Dulari Qureshi
Encyclopedia
Dulari Qureshi, hails from Aurangabad, Maharashtra. She holds a Doctorate in Art
History
; the topic of her thesis being,`Art and Vision of Aurangabad Caves
`. She also has a degree in Journalism
and a post graduate diploma in Tourism
. She has written more than 1,000 articles on art, culture and tourism development and its impacts on monuments. She is the professor and Director in the Department of Tourism Administration, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad. She is also the Cultural chairperson of the Ellora-Ajanta Aurangabad Festival.
One of her significant contributions is the discovery of inscriptions at Pitalkhora near Aurangabad. Dr Dulari Qureshi is now also the President of Indian Tourist Congress (Western Zone).
university in Auranagabad. He was in the Boon University, USA as a visiting Professor. Her mother Nalini Gupte was a practising physician.
, History
and Journalism
. She has written more than 20 research articles which were published on national level in books and journals. Apart from her research work, she also contributes articles, feature stories, conducts interviews of famous personalities and has more than 500 articles and other stories to her credit. She started a series of articles and feature stories on the gates of Auranagabad
, their present condition which received attention on national level. More so, to promote the local culture and tourism, Dr Dulari along with Dr Morwanchikar took efforts to start the Ellora-Aurangabad festival, of which she is the cultural chairperson, which is held annually.
to plan and to carry out some rock-buttressing and waterproofing
works in the Ajanta Caves along with the chemical conservation of a few of its frescoes. Dr Dulari along with Dr Morwonchikar and Dr Walter Spink also pointed out the blunders made at Ajanta by conservators in the past. They opined that only those frescoes in immediate danger of crumbling should be attended to by the ASI or any other national or International body working for the conservation of Ajanta caves.
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
History
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
; the topic of her thesis being,`Art and Vision of Aurangabad Caves
Aurangabad Caves
The Aurangabad caves are 12 artificial rock-cut Buddhist shrines located on a hill running roughly east to west, nearly 2 km north from Bibi Ka Maqbara in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. The first reference of Aurangabad Caves is cited in the big Chaitya of Kanheri. The Aurangabad Caves were dug...
`. She also has a degree in Journalism
Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
and a post graduate diploma in Tourism
Tourism
Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".Tourism has become a...
. She has written more than 1,000 articles on art, culture and tourism development and its impacts on monuments. She is the professor and Director in the Department of Tourism Administration, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad. She is also the Cultural chairperson of the Ellora-Ajanta Aurangabad Festival.
One of her significant contributions is the discovery of inscriptions at Pitalkhora near Aurangabad. Dr Dulari Qureshi is now also the President of Indian Tourist Congress (Western Zone).
Biography
Dulari Qureshi is the daughter of Professor Ramesh Shankar Gupte, an art historian, author and the former head of Department of History and a senior professor in MarathwadaMarathwada
The name Marathwada identifies one of the five regions in Maharashtra state of India. The region coincides with the Aurangabad Division.-Historical highlights:...
university in Auranagabad. He was in the Boon University, USA as a visiting Professor. Her mother Nalini Gupte was a practising physician.
Work
Dr Dulari Qureshi has made an allround contribution in the field of ArtArt
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
, History
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
and Journalism
Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
. She has written more than 20 research articles which were published on national level in books and journals. Apart from her research work, she also contributes articles, feature stories, conducts interviews of famous personalities and has more than 500 articles and other stories to her credit. She started a series of articles and feature stories on the gates of Auranagabad
Gates in Aurangabad, Maharashtra
One of the things that makes Aurangabad stand out from the several other medieval cities in India were its 52 "gates", each of which have a local history or had individuals linked with them...
, their present condition which received attention on national level. More so, to promote the local culture and tourism, Dr Dulari along with Dr Morwanchikar took efforts to start the Ellora-Aurangabad festival, of which she is the cultural chairperson, which is held annually.
History Activist
Apart from being a Historian Dr Dulari Qureshi is also a History activist. She played a major role in coercing the ASIArchaeological Survey of India
The Archaeological Survey of India is a department of the Government of India, attached to the Ministry of Culture . The ASI is responsible for archaeological studies and the preservation of archaeological heritage of the country in accordance with the various acts of the Indian Parliament...
to plan and to carry out some rock-buttressing and waterproofing
Waterproofing
Waterproof or water-resistant describes objects relatively unaffected by water or resisting the ingress of water under specified conditions. Such items may be used in wet environments or under water to specified depths...
works in the Ajanta Caves along with the chemical conservation of a few of its frescoes. Dr Dulari along with Dr Morwonchikar and Dr Walter Spink also pointed out the blunders made at Ajanta by conservators in the past. They opined that only those frescoes in immediate danger of crumbling should be attended to by the ASI or any other national or International body working for the conservation of Ajanta caves.
Her Association
She is closely associated with a number of organizations which are as follows:- The Tourism Advisory Board; MaharashtraMaharashtraMaharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
- Executive Member; Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage
- Expert Committee on AntiquitiesAntiquitiesAntiquities, nearly always used in the plural in this sense, is a term for objects from Antiquity, especially the civilizations of the Mediterranean: the Classical antiquity of Greece and Rome, Ancient Egypt and the other Ancient Near Eastern cultures...
ASI - Cultural Chairperson; Ellora Ajanta Aurangabad Festival Committee
- She was also Joint Secretary of the World Management ConferenceMeetingIn a meeting, two or more people come together to discuss one or more topics, often in a formal setting.- Definitions :An act or process of coming together as an assembly for a common purpose....
held in Aurangabad in October 1999 - Member of the Heritage Committee formed by the Aurangabad Municipal Corporation
Books Written
- Art and Vision of Aurangabad Caves
- Tourism Potential in Aurangabad
- Fort of Daulatabad
- Rock Cut Temples of Western India
- Sculptures of Marathwada
- Ajanta, Sculpture, Architecture and Painting
- Encyclopedia of Hindu Temples (co-writer)
- Encyclopedia of Buddhist Temples (co-writer)
- Encyclopedia of Jain Temples (co-writer)
- Encyclopedia of Muslim Monuments (co-writer)