The Dr. Ranajit K. Datta Distinguished Lecture in Indian Art
The annual Dr. Ranajit K. Datta Lecture brings nationally and internationally recognized experts in the fields of art history and archaeology to discuss new scholarship, museum exhibitions, and archaeological discoveries in Indian art. The annual Dr. Ranajit K. Datta Lecture is made possible through the Dr. Ranajit K. Datta in Memory of Kiran P. and S. C. Datta Endowment Fund.
Past Lectures
Painting in India in the 1500s: Continuation and Innovation
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Date:Apr 27, 2025, 2:00–3:00 p.m.
Location:Gartner Auditorium
In the Mood: Place and Plenitude in Udaipur Painting
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Date:Aug 26, 2023, 2:00 p.m.
Location:Gartner Auditorium
Medieval Indian Manuscripts and the Stories They Tell
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Date:Jan 29, 2023, 2:00 p.m.
Location:Gartner Auditorium
How Krishna Became Vishnu: Early Images of Krishna in India
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Date:Jan 23, 2022, 2:00 p.m.
Location:Virtual
The Art of the Shahi Kingdoms—Exploring the Southern Silk Roads (c. 600s–900s)
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Date:Nov 2, 2019, 3:00–4:00 p.m.
Location:Gartner Auditorium
An Indian Polychromy Story: Traditional Painting Materials and Their Conservation...
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Date:Oct 6, 2018, 3:00–4:00 p.m.
Location:Gartner Auditorium
Transformations of a Buddhist Savior: Art and Avalokiteshvara
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Date:Nov 4, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
Location:Gartner Auditorium
Basavana: The Artist of Unique Excellence
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Date:Oct 15, 2016, 2:00 p.m.
Location:Gartner Auditorium