Thursday, 30 June 2016
Early History of Varanasi : Recent Excavations at Rajghat
Early History of Varanasi : Recent Excavations at Rajghat
Potteries of South and East Asia through the Ages
Potteries of South and East Asia through the Ages (3 Vols)
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D.P. Sharma (Ed.)2016, ISBN 9789350502440, 29 cm, xliv+754, Ills. 205Price US$ 207.69 (Free Shipping)
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Tuesday, 24 May 2016
Temple Architecture and Imagery of South and Southeast Asia
Prasadanidhi: Papers
Presented to Professor M.A. Dhaky
Edited by Parul
Pandya Dhar & Gerd J. R. Mevissen
2016, ISBN
9788173055508, 31 cm., pp. lxxii+453p., illustrations (partly col.)
Price US$ 69.09 or Rs. 3713.00
About the Book :
This Volume is a tribute of professor M.A. Dhaky's profound and
influrntial scholarship by an international community of well-known scholars in
the field of south and Southeast Asian temple art and architecture. The
thirty-two essays that make this book unfold many layers of the temple's
imagery, taking a broad view and traversing religious, cultural, and temporal
boundaries. While a majority of these are rooted in India, Afghanistan, Pakistan,
Tibet, Nepal, Cambodia, and Vietnam also figure prominently.
Preceded by valuable
insights into M.A. Dhaky's encyclopaedic writings, the volume is configured
along six sub-themes inspired by his contributions to the discipline. These
include the architectonics of temples, their varied materials and milieus,
stylistics, patronage and transregional connections; studies of architectural
elements in culture-specific contexts; inter-relationships between sculpture
and architecture in the temple's larger narrative; the embodiment of cult
icons; other non-cultic manifestations on the temple; ritual observances and
performance traditions. Several of the essays move in and out of M.A. Dhaky's
writings, building upon themes addressed by him, extending his methods to newer
materials, regions, and time-frames, and charting fresh paths that extend the
orbit of temple studies.
Scholars
and interested readers will find in this volume a thoughtful and cohesive
collection of the most recent and insightful research on art historical aspects
of South and Southeast Asian temples by the finest minds engaged in the field.
Contents:
Foreword; Kapila Vatsyayan; Acknowledgements; Message: Pradeep Mehendiratta;
Dhaky Saheb: Reminiscences; Devangana Desai; The Indian Art History Congress;
R. D. Choudhury; Colour Plates; Temple Architecture and Imagery: An
Introduction; Parul Pandya Dhar and Gerd J. R. Mevissen; Pioneering
Perspectives: The Temple in M.A. Dhaky's Writings; Parul Pandya Dhar; Writings
in Regional Languages by M. A. Dhaky; Hemant Dave; Bibliography of M. A.
Dhaky's Publications; 1. Architectural Styles, Modes, Materials, and Milieus;
2. Architectural Elements; 3. Architecture and the Configuration of Imagery; 4.
Embodying the Deity; 5. Inhabiting the Temple; 6. Piety, Society, and Ritual
Performance; The Contributors.
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Tuesday, 23 February 2016
WINGED FIRE A CELEBRATION OF INDIAN BIRDS
Valmik Thapar
2016, 24 cm., ISBN 9789383064694, pp.
482 (col. ills.)
Price US$ 73.99 (FREE SHIPPING WORLD WIDE)
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About the Book :
India has more than 1,200 species of birds. The
richness and diversity of the country's birdlifehas been celebrated by
thousands of ornithologists, birders and amateur naturalists forhundreds of
years. Winged Fire brings together the best accounts, pictures and art on our birds.
Contributors include luminaries like Babur, Abu'l-Fazl,
Jahangir, Franois Pyrard,Edward Hamilton Aitken, Douglas Dewar, Jim Corbett,
Colonel Kesri Singh, F. W. Champion,Salim Ali, E. P. Gee, A. Mervyn Smith, Hugh
Allen, Kenneth Anderson, M. Krishnan, KhushwantSingh, R. S. Dharmakumarsinhji,
E. R. C. Davidar, Zafar Futehally, Ruskin Bond, A. J. T. Singh,Peter Smetacek,
Irwin Allan Sealy, Rishad Naoroji, and Bulbul Sharma.An essay by Ramki
Sreenivasan provides a detailed account of the major species and
theirdistribution, behaviour and habitats.
Winged Fire is the last book in the trilogy-that
also includes Wild Fire and Tiger Fire-put together by Valmik Thapar; taken
together, these books give the reader an extraordinary view of India's
wildlife.
Saturday, 20 February 2016
PAINTING & PHOTOGRAPHY AT THE JAIPUR COURT - GILES TILLOTSON
Painting & Photography At the Jaipur Court
Giles Tillotson & Mrinalini Venkateswaran
2016, ISBN 9789385285165 US$ 57.38 & Rs. 3200
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About the Book :
From its very inception in 1727, Jaipur has drawn upon the arts to carve
a niche for itself. This book tells the story of the visual arts in Jaipur over
a period of more than two centuries, highlighting the dual roles of its rulers
as patrons who commissioned works from their own court artists, and as
collectors who acquired works from elsewhere. In the special case of Maharaja
Sawai Ram Singh II, it also encompasses the creation of art, as he was an
accomplished amateur photographer.
