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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Indian archaeologist, museologist, art historian and professor of Sanskrit}}<br />
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| name = Asoke Kumar Bhattacharyya<br />
| image = Asoke K Bhattacharyya.png<br />
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| birth_name = Asoke Kumar Bhattacharyya<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1919|2|01}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2016|6|11|1919|2|01|}}<br />
| death_place = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India<br />
| occupation = [[Archaeologist]], [[Museologist]], [[Art Historian]]<br />
| notableworks= A Pageant of Indian Culture<ref>[http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n83196867/ Bhattacharyya, A. K. (Asoke Kumar) 1919- ] WorldCat Identities</ref><br />
| alma_mater = [[Calcutta University]]<br />
| awards = [[Padma Shri]]<br />
| spouse = Sabita Bhattacharyya<ref>Page xvii, Progeny of Asoke Kumar Bhattacharyya, in the book Indian Culture – Multifacet Research – Commemoration Volume in Honour of Professor A. K. Bhattacharyya (2017) edited by Prof. Amalendu Chakraborty. Bharatiya Kala Prakashan: Kolkata. {{ISBN|978-8180903175}}</ref><br />
| children = 3<br />
| relatives = [[Anuradha Bhattacharyya]] (grand-daughter)<ref>Page xvii, Progeny of Asoke Kumar Bhattacharyya, in the book Indian Culture – Multifacet Research – Commemoration Volume in Honour of Professor A. K. Bhattacharyya (2017) edited by Prof. Amalendu Chakraborty. Bharatiya Kala Prakashan: Kolkata. {{ISBN|978-8180903175}}</ref><br />
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'''Asoke Kumar Bhattacharyya''' (1 February 1919 – 11 June 2016) was an Indian archaeologist, museologist, art historian and professor of Sanskrit. He was the Director of the [[Indian Museum, Kolkata]] for a decade till his retirement.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/?id=iFM_AAAAYAAJ|title=Chambā rumāl|first=Asoke Kumar|last=Bhattacharyya|date=8 February 1968|publisher=Indian Museum|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=VgHqAAAAMAAJ|title=A Pageant of Indian Culture: Art and Archaeology|first=Asoke Kumar|last=Bhattacharyya|date=8 February 1995|publisher=Abhinav Publications|via=Google Books|isbn=9788170172734}}</ref> The Indian government awarded him [[Padma Shri]] in April 2017 posthumously.<br />
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Bhattacharyya has to his credit 29 published books<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/A.-K.-Bhattacharyya/e/B001JOHOOG|title=Amazon.com: A. K. Bhattacharyya: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle|website=www.amazon.com}}</ref> on various aspects of art, archaeology, epigraphy and numismatics and hundreds of research articles in journals across the world. In 2012, he was awarded the Acharya Hemchandra Suri Samman Puraskar, New Delhi for his outstanding contribution to Jaina iconography.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dkagencies.wordpress.com/page/3/?ftr=vidpgurl|title=Dkagencies|website=Dkagencies}}</ref><br />
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==Biography==<br />
Bhattacharyya was born in north [[Calcutta]], to professor Harimohan Bhattacharyya on 1 February 1919. He studied in South Suburban School, [[Scottish Church College]], completed him Master of Arts in [[Sanskrit]] from [[Calcutta University]] in 1941 with major in [[Epigraphy]] and [[iconography]]. He completed his Master of Arts in Arabic-Persian History in 1952. He was a gold medalist in both of his master's degrees. Meanwhile, he was honoured with Kabitirtha and Purantirtha. He completed [[Law]] in 1944. He received the [[Premchand Roychand]] Scholarship in 1949. He joined the [[Indian Museum]] as assistant curator in 1949. Later on from 1965 to 1975 he was the Director of the [[Indian Museum]] till retirement.<ref>{{cite news |last1=রায় |first1=মনোলীনা ভট্টাচার্য |title=ভারতীয় শিল্প সীমান্তহীন, বিশ্বাস করতেন বাবা |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/calcutta/ashok-bhattacharya-s-daughter-regrets-about-her-father-being-awarded-after-his-death-dgtl-1.558482 |accessdate=31 January 2020 |work=Anandabazar Patrika |date=3 February 2019 |language=bn}}</ref><br />
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He died on 11 June 2016 at his residence in Lake Gardens, [[Kolkata]].<br />
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==Books==<br />
His books include:<ref>[http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n83196867/ Bhattacharyya, A. K. (Asoke Kumar) 1919- ] WorldCat Identities</ref><br />
* A Corpus of Dedicatory Inscriptions from Temples of West Bengal, c. 1500 A.D. to c. 1800 A.D. 1982<br />
* A Pageant of Indian Culture : art and archaeology 1995 {{ISBN|9788170172734}} <br />
* Cultural, Historical, and Political Aspects of Perso-Arabic Epigraphy in India 1999 {{ISBN|978-8171020294}}<br />
* Indian Contribution to the Development of Far Eastern Buddhist Iconography 2002 {{ISBN|978-8170742111}}<br />
* Early and Buddhist Stone Sculpture of Japan 2004 {{ISBN|978-8170174226}}<br />
* Buddhist Iconography in Thailand : a South East Asian perspective 2007 <br />
* Indian Numismatics And Its Cultural Aspects 2010 {{ISBN|978-8180902321}}<br />
* Historical Development Of Jaina Iconography: A Comprehensive Study 2010 {{ISBN|978-8180902314}}<br />
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