Ajit Kumar
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Dr. Ajit Kumar has a gift for eliciting honest and powerful answers to his questions about the writing process. The gifted poets and writers he has interviewed provide us with abundant insights into their personal and writing lives, as well as the inspiration that sparks the crafting of meaningful work.
Here, along with Dr Ajit Kumar, we explore the connection between the creation and the creator. In these excellent interviews that Dr Kumar presents to us, by ...
The present state of Kerala was formed in 1956 incorporating the territories of erstwhile states of Travancore, Cochin and parts of British Malabar. Some territories of south Kanara or Tulunadu are today part of north Kerala and some territories of Travancore state in far south are today parts of Tamil Nadu state. There were numerous forts and fortifications along the land stretch of Kerala. The World'kotta' found associated as prefix or suffix to place names ...
This volume is a festschrift to Shri. K. N. Dikshit. Shri. Dikshit emanated from a very humble family back ground. His perseverance and work bestowed rich dividends and he eventually retired in 1994 as the Joint Director-General of Archaeological survey of India. Among the archaeological fraternity, he is a well known personality. He has been associated with archaeology, in various capacities. for over half a century, Despite his age and health, he continues to ...
This book is a Festschrift in honour of Dr. Yashodhar Mathpal. It Includes 44 articles of which 4 are from abroad and 40 articles are from different states in India. The articles are based on recent researchers and will immensely contribute to rock art studies.Full book is printed on Imported Art Paper with colored plates and presented in very graceful manner. This book is very useful for the students and researchers of Art, Archaeology and Architecture.
This work presents a comprehensive style analysis of sculptural art in the early Buddhist caves of western Maharashtra (1st cent BC to 3rd cent AD). The sculptures in these caves are some of the earliest art work in stone dating to the early historical period from the region. No independent studies on the sculptural art present in these caves have been undertaken though studies focusing on architecture and chronology have been going on for almost a century and a ...
Choice of themes and the manner in which they are dealt with is a noteworthy feature of this book. Seven out of the twenty articles are on women. A striking feature is that out of the seven articles four of them discuss the daily work undertaken by women. The traditional images of women as a home maker have given way to a more 'real' and a more authentic picture of women which places issues of livelihood at the heart of the matter. The section on children brings ...