Mapin Backlist Catalogue_201123

BACKLIST Mapin

2023–24

Mapin Publishing Publishers of quality illustrated books on art and culture of India

Art

1–3

Architecture

4–6

Heritage & Conservation

7

Modern & Contemporary Art

8–12

Crafts

13

Photography

14–15

Children’s Books

16–17

General

18

World Rights |

South Asia

front cover : Prayers during the khora around Mansarovar Lake (from Water Treasures of the Himalayas, see p. 15) page 6: South face of vimana, looking north from Yajnasala Cave at the Kailasanatha Temple, Ellora (from The Kailasa at Ellora, see p. 6) back cover : Kachchhi Rabari woman (From Handloom

and Handicrafts of Gujarat, See p. 13)

ART

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A captivating volume…”

“—Sunday Herald (Deccan Herald)

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What makes the collection of portraits remarkable is that it introduces the viewer to an entire universe of different aspects and moods of worship without diluting its impact.

From the Collection of the Late Gokal Lal Mehta

”—Geeta Doctor, OPEN

Shringara of Shrinathji From the Collection of the Late Gokal Lal Mehta

Portraits of Devotion Popular Manorath Paintings from Nathdwara in the Collection of Anil Relia

“…a majestic visual anthology ” —The Print

ISBN: 978-93-85360-86-2, hc 9500 | $295 | £215 • 2021 •

BACHRACH

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—The New Indian Express

Illustrating the Lives of Eighty-four Vaishnavas from a 1702 Manuscript Z

ISBN: 978-93-85360-40-4, hc 1750 | $40 | £32 • 2019 •

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Emilia Bachrach

—Sama Haq, Critical Collective

ISBN: 978-93-85360-55-8, hc 2950 | $65 | £50 • 2019 •

Omar Khan’s Paper “Jewels is a refreshing

There are innumerable “books published on Jangarh

account of the Raj, brought to life through a delightful collection of postcards… More than a must-read, it is a must-have volume!

but Jangarh Singh Shyam: A Conjuror’s Archive seems like the definitive account on an extraordinarily talented artist, written poignantly by an art historian who was fortunate enough to witness firsthand Jangarh’s meteoric rise.

”

ISBN: 978-81-89995-85-0, hc 3500 | $65 | £45 • 2018 •

documenting the sacred rituals and practices of the Vallabha community... the vibrant visuality allows even a lay reader to interact with the Pushtimarg tradition.

In the Service of Krishna Illustrating the Lives of Eighty-Four Vaishnavas from a 1702 Manuscript

Art and Independence Y. G. Srimati and the Indian Style

Paper Jewels Postcards from the Raj

[book] stands as “aThenoteworthy text for

In the Service of Krishna

the recognition of Srimati’s contribution to Modern Indian Art. The catalogue... is exemplary...

In the Service of Krishna

Illustrating the Lives of Eighty-four Vaishnavas from a 1702 Manuscript

Dr. John Guy... makes an “important contribution for

ISBN: 978-93-85360-67-1, sc 1500 | $35 | £25 • 2019 •

—Shashi Tharoor, author and Member of Parliament

Jangarh Singh Shyam A Conjuror’s Archive ISBN: 978-93-85360-63-3, hc 1950 | $35 | £25 • 2019 •

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—Jaya Bhattacharji Rose, Deccan Chronicle

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Celebrating Rahim Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khanan ISBN: 978-93-85360-27-5, hc 2950 | $60 | £40 • 2017 •

…does justice to the vast “topic and the illustrations are superb and with many of them probably never displayed, are well worth admiring in this tastefully designed tome.

”—The Hindu

Vishnu Hinduism’s Blue-Skinned Savior

The Mucukunda Murals in the Tyagarajasvami Temple, Tiruvarur

ISBN: 978-81-89995-48-5, hc 3500 | $75 | £48 • 2011 •

ISBN: 978-81-89995-63-8, hc 1800 | $50 | £28 • 2011 •

The Body Adorned Dissolving Boundaries between Sacred and Profane in India’s Art

South Indian Paintings A Catalogue of the British Museum Collection

The Flute and The Lotus Romantic Moments in Indian Poetry and Painting

ISBN: 978-81-89995-04-1, hc 1850 | $45 | £29 • 2009 •

ISBN: 978-81-89995-39-3, hc 3200 | $75 | £50 • 2010 •

ISBN: 978-81-85822-89-1, hc 1950 | $49.50 | £33 • 2002 •

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ART

…a catalogue that “compresses the essence of the museum exhibits and communicates the spirit of popular and contemporary Indian spiritual art to the West.

