ABOUT THE BOOK
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Himalayan Buddhism has been one of the most tempting subjects worldwide,
and many workd are available on it. Even so, there remain many areas yet to be
explored and studied. Of those, the critical appreciation of the life and carrier
of Great lotsab Rinchen Zangpo is perhaps the most challenging one.
ABOUT Author
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Dr. O. C. Handa (born 2nd Oct.
1936 at Mandi (HP) is a well-known connoisseur of art and culture, having been
in the field for more than half a century. He is an outstanding scholar of
history and archaeology of India in general and of the Himalayan region in
particular. He has been travelling extensively in all parts of India to have
firsthand knowledge of the sociocultural life of the people and their
creativeness, which underscores his zeal to acquire firsthand knowledge of
their accomplishments. His writings vividly reflect that quality.
Dr. Handa holds a post-doctoral degree in History. Having come from the
civil engineering background, he underwent training in Archaeology. He remained
in-charge of Museums & Archaeology in Himachal Pradesh and Director of the
International Roerich Museum Trust.
He has authored thirty-four books on various aspects of Indian culture,
and contributed many papers to the national & international journals and
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, lecturing at various forums in India and abroad and
performing on the radio and TV.
He remained member of various expert committees of the Lalit Kala
Akademi and of the Ministry of Tourism & Culture, Govt. of India. He
remained a Fellow of the Himachal Academy of Art, Language & Culture, ICHR
and IIAS, the US-based Infinity Foundation, Senior Fellow of e ICHR and a
Senior Fellow of the Ministry of Culture as an outstanding person in the field
of culture. He also remained Consultant, Infinity Foundation & Senior
Editor, History of Indian Science & Technology (HIST) Series for many
years.
The Government of Himachal Pradesh honoured him with the Prerana Strot
Samman. Besides, several organisations have honoured him.