Women In Indian Art

Ever so many tomes have ben written on early Indin art, particularly sculptures- both in stone and clay. of special importance has been the treatmetn of women in the early stages. She has been mostly considered primarily as a manifestation of mother-goddess and a symbol of fertility, but nobody has seen the figures as a simplew owman, a human being in flesh and boold with all the human frailties. Here is a book in which the author has tried to anlayse the human aspect of womanhood, as a housewife, as salabhanjika as pleasure loving female etc. The book is divided into six chapters. The first-Introduction deals with the specifies source, media, etc. The second one takes us through the Maurya-Sunga art representationsl the third traverses through the art of the Satavahanas and the Ikshvakus. The fourth and firth consider the art delineationsof the Kusanas and the Gupta Vakatakas.
About Author :
Dr. G.S. Bhadouria (b.1948) obtained his Master's Degree in Ancient Indian History and Archaeology with merit from the Lucknow University (1971). He joined the Department of Ancient Indian History and Archaeology, Lucknow University in 1971. Besides teaching and guiding research he is deeply involved in the studies of Ancient History in general and Art in particular. His 24 years teaching and resarch in multi-farious areas of Ancient Indian History and his dedication i the specialised areas of Architecture, Sculputure and Terracotta art has been recognised, acknowledged and admired by Scholars and students. Dr. Bhadouria has been closely associated with Indian Art History Congress and Museums Association of India, Epigraphical Society of India and many other academic bodies. Aprt from a good number of research papers published in the Journalis of repute; Bhodouria has authored outstanding publications.
Contents :
Foreword Acknowledgement List of Illustrations Introduction Women in the Art of the Mauryas and Sungas Women of the Satavahana and Ikshvaku Centres of Art Women in the Kusanas Women of Gupta-Vakataka Milliu of Indian Art Conclusion Bibliography Index