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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