Ananda Kentish Kumaraswami, D.Sc. (Tamil: ஆனந்த குமாரசுவாமி, Ānanda Kentiś Kūmaraswāmī) (8/22/1877, Colombo, Sri Lanka 9/9/1947, Needham, MA) was a Ceylonese philosopher & metaphysician, as well as an historian & philosopher of Indian art, particularly art history & symbolism, & an early interpreter of Indian culture to the West. A groundbreaking theorist, he was largely responsible for introducing ancient Indian art to the West.