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{{Distinguish|Omprakesh Agrawal}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Dr. Om Prakash Agrawal
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| birth_date = 22nd October 1931
| birth_place = India
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| othername = Dr. O.P. Agrawal
| occupation = [[Conservationists|Conservationist]]
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| known for = Art Conservation, Architectural Heritage Conservation
| spouse = Usha Agrawal (m. 1955)
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| children = 2
| family = Ajay Agrawal (Son) Poonam Agarwal (daughter) Nimisha Agrawal, Architect (granddaughter) Kritika Agrawal, Advocate-on-Record (granddaughter)
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| awards = [[Padma Shri]] [[International Council of Museums|ICOM]] Award [[International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property|ICCROM]] Award
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'''Om Prakash Agrawal''' is an Indian [[Conservationists|Conservationist]] and the founder member of several organizations related to cultural heritage and conservation such as [[Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage]] (INTACH),<ref name="Intach">{{cite web | url=http://www.intach.org/people-fmembers.php | title=Intach | publisher=v | date=2015 | accessdate=11 March 2015}}</ref> ''Indian Council of Conservation Institute'' (ICCI) and the ''National Research Laboratory for the Conservation of Cultural Property'' (NRLC). He is the director general of [[Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage|INTACH]] Indian Conservation Institute and a former director general of ICCI and NRLC.<ref name="Don Head">{{cite web | url=http://www.donhead.com/journal_architectural_conservation/jac_8_3.htm | title=Don Head | publisher=Don Head | date=2015 | accessdate=11 March 2015}}</ref> The [[Government of India]] honoured him in 2011, with the award of [[Padma Shri]], the fourth highest Indian civilian award for his contributions to the area of conservation.<ref name="Padma Shri">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Shri | publisher=Padma Shri | date=2015 | accessdate=11 November 2014}}</ref>

==Biography==
Om Prakash Agrawal, born in 1931, holds a master's degree (MSc) in chemistry.<ref name="Don Head" /> He was one of the founders of the ''National Research Laboratory for Conservation of Cultural Property'' (NRLC), Lucknow in 1976<ref name="NRLC">{{cite web | url=http://www.nrlc.gov.in/english/index.htm | title=NRLC | publisher=NRLC | date=2015 | accessdate=11 March 2015}}</ref> where he served as its director till 1985.{{cn|date=February 2020}} During his stint there, he joined a group led by [[Pupul Jayakar]] and founded the [[Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage]] (INTACH) in 1984.<ref name="Intach" /> It is reported that Agrawal played a part in the formation of the Indian Conservation Institute as an INTACH unit under the aegis [[National Mission for Manuscripts]] in 1985 and, after retiring from NRLC, joined the institute as its director general, a post he holds to the day.<ref name="Cultural Heritage Connections">{{cite web | url=http://www.culturalheritageconnections.org/wiki/Indian_Council_of_Conservation_Institute | title=Cultural Heritage Connections | publisher=Cultural Heritage Connections | date=2015 | accessdate=11 March 2015}}</ref> He is a former director general of the ''Indian Council of Conservation Institute'' (ICCI){{cn|date=February 2020}} and the incumbent president of the International Council of Biodeterioration of Cultural Property (ICBCP).<ref name="ICBCP">{{cite web | url=http://www.icbcp.in/Executivecommittee.aspx | title=ICBCP | publisher=ICBCP | date=2015 | accessdate=11 March 2015}}</ref> He is also a former president of ''Museum Association of India''<ref name="Museum Association of India">{{cite web | url=http://museumsai.com/ | title=Museum Association of India | publisher=Museum Association of India | date=2015 | accessdate=11 March 2015}}</ref> and ''Indian Association for the Study of Conservation of Cultural Property''.<ref name="Indian Association for the Study of Conservation of Cultural Property">{{cite web | url=http://www.iascheritage.com/ | title=Indian Association for the Study of Conservation of Cultural Property | publisher=Indian Association for the Study of Conservation of Cultural Property | date=2015 | accessdate=11 March 2015}}</ref>

