Expressions in Indian Art : Essays in Memory of Shri M.C. Joshi (2 Vols-Set)

Contents: Vol. I. Art: Preface. Contributors. i. Shri Munish Chandra Joshi/R.G. Pandey. ii. Some literary contributions of Shri M.C. Joshi/Amar Nath Khanna. iii. Munish Chandra Joshi, eminent all-round archaeologist/Amar Nath Khanna. iv. An irreparable loss/S.B. Singh. 1. Significance of Engraved Chandravati Core in the Upper Palaeolithic Art/V.H. Sonawane. 2. Similarities in art and beliefs across time and space with reference to Rock Art of at Bhimbetka/J. Manuel. 3. Creativity and communicability of pre and Protohistoic Central Indian Rock-Paintings/Indu Dhar Dwivedi. 4. Newly discovered painted rock-shelters at Vaghai Hill/Kantikumar A. Pawar. 5. Rock engravings of Ladakh with special reference to Alchi and Tilichang/A.K. Pande. 6. Depiction of Rhinoceros: transition from popular art to state sponsored art/J. Manuel. 7. The Indus Zone shadow and substance/Arputha Rani Sengupta. 8. A rare sealing from Chanhu-daro-a reappraisal/L.S. Rao. 9. Genesis of some myths related to Siva/Kiran Kumar Thaplyal. 10. An unique artifact of the Copper Hoard of the Ganga Valley: an appraisal/L.M. Wahal and K.S. Shukla. 11. Terracotta Human Figurines from Agiabir, District Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh: a study/Ashok Kumar Singh. 12. Folk and Tribal Art of the Daradas (Dards)/B.R. Mani. 13. Terracotta modeling and composition vis-a-vis urban choices/Niharika. 14. Northern Gateway of Sanchi Stupa: a sculptural manifestation of thoughts of Buddha in propagation of Buddhism/Dillip Kumar Khamari. 15. Master pieces of Amaravati Art in Archaeological Museum, Amaravati/S.S. Gupta. 16. Srngara in Sanghol Sculptures/Savita Kumari. 17. Vajra in early Buddhist Art/Arundhati Banerji. 18. The evolution of Buddhist Sculpture in India and Brahmanical influences/C.M. Mani. 19. Triads of Mathura/Seema Bawa. 20. Neck-ornaments in Gupta Sculptures at Deogarh, District Lalitpur, U.P./Mohan Chandra Joshi. 21. A pair of attendant figures of the Gupta Period from Sarnath: their Aesthetic Value/Krishna Kumar. 22. Panchatapas Parvati from Hathab/Shubhra Pramanik. 23. The Chitra Katha of Siva Vivaha in the Hindu Temple Art of c. 650 AD and tradition/Deepak Bhattacharya. 24. Asta-Maha -Bhaya Tara and her importance in Eastern India/G.C. Chauley. 25. Art of the Erstwhile Chamba State in the Western Himalayas/Amar Nath Khanna. 26. Sculptures reflecting religious persecution in the form of impalement at Vaikunta Perumal Temple, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu/Yamuna Rani. 27. Rare images of Bhairava/J. Soundararajan. 28. Adivaraha Coins: continuity and change/P. Bhatia. 29. Discovery of new Bronzes in Kashmir/M.S. Zahid. 30. Colossal Matrika images, Jaipur, Orissa/D.N. Dimri. 31. Historic scenes in Khajuraho Art/Alok Tripathi. 32. A rare image of Yamantaka from Sibabari/Jalaj Kumar Tiwari. 33. A rare image of Revanta from Purulia District, West Bengal/Sangeeta Chakraborty and Nayan Ananda Chakraborty. 34. Piercing the Belly of Upturned back of Mahisha/R.C. Agrawala. 35. Composite figure of Hara-Surya in Konark Museum/K.P. Padhy. 36. A less known Anantasayana image at Holalu in District Bellary, Karnataka/C.B. Patil. 37. New aspects of late period Mathura Terracottas/Vinay Kumar Gupta. 38. Gopala\'s contribution to the media of religious moment-figured textiles/Shravan Kumar Singh. 39. Ari Embroidered Pichhawais in the national museum collection/Anamika Pathak. 40. Iconography in sculpture/K.T. Narasimhan. 41. Settlement history of Ancient Bengal--the emergence of art/Amita Ray. 42. Art and archaeology of South Bishnupur/Rita Dutta.

