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| image = File:K_K_Chakravarty.jpg
| alt = Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty
| caption = Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1947|09|02}}
| birth_place = West Bengal
| death_date = 
| nationality = Indian
| other_names = K.K. Chakravarty
| alma_mater = [[Presidency College, Calcutta]], [[Calcutta University]], [[Harvard University]]
| occupation = [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] (Retired), Art Historian & Educationist
| spouse = Minati Chakravarty
}}
'''Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty''' (in Bangla কল্যাণ কুমার চক্রবর্তী, Hindi कल्याण कुमार चक्रवर्ती) (born 2 September 1947) is an Indian historian, art historian, writer, action anthropologist, academician and administrator, known for his intercultural and cross-disciplinary research and activism. A retired officer of the [[Indian Administrative Service]] (IAS) of the 1970 batch (retired 2007), he was appointed Chairman of the [[Lalit Kala Akademi]], India’s federal fine arts academy, in 2013.

He has authored significant books on archaeology, rock art, art history, tribal issues, museology, public policy, philosophy of religion and art.

== Early life ==
Chakravarty was born to an Indian [[Bengali Hindu]]s family in [[West Bengal]] in 1947. His father was Hiralal Chakravarti, a historian, academician and civil servant. The family originally hailed from [[Bikrampur]] in Dhaka district, now in [[Bangladesh]], and his father’s home was in [[Sunamganj | Sunamganj District]] in Sylhet, now in Bangladesh. However, the family had lived in India, mostly [[Kolkata]] (then Calcutta) since the times of [[British India|Presidencies and Provinces of British India]].

Chakravarty lived in various towns of West Bengal and Kolkata during his childhood and in various cities and towns of [[Madhya Pradesh]] and [[Chhattisgarh]] during his professional life, including [[Bhopal]] and [[Raipur]]. He has also lived in [[Boston, MA]]. He currently lives in [[New Delhi]].

== Education ==
Chakravarty had a liberal art education in [[Ballygunge Government High School]], Calcutta. He Graduated with Honours in History from [[Presidency University, Kolkata]] in 1966 and obtained his Post Graduate degree in Modern History from [[University of Calcutta]] in 1968. He joined the [[Indian Administrative Service]] (IAS) in 1970.

While in service, he went on to acquire a Graduate degree (M.P.A.) in Public Administration from [[John F. Kennedy School of Government]], [[Harvard University]] (1985) & an A.M. (1987) and Ph.D. in Fine Arts (1992) from the [[Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences]].

== Career ==
The major milestones in his career are,
* [[Indian Administrative Service]], 1970 to 2007.
* Member of Governing Body, [[Centurion University of Technology and Management, Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cutmap.ac.in/images/mgb.pdf |title=Centurion University of Technology & Management, AP |access-date=2018-07-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901143642/http://cutmap.ac.in/images/mgb.pdf |archive-date=2018-09-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.cutmap.ac.in/ Official Website CUTMAP]</ref>
* Chancellor, [[National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration|National University of Educational Planning and Administration]], 2009 to 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nuepa.org/New/ |title=National Institute of Educational Planning & Administration, New Delhi |access-date=2018-07-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181124120858/http://nuepa.org/New/ |archive-date=2018-11-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nuepa.org/KKChakravarty.html |title=Profile at NUEPA Website |access-date=2018-07-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181208193800/http://www.nuepa.org/KKChakravarty.html |archive-date=2018-12-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Chairman, [[Lalit Kala Akademi]], New Delhi, 2013 to 2015.<ref>[http://www.netindian.in/news/2013/02/12/00023129/kalyan-kumar-chakravarty-appointed-chairman-lalit-kala-akademi NetIndian News Network]</ref><ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Kalyan-Kumar-Chakravarty-named-new-Lalit-Kala-Akademi-chairman/articleshow/18465451.cms Times of India, News]</ref><ref>[http://lalitkala.gov.in/ Official Website Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi]</ref><ref>[https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/ias-officer-kalyan-chakravarty-appointed-kala-akademi-chairman-20210.html IndiaTV News Item]</ref>
* Member Secretary and Executive Trustee, [[Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts]], New Delhi, 2004 to 2009.<ref>[http://ignca.nic.in/ Official Website Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, New Delhi]</ref>
* Director General, [[National Museum, New Delhi|National Museum]], New Delhi, 2004 to 2006.<ref>[http://www.nationalmuseumindia.gov.in/ Official Website National Museum, New Delhi]</ref>
* Vice-chancellor, National Museum Institute, New Delhi, 2004 to 2006.<ref>[http://nmi.gov.in/ Official Website National Museum Institute, New Delhi]</ref>

