Tapati Guha-Thakurta
Indian historian (born 1957) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tapati Guha-Thakurta (born 27 September 1957) is an Indian historian who has written about the cultural history and art of India. She is a director and professor in history at the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta, and was previously a professor at Presidency College, Kolkata. Her extensive research work on Kolkata's Durga Puja led to its inclusion in UNESCOs Intangible Cultural Heritage list.
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Born | (1957-09-27) 27 September 1957 (age 66) Calcutta, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation(s) | Cultural historian, academic |
Known for | Art history, visual studies, cultural history of India |
Spouse | Hari Vasudevan (d. 2020) |
Relatives | Paranjoy Guha Thakurta (brother)[1] |
Academic background | |
Education | Presidency College, Kolkata University of Oxford |
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Notable works | Monuments, Objects, Histories: Art in Colonial and Post–Colonial India Making of a New 'Indian' Art: Artists, Aesthetics and Nationalism in Bengal |
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