S P Verma
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For a building to become architecture, it must be thematically essentialized through a process of ornamentation.
Oramentation is that component of the art product which is added, or worked into it, for purpose of embellishment. In general, however, “ornamentation” refers to motifs and themes used in art objects, buildings, or any surface without being essential to structure and serviceability.
In Architecture, it often occurs on entablatures, columns, ...
The present study illustrates the life of the people at the bottom of the society, frequently overlooked by the historians. The volume, containing no less than ninety illustrations, provides an authentic visual documentation of people's life and their work, and throw light on various aspects of the life of village men and women. It is a unique picturesque volume and brings in the role of the visual arts in historical writings. This book takes as a ground for ...
Present collection of essays researched and analyzed by S.P. Verma, since 1973, provides the readers an introduction to the Mughal painting. The sixteen studies in this volume offer afresh interpretation of the Mughal miniatures. These relate to the aesthetic values, art-forms, signs and symbols, and the social and cultural history. Most importantly, Akbar's attempt to liberate painting from the straitjacket of sectarian ideology is the theme of Chapter 1.2. ...
The present volume of the Annual Series of Art and Culture carrying the sub-title ‘Painting and Perspective’ relates to the following themes: (a) Cultural set-up and Values; (b) Sculpture and Painting and (c) Science and Technology. The articles of the volume are not restricted to any particular period or geographical area. Moreover, the purpose is to encourage scholars to think and write in terms of social mores and values as far as possible. The names of ...
The city of Delhi and its environs are unique in more sense than one. Beginning from the kingdom of Pandavas of the Mahabharat times, a student of history and administration will have to pass through a maze of historical passages transcending other kingdoms whether of the Mughals, the Afghans, the Marathas and last but not the least the British. In the fifth decade of the Indian independence some academics, administrators, city planners, etc., considered the ...
Oriental system of medicine has had a great legacy on par with the western system. It is aptly said where western system of medicine ceases functioning there starts the Ayurveda and the oriental system. In the modern era when very complicated and incurable diseases and health problems are arising, medical scientists are leaning to the oriental options. Ancient sages in India were aware of the intricacies of the body and the mysteries of the mind. Their thoughts ...
This remarkable volume gives a graphic descriptions of the Revolt of 1857 in India and narrates in full its progress and suppression. The author's breathtaking illustrated account of the sepoys' uprising strictly based on official letters and dispatches, eye-witnesses, and memoirs reported in chronological order cannot be ignored. Of course, this rich material makes the volume indispensable work of historical importance. The book published first ...
The Revolt of 1857, often called India's First War of Independence, is always to be remembered as a violent opposition of the British rule in India. It launched a new phase in Indian policies and political ideas, and there emerged amongst the people of India a consciousness of belonging to one country. Undoubtedly, the uprising of 1857 was a liberation movement, and today, its relevance lies in its enormous significance as a focus for nationalist ...