== Publications ==
=== Books ===
* Gwalior Fort: Art, Culture & History by Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty, Arnold-Heinemann on behalf of the Director, Archaeology and Museums, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh, 1984, 107p. {{ISBN|0391032232}}<ref>Google Books: [https://books.google.com/books?id=WihuAAAAMAAJ&q=inauthor:%22Kalyan+Kumar+Chakravarty%22&dq=inauthor:%22Kalyan+Kumar+Chakravarty%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj3nN-tqKjZAhXGuY8KHTnYAw4Q6AEIKDAA Gwalior Fort: Art, Culture & History]</ref><ref>Amazon [https://www.amazon.in/Gwalior-Fort-Art-Culture-History/dp/0391032232/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1518713953&sr=1-4&refinements=p_27%3AKalyan+Kumar+Chakravarty Gwalior Fort: Art, Culture & History]</ref>
* Walking With Siva: Cognitive Roots of Indian Art, Archaeology and Religion<ref>Amazon [https://www.amazon.in/Walking-Siva-Cognitive-Archaeology-Religion/dp/817305598X/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1518713953&sr=1-3&refinements=p_27%3AKalyan+Kumar+Chakravarty Walking with Siva: Cognitive Roots of Indian Art, Archaeology and Religion]</ref>
* Art of India: Orchha<ref>Google Books [https://books.google.com/books?id=fDXrAAAAMAAJ&q=kalyan+kumar+chakravarty&dq=kalyan+kumar+chakravarty&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiGpJ651ZjZAhXLpY8KHToHDD0Q6AEIMjAC Art of India: Orchha]</ref><ref>Academia [https://www.academia.edu/33888793/Art_of_India_Orchha Art of India: Orchha]</ref>
* Early Buddhist Art of Bodh-Gaya<ref>Google Books [https://books.google.com/books?id=872fAAAAMAAJ&q=kalyan+kumar+chakravarty&dq=kalyan+kumar+chakravarty&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiGpJ651ZjZAhXLpY8KHToHDD0Q6AEINjAD Early Buddhist Art of Bodh-Gaya]</ref><ref>Amazon [https://www.amazon.in/Early-Buddhist-Bodh-Gaya-Kalyan-Chakravarty/dp/8121507235/ref=sr_1_9?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1518713953&sr=1-9&refinements=p_27%3AKalyan+Kumar+Chakravarty Early Buddhist Art of Bodh-Gaya]</ref>
* Traditional Water Management Systems of India, co-ed. with G.L. Badam (National Museum of Man, Bhopal and Aryan Books International, Delhi, 2005 and 2006 respectively).<ref>Academia [https://www.academia.edu/33918336/Towards_A_Sustainable_water_Policy_Traditional_Water_Management_Systems_of_India_ Traditional Water Management Systems of India]</ref><ref>Amazon [https://www.amazon.in/Traditional-Water-Management-Systems-India/dp/B006WLBM0S/ref=sr_1_10?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1530803634&sr=1-10&refinements=p_27%3AKalyan+Kumar+Chakravarty Traditional Water Management System in India]</ref>
* Text and Variations of The Mahabharata: Contextual, Regional and Performative Traditions (Samiksika Series No. 2) ed. by Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty, National Mission for Manuscripts, IGNCA and Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2009.<ref>Amazon [https://www.amazon.in/Text-Variations-Mahabharata-Kalyan-Chakravarty/dp/8190402994 Text and Variations of Mahabharata]</ref>
