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Dr. Mohan Lal Nigam

Dr. Nigam was Director of the renowned Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad, India, one of the foremost Indian institutions for the repository of the arts, for 18 years. With his Masters and Ph. D. from Lucknow University he went as a Commonwealth Scholar to the U.K. He joined London University where he pursued higher studies in Archaeology and Museology. He did his A.M.A. (Diploma in Museology) from London and was elected Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society, Great Britain, in 1963. He joined the Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad, in 1964 and was appointed its Director in 1975. During a long and distinguished career with the Museum he has published ten books, including an outstanding work on jade. He has contributed numerous research papers in various leading national and international journals. These include the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, U.K.; Museum UNESCO, Paris; ICOFOM study series, Stockholm; Lalit Kala Akademy, Bombay; Marg, Bombay; J.U.P.H.S., Lucknow; Journal of M.A.I., New Delhi; and several others. He has also worlked as editor of the Journal of Museums Association of India, New Delhi and also of the Salar Jung Museum Bi-Annual Research journal, Hyderabad. Dr.Nigam,winner of president of India award, is associated with various cultural and educational institutions of the country. He has been acting as expert advisor to Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi; Calcutta University; Ujjain University; Osmania University, Hyderabad; and many others. He is consulted by many international academics and scholars on a wide variety of subjects. He has also attended many international seminars and conferences.