Agrawal is an honorary fellow of the ''Indian Association for the Study of Conservation of Cultural Property'' (FIASC) and the ''International Institute of Conservation'' (FIIC).<ref name="Don Head" /> He also serves as a consultant to several international bodies such as [[UNESCO]], [[International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property]] (ICCROM), [[International Council of Museums]] (ICOM), and [[SEAMEO SPAFA|Southeast Asian Regional Centre for Archaeology and Fine Arts]] (SPAFA) and as a board member of the National Research Laboratory for the Conservation of Cultural Property (NRLC).{{cn|date=February 2020}} He is the author<ref name="ISBNS Profile">{{cite web | url=http://www.isbns.gd/author/Om_Prakash_Agrawal | title=ISBNS Profile | publisher=ISBNS Profile | date=2015 | accessdate=11 March 2015}}</ref> over 200 articles and has published 37 books,<ref name="Recent Trends in Conservation of Art Heritage">{{cite book | url=http://www.isbns.gd/isbn/9788173200236 | title=Recent Trends in Conservation of Art Heritage | publisher=Abe Books | author=Om Prakash Agrawal, Shashi Dhawan | isbn=9788173200236}}</ref><ref name="Materials and Techniques of Ancient Wall Paintings of Sri Lanka">{{cite book | url=http://www.isbns.gd/isbn/9788175741287 | title=Materials and Techniques of Ancient Wall Paintings of Sri Lanka | publisher=Sandeep Prakashan | author=Om Prakash Agrawal, Nanda Amara Wickramasinghe | year=2003 | pages=175 | isbn=9788175741287}}</ref><ref name="The Examination and Conversation of Wall Paintings">{{cite book | url=http://www.isbns.gd/isbn/9788175740976 | title=The Examination and Conversation of Wall Paintings | publisher=Sandeep Prakashan | author=Om Prakash Agrawal, Rashmi Pathak | year=2002 | pages=245 | isbn=9788175740976}}</ref><ref name="Conservation of Books, Manuscripts, and Paper Documents ">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n9HiHAAACAAJ | title=Conservation of Books, Manuscripts, and Paper Documents | publisher=Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage | author=Mandana Barkeshli, Om Prakash Agrawal | year=1997 | pages=312}}</ref> either as an author or as an editor.{{cn|date=February 2020}}

Agrawal, holder of the degree of DLitt (honoris Causa), is a recipient of [[International Council of Museums|ICOM]] award in 1990 and [[International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property|ICCROM]] award in 1993.<ref name="Don Head" /><ref name="ICCROM Award">{{cite web | url=http://www.iccrom.org/about/iccrom-award/ | title=ICCROM Award | publisher=International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property | date=2015 | accessdate=11 March 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018150647/http://www.iccrom.org/about/iccrom-award/ | archive-date=18 October 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[Government of India]] included him in the [[Indian honours system|Republic Day honours]] list, in 2011, for the civilian award of [[Padma Shri]].<ref name="Padma Shri" /> He is married to Usha Agrawal who is a director of programmes of the INTACH Indian Conservation Institute since 1991.<ref name="Cultural Heritage Connections" />

==See also==
{{portal|India}}

==References==
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==Further reading==
* {{cite book | title=Recent Trends in Conservation of Art Heritage | publisher=Abe Books | author=Om Prakash Agrawal, Shashi Dhawan | isbn=9788173200236}}
* {{cite book | title=Materials and Techniques of Ancient Wall Paintings of Sri Lanka | publisher=Sandeep Prakashan | author=Om Prakash Agrawal, Nanda Amara Wickramasinghe | year=2003 | pages=175 | isbn=9788175741287}}
* {{cite book | title=The Examination and Conversation of Wall Paintings | publisher=Sandeep Prakashan | author=Om Prakash Agrawal, Rashmi Pathak | year=2002 | pages=245 | isbn=9788175740976}}
* {{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n9HiHAAACAAJ | title=Conservation of Books, Manuscripts, and Paper Documents | publisher=Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage | author=Mandana Barkeshli, Om Prakash Agrawal | year=1997 | pages=312}}

==External links==
* {{cite web | url=http://www.isbns.gd/author/Om_Prakash_Agrawal | title=ISBNS Profile | publisher=ISBNS Profile | date=2015 | accessdate=11 March 2015}}

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