The tremendous pictorial richness of rare prints, engravings, lithographs, and maps which had a wide market in 18th- and 19th-century British India are featured here. This book covers a wide range of interesting subjects: the peoples of India, costumes, customs, eating habits of the British in India, architecture, landscape, flora

India: A Pageant of Prints

Arts & Photography

Graphic Design

Marg Foundation

Tamil Nadu preserves a remarkable and vigorous religious tradition which has dominated the every day lives of the people, inspiring major building projects. This book acknowledges the genius of South Indian architecture and art and focuses on t he interaction between sacred and urban space. The temple towns of Kanchipuram, Tiruvannamalai,

Temple Towns of Tamil Nadu

History

Asia

All aspects of Kathakali, from elaborate make-up, costumes, narratives, to the intricate rhythms of this dance form from Kerala, are compiled by two master exponents.

Kathakali: The Art of the Non-worldly

History & Criticism

A familiar, well-loved figure in the art and religion of Asia, the elephant-headed Ganesh is universally revered as the god of auspicious beginnings. Despite his popularity, the jolly, pot-bellied deity has received far less attention in literature than he deserves. 
This present authoritatively researched volume attempts to collate existing reference material on the subject, as also offer valuable original insights into various aspects of Ganesh. 
The diversity of the benevolent god's representations is amply illustrated in the survey of the British Museum collection in London. An article on the Hindu Ganesh discusses his importance in Maharashtra where the annual festival is observed with fervor. Subsequent essays examine the iconography of the dancing Ganesh and the deity's place in Tantric literature, and in the Buddhist and Jain traditions. Travelling with Buddhism to Southeast and East Asia where he developed distinctly local characteristics, Ganesh is today especially favored in Thailand, Indonesia, and Cambodia. In a more personal vein, an avid collector writes of his passion for Ganesh. 
Although his career began as a humber leader of Shiva's hosts, Ganesh subsequently emerged as a supreme deity and, simply, a god who removes obstacles and grants success. And despite his strange appearance, he has inspired countless artists over the centuries to create his form with sensitivity and a touch of whimsy.

Ganesh the Benevolent

PAL, Pratapaditya

A book about the most popular classical dance form.

Bharata Natyam

Humor & Entertainment

Puzzles & Games

The history is told here how, within three centuries, seven west-coast islands evolved into the Bombay peninsula, then into a flourishing center for trade. It ultimately became the cosmo politan, high-rise metropolis of Mumbai.

Bombay to Mumbai: Changing Perspectives

Photography & Video

This is one of the first comprehensive historical surveys of the manifold tradition of pictorial nar ration in India from ancient times to the present day. Contributors discuss early Buddhist narrative sculpture, aspects of narrative in Indian miniat ure painting, as well as later narrative folk form s from Andhra Pradesh, Bengal, Gujarat, Maharashtr

Picture Showmen: Insights into the Narrative Tradition in Indian Ar

Jain, Jyotindra

Kutch made a supreme contribution to medieval Indian culture. Its temple architecture dates from the late 9th to the mid10th century and its 12th and early 13th century mosques at Bhadreshwar are the oldest in all of India. From the mid18th century until the early 20th, this place apart from the rest of India pursued a different and

The Arts of Kutch

The artistic traditions of Orissa are among the oldest and richest in the subcontinent. Recent archaeological fieldwork has revealed several sites from the Stone Age to the Early Historic period. The history of Buddhism in the region goes back to the time of Emperor Ashoka (3rd century BCE) with a continuous art heritage up to the 13th century. Apart from sculpture and rockcut caves, Orissa developed a distinguished tradition of temple architecture. The Orissan genius has also been manifest in painting, crafts, and dance, including the varied tribal cultural expressions. Despite such extraordinary achievements, no single volume provides an overview of the diverse contributions of generations of Orissan artists. As the accompanying table of contents demonstrates, this book is wide-ranging in scope, covering all periods and many forms of art. Apart from emphasizing the past, the essays focus on present artistic activities, traditional as well as the modern.

Orissa Revisited

This volume presents the characteristic traditional architecture of Rajasthani towns and cities: the stone built forts, palaces and havelis, temples, tanks, and kunds, from the 16th century onwards when religion developed the distinctive style of domestic and civic architecture for which it is well known. These articles, written by experts in diverse fields, illustrate how these great and beautiful structures were first conceived, constructed, and inhabited.

Stones in the Sand: The Architecture of Rajasthan

Tillotson, Giles

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