* The Art of India Khajuraho<ref>Amazon [https://www.amazon.in/Art-India-Kalyan-Kumar-Chakravarty/dp/0391032224/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1518713953&sr=1-7&refinements=p_27%3AKalyan+Kumar+Chakravarty The Art of India: Khajuraho]</ref><ref>Google Books [https://books.google.com/books?id=FW7qAAAAMAAJ&q=inauthor:%22Kalyan+Kumar+Chakravarty%22&dq=inauthor:%22Kalyan+Kumar+Chakravarty%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj3nN-tqKjZAhXGuY8KHTnYAw4Q6AEIMTAC The Art of India: Khajuraho]</ref>
* Bhojapura Mandira: Samanvaya Kī Kalpanā<ref>Google Books [https://books.google.com/books?id=LOrVAAAAMAAJ&q=kalyan+kumar+chakravarty&dq=kalyan+kumar+chakravarty&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiGpJ651ZjZAhXLpY8KHToHDD0Q6AEIPzAF Bhojapura Mandira: Samanvaya Kī Kalpanā]</ref>
* Restoring Human Culture and Biospheric Environment: A New Museum Movement<ref>Google Books [https://books.google.com/books?id=1YD-deWSx7EC&dq=kalyan+kumar+chakravarty&source=gbs_navlinks_s Restoring Human Culture and Biospheric Environment: A New Museum Movement]</ref>
* Indian Rock Art and Its Global Context<ref>Google Books [https://books.google.com/books?id=WsDUyOxCE4cC&dq=kalyan+kumar+chakravarty&source=gbs_navlinks_s Indian Rock Art & Its Global Context]</ref><ref>Amazon [https://www.amazon.in/Indian-Rock-Art-Global-Context/dp/8120814649/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1518713953&sr=1-5&refinements=p_27%3AKalyan+Kumar+Chakravarty Indian Rock Art & Its Global Context]</ref>
* भारतीय परिवार: मनुष्य के अस्तित्व के लिए वैकल्पिक सोच (The Indian Family: An Alternative Strategy for Human Survival)<ref>OCLC World Cat [https://www.worldcat.org/title/bharatiya-parivara-manushya-ke-astitva-ke-lie-vaikalpika-soca-the-indian-family-an-alternative-strategy-for-human-survival/oclc/34943025&referer=brief_results The Indian Family: An Alternative Strategy for Human Survival (Hindi)]</ref>
* Bounteous Tree: Treasure of Indian Art and Culture (2 Volumes)<ref>Amazon [https://www.amazon.in/Bountaneous-Tree-Treasure-Culture-Volumes/dp/8185616299/ref=sr_1_28?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1518175164&sr=1-28&keywords=K+K+chakravarty Bountaneous Tree: Treasure of Indian Art and Culture (2 Volumes)]</ref><ref>Goodreads [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4049769-bountaneous-tree?from_search=true Bounteous Tree Treasures in Indian Art and Culture]</ref>
* Indigeneity: Culture and Representation by K.K. Chakravarty, G.N. Devy & Geoffrey V. Davis (Orient Blackswan, 2009)<ref>Amazon [https://www.amazon.in/Indigeneity-Culture-Representation-G-N-Devy/dp/8125036644 Indigeneity: Culture and Representation]</ref><ref>Google Books [https://books.google.com/books/about/Indigeneity.html?id=D1qLRAAACAAJ Indigeneity: Culture and Representation]</ref>
* Voice and Memory: Indigenous Imagination and Expression by K.K. Chakravarty, G.N. Devy, Geoffery V. Davis (Orient Blackswan, 2011)<ref>Amazon [https://www.amazon.com/Voice-Memory-Indigenous-Imagination-Expression/dp/8125042229 Voice and Memory: Indigenous Imagination and Expression]</ref>
* Narrating Nomadism: Tales of Recovery and Resistance ed. by G.N. Devy, Geoffery V. Davis & K.K. Chakravarty (Routledge, 2013)<ref>Amazon [https://www.amazon.in/Narrating-Nomadism-Tales-Recovery-Resistance/dp/0415811805/ref=sr_1_14?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1518175069&sr=1-14&keywords=K+K+chakravarty Narrating Nomadism: Tales of Recovery and Resistance]</ref>
