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 The President, ShriPranab Mukherjee presenting thePadma Shri Award to Prof. Christopher Pinney, at an Investiture Ceremony-II, atRashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on April 20, 2013 | |
| Occupation | Anthropologist |
| Awards | Padma Shri |
| Website | Official web site |
Christopher Pinney is ananthropologist and art historian, and professor of anthropology and visual culture atUniversity College London in the department of anthropology.[1][2][3] He is known for his studies on the visual culture of South Asia, specifically India.[2][3] He was honoured by theGovernment of India, in 2013, by bestowing on him thePadma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, for his contributions to the field of literature.[4]
Christopher Pinney has travelled India and his collection ofchromolithographs[2] cover the rural Madhya Pradesh during the turn of the century, cultural festivals likeKumbh Mela,Holi and Rang Panchami, historical sites such as Hussain Tekri, Bheruji Mandir, South Park Street Cemetery and Indian Museum in Kolkata, and places like Nepal, Varanasi and Sri Lanka.[3][5]
Pinney has worked and taught at many institutions such asAustralian National University,University of Chicago,University of Cape Town, andJawaharlal Nehru University. He works as Professor of Anthropology and Visual Culture at theUniversity College, London and as the Crowe Visiting Professor of Art History at theNorthwestern University.[6][7]
Christopher Pinney has published many books[3][8][9] andCamera Indica: The Social Life of Indian Photographs,[10]Photos of the Gods[11] andThe Coming of Photography in India[12] are some of the notable ones.[6][7]
Pinney has collaborated in the publication of many journals and other publications in the capacity of Editor. he was the co-editor ofBeyond aesthetics: Art and the technologies of enchantment,Pleasure and the nation: the history, politics and consumption of public culture in India,; andPhotography's other histories.[6][13]
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