Archishman Sarker
Archishman Sarker (born 1992) is an Indian art historian based in New Delhi. He is a scholar of Indian art and architecture at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi where his research focuses on Indian iconography, manuscripts, murals and sculpture, trans-Himalayan Buddhist material culture, Buddhist and Hindu temple architecture, historiography of art institutions and the reception and connoisseurship of South Asian art in the West.[1]
Archishman Sarker | |
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| Born | 1992 Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India |
| Alma mater | University of Delhi (B.A.) Jawaharlal Nehru University (M.A., M.Phil.) |
| Occupation | Art Historian |
Early LifeEdit
He was born in Jalpaiguri and attended Holy Child School, Jalpaiguri.[2] He earned a B.A. Hons. in English from Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi in 2014. He furthered his education with an M.A. and M.Phil. in Art History from Jawaharlal Nehru University in 2016 and 2019, respectively.
CareerEdit
As a ResearcherEdit
After completing his M.Phil.[3] at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi in 2019, he continued his research there as a doctoral researcher. As an art historian[4], he specializes in pre-modern South Asian art and architecture. His research interests encompass art criticism, European Modernism, and continental theories of art and aesthetics, covering the spectrum of South Asian art from ancient to contemporary periods.
He has received several accolades, including the Indian Council of Historical Research travel award and the Nehru Trust for Indian Collections at the Victoria & Albert Museum award in 2018[5].He serves as a reviewer of books and exhibitions related to South Asia for The Burlington Magazine. He was also awarded the Neil Kreitman Studentshipat SOAS, University of London for the 2021–22 academic year.[6]
As an AuthorEdit
His articles and reviews[7] have been featured in various academic journals and edited volumes[8]. His notable works include:
- "Popular Religion in the Pāla Period: Evidences from Iconographic Study of Four Female Deities from Northern Bengal," published by Equinox Publications in 2021[9].
- Reviews in The Burlington Magazine on works such as "Art and Archaeology of Ancient India: Earliest Times to the Sixth Century"[10], "Mediated Magic: The Indian Presence in Modernism 1880-1930"[11] and "Garland of Visions: Color, Tantra, and a Material History of Indian Painting."[12].
- Articles on subjects such as the "Kirtimukha in ancient Indian art"[13] and "Reflections on modernism in Bangladesh"[14].
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Ashoka University: Leading Liberal Arts and Sciences University". www.ashoka.edu.in. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
- ↑ "Holy Child School, Jalpaiguri". Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ↑ "Jawaharlal Nehru University Registered MPhil Students 2016-17" (PDF). Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ↑ "Archishman Sarker". Academia.edu. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ↑ "Nehru Trust for Indian Collections at the V&A Museum". Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ↑ "Neil Kreitman Studentship, SOAS, University of London". soas.ac.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ↑ http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1773-8258
- ↑ "Prak-Adhunik Bharatbarsha: Bibidha Prasanga". Paschimbanga Anchalik Itihas O Loksanskriti Charcha Kendra. 2019. ISBN 978-93-88207-20-1.
- ↑ "Popular Religion in the Pāla Period". Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ↑ "Review of Art and Archaeology of Ancient India". Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ↑ "Review of Mediated Magic". Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ↑ "Review of Garland of Visions". Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ↑ "The kirtimukha in Ancient Indian Art". Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ↑ "Reflections on Modernism in Bangladesh". Retrieved 25 February 2022.