Vol. II. Architecture: 43. Harappan Town Planning: ethos reflected in the historical literature/Tejas Garge and Gency Chaudhuri. 44. Sculptors and architects in early and Medieval Andhradesa/E. Siva Nagi Reddy and P. Chenna Reddy. 45. Conservation and management of Jaina Heritage in Orissa/Prasanna Kumar Dikhit. 46. Some observations of Lalatabimba on Gupta Temple at Deogarh/S.D. Trivedi. 47. Some reflections on the early phase of ajanta/S. Nagaraju. 48. Uposathagara/M.K. Dhavalikar. 49. Archaeological monuments at Ranipur-Jharial/J.K. Patnaik. 50. Valabhi Temples in Districts Champawat and Pithoragarh, Kumaon, Uttaranchal Himalaya/Rakesh Tewari. 51. Star shaped temples of Panduvamsis/Somavamsis of Chhattisgarh/A.K. Patel. 52. Architecture of the monasteries at Lalitgiri, Orissa/Milan Kumar Chauley. 53. Early temples of Khajuraho/Alok Tripathi. 54. The motifs and symbols depicted on the Udaishwara Temple, Udaipur, District Vidisha, M.P./M.S. Chauhaan. 55. Sun Temple at Modhera: the state of preservation and conservation/Hari Manjhi and V. Shivananda. 56. Siva Temple, Ramgarh, District Kota, Rajasthan/B.L. Nagarch. 57. Art and architecture of the Temples of Bikaner/Uma Gaur. 58. The Jewish Architecture of Calcutta/Bimal Bandyopadhyay. 59. Bengal Boat Architecture--symbol and belief/Lotika Varadarajan. Miscellaneous: 60. Art objects and their conservation--a critical discussion/C.P. Uniyal. 61. Art treasures and antiquities: act, inadequacies, problems and suggestions/G.T. Shendey. 62. Tantras: Transcendence and Tumescence/Lokesh Chandra. 63. The Cand-Kinnara Jataka and the Kinnara and the Canda-Parvata/Tobdan. 64. Inner significance of our intangible heritage of the preservation of Ancient Indian Values with reference to Ramayana/A.S. Bisht. 65. A not on protection of cultural patrimony/S.S. Biswas. 66. History and archaeology of West Dinajpur, West Bengal/Durga Basu. 67. An outline of the Kolkata Port through the ages (1870-1970)/Samir Kumar Mukherjee. [9 articles are in Hindi].

"Expressions in Indian Art contains essays on art and architecture. Seventy-five articles in the volume cover various aspects of Indian art and architecture through the ages. Famous centers of art and architecture dealt with are Mohenjo-dara, Harappa, Chanhu-dara, Kalibangan, Dholavira, Banavali, Lothal, Amravati, Sanchi, Sanghol, Mathura, Sarnath, Deogarh, Ratnagiri, Lalitgiri, Mahasthan, Bangarh, Khajuraho, Bhubneswar, Kanchipuram, Badami, Ajanta, Udaipur, Sirpur, Modhera, Ramgarh, Gwalior-Chambal area, Bikaner, Kolkata, etc. geographically it covers vast areas.

Two volumes cover varied aspects and forms of art such as prehistoric rock-art, rock-paintings, rock engravings, bronze age seals and sealings, copper hoards, bass-relief, sculptures, colossal images, terracotta figuring, bronzes, coins, murals and miniature paintings excavated antiquities, folk-art, architecture, textiles, boat architecture, etc. Articles on scientific preservation, structural conservation and legislative provisions for the protection of the art heritage are also included.

With this great variety and with more than 300 illustrations this volume would be of great interest not only to archaeologists, artist, architects, art historians but also to every art lover, students and common readers." (jacket)