P C Jain
25 books
‘Raghogarh Paintings’, a study of the stylistic distinction of the miniature from Raghogarh, a former princely state in Central India, in the collection of the National Museum, New Delhi, is a pioneer work exploring ever first a little known art style. A study on pure academic lines and unlike most other similar studies that focus more on the political history of the state patronizing an art activity rather than the painting style’s distinction ...
A vision of India's earliest known past as reflects in her creative endeavor the specimens of which begin appearing some twelve thousand years ago on the walls of the nomad's rock-shelter, his first home as also the ever first to breed in him a feeling of belonging, the Indian Art and Architecture, the first of the series, covers in its thirteen chapters thirteen major styles of Indian art and architecture. It incorporates the material well researched by eminent ...
The volumes present an English translation of the work Tiloyapannatti which is an important Jaina work on the cosmos. They give the original verses in Sanskrit along with their translation. The work by Acharya Yati Vrishabha who flourished between the fifth and seventh centuries AD describes the different type of universe: their shape, size, extent, area and change of periods. The gathas of the chapters describe regions of dwellings of celestial beings, number of ...
The volumes present an English translation of the work Tiloyapannatti which is an important Jaina work on the cosmos. They give the original verses in Sanskrit along with their translation. The work by Acharya Yati Vrishabha who flourished between the fifth and seventh centuries AD describes the different type of universe: their shape, size, extent, area and change of periods. The gathas of the chapters describe regions of dwellings of celestial beings, number of ...
This study does not merit Sri Harimandar Sahib over or above others, but essays at discovering what is special about its uniqueness, and how it embodies in an architectural form the body of a dogma, a massive faith, a live tradition and finally the glory of the Supreme.
'The Magic Makers', not a mere catalogue, delves deep into each artifact and explores its underlying essence, metaphoric meaning, spiritual connotation, and the message that it reveals. It is truly an aesthetic tool that leads the mind deep into an object and once the two begin conversing withdraws. Detailed captions encompassing not mere technical data but also each object's soul apart, 'The Magic Makers' comprises well researched ...
This work is concerned with the age of Vikramaditya who is considered as the founder of the Vikrama era dated 57 B.C. First, the author discusses the origin, settlement and migration of the Malavas. Then he examines the sources … archaeology, literature and writings of foreigners. It is followed by ancestry, early career of Vikramaditya and his era. Historicity and comparative study of Vikramaditya has been discussed. Administration, religious, social ...
Indian society has undergone many rapid changes in the post-independence era. These changes have created their own pulls and pressures but one segment of Indian society that has been least affected is women. The social status of women in India is a typical example of the gap between position and roles accorded to them by the law and those imposed on them by social traditions. Scholars and politicians are unanimous in holding that Indian women are backward in ...
Gandhi was not only the most unique man of the twentieth century and the prime inspiration of several world leaders like Nelson Mandela, Julius Nyerere, Dr. Kenneth Kaunda, Jomo Kenyatta, Kwame Nkrumah, and many others in their struggle for liberation and justice but has also been the theme of hundreds of books. He himself wrote his life story and volumes of his experiments with life and many of its truths and values. He wielded for decades great influence over ...
Indian Miniature Painting: Manifestation of a creative Mind comes out with a new perception of Indian miniature art. The book examines not merely its body but also its inherent soul, underlying unity, ethos it represents and factors that shaped it across the period from the seventh century onwards. Here reveals a totally different approach-aesthetic as well as formal, and in both cases bold, investigating and analytical. The significance of the ...
There are many variants of social anthroplogy. The Indian variant is a combination of British social anthropology and Indian sociology. Of late the combination has also affected the methodology. It is argued that the students of social anthropology cannot be served by yesterday's social anthropology which is only a state recipe. The Present work is a revisit to the contemporary situation of tribals in India. For the first time a book on the strength of empirical ...
The early historians mostly European of the nineteenth century were interested only in writing political history. They were fascinated by the victories of the East India Company and were content with the glamour and drama of political history. It is only very recently that social history is being increasingly studied by the scholars and historians. The present work is an exhaustive, vivid, picturesque and at the same time a critical account of the Hindu society ...
From the preface: "The National Museum, New Delhi had bought in 1989 a set of 53 precious painting serialising the tale of Shakuntala's legendary romance. Considering their great artistic merit an expert-member of National Museum's purchase committee the renowned art historian Karl Khandalavala who was also the chief editor of the Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, sought to initiate their publication, as a result of which in 1991 Lalit Kala brought out under ...
The book gives a vast knowledge about the progress made in India on different entomological aspects. The book will serve as a complete source book on research techniques and practices of pest management, advanced genetic and biotechnological researches, new pest management technologies on different crops, pesticidal contamination status in environment. The book has been written for teachers, students, researchers and extension workers engaged in pest management ...