This book is part of the Monumental Legacy series, aimed at giving a beief and accurate introduction to World Heritage (Culture) Sites in India. The deries is addressed to the general reader but is also of use to scholars interested in the history and singificaance of the site.
Questioning popular stereotypes, Desai delinks Khajuraho from its associations with eroticism, offering fresh interpretations of the sculptures, which, thought apparently sensual, actually ...
Built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife, Taj Mahal is one of the most well-known world heritage (cultural) sites. Part of the monumental legacy series, the book provides a brief introduction to the monument, a mausoleum of white marble and an unrivalled masterpiece of Mughal art and architecture. Providing historical background with a study offarmans, inscriptions, and works of contemporary historians, it explores various aspects of the ...