Dulari Qureshi
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In between the 1960's and 80's Ajanta and Ellora drew the attention of many scholars, historians and researchers who explored these caves, evaluated and analyzed them, and not only wrote research papers but also books. However there were more books as well as articles published on Ajanta compared to Ellora. From the 1980's to nearly 2000 and a little later the number of scholars, researchers working on these caves swindled, though a few continued to by loyal and ...
The present book entitled "Rock Cut Temples of Western India" is an exhaustive book that covers all the caves of Western India. The book is the need of the times as a more researched book, a more detailed book on Western Caves has not been published after James Burgess and James Fergusson. Modern view points and deeper under-standing of the caves was essential. The study required huge travel around the caves it was difficult to access some caves. Since ...
ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF INDIAN ARCHITECTURE: HINDU, BUDDHIST, JAIN & ISLAMIC: HINDU: This volume of the book entitled 'Encyclopaedia of Indian Architecture' is devoted to the study of Hindu architecture. It has fourty-six chapters. The Chapters in this volume deal with the origin of architecture in India, the architecture of Rgvedic period, the architecture in the later Vedas and Brahmanas, the Vastuvidya in Sutra literature, the settlement patterns, urban planning ...
˜Art and Vision of Aurangabad Caves" makes a detailed and exhaustive study of "Aurangabad caves". I explore every minutiae and microscopic particulars and idiosyncrasies of the artist. Since most of the previous work on Western Indian caves has concentrated on descriptive details, iconographic description, stylistic variations I have attempted at a greater understanding of the artists who have been ignored by most scholars. It is ...
The present book, "Daulatabad Fort", throws light on all the architectural creations in and around Daulatabad Fort. The fort was excavated by Bhillama IV of the Yadava dynasty and successive dynasties who conquered the fort have continuously added to its rich architectural building. The book includes a brief history of the fort. But the main focus of the book is on its architectural strength that includes the giant, formidable fortification walls, with ...
This volume of the work entitled 'Encyclopaedia of Indian Architecture' is devoted to the study of Islamic architecture. It has thirty nine chapters. The chapters discuss The Sources of Islamic Architecture in India. The Delhi or Islamic Architecture in India. The Delhi or Imperial Style: Its Beginnings under the slave Dynasty, The Thirteenth century Mosques at deli and Ajmer -The Qutb Minar, The Delhi or Imperial style: The Buldings of the Khalji Dynasty, The ...
This volume of the book entitled 'Encyclopaedia of Indian Architecture' is devoted to the study of Hindu architecture. It has fourty-six chapters. The Chapters in this volume deal with the origin of architecture in India, the architecture of Rgvedic period, the architecture in the later Vedas and Brahmanas, the Vastuvidya in Sutra literature, the settlement patterns, urban planning and architecture of Harappans, the residential architecture of Harappans, ...
This volume of the work entitled 'Encyclopedia of Indian Architecture' is devoted to the study of Buddhist architecture. It has twenty four chapters. The chapters discuss Buildings during the Rule of the Early Mauryan Dynasty (c. 400 B.C.): Wooden Origins, Asoka and the Beginnings of the Buddhist School (c.250 B.C.) The Stupa and its Symbolism, Architecture of Sungas, Buddhist Rock -Cut Architecture, Rock-Cut Architecture of Hinayana 2nd Century B.C., Buddhist ...
This volume of the work entitled 'Encyclopaedia of Indian Architecture' Is devoted to the study of Jain architecture. It has eighteen chapters. discuss Iain Rock-cut caves from Pabhosa, Khandagiri and Udayagiri, Jain caves at Ellora, Jain caves of Maharashtra, Jain caves at Dharasiva, the Jabareshwar temple at Phaltan, Jain Architecture of south India, Jain temples of the Pallavas and the Cholas in Tamilnadu, the Parsvanatha Nagraja temple of ...