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Dr O. C. Handa (born 2nd Oct. 1936) is a well-known connoisseur of art and culture. Having been in the field now for half a century, he is an outstanding scholar of history and archaeology of the Himalayan region. He has been travelling extensively in all parts of India, from the trans-Himalayan interiors to the coastal areas to have firsthand knowledge of the people and the different aspects of their culture and creativity. That underscores his zeal to explore the extant evidences of history, art and culture of the common people. That quality is vividly reflected in his writings. He is a post-graduate in History from Mysore University, Ph. D. from Meerut University and D. Lit. form Agra University. Having come from the civil engineering background, he is a trained archaeologist. He remained in-charge of Museum & Archaeology in Himachal Pradesh for several years. Dr. Handa has authored thirty-one books on art, history, archaeology and culture of the Himalayan region and edited several books. Besides, he has written many research papers for various national and international journals, and contributed to the Encyclopaedia of Hinduism. Thus, he has more than five hundred papers to his credit. He has been participating in the international, national and regional seminars and lecturing at various forums in India and abroad. He also performed for radio and TV.

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