The Ramayana, composed by the sage Valmiki, is popular throughout the world. Rama, the incarnation of Vishnu and Lord of Hindu mind has been depicted in several art form. Among them the ancient several art form. Among them the ancient Indian sculptor made their best effort to portray Rama in accordance with the requirement of episode. “Rama in Ancient Indian Sculpture†is an effort to discuss and explain the chronological development of Ramayana Sculpture especially the sculpture of Rama and its iconographic characteristics in Indian art throughout the country. The development of Rama’s sculpture revels that narrative description and expression of episodes in sculpture concluded in the form of tribhanga statue meant for the imagination and worship of almighty power, the Lord Rama.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Anand Prakash Gaur
Anand Prakash Gaur student of Indology, serving the department of culture, Govt. of U.P. as Registering officer, Antiquities and Art Treasure, (An act of Govt. of India) and presently posted at Faizabad. During his carrier he got an opportunity to develop Ramkatha Museum and Ayodhya Shodh Sansthan (Units of Department of Culture) at ayodhya in variuos academic ways. During his different postings he made wide survey antiquities including Ramkatha Sculpture, manuscripts, paintings and literature etc. He has an aptitude to conduct and supervise the research work for the last several years and he engages himself in studies about the different aspects of Ramkatha in studies about the different aspects of Ramkatha studies. The present monograph is resultant of his aptitude.
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