Nalini Rao holds a PhD in Art History (UCLA) and a PhD in Ancient History and Archaeology (Mysore University), is Professor of World Art in SUA, CA. She is the author/editor of many books, some of which include Facets of Indian Culture (ed.) (Aditya Prakashan, 2022), The Hindu Monastery in South India: Social, Religious and Artistic Traditions (ed.) (Lexington Books, 2020), Sindhu-Sarasvati Civlilization: New Perspectives (ed.) (DK Printworld, 2014) Sangama: Confluence of Art and Culture during the Vijayanagara Period (Originals, 2005), Royal Imagery and Networks of Power at Vijayanagara (Originals, 2010), Contours of Modernity (with NR and Debashish Banerji, GK Pub, 2005), Boundaries and Transformations (Texas 1997), Lothal (2018, 2024), Belur (1979,1990), and Sravanabelagola (1980).
