Bansi Lal Malla

Dr. Bansi Lal Malla, an art historian, with specialisation in Indian art and cultural studies, is associated with the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, New Delhi. His areas of interest include both classical and vernacular traditions. He has been associated with the IGNCA-UNESCO-UNDP project on ?Village India?. Dr. Malla is the author of a number of books, including The Sculptures of Kashmir, Vaisnava Art and Iconography of Kashmir, Trees in Indian Art Mythology and Folklore, Conservation of Rock Art (ed.), Global Rock Art (ed.), The World of Rock Art: An Overview of the Five Continents (ed.), Rock Art Studies (Vol. I): Concept, Methodology, Context, Documentation and Conservation (ed.), Rock Art Studies (Vol. II): Interpretation through Multi-disciplinary Approaches (ed.), Rock Art of Andhra Pradesh: A New Synthesis by N. Chandramouli (General Ed.) and of a number of research articles published in professional journals. Dr. Malla has participated in a number of national and international conferences/ workshops and has widely travelled in India, France, Italy and Iran in connection with his field studies and conferences. Currently, Dr. Malla is engaged in documentation, ecological conservation and ethno-archaeological study of Indian rock art; and also in Himalayan studies.