About the book
Anthology of Significant Events in Indian Modern Art and Socio-Cultural History is designed as
a career-oriented educational book that includes prominent as well as less known, yet relevant
socio-cultural events of modern Indian history. This book is particularly useful for faculty and
students of art and culture, research scholars and individuals preparing for competitive exams at
State and Union level in India. The book can be a valuable addition to the collection of any art,
culture, and history enthusiast.
The authors have endeavored to keep the content succinct and brief, to maintain the focus on
context of events and the related dates and places. The broad subjects covered are Fine Arts,
Painting, Music, Poetry, Dance, Sculpture, Theatre, Architecture, Photography, Cinema, and
Literature.
This anthology offers a comprehensive understanding of events beginning from the colonial era
in 1850 and until 2015.
About the author
Roop Narayan Batham (Born 1943) is an art historian, lexicographer and museologist. In his
illustrious career, spanning over 50 years, he has been credited with producing and converting
academic and general reference material on global art in Hindi and other Indian languages. To
support non-English speaking students and teachers in India, he has compiled art reference books
like, Definitional Dictionary of Global Art Terms (English – Hindi), which is being translated
and published by Govt. of India in 22 approved languages. Roop Narayan’s other works, An
encyclopedic reference book of global art and Dictionary of Modern Creative and Vocational
Arts (English – Hindi) are in progress.
Nimisha Kesarwani is an adjunct Faculty at Singapore’s prestigious, Nanyang Academy of Fine
arts, where she teaches Arts Management and Marketing for the Creative Industries. She is also
the founder of Paintings ETC, a web portal dealing in South and Southeast Asian art.
Nimisha holds a PhD in Business Administration from Singapore Management University and a
Master’s in Arts Management from University of London.
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