“dr alka pande”

As contemporary society comes to terms with gender roles, sexuality and repression/liberation, the Ardhanarishwara theme in Indian art can guide us in formulating questions and seeking answers. The author explores the Ardhanarishwara concept in its historical and cultural context, and its contempora... More

Indian sexuality was bold and unambiguous. The sculpture went so far as to adorn temples with sensual details of men and women in the motions of love. The artist was uninhibited as he took the act of love to respresent divine union. He turned staid, briefly, with Victorian norms, only to regain the ... More

When China developed a courtesan culture in the tenth centruy, its erotic art found a ready canvas. Its goal was to improve the health and longevity of the male practitioner. Seven hundred years later, during the rule of the Ming dynasty, the art reached its golden age. Classical erotica came to the... More

"This intimate book is for lovers to read together, or the perfect gift for someone you love. Leela is love play among the gods and mortals–captured magically on these pages by the imaginative matching of verse and art. In an increasingly global world where the demonic appetite for consumerism is ... More

Masterpieces of Indian Art encompasses the vast gamut of art high-lighting the many tributaries that make up the perennial river of art through choice pictures of masterpieces produced in each age and category. Lavishly illustrated and replete with historical information.... More

Rarely has the subject of erotica come under the serious purview of Indian art. Grossly under-represented and misused as a source of titillation by some; a marketing principle by others-erotica has finally found the focus it deserves with this book. From the earliest terracotta images of the Mother ... More