S.P. Gupta
32 books
This volume is a study of the beginning and evolution of temple architecture in India which covers sculptures and carvings as well.
With over a hundred plates of temples and carvings on them including cave facades and pillar depictions it deals with temples constructed by the different ancient and medieval dynasties in Indian history particularly the early western Calukyan and later western Calukyans Pallava Pandya, Cola Hoyasala and Nayaka with illustrations ...
This edition has been thoroughly revised and enlarged by including questions which appeared in the competitive examinations for Civil Services and Engineering Services conducted by UPSC and also from GATE conducted by IIT.
Managerial Economics, a fundamental part of any business or management course, offers a comprehensive application of economic theory and methodology to managerial decision making. It has assumed a predominant role in today’s globalized economy because of financial implications of many decisions that a manager has to take in his day-to-day professional life. In developing an economic approach to business decisions, this book draws upon economic analysis for ...
The Readings in the Political History of India by the savant, it is hoped, will reveal his personality much better than his several voluminous publications since they contain his various thoughts and line of argument on several topics as they appeared first in the form of articles in many learned journals whose back issues are not available at all; in fact, many of them have become defunct. No one interested in Indian history can afford to miss them.
Volumes have been written on India’s contacts with other countries during the historical period but there is hardly a work which deals exclusively with such contacts during the prehistoric and protohistoric periods, i.e., from the Palaeolithic period to the Mauryan period. There are, however, a number of archaeological reports of excavations conducted in India and outside which contain a good deal of information on material culture throwing significant ...
This book is a scholarly effort to examine various aspects of Museology and Museography. It discusses the origin of the word "museum" - its definition, types of museums, famous museums of the world that have developed since the eighteenth century and the development of museums in India. It deals with the educational role of museums: its provision of non-formal, visual, recreational education through creating awareness by its various activities. It is ...
The book is a study of the fundamental principles of ancient Indian art and architecture, dealing with essentials of Hindu thinking and practice of art like the Hindu view of Godhead, iconography and iconometry, and symbols and symbolism in Hindu art. Referring to major classical Indian literary works shedding light on art and architecture, it undertakes a survey of Indian art and temple architecture from the 3rd century BC through the medieval period, ...
The book is a detailed exploration of various facets of Indian thought and life that make it a popular cultural tourist site for visitors from all over the world. It presents an account of India's people, history, national flag and national anthem, dance, drama, music, painting, textile, pottery, food and drink, and customs and lifestyle that comprise the multifaceted components of India's culture. It describes all the major places of pilgrimage and festivals and ...
The articles in the present volume have been contributed by scholars from India and abroad. We present here the field reports of excavations and explorations on the Indian coastlands. The final season of excavations by the World Zarathustra Foundation at Sanjan have been reported in thsi volume. Sanjan, a medieval port-site on the western coast of India, has yielded evidence of a dakhma, the traditional 'tower of silence' where the Zoroastrian community lays its ...
In the words of the author who was the chairman of the special group that prepared the much discussed report on 'targeting 10 million employment opportunities per year', prepared by the Planning Commission, Govt. of India (May 2002) "this book attempts to monitor the implementation of this report's employment approach in the field and accordingly assess the effectiveness of this recommended approach and its limitations." Incidentally, readers can find ...