Amazing it appears, yet it is true. In every period of its long history, two types of geniuses have flourished in India: one was concerned with man’s existence and the other tried to make his existence comfortable, at times even enviable. This book The Indian Craftsman, by Ananda K. Coomaraswamy is a study of the second type of genius, the Indian craftsman. The author has treated his subject from three points of view: the village, the town and the palace or ...
