72:, New Delhi, and has been a teacher and Visiting Professor of art history, literature and cultural studies, in Delhi, the UK, and Hong Kong (Centre for Nehru Studies & Academy of Third World Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia; National Museum Institute, New Delhi; St. Stephen's College & Open Learning University, Hong Kong; St. Columba's School, New Delhi). She has been a recipient of the Hawthornden and Charles Wallace & Ministry of Culture fellowships.
156:
culture, and has researched and curated ethnographic exhibitions on the same. These include ‘A Craftsman and his Craft: Iconography of
Woodcarvings of Kumaon’ (1998); The Uttarakhand Development Report—Handicrafts (2003) ‘N. Roerich, Painter of the Himalayas — the Roerich Peace Pact & Banner
75:
She has worked as a consultant with the
Ministry of Culture (50th Anniversary Celebrations) (1997–98); and INTACH, COHANDS ( Handicraft Board). Currently she is Member in Charge in the all India Women's Conference (AIWC) established in 1927, and Trustee of the Lal Bahadur Shastri Memorial Trust. She
92:
Kak's fiction, essays, critical reviews, and articles have appeared in newspapers, journals, anthologies and magazines in India and abroad since 1990. These include
434:
283:
194:
1990: Award at "Asian Voices in
English" sponsored by the British Council and Hong Kong University, (Hong Kong) for "When I Return".
370:
429:
52:
writer, critic, and an art and cultural historian. She is particularly known for her work on the cultural history of
424:
414:
409:
69:
419:
371:"Stephen Alter reviews In the Shadow of the Devi: Kumaon—Of a land, a people, a craft by Manju Kak"
104:
378:
344:
279:
273:
185:(2016). Some of her art works are in private and public collections in India and Hong Kong.
57:
322:
They Who Walked
Mountains--Salt Trade with Tibet through Milam, Kumaon Himalayas. Manju Kak
157:
of Peace’ (2009); Kashmiri
Pandits, A Vintage Album: The Making of Modern India (2013).
53:
79:
She has also been a volunteer engaged in development issues and women's organizations.
403:
302:
170:
203:
1995: Charles
Wallace-British Council Award, at the University of Stirling, UK.
320:
382:
206:
2003: Hawthornden
Fellowship by the Heinz Foundation at Edinburgh, Scotland.
200:
1995: Senior
Fellowship from the Department of Culture, Government of India,
153:
94:
227:
Nicholas
Roerich: Painter of the Himalayas — Legacy & Quest
49:
243:
In the Shadow of the Devi, Kumaon: of a Land, a People, a Craft
169:(2001), about the erstwhile salt routes from present-day
197:
1992: The Katha Award for "Blessed are my Sons", India.
222:
Requiem for an unsung revolutionary and other stories
35:
27:
20:
345:"Himalayan Odyssey - Reviewed by Nirupama Dutt"
8:
275:Critical Essays on Indian Writing in English
17:
255:
76:has served on various NGO committees.
68:Kak has a PhD in Art History from the
181:As a painter, Kak had a show titlted
165:She also directed a documentary film
7:
297:
295:
267:
265:
263:
261:
259:
435:English-language writers from India
152:Kak has been particularly drawn to
233:Whose Media — a Woman’s Space
14:
142:Canadian Feminist Studies Journal
369:Alter, Stephen (15 July 2017).
343:Dutt, Nirupama (23 June 2013).
238:Just One Life and Other Stories
1:
272:Dodiya, Jaydipsinh (2006).
451:
217:First Light in Colonelpura
173:(India) to western Tibet.
167:They who walked Mountains
183:Ranikhet State of Mind
430:Indian women writers
307:thepunchmagazine.com
278:. Sarup & Sons.
64:Education and career
114:Katha Prize Stories
349:m.tribuneindia.com
130:Hong Kong Standard
110:The Westview Press
105:The Times of India
425:Himalayan studies
325:, 24 October 2020
285:978-81-7625-727-5
58:western Himalayas
43:
42:
39:Writer, filmmaker
442:
415:Kashmiri Pandits
394:
393:
391:
389:
366:
360:
359:
357:
355:
340:
334:
333:
332:
330:
317:
311:
310:
299:
290:
289:
269:
18:
450:
449:
445:
444:
443:
441:
440:
439:
410:Kashmiri people
400:
399:
398:
397:
387:
385:
368:
367:
363:
353:
351:
342:
341:
337:
328:
326:
319:
318:
314:
301:
300:
293:
286:
271:
270:
257:
252:
213:
191:
179:
163:
150:
138:Little Magazine
90:
85:
83:Creative output
70:National Museum
66:
23:
12:
11:
5:
448:
446:
438:
437:
432:
427:
422:
417:
412:
402:
401:
396:
395:
361:
335:
312:
309:. 31 May 2017.
291:
284:
254:
253:
251:
248:
247:
246:
240:
235:
230:
224:
219:
212:
209:
208:
207:
204:
201:
198:
195:
190:
187:
178:
175:
162:
159:
149:
146:
126:Toronto Review
118:Kali for Women
89:
86:
84:
81:
65:
62:
41:
40:
37:
33:
32:
29:
25:
24:
21:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
447:
436:
433:
431:
428:
426:
423:
421:
420:Living people
418:
416:
413:
411:
408:
407:
405:
384:
380:
376:
372:
365:
362:
350:
346:
339:
336:
324:
323:
316:
313:
308:
304:
298:
296:
292:
287:
281:
277:
276:
268:
266:
264:
262:
260:
256:
249:
244:
241:
239:
236:
234:
231:
228:
225:
223:
220:
218:
215:
214:
210:
205:
202:
199:
196:
193:
192:
188:
186:
184:
176:
174:
172:
168:
160:
158:
155:
147:
145:
143:
139:
135:
131:
127:
123:
119:
115:
111:
107:
106:
101:
100:Women's Press
97:
96:
87:
82:
80:
77:
73:
71:
63:
61:
59:
55:
51:
47:
38:
36:Occupation(s)
34:
30:
26:
19:
16:
386:. Retrieved
374:
364:
352:. Retrieved
348:
338:
327:, retrieved
321:
315:
306:
274:
242:
237:
232:
226:
221:
216:
211:Publications
182:
180:
166:
164:
151:
141:
137:
134:Arts of Asia
133:
129:
125:
121:
117:
113:
109:
103:
99:
93:
91:
78:
74:
67:
45:
44:
15:
303:"Manju Kak"
171:Uttarakhand
161:Documentary
148:Exhibitions
28:Nationality
404:Categories
250:References
122:Mail Today
388:23 August
383:0971-751X
375:The Hindu
354:23 August
329:23 August
177:Paintings
154:Himalayan
95:The Hindu
46:Manju Kak
22:Manju Kak
88:Writings
56:and the
381:
282:
245:(2018)
229:(2013)
189:Awards
54:Kumaon
50:Indian
48:is an
31:Indian
390:2023
379:ISSN
356:2023
331:2023
280:ISBN
140:and
60:.
406::
377:.
373:.
347:.
305:.
294:^
258:^
144:.
136:,
132:,
128:,
124:,
120:,
116:,
112:,
108:,
102:,
98:,
392:.
358:.
288:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.