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Indian Ikat Textiles is a book that is both a scholarly reference work for textile enthusiasts and an enticing view of the subject for anyone who has not already been hooked by the delight of Indian fabrics."... More

For the Tamils For the Tamils, in modern-day South India and Sri Lanka, a concept of physical and spiritual heat as female energy (sakti) influences their diet, their traditional medical practices, their view of men and women and their worship of Hindu deities. Some of the striking interconn... More

Beyond Appearances? provides a dynamic fourm for the main exponents of the anthropological turn in studies of South Asian popular visual culture, and will prove an inspiration for a generation of emerging scholars' - "The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute " A striking feature of modern-... More

This is the first really definitive book on the Impressionists, featuring the work of 29 artists, including not only the most well-known French painters, but also English, American and Italian artists. With more than 500 colour illustrations, together with superb design and production values, this... More

Preface1. Units, Dimensions and Standards2. Measurement Errors3. Electromechanical Instruments4. Analog Electronic Volt-Ohm-Milliammeters5. Digital Instrument Basics6. Digital Voltmeters and Frequency Meters7. Low, High, and Precise Resistance Measurements8. Inductance and Capacitance Measurements9.... More

The Iconography Of Avalokitesvara contains a life-long study by the author on the concept and configuration of one of the best loved religious figures in Asia. It is based on data extensively acquired from inscriptional and other archaeological evidence. The book offers a deep insight into the relig... More

New Page 1 Innumerable references to the foot and foot worship in Indian culture convey the impression that the foot is considered one, if not the most important part of the human body. For the first time, The Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto, mounts an exhibition, Paduka, to illustrate the reli... More

The Dapuri Drawings is about a remarkable collection of botanical drawings belonging to the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. The watercolours were commissioned by Alexander Gibson, an East India Company surgeon, and depict plants grown in the botanic gardens under his control in the Bombay Presidency... More

The book presents a series of perspectives on the cultural evolution of 16th-century Bhuj in the district of Kachchh, India- a city that witnessed considerable destruction in the earthquake of January 2001. It provides glimpses of the city through photographs taken during the 19th century and later.... More

Devi: Mother of my Mind is a creative interaction with India`s Yoga, Shakta, and Tantra traditions. The book uses the epic literary genre to imagine the mind liberating struggle of these teachings. It combines academic study and translation with the medi... More

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 canto of the Bhagvata Purana, Jayadeva's Geeta Govinda, t... More

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This publication takes forward Osian's focus on providing an increasingly rare opportunity for the serious collector to possess masterpieces and museum quality works. Along with the other Osian's publications, this volume constitutes an invaluable research resource for students and collectors. Hard... More

In the context of the arts and crafts, Rajasthan has been a land of great patronage. Its geographic locale linked it to the Middle East and Europe. As blood mixed - in both war and peace - the cultures intermingled, bringing new skills, palettes and textures. This book opens a new world of arts and ... More

In no other desert of the world is the void so richly coloured, the mosaic so splendidly peopled, as in Rajasthan, a state in western India that has come to symbolise the many complexities and rituals that have governed its life and people for several centuries. If its forts and palaces and tales of... More

Self taught artist Jehangir Jani has been a whirlwind of activity since his first canvases were exhibited in 1991. Jani's art uninhibitedly represents experiential realms of sexual and communitarian subcultures. His use of the fragility of ceramics, juxtaposed with hard, cold sheet metal -- through... More