Plundered My Motherland: Tragedy of Resource Abundance

Ranesh Ray: Consultant on architecture, design and conservation, and presently a Member of the Indian Government Central Advisory Board for Culture, Ray has curated and designed major international and national exhibitions and museums for the Government of India and Trusts on subjects such as concepts of space in traditional pre-industrial societies, Tibetan Buddhist religious art, craft and craft movements, tribal communities, art - including retrospectives of senior contemporary artists - and eminent personalities.  He has prepared documents on World Heritage Sites in India and on major policy matters concerning the preservation of antiquities and built heritage in the country.  He is deeply and actively involved in the conservation of cultural heritage, and is working closely with the Archaeological Survey of India and the Ministry of Culture on various aspects of preserving and conserving India's heritage sites.