” —The Hindu

Living Traditions in Indian Art Museum of Sacred Art ISBN: 978-81-89995-41-6, hc 2500 | $65 | £45 • 2010 •

The most important “Indian painting exhibition for decades, ‘Wonder of the Age’ has much to engage, delight and educate specialists and is as inspiring an introduction as a neophyte could hope to find. If you cannot go in person to New York, be sure Wonder of the Age Master Painters of India 1100–1900 to buy the catalogue. It is an education and a treat.

ISBN: 978-81-89995-60-7, hc 2100 | $45 | £30 • 2011 •

”

—The Economist

[The text] moves “smoothly and is informative for those not acquainted with previous scholarship on the poem.

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—Kapila Vatsyayan in Marg

Paintings of the Razmnama The Book of War

Geet Govinda Paintings in Kanheri Style

ISBN: 978-81-88204-50-2, hc 2000 | $65 | £42 • 2005 •

ISBN: 978-81-88204-18-2, sc 995 | $35 | £25 • 2006 •

This book is a “celebration of Goddess

Feminine Fables Imaging the Indian Woman in Painting, Photography and Cinema ISBN: 978-81-85822-88-4, hc 2000 | $45 | £34 • 2002 •

Parvati Goddess of Love

Parvati in which the author brings to the reader the various aspects and manifestations of the goddess. A wellillustrated book.

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—Swagat

ISBN: 978-81-85822-59-4, hc 750 | $19.95 | £13.50 • 1999 •

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ARCHITECTURE

More than just a biography, this book is a “critical assessment of Aditya Prakash’s oeuvre as a designer, painter and philosopher, and above all as a man positioned in the complex webbing of modernity, post-colonialism and nation building.

”

—Mark M. Jarzombek, Professor of History, Theory and Criticism, MIT

Resurgent Modernism The Architecture of Namita Singh ISBN: 978-93-94501-01-0 1500 | $45 | £35 • 2023 |

One Continuous Line Art, Architecture and Urbanism of Aditya Prakash ISBN: 978-81-89995-68-3, hc 3950 | $65 | £50 • 2020 •

This book is enhanced with augmented reality videos, audios and slideshows, available through the ® mobile app.

Fels

[This is] a handsomely “produced book that

MONSOON MOSQUES

MONSOON MOSQUES

details the results of a thorough research and conservation project for Panjab University’s Gandhi Bhawan.

”

Patricia Tusa Fels

Monsoon Mosques

Gandhi Bhawan Documenting and Conserving Modern Heritage of India

Arrival of Islam and the Development of a Mosque Vernacular

—Antoine Wilmering, The Getty Foundation, in the Foreword

ISBN: 978-93-85360-53-4, sc 1250 | $29.50 | £20 • 2019 •

ISBN: 978-93-85360-70-1, sc 1750 | $35 | £25 • 2020 •

Blueprint is a… heavily “illustrated biography through

Blueprint ISBN: 978-93-85360-33-6, sc 2500 | $45 | £35 • 2019 •

buildings that Bhatia has designed across his career and plans that were built and not built. At the same time, it is a meditation on what separates architecture from mere design and building, on the life of buildings, on the graph from conception to realisation to eventual, inevitable ruin—the full life-cycle of the process of architectural conception.

”

—Ruchir Joshi, India Today

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Brinda Somaya Works and Continuities ISBN: 978-93-85360-23-7, hc-plc 3950 | $70 | £55 • 2018 •

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auroville architects monograph series

Piero and Gloria Cicionesi

The Architecture of Hasmukh C. Patel Selected Projects 1963-2003

ISBN: 978-93-85360-41-1, hc 2750 | $50 | £37 • 2018 •

ISBN: 978-93-85360-07-7, hc 4500 | $70 | £55 • 2016 •

is a visually astute “andThisintimately observed

book will lead “you[This to] treasures...

study... Fynn provides a superb look at North India’s Chandigarh, Le Corbusier’s singular planned city, 60 years after its completion.

by some of the greatest Modernists simultaneously with gems dating as far back as the Solanki period.

