Kamal Giri
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This volume entitled Jaina Art and Architecture is the first volume of the Encyclopaedia of Jaina Studies brought out by the Parshwanath Vidyapeeth to present a complete picture of the Jaina religion in its various aspects. The Encyclopaedia will cover, apart from Jaina art and architecture, Jaina spirituality, religious culture, Jaina literature, sciences, ceremonies, festivals and customs.
The first volume, in Part 1, showcases Jaina art and architecture from ...
The present volume of Kala has 27 research articles along with three book reviews which deal with different problems and concepts of Indian Art. The areas covered by these articles are very extensive which include architecture, iconography, painting, sculpture, numismatics and also performing art. The articles pertain to both the unpublished materials and fresh interpretations covering almost the pan-Indian canvas. The period of study in the volume ranges from ...
The present volume of KALA comprises 34 articles and three reviews. The articles pertain to the unpublished materials and also to fresh interpretations and analyses of different aspects of Indian art. The articles cover almost all the important regions and areas encompassing a vast period spanning from the earliest times to the 20th century. However, one article on 'Raden Hardjuna and Panakawans of Wayang Purwa' deals with a living art form of Indonesia having ...
The present volume of Kala as usual covers a vast field of Indian art as well as time, spanning from Mauryan to Modern. Several articles pertain to different aspects of iconography discussing new and rare finds along with fresh interpretations/observations. Such articles include Devi Visnumaya: Mahisasuramardini, Gaja-Laksmi with flanking figures of Ganga-Yamuna and Balarama-Krsna, Goddess Tvarita, Sabari, Manasa, Tulaja, Vaikuntha Images from Haryana, ...
Indian art reflects the intimate relationship of ideas and life along with material and spiritual world, expressed through different visual forms in sculpture, painting and architecture. This book aims at presenting various shades of Indian art in a historical perspectives and contains not only the unpublished material but also the analyses and fresh interpretations on different aspects of Indian art including Buddhist and Jaina iconography, aesthetics and art ...