The story
begins with paintings from the 18th century, from the period of the founder
Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, up to that of Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh, under
whose reign painting in particular flourished. It then captures the excitement
of the late 19th century when the camera competed with but also complemented
the artist’s brush under Maharaja Sawai Ram Singh II.
The story
concludes with images from the eventful years leading to Indian Independence
and its aftermath overseen by Maharaja Sawai Madho Singh II and Maharaja Sawai
Man Singh II, bringing us up to the mid-20th century.
This
volume is the fourth in a new series of publications illustrating the
collections of the Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum, City Palace, Jaipur. It
accompanies a new gallery dedicated to painting and photography that opened in
2015, showcasing a selection of two hundred paintings and photographs.
Specially commissioned chapters on painting and photography in Jaipur expand on
the scope of the exhibition and draw together the latest research on the
collection. Other books in the series are: Festivals at the Jaipur Court, by
Vibhuti Sachdev Arms & Armour at the Jaipur Court, by Robert Elgood and
Textiles & Garments at the Jaipur Court, by Rahul Jain.
TEXTILES & GARMENTS AT THE JAIPUR COURT - RAHUL JAIN
By Rahul Jain
2016, ISBN 9789385285042, 29 cm pp. 284 (fully illustrated)
US$ 60.40 & Rs. 3200 (Free Delivery)
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About the Book :
'Textile & Garments at the Jaipur Court' is one in a series illustrating the
collections of the Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum, City Palace Jaipur.
Others in the series are Festivals at the Jaipur Court by Vibhuti Sachdev, and
Arms and Armour at the Jaipur Court by Robert Elgood.
This is the first comprehensive overview of the court
textiles of the Kachhwaha Rajput court of Amber-Jaipur, which were among the
finest ever produced in India.
While a few
thousand historical pieces survive in the Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum in
the City Palace, Jaipur, many now reside in art collections across the world.
Over 200 full colour images showcase some of the most remarkable court textiles
remaining in Jaipur and preserved elsewhere.
Wednesday, 28 October 2015
JAMSETJEE JEJEEBHOY OF BOMBAY
JAMSETJEE JEJEEBHOY OF BOMBAY
Partnership and Public
Culture in Empire
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By Jesse S. Palsetia
2015, ISBN 9780199459216
Price Rs. 795.00,
US$ 13.25
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About the Book :
This book details the life and public career of
one of India's legendary individuals-Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy, the first Indian
knight and baronet. Born of humble origins, he went from collecting and selling
empty bottles to building a business empire through the nineteenth-century
China Trade.
Hailed as one of India's greatest philanthropists of the colonial era, Jejeebhoy utilized his wealth for copious charity for the people of Bombay and western India. But he was also an ambitious and canny actor within the colonial framework, whose ambitions went beyond altruistic desires to benefit society.
Jejeebhoy belonged to the collaborationist class that emerged under early colonialism. This class which also included prominent figures like Dwarkanath Tagore, the merchant prince from Bengal served as an important medium between the imperial and Indian cultures. However, the limits of collaboration for Indians were evident-Jejeebhoy faced many bureaucratic and cultural obstacles in his encounters with the imperial order. His efforts to promote himself and indigenous capabilities bear testimony to Indian ingenuity under the colonial regime.
Contents: Introduction. 1. The merchant-prince of Bombay. 2. The civic partner: collaborative colonialism emerges. 3. The Parsi leader. 4. The standard-bearer of charity: philanthropy as a collaborative institution. 5. Knighthood, baronetcy, statue, and the crown: symbolic partnership. 6. The jejeebhoys and the legacy of partnership.
Hailed as one of India's greatest philanthropists of the colonial era, Jejeebhoy utilized his wealth for copious charity for the people of Bombay and western India. But he was also an ambitious and canny actor within the colonial framework, whose ambitions went beyond altruistic desires to benefit society.
Jejeebhoy belonged to the collaborationist class that emerged under early colonialism. This class which also included prominent figures like Dwarkanath Tagore, the merchant prince from Bengal served as an important medium between the imperial and Indian cultures. However, the limits of collaboration for Indians were evident-Jejeebhoy faced many bureaucratic and cultural obstacles in his encounters with the imperial order. His efforts to promote himself and indigenous capabilities bear testimony to Indian ingenuity under the colonial regime.
Contents: Introduction. 1. The merchant-prince of Bombay. 2. The civic partner: collaborative colonialism emerges. 3. The Parsi leader. 4. The standard-bearer of charity: philanthropy as a collaborative institution. 5. Knighthood, baronetcy, statue, and the crown: symbolic partnership. 6. The jejeebhoys and the legacy of partnership.
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