”

” —Publishers Weekly

—Rukminee Guha Thakurta, Outlook Traveller

Chandigarh Revealed Le Corbusier’s City Today

A Walking Tour: Ahmedabad Sketches of the City’s Architectural Treasures

ISBN: 978-93-85360-13-8, hc 3500 | $60 | £50 • 2017 •

ISBN: 978-93-85360-17-6, sc 595 | $25 | £20 • 2017 •

the volume a must“haveMaking is this plethora of images that captures the city’s character from numerous angles. The volume puts together snippets on the subject of Bombay... All this and more, makes the volume a ready reckon on the city...

Learning from Delhi Practising Architecture in Urban India

Learning from Mumbai Practising Architecture in Urban India

ISBN: 978-93-85360-12-1, sc 1500 | $35 | £23 • 2016 •

ISBN: 978-81-89995-81-2, sc 1195 | $35 | £23 • 2013 •

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—Subhra Mazumdar, travelanddeal.com

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ARCHITECTURE

Designing for Modern India

Innovations in Design Ahmedabad Bus Rapid Transit System ISBN: 978-81-89995-93-5, sc 1200 | $35 | £22 • 2014 •

modernism in india series

The Architecture of Shivdatt Sharma ISBN: 978-81-89995-67-6, hc 1500 | $45 | £29 • 2012 •

art/ poetry

ISBN: 978-93-85360-16-9, hc 3950 | $75 | £58 • 2016 •

urban transport india series

The Kailas at Ellora A New View of a Misunderstood Masterwork ISBN: 978-81-89995-86-7, hc 2250 | $49.50 | £29 • 2015 •

Mosques of Cochin ISBN: 978-81-89995-24-9, sc 595 | $20 | £12.95 • 2011 •

Jamali-Kamali A Tale of Passion in Mughal India ISBN: 978-81-89995-12-6, hc 450 | $25 | £16 • 2011 •

Royal Tombs of India 13th to 18th Century

Elephant Kingdom Sculptures from Indian Architecture

Bhuj Art, Architecture, History

ISBN: 978-81-89995-10-2, hc 1850 | $65 | £42 • 2009 •

ISBN: 978-81-88204-68-7, sc 995 | $35 | £25 • 2007 •

ISBN: 978-81-88204-53-3, sc 2000 | $65 | £40 • 2006 •

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HERITAGE AND CONSERVATION

Humayun’s Tomb Conservation ISBN: 978-81-89995-96-6, sc 1295 | $35 | £27 • 2017 •

Living Heritage of Mewar Architecture of the City Palace, Udaipur ISBN: 978-93-85360-18-3, hc 2950 | $65 | £50 • 2017 •

Celebrating Public Spaces of India ISBN: 978-93-85360-08-4, sc 1800 | $39.50 | £30 • 2016 •

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MODERN & CONTEMPORARY ART

Karkhana A Studio in Rajasthan

ist Waswo X. Waswo, a twenty-year

as R. Vijay and Dalpat Jingar, to the

tlying village of Varda. Waswo and his

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nd vintage miniature painting techniques

h the present, and a self-effacing humour

ord that literally means “factory” in Hindi,

ng workshops of Persia. This book m of mutual artistic collaboration within

and the manner in which Waswo’s unlikely

y Art market.

… [an] enormous “compendium…

What

captures the multiplicity of his life and work here.

At times it’s a photo book that recounts his oeuvre; sometimes it’s a travelogue that whisks us off to Udaipur where he is based; then it transitions into an autobiography, as Waswo reflects on the spirit of collaboration that has fuelled his decades-long practice.

