Sudipa Ray (10 results)

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 23 x 17.5 cm. Octavo. 131pp. 36 figures. Signed and inscribed by the editor on the title page. Some creasing to cover. Volume 24.

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Hardcover. Condition: New. ISBN:9788174791344.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Contents: Preface. I. Epigraphy art architecture and aesthetics: 1. Aturgaon memorial stone inscription of a Kura prince/Susmita Basu Majumdar. 2. Queen Naganika and the Nanaghat inscriptions/Kaveri Ghosh. 3. Urbanization through reflections in terracottas: a case study of Chandraketugarh/Noor Bano Sattar. 4. Pabna Pillars with musical scenes in the collection of the Indian musuem/Rita Dutta. 5. Chhatri/Swati Mondal Adhikari. 6. Dhyana Rupa/Swati Bhattacharyya. II. Society economy and culture: 7. Underground grain storage system in the black soil region of ancient India/Sudarsana Choudhury Bhaduri. 8. A re-appraisal of Indo-Roman trade: the route to India/Srabani Datta. 9. Hydraulic structures and water management in early India/Sayan Bhattacharya, Punarbasu Chaudhury and Aniruddha Mukhopadhyay. 10. Exploring early India's trade linkage with Thailand: a Preliminary survey/Suchandra Ghosh.III. Buddhist studies. IV. Archaeological sites and heritage issues. This book is a collection of twenty articles on various aspects of Indian history and culture contributed by mostly young teachers of different colleges and Universities of West Bengal. These are the results of their scholarly researches in the field of their respective fields from the early period to the present a comprehensive picture of Indian history its primary objective is to bring together some not so frequently discussed aspects of the subject. (jacket).

Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. Contents: Introduction. 1. From Siva to Avalokitesvara in Eleventh-Twelfth-Century Manuscripts from Eastern Bengal/Claudine Bautze-Picron. 2. Nataraja in Andhra Art/D. Kiran Kranth Choudary. 3. Ardhanarisvara in Indian Art and Culture/Ellen Goldberg. 4. Adhikara Nandi: From Animal to Authority/Nanditha Krishna and G. Balaji. 5. The Iconography of Siva as Depicted in The Kalika Puraa/Paromita Das. 6. Sculptural Reliefs on Hero Stones Reflecting Saiva Iconographyin Tumkur Region, Karnataka/Priya Thakur. 7. Recollection of Memories: Hymns of Karaikkalammaiyar : South Indian Saiva Iconography/R.K.K. Rajarajan. 8. Siva as Presented in Terracotta Temples of Bengal/Swati Mondal Adhikari. List of Illustrations. Illustrations. Saiva Iconography: A Facet of Indian Art and Culture is a collection of eight essays contributed by erudite scholars of India and abroad. These essays deal with the religious sect of Saivism and its related philosophy, literature, art and finally the iconography. The object is to feel the soul of Indian culture through the passage of Saivism. Some points of views of the book are historical, some are narrative and yet some are analytical.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Contents: Foreword. 1. Antiquity and Co-existence of Shramana and Vedic Traditions/Maruti Nandan Prasad Tiwari. 2. Hindu Influence on Goan Church Architecture/K.K. Muhammed. 3. Pillar Decorations in the Cave Temples of Badami/Shrinivas V. Padigar. 4. Sharvara, the Mystery Dog in Pallava Sculptures/T. Satyamurthy. 5. The Murals of India/Benoy. K. Behl. 6. The Atiyamān Cave Temples of Namakkal/Nanditha Krishna. 7. Portrayal of Devi Sri Lalitha and Her Chariot Sri Chakrarajaratha with Reference to the Text Shaktinidhi/Choodamani Nandagopal. 8. Cultural Interflow Between India and Bhutan The Land of Guru Padmasambhava Rimpoche/Shashibala. 9. Circle and Semicircle: Divine Geometry in Greco-Buddhist Art/Arputharani Sengupta. 10. Buddhist Art in the Museums of Russia/Viktoria V. Demenova. 11. The Sun Lord of the Realm in Zoroastrianism and Hinduism/Pheroza J. Godrej. 12. Buddhism in Early Tamilakam: From Archaeological Sources/K. Mavali Rajan. 13. Iconographic Diversity of Umāliṅgana Sculptures from Northern Bengal: An Assessment Based on the Collection of Akshaya Kumar Maitreya Museum/Aniruddha Maitra. 14. A Note on Shasta Icons from Kerala/Ajit Kumar. 15. The Horse in the Sculptural Art of Assam/Paromita Das. 16. Kogali Hoard of Jaina Bronzes: A Revisit/C.B. Patil. 17. Unique Narratives of the Neelakantheśvara Temple, Jambittige/Purnima Srikrishna. 18. Paṭṭadakal Pillar Inscription: A Study/Sudipa Ray Bandyopadhyay. 19. The Stages of Development of the Goddess Sarasvatī: From a Metaphysical Concept of a Female Cosmic Force to a Very Familiar Icon in Indian Art/Gomathy Venkateswar. 20. Step Wells of Medieval Karnataka: An Analytical Study/G. Sarvamangala, G.C. Sadhashivappa & Jagadeesh. 21. The Elite in Sculptural Art of Vijayanagara/Priya Thakur. 22. Iconometrics and Iconography of Bronze Icons from Chola Inscriptions/G. Balaji. 23. Analysis of the Contexts of the Sculptural Remains Reported from the Purulia District of West Bengal: A Case Study Based on Recent Exploration/Shubha Majumder. 24. Symbolism of the Didactic Gestures in the Jatakas of Bharhut (c. 2nd to 1st Century bce)/Shreyashi Chaudhuri. 25. Apasaras in Assamese Art/Deepi Rekha Kouli. 26. An Artististic Survey of Rajbari, Assam: Its Archaeological Significance in Understanding its Culture/Mrigakhee Saikia. 27. Representation of Sakra in the Narratives of Early Archaeological Sites of Eastern Deccan/Sreyashi Ray Chowdhuri. 28. The Sun Cult of Ancient Bengal: An Inscriptional and Artistic Analysis/Shawttiki Ojha. 29. Dice-playing and Its Representations in Classical Indian Art/Shyamalkanti Chakravarti. 30. Hoysala Inscriptions: Introducing the Artists/H.S. Usharani. The present volume of papers by a galaxy of scholars is dedicated to the memory of the eminent art historian, Dr. Haripriya Rangarajan, who made an invaluable contribution to the field of Indian art, iconography and architecture. She left an intangible mark as an expert especially in the field of Indian iconography. The volume contains essays on different aspects of Indian art and iconography, providing insights into the development of Indian art through the ages, and incorporating new research on the subject. The thirty thematic essays in the volume include many by senior and very illustrious scholars as well as some by younger researchers who are now making their mark. The essays unfold many layers of Indian art and imagery and traverse religious, cultural and temporal boundaries, bringing together a variety of themes on Indian art, architecture and iconography. This strikingly illustrated volume will be of much interest to scholars and students of art and aesthetics of South Asia.