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Gautama V. Vajracharya

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scholars. It was this family tradition of studying the archaic language of the Indian subcontinent that led to Gautama attending a Sanskrit school called Samsodhana Mandala. The school itself was set up by his father, who was wary of the Western schooling model of holding exams.
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Vajracharya learned Sanskrit from Nayaraj Pant. Beside grammar Vajracharya was also taught to read ancient inscriptions and iconography. Vajracharya's first job, which was commissioned by
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under the supervision of Dr. Pratapaditya Pal, Senior Curator of Indian and Southeast Asian Art at the museum. Vajracharya got a master's degree in Art History from the
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was a result of his family environment. His father and uncle were both
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Index

Nepali
Sanskritist
Indian subcontinent
Newar
Kathmandu
Sanskrit
iconography
Sanskrit
Tribhuvan University
Basantapur Durbar Square
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Claremont Graduate University
University of Wisconsinā€“Madison


"Monsoon Everywhere"
"Gautama Vajracharya | Department of Art History"
"Curator of history | Nepali Times Buzz | Nepali Times"
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