Modern Indian Painting Jane & Kito de Boer Collection

—Ritupriya Basu Architectural Digest

ISBN: 978-93-85360-58-9, hc 3500 | $65 | £50 • 2019 •

A well-known figure of the Indian art scene, Waswo X. Waswo was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the USA. He studied at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, The Milwaukee Center for Photography, and Studio Marangoni, The Centre for Contemporary Photography in Florence, Italy. The artist has lived and travelled in India for over twenty years, and has made his home in Udaipur, Rajasthan, for the past sixteen. There he collaborates with a variety of local artists, exploring themes that range from serious portraiture and “mock ethnography” to deep mediations on the mutually intertwining nature of “Otherness”. In his art and writings, he often assumes the role of “The Evil Orientalist”. His books include, India Poems: The Photographs, published by Gallerie Publishers in 2006, Men of Rajasthan, published by Serindia Contemporary in 2011 (hardcover 2014), Photowallah published by Tasveer, India, in 2016, and Gauri Dancers, published by Mapin, India, in 2019.

unravel are layers of deliberations and ponderings, like the opening petals of a blooming lotus.

He is represented by Gallery Espace and Gallery Latitude 28, both in New Delhi.

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ourney through the Rajasthani city

y of collaborations with a variety of Indian

t Rajesh Soni, to the phenomenally skilled

umawat, we are treated to an intimate look

ded network of co-creators, as well as the

Karkhana

...his [Waswo’s] new book “Karkhana: A Studio in Rajasthan

Karkhana A Studio in Rajasthan

WA SWO X . WA SWO

Karkhana A Studio in Rajasthan ISBN: 978-93-85360-99-2, hc ₹2950 | $60 | £45 • 2022 •

”

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—Akrita Reyar, Times Now

Sense and Sensation Ganesh Haloi 2021

Ganesh Haloi Form & Play

ISBN: 978-93-85360-93-0 sc 995 | $30 | £22 • 2021 •

ISBN: 978-93-85360-69-5, sc 1500 | $37.50 | £23 • 2019 •

Ganesh Haloi The Feeling Eye ISBN: 978-93-85360-26-8, sc 1950 | $39.50 | £26 • 2017 •

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Gandhi in Raza ISBN: 978-93-85360-32-9, sc 1500 | $37.50 | £23 • 2017 •

Memorialising

Ganesh Pyne ISBN: 978-93-85360-83-1, sc 1500 | $37.50 | £23 • 2020 •

Reverie with Raza On the Occasion of Nirantar: An Aesthetic Continuum ISBN: 978-93-85360-15-2, hc 1500 | $37.50 | £23 • 2016 •

MODERN & CONTEMPORARY ART

The monograph, a “marvellously produced …a valuable “document in an

tome, attempts to chronicle [Kallat’s artistic] shifts over time… it is a meditative … rumination on the artist’s journey.

area of scant research.

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—Anindita Ghose, LiveMint

Jitish Kallat

—The Hindu

Ebrahim Alkazi: Directing Art The Making of a Modern Indian Art World ISBN: 978-93-85360-10-7, hc 5500 | $85 | £55 • 2016 •

ISBN: 978-93-85360-28-2, hc with 3-edge printing 3950 | $49.95 | £39.99 • 2018 • Revised edition

Bindu Space and Time in Raza’s Vision

Lightning by M.F. Husain

Songs of the Soil: Modernist Melody The Art of Manoj Dutta

ISBN: 978-93-85360-81-7 1950 | $39 | £31 • 2020 |

ISBN: 978-93-85360-68-8, hc-plc 2950 | $65 | £50 • 2019 •

ISBN: 978-93-85360-76-3, hc-plc 4500 | $75 | £55 • 2020 •

Mapping with Figures The Evolving Art of KS Radhakrishnan

8 Bengal Masters Miracles of Existence

Continuing Traditions

ISBN: 978-93-85360-14-5, hc 1950 | $39.50 | £26 • 2016 •

ISBN: 978-93-85360-01-5, sc 1950 | $39.50 | £26 • 2015 •

ISBN: 978-93-85360-02-2, sc 1200 | $35 | £25 • 2015 •

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MODERN & CONTEMPORARY ART

This is a really beautiful set of “books that sheds light on the work of an amazing 20th century artist.

The paintings are beautiful to look at and the book takes great care in presenting them as true to life as possible.