* Knowing Differently: The Challenge of the Indigenous ed. by G.N. Devy, Geoffery V. Davis & K.K. Chakravarty (Routledge, 2014)<ref>Amazon [https://www.amazon.in/Knowing-Differently-Challenge-Indigenous-Devy/dp/0415710561/ref=sr_1_13?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1518175069&sr=1-13&keywords=K+K+chakravarty Knowing Differently: The Challenge of the Indigenous]</ref>
* The Language Loss of the Indigenous ed. by G.N. Devy, Geoffery V. Davis & K.K. Chakravarty (Routledge, 2016).<ref>Amazon [https://www.amazon.in/Language-Loss-Indigenous-G-Devy/dp/1138488720/ref=sr_1_22?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1518175164&sr=1-22&keywords=K+K+chakravarty The Language Loss of the Indigenous]</ref>
* Performing Identities: Celebrating Indigeneity in The Arts, ed. by G.N. Devy, Geoffery V. Davis & K.K. Chakravarty (Routledge, London, 2015).<ref>Amazon [https://www.amazon.in/Performing-Identities-Celebrating-Indigeneity-Arts/dp/1138795992 Performing Identities: Celebrating Indigeneity in the Arts]</ref><ref>Google Books [https://books.google.com/books/about/Performing_Identities.html?id=SldyoAEACAAJ&redir_esc=y Performing Identities: Celebrating Indigeneity in the Arts]</ref>
* Tattvabodha: Essays from the Lecture Series of the National Mission for Manuscripts Volume II ed. by Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty, National Mission for Manuscripts, IGNCA and Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd., 2008.<ref>Amazon [https://www.amazon.in/Tattvabodha-Lecture-National-Mission-Manuscripts/dp/8190402986/ref=pd_bxgy_14_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=W6QGC6SH1X3GAQ9ABPJ1 Tattvabodha: Essays from the Lecture Series of the National Mission for Manuscripts Volume II]</ref>

== Honours/Awards ==
* Ford Foundation and Asian Cultural Council Fellowship, Harvard University (1991–92)<ref name="CV">Academia [https://cutm.academia.edu/kalyankumarchakravarty/CurriculumVitae CV: Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty]</ref>
* Kahn Fellowship of the Asian Cultural Council, at Harvard University (1986–87) <ref name="CV" />
* Mason Fellowship at J.F.K. School of Government, Harvard University (1984–85)<ref name="CV" /><ref>Harvard Kennedy School [https://www.hks.harvard.edu/educational-programs/masters-programs/mid-career-master-public-administration/mcmpa-edward-s-mason Mason Fellowship]</ref>
* Robbins prize in Indian Art Studies, Harvard University (1987) <ref name="CV" />

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://kalyankumarchakravarty.academia.edu Personal Profile at Academia]
* [https://independent.academia.edu/KChakravarty Author Profile at Academia]
* [https://www.mlbd.com/AuthorDecription.aspx?id=3622 Profile at Motilal Banarasidass Publisher]
* [https://www.google.co.in/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=inauthor:%22Kalyan+Kumar+Chakravarty%22 Google Books]
* [https://www.goodreads.com/search?q=kalyan+kumar+chakravarty Goodreads]

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