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Sb1010, you are invited to the Teahouse!
Alka Pande is an art consultant, historian and curator and a prolific writer. She is a recipient of the Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres - Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters in 1999-2000 which was bequeathed by the French Government. She completed her post-doctoral studies in critical art theory from Goldsmith College, University of London.

Background
Pande was born in Kolkata in 1956. She went Convent of Jesus and Mary School, New Delhi until the 8th and then her class 9th to 12th in St. Mary's Convent School, Kanpur, ICS (1972). Alka Pande did her double MA in History of Art from Bombay University in 1981 and Panjab University in 1983. In 1996, she was Awarded a Phd in Art History from the Panjab University. The thesis was on the Study of Ardhanarisvara in Indian Art, with special reference to Indian Sculpture. In 1999, she further did her Post Doctoral  Degree  from  Goldsmiths  College,  University  of  London,  under the  Aegis  of  the  Charles  Wallace  Fellowship, through the British Council. She is currently working as Art Consultant at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

In 2011, Alka Pande co curated the Delhi Photo Festival, a biennial photography festival that was organized by India Habitat Centre (IHC) and Nazar Foundation in Delhi.

Books

 * Mukhwas (2013)


 * Shringara – the many faces of Indian beauty, Year of publishing: 2011''
 * Leela – An Erotic Play of Verse and Art, Published by HarperCollins 2009'' (2009 )
 * Kama Sutra - The Quest for Love (Published by Brijbasi Art Press 2008)
 * Ardhanarishvara the androgyne (Published by Rupa & Co., 2005	)
 * Masterpiece Of Indian Art (Published by Lustre Press, Roli Books, 2004)
 * ''Chinese Erotica (Published by Roli Books, 2002)

Awards

 * 2006– Awarded the Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres - Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters, bequeathed by the French government