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Crossing Boundaries The Art of Lee Waisler

—Mary Ellen Porto, amazon.com

Mohan Samant Paintings and Erotic Sketchbooks

ISBN: 978-81-85822-94-8, hc 1500 | $50 | £30 • 2002 •

ISBN: 978-81-89995-80-5, (Boxed Set) 6500 | $125 | £80 • 2013 •

Mohan Samant Paintings

Mohan Samant Erotic Sketchbooks

Francis Newton Souza Bridging Western and Indian Modern Art

ISBN: 978-81-89995-77-5, hc 3500 | $100 | £65 • 2013 •

ISBN: 978-81-89995-79-9, hc 3500 | $75 | £40 • 2013 •

ISBN: 978-81-88204-63-2, hc 3500 | $65 | £40 • 2006 •

body of work “thatTheshelarge [Rini Dhumal] has

Parallel Wings The Art of Rini Dhumal

Drawn to Life Sketchbooks of Rini Dhumal

Rooted Landscapes The Art of Rini Dhumal

ISBN: 978-93-85360-29-9, hc 2500 | $65 | £40 • 2017 •

ISBN: 978-81-89995-53-9, hc 2500 | $65 | £40 • 2014 •

ISBN: 978-81-89995-45-4, hc 2500 | $65 | £55 • 2010 •

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produced in the last few years seems to be diverse iconic representations, or avatars, of a personal identity she is giving chase to.

”

—Prof. K. G. Subramanyan in his Foreword

MODERN & CONTEMPORARY ART

Alternate Lyricism Jehangir Jani

The Dancer on the Horse Reflections on the Art of Iranna G.R.

Manu Parekh Banaras: Eternity Watches Time

ISBN: 978-81-88204-65-6, hc 1500 | $50 | £32 • 2006 •

ISBN: 978-81-88204-92-2, hc 1500 | $60 | £39 • 2007 •

ISBN: 978-81-88204-93-9, hc 2000 | $70 | £35 • 2007 •

Krishen Khanna Images in My Time

Krishen Khanna The Embrace of Love

chola migrations

ISBN: 978-81-88204-95-3, hc 2000 | $60 | £38 • 2007 •

ISBN: 978-81-88204-62-5, hc 1500 | $45 | £29 • 2005 •

ISBN: 978-81-88204-98-4, hc 1500 | $60 | £39 • 2007 •

The Art of Adimoolam

Timeless Visions Contemporary Art of India

Lines from an Artistic Life The Drawings of Adimoolam ISBN: 978-81-88204-94-6, hc 1200 | $55 | £36 • 2007 •

ISBN: 978-81-88204-55-7, hc 1500 | $45 | £29 • 2005 •

Krishen Khanna

ISBN: 978-0-883891-13-1, sc 595 | $19.95 | £15 • 2002 • www.mapinpub.com | 11

MODERN & CONTEMPORARY ART

New Narratives Contemporary Art from India

ISBN: 978-81-88204-16-8, hc 1750 | $45 | £30 • 2003 •

museum collection

ISBN: 978-81-88204-82-3, hc 1850 | $50 | £30 • 2007 •

Krishna’s Cosmos The Creativity of an Artist, Sculptor and Teacher

The Eyes of the Thar ISBN: 978-81-85822-80-8, hc 7500 | $195 | £135 • 2000 •

Museums of Rajasthan ISBN: 978-81-89995-22-5, hc 3000 | $65 | £42 • 2009 • ISBN: 978-81-89995-23-2, sc 1500 | $30 | £19 • 2009 • \

An Unreasoned Act of Being Sculptures by Himmat Shah

Treasures of the Albert Hall Museum, Jaipur

Feet & Footwear in Indian Culture

ISBN: 978-81-89995-26-3, hc 1295 | $35 | £23 • 2009 •

ISBN: 978-81-85822-69-3, hc 2000 | $60 | £39.50 • 2000 •

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museum collection

museum collection

museum collection

ISBN: 978-81-88204-91-5, hc 1500 | $60 | £30 • 2007 •

Jewels on the Crescent Masterpieces of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya ISBN: 978-81-88204-00-7, hc 2500 | $65 | £42 • 2002 •

textiles

CRAFTS

…this edition “remains a

coffee “table...glossy production and

Nominated for RL Shep Ethnic Textiles Book Award 2015, Textile Society of America

valuable and irreplaceable piece of documentation.

scholarly treatises... combined in one wonderful package.

