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The imagery in Ray’s paintings come from his personal experiences. It is this visual world and its impact that are revealed in his work, with his city of Calcutta and his early days in a village in Bangladesh as major themes. While water-colours h...

Royal Tombs of India, the first book of its kind on the Islamic royal tombs of India, focuses on the Tughluq and Lodi Tombs, Qutb Shahi Tombs and Mughal Tombs (Humayun, Akbar, Aurangzeb, Jahangir and Nur Jahan, Bibi-ka-Maqbara, and the Taj Mahal)....

The present work represents an attempt by one who had the opportunity at firsthand and the insight to represent the events of Mahatma Gandhi’s life correctly Pyarelal, secretary to Gandhi. This book deals with the last 21 months of Gandhiji’s life...

About the Book - The first book on the subject of postcards in the Indian subcontinent - More than 500 professionally restored images - Chapters dedicated to cities and movements Postcards were to people in 1900 what the Internet was to the world ...

This history of the erstwhile princely state of Udaipur evokes the glory and grandeur of the Rajput courts. Here are tales of honour and chivalry, of magnanimity to enemies, and of a fierce pride that did not bow down before Moghul might or Britis...

Lines from an Artistic Life explores the drawings of eminent Indian artist K M Adimoolam, well-known in India and internationally for his meticulous pen-and-ink drawings on subjects ranging from realistic portraits of Mahatma Gandhi to idealized p...

- Explains the fundamental spatial and perceptual attributes of the elements of 'spacemaking'critical to effective designing of space- Traces the evolution of each element through history from primeval structures to modern architecture- Illustrate...

The Albert Hall Museum in Jaipur, Rajasthan, was envisioned by Maharaja Sawai Ram Singh II and executed by his successor Sawai Madho Singh II at a time when Jaipur was making a transition from the feudal era, into a modern and model state. The mus...

The author traces the development of romantic poetry in the Indian tradition starting with ancient poetry in Prakrit from the fourth century court of Hala, through the Tamil Aham poetry, to Kalidasa's creations in classical Sanskrit, the 10th cant...

- A comprehensive overview of S.H. Raza's life and work - Featuring over 250 works from Raza's oeuvre - Includes previously unpublished letters and notebooks offering glimpses of the master at work- Detailed chrono-biography situates Raza within t...

- Story of a brand uncompromisingly fulfilling wishes of the most discerning international connoisseurs- Chronicles the outstanding entrepreneurship of Mina and Ravi Chawla- Takes us on a journey to the heart of luxury- Showcasing the best of Indi...

Told through the refracted lens of writer and dance student, this book offers a unique blend of biography and personal impression to depict the life and dance of one of India's greatest performing artists.

Mohan Samant (1924-2004), among the earliest of the post-Independence modern Indian artists to train in India and settle as a successful mature artist in the West, has been called 'one of the few artists who has successfully made the bridge betwee...

Ganesh Pyne (1937-2013), one of the foremost artists of post-Independence India, is no stranger to connoisseurs of art in India. His haunting images of intimations of mortality, the crepuscular light in his canvases, and his brilliant use of his o...

Manish Pushkale, an autodidact, is among the most promising young painters of India. His work has a unique language of abstraction that carries his personal imprints, and has attained maturity and significance through several shifts in experimenta...

Gives a fascinating insight into India's most celebrated Nobel laureate, reflecting four major facets of his oeuvre. Accompanies an international traveling exhibition at 8 venues, featuring over 200 of his paintings; the first major show of Tagore...

- Documents the special architectural element of carved and perforated screens in South Asia- Features lavishly-produced illustrations of more than 200 jalis across India- Traces examples from seventh-century examples to those designed by global c...

Tracing the artistic journey of Gopal Ghose from the 1930s till 1980 when he passed away, the volume contains over 250 works by this eminent artist from the Calcutta Group.

For centuries, folk music has been interwoven with the social fabric of the people. Folk compositions are mere reflections of the intimate associations of group, and social activities like sowing, reaping, marriage, war and childbirth. This book e...

An authentic interpretation of over 400 Indian concepts and practices derived from a personal exploration of India over a period of 50 years.

The jungle of India is awesome where beauty and mortal danger walk hand in hand. Mystery and wonder abound. Every creature knows its place and jungle life flows on, at its own sweet rhythm. Thus, deadly enemies Rajah the mighty tiger, and Ananta t...

Museums of Rajasthan is a compendium of 18 government-managed museums in Rajasthan. Using wonderful colour photographs in combination with succinct text, it details the origin, history and the importance of these museums. These collections, housed...

Rajshree Sarabhai sees things around us in a way that makes us look at the world through her eyes. She captures details in what are common plants moments, colours and details we overlook and through her photographs shares them with us. These unusu...

About the Book On 22nd February 2015, Syed Haider Raza turns 93. Widely acknowledged as a master of modern Indian art, for nearly six decades his work, vision and life have attracted critical attention from various points of view. Raza returned to...

Built around mariners’ journals of their pioneering voyages, Yankee India charts the early development of commercial and cultural relations between the United States and India in the Age of Sail. The end of colonial rule in 1783 had given American...

About the Book - Presents many of Ellias's poems which respond to classic and contemporary works of art - All proceeds from this book will be donated to the Morarka Foundation's efforts to rehabilitate survivors of human trafficking Passionate abo...

A billion lives depend on the waters of the Himalayas; sixty million live in this mountain range, while the rest live in its foothills, on the plains of the Indian subcontinent. Despite their astonishing diversity, all these peoples share the comm...

This book is a tribute to Abid Milan Lal Mian Syed-The man and his work. His exceptional technical skill and artistic eye, in a career spanning 70 years, produced hundreds of striking black-and-white images that are a treasure of India’s photograp...

The Albert Hall Museum in Jaipur, Rajasthan, is one of the finest museums of the 19th century with a repository of 19,000 objects. It was envisioned by Maharaja Sawai Ram Singh II and executed by his successor Sawai Madho Singh II at a time when J...

Traces of India investigates the roles played by photographs of Indian architecture from the late eighteenth century. The inquiry stretches from their pre-history to their migration into book illustrations, calendar art and religious imagery. Beyo...

Timeless Visions Contemporary Art of India--From the Chester and Davida Herwitz Collection [Paperback] NA

This volume presents, for the first time, the work and career of photographic pioneer James Waterhouse (1842–1922). From his early career in Central India in the 1860s, through to his technical achievements in Britain in the 1900s, this comprehens...

About the Book: Relationship between Science and Art Science and art are both manifestations of beauty andcreativity. Both are related to nature and are products ofevolution. Understanding natural phenomena and the appreciation ofbeauty has confer...