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Art, icon and architecture in South Asia essays in honour of Dr. Devangana Desai edited by Anila Verghese, Anna L. Dallapiccola New Delhi Aryan Books International, 2015
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Indian art is hailed as young, vibrant and relevant even today. The panorama of Indian art is wide, complex and meaningful as well as fascinating as it has been a product of diverse historical and cultural contexts and internal and external influences. Most notable about Indian art is its inseparability from its culture and its expression of the self; it has always been changing with space and time yet remains continuously same and alive. It embodies continuity in change.
ISBN 9788124606643 DK-229073 It points out that stereotypes and archetypes were constructed on the basis of gender roles rather than sex. These archetypes were reflected by various attributes of the representations like nudity, ornamentation, gestures, direction of gaze and the context. It presents insights into the intention, agency and patronage patterns in early Indian art.
The sadhus can be variantly described as "spiritual adventurers, ascetic warriors, devout mystics, occult rebels, philosophic monks, or even representatives of gods"; but they certainly represent the essence of Hindu spiritualism - which calls for detachment, a liberation from worldly bondage. Rajesh Bedi: one of India's most eminent photographers, specially of wildlife, has followed sadhus for three decades.
ISBN 9788188934959, DK-227591, The book offers an in-depth, exclusive study of Devi Bagalamukhi and her Sakti pithas, with emphasis on socio-cultural aspects of the goddess' cult. Beginning with a comprehensive backdrop about the genesis of Bagalamukhi's cult, her iconographic attributes, and rituals, among other aspects, the book highlights the goddess' descriptions in literature
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ISBN 9788180902994, DK-226317- Islamic architecture of Delhi edited by G.S. Khwaja; foreward by B.R. Mani. 1st ed. Delhi: Bharatiya Kala Prakashan, 2012. Dr G.S. Khwaja (b. 1956): currently serving the Archaeological Survey of India, Nagpur Branch, as Director (Epigraphy), Incharge of Arabic and Persian Inscriptions, is a scholar of Arabic and Persian Epigraphy, Medieval Numismatics, Islamic Calligraphy and Architecture
ISBN 9788173054280, The Hindu temples in Southeast Asia their role in social, economic and political formations Sachchidanand Sahai- Shimla: Indian Institute of Advanced Study; New Delhi: Aryan Books International, 2012. The book examines some 900 Khmer temples of Hindu inspiration, scattered across the mainland Southeast Asia: both at the level of ideology and praxis and attempts an integrated account of their symbolical as well as functional aspects.
ISBN 9781935677222, DK-225423 Historically, India-Southeast Asia cultural linkages are too well known. Even today, there are seen thousands of temples which built in the different parts of Southeast Asia, before the 14th century unambiguously bear out this cultural relationship centered in the architectural and planning experiences, as coded in the Indian Silpasastra texts.
dkagencies: On August 14, 1947 certain areas of India separated to form the sovereign state of Pakistan. The birth of Pakistan was a unique occurrence in the history of not only South Asia but also world history. It was a great exercise in splitting an ancient civilization and a composite culture.
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Dkagencies, Traditional Knowledge System and Technology in India Dr. Basanta Kumar Mohanta is an expert in anthropology. He has published about 35 research articles on the subject. He is at present Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh. Dr. Vipin Kumar Singh is at present working as Assistant Professor in the Department of English and Foreign Languages, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak.
Indian Books Online Shopping: DK now offers MARC21 records for books published in the South Asian countries. We have made available MARC21 records for also books in the many Indian languages Nepali, Japanese Language and more.
Hinduism- There are no single and unequivocal rules to define what Hinduism is. Here the secular and the sacred meet. Truth and untruth, spirituality and materialism, gods and demons, life here and life beyond are complementary to each other. Here one does not know when philosophy turns into devotion and devotion into philosophy.
ISBN 9788189995713 DK-224549 The karigars/artisans of the state have for centuries produced exquisite objects of daily and ceremonial uses. The book comes from the Gujarat State Handloom and Handicrafts Development Corporation Limited - an undertaking of the Government of Gujarat.
Buddhist antiquities of Nubra Valley- ISBN 9788188934898, DK-224205: Surveying all the Nubra Valley's monasteries, palaces and stupas: both surviving and in ruins, Professor Agrawal offers a meticulously detailed study of the Buddhist antiquities in this remote, hitherto archaeologically unexplored region of the Indian subcontinent.
Ethnicity India, Ethnicity South Asia Cultural pluralism India Cultural pluralism South Asia, Identity politics India, Identity politics South Asia. Identity cultural pluralism and state South Asia in perspective. They are concerned with the monolithic identity of Nepalis in India, cultural conflicts and compromise of the Mahili ethnic community in Bangladesh and the Muslim traditions in contemporary South Asia [dkagencies]
Social sciences, communication, anthropology and sociology- The comprehensive volume with articles by experts highlights the forms of communication and its effects on institutions related to the social and cultural domains such as language and identity and national political mobilisation. It examines the interface of the communication processes with culture and its implications for social change by delving into aspects of popular culture and the challenges of globalisation.
A Cyclopedia of Indian Ivory Art, ISBN 9789381209066, DK-226651- The art of ivory is considered one of the aesthetic productions in India. This is a comprehensive treatise containing historical narratives on the development of the art of ivory. It contains many copious illustrations of the carvings produced. It discusses the growth of the art in India and outside, especially in China, Japan, Thailand in the East and South-east of Asia, centres in the Middle East and the West particularly France and the USA.