”

” —Laila Tyabji

—TimeOut Bengaluru

Memorials of the Jeypore Exhibition 1883, Volume 1

Kalamkari Temple Hangings

FACSIMILE EDITION

ISBN: 978-93-85360-04-6, hc 2950 | $65 | £35 • 2015 •

terracotta

ISBN: 978-81-89995-54-6, hc 7500 | $175 | £125 • 2011 •

Temple Potters of Puri

ISBN: 978-93-85360-56-5, sc 1950 | $45 | £35 • 2021 •

ISBN: 978-81-89995-71-3, hc 2500 | $55 | £35 • 2012 •

ISBN: 978-81-89995-09-6, hc 3500 | $65 | £42 • 2013 •

Gifts of Earth Terracottas and Clay Sculptures of India

Gift of Conquerors Hand Papermaking in India

Sonabai Another Way of Seeing

ISBN: 978-81-85822-09-9, hc 2250 | $75 | £48 • 1996 •

ISBN: 978-81-85822-07-5, hc 5000 | $125 | £85 • 1999 •

ISBN: 978-81-89995-28-7, sc 1200 | $29.50 | £19.95 • 2009 •

papermaking

Handloom and Handicrafts of Gujarat

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BHALLA & VERMA

Moulding the Void Mother in the Making ISBN: 978-93-85360-42-8, hc 3500 | $65 | £52 • 2019 •

The Uprising of 1857 ISBN: 978-93-85360-11-4, hc 3500 | $70 | £55 • 2017 •

The Week

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Peter Bjørn Franceschi • with translations by Minati Kar

” —Nirmal Jovial,

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MOULDING THE VOID Mother in the Making

₹2950 | $65 | £50 ISBN 978-93-85360-25-1

WATER TREASURES OF THE HIMALAYAS Serge Verliat and Jean Philippe

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of master artists who craft the idols of the Devi, comes alive in the book.

OTHER TITLES OF INTEREST

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Life and Culture in Northeast India

…incredible…

“Kumartuli, the home

Shiv Kunal Verma is the author or coauthor of more than a dozen books, including the highly acclaimed Northeast Trilogy, The Long Road to Siachen and 1962: The War That Wasn’t. As the cofounder of KaleidoIndia, he has produced over fifty films. Among his many distinguished films on the Indian Armed Forces, The Standard Bearers, a film on the National Defence Academy, is considered an all-time classic. Educated at the Doon School and Madras Christian College, he currently holds the prestigious Chair of Excellence at the United Services Institute.

3 UNESCO World Heritage Sites

There are picture books, and “there are books to read. This The eight states of India’s Northeast make up only 8 per cent of the country’s land mass, but they are home to over one hundred tribes, each with its own unique culture. The terrain, predominantly hilly, ranges from snow-capped Himalayan peaks to tropical rainforests, and the national parks and preserves contain exceptional scenery and an abundance of wildlife, from red pandas to snow leopards. Now, for the first time, noted documentary filmmakers and photographers Dipti Bhalla Verma and Shiv Kunal Verma provide a comprehensive introduction to this little-known yet captivating part of the world.

book, however, is that rare offering which has both, eye-catching visuals and a very informative text.

Bhalla and Verma conduct us from the towering Kanchenjunga massif in Sikkim to the tea plantations of Assam, to the astonishing biodiversity of Arunachal Pradesh, to the martial tribes and Baptist churches of Nagaland, to the birthplace of polo in Manipur, to the living root bridges of Meghalaya, to the farms nestled among the hills of Tripura and Mizoram. The authors take us into the lives of the many peoples of Northeast India, who maintain their traditional customs and beliefs even in the face of growing ecological threats.

They trace the history of the major population groups from the earliest records to the present, and illustrate their characteristic art forms, from dance to architecture. Special sections are devoted to Manas Wildlife Sanctuary, Khangchendzonga National Park and Kaziranga National Park, all three UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Featuring more than three hundred colour photographs and twelve detailed maps, Life and Culture in Northeast India will be an essential volume for anyone interested in the peoples and places of Planet Earth.

Dipti Bhalla Verma • Shiv Kunal Verma

With 318 photographs and 12 maps.

