[7] Brijinder Nath Goswamy was born on 15 August 1933 at Sargodha of the Punjab province (presently in Pakistan) of British India,[1] to B.L.

[9] He returned to Panjab University and did research on Kangra painting of the lower Himalayas and its social backdrop, under the guidance of the renowned historian, Hari Ram Gupta, to obtain a doctoral degree (PhD) in 1961.

[8] During the course of his research, he joined Panjab University as a member of its faculty of Art History, where he would spend his entire career and eventually superannuate as a professor.

[1] He has been a member of the Governing Committee of the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) and has chaired the Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi.

[2] His 1968 article, Pahari Painting: The Family as the Basis of Style,[13] is a study of this genre, where he is reported to have been successful in unearthing the genealogy of renowned miniaturists such as Pandit Seu, Nainsukh and Manaku.

[6] Collaborating with Eberhard Fischer, the Padma Shri winning Swiss-based German art historian and the co-author of a few of his books, he has staged a series of shows, under the title, Wonder of the Age, in many parts of the world.

[28] He also wrote a regular column in The Tribune, titled Art n Soul[8] and delivered keynote addresses and lectures, in India and abroad.