit. Besides,
he has been writing articles and research papers for
various national and international research journals.
He has, thus, more than 500 papers and articles to his
credit. He has also been performing for the radio and
TV. He has participated and delivered lectures in several
regional, national and international seminars and workshops.
He remained a member of different expert committees
of Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi and the Ministry of
Tourism & Culture, Govt. of India. Dr. Handa remained
a fellow of Himachal Academy of Art, Language and Culture,
Shimla; Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi;
and Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla at different
periods. He was a Senior Fellow of the Indian Council
of Historical Research, New Delhi from 2001 to 2003.
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