”

—Rekha Dixit, The Week

Life and Culture in Northeast India ISBN: 978-93-85360-25-1, hc 2950 | $55 | £50 • 2020 •

The Marshall Albums Photography and Archaeology

The Waterhouse Albums Central Indian Provinces

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Life and Culture in Northeast India

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Dipti Bhalla Verma, cofounder of the production company KaleidoIndia, has made numerous films about the people, natural heritage and armed forces of India. She is also coauthor and photographer of the books Ocean to Sky: India from the Air, Tamil Nadu and the Northeast Trilogy. She is an alumna of Miranda House, Delhi, the Film and Television Institute of India, and the Australian Film and Television School.

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DEBORAH L. STEIN holds a PhD from UC Berkeley and has taught at Mills College, UC Berkeley, UC Irvine, UC Santa Cruz, and San Francisco State University. Currently Senior Lecturer at California College of Arts, she is the author of several peer-reviewed articles.

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“Makes visible the multiple methodologies that can be mobilized to write nuanced histories of Hindu temple architecture. The author’s approach is both refreshing and new.

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The Hegemony of Heritage makes an original and significant contribution to our understanding of how the relationship of architectural objects and societies to the built environment changes over time. Studying two surviving medieval monuments ´ Eklingjı̄ ´ ˙ in southern Rajasthan—the Ambik a¯ Temple in Jagat and the Sri Temple com¯ ¯ı—the author looks beyond their divergent sectarian affiliations and plex in Kailashpur patronage structures to underscore many aspects of common practice. This book offers new and extremely valuable insights into these important monuments, illuminating the entangled politics of antiquity and revealing whether a monument’s ritual record is affirmed as continuous and hence hoary or dismissed as discontinuous or reinvented through various strategies. The Hegemony of Heritage enriches theoretical constructs with ethnographic description and asks us to reexamine notions such as archive and text through the filter of sculpture and mantra.

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stunning works of art from the beginnings of Buddhist art in India, many never seen before. Through the pieces he assembles and the text he provides, John Guy makes it clear that we cannot understand the Buddha until we see what surrounds him. In Tree and Serpent, the Buddha comes back home.”

John Guy is Florence and Herbert Irving Curator of the Arts of South and Southeast Asia in the Department of Asian Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

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A pioneering study of the emergence of Buddhist art in southern India, featuring vibrant photography of rare works, many published here for the first time

Named for two primary motifs in Buddhist art, the sacred bodhi tree and the protective snake, Tree & Serpent: Early Buddhist Art in India is the first publication to foreground devotional works produced in the Deccan from 200 BCE to 400 CE. Unlike traditional narratives, which focus on northern India (where the Buddha was born, taught, and died), this groundbreaking book presents Buddhist art from monastic sites in the south. Long neglected, this is among the earliest surviving bodies of Buddhist art, and among the most sublimely beautiful. An international team of researchers contributes new scholarship on the sculptural and devotional art associated with Buddhism, and masterpieces from recently excavated Buddhist sites are published here for the first time—including Kanaganahalli and Phanigiri, the most important new discoveries in a generation. With its exploration of Buddhism’s emergence in southern India, as well as of India’s deep commercial and cultural engagement with the Hellenized and Roman worlds, this definitive study expands our understanding of the origins of Buddhist art itself.

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BRIAN MASTERS studied French and Romance Philology at University College, Cardiff, where he emerged with a First Class Honours degree, and the University of Montpellier in France.

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His first book was a study of Molière, soon followed by similar books in French. He became interested in the aristocracy when his friend the Marquess of Londonderry married the ballerina Doreen Wells and made him the godfather of their son Lord Castlereagh. He then wrote a history of all the dukedoms, called The Dukes, now reprinted. He also wrote several biographies, on Marie Corelli, on Georgiana the Duchess of Devonshire, and on the mass-murderer Dennis Nilsen. This last book, entitled Killing for Company, won the Gold Dagger award for non-fiction in 1985.

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Many interesting episodes enliven this historical account—how Prince Khurram sought refuge in Udaipur, from where he was proclaimed Emperor Shah Jahan; how King George V had to visit the Delhi railway station to meet Maharana Fateh Singh; how a nautch girl nearly achieved the feat of walking a tightrope across the lake from the City Palace. The book culminates in a description of the palace, a splendid example of Rajput architecture that “combined building with poetry”.

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