# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/b-n-goswamy
# Generated: 2026-08-14T14:16:51.934Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/b-n-goswamy"
name: "B. N. Goswamy"
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description: "Brijinder Nath Goswamy was an Indian art critic, art historian, and vice chairman of the Sarabhai Foundation of Ahmedabad, which runs the Calico Museum of Textiles. Goswamy was best known for his scholarship on Pahari and Punjabi and Sikh art, and Indian miniature paintings in general. He was the author of over 20 books on arts and culture, including Sakti Burman: A Private Universe, a monograph on the life and works of Sakti Burman, renowned Bengali painter and Masters of Indian Painting 1100-1900, a treatise on Indian miniature art. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian award of the Padma Shri in 1998 and followed it up with the third highest honour of the Padma Bhushan in 2008. He had a M.A. and Ph.D. in History from Panjab University."
tagline: "Indian art critic"
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  isoCode: "IN"
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birthDate: "1933-08-15"
deathDate: "2023-11-17"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump