Splendours of Himachal HeritageMulk Raj Anand The Afterward To This Second Edition Remains An Event Not Only Because The Book Benefits From The Works Published Since The First Edition, But Also Because It Presents The Author S Integral Vision And Her Unique Adventure Into The Boundaries Of Several Disciplines. It Demonstrates The Efficacy Of Her Earlier Approach Of Investigating The Imagery And The Metaphors As Basic To The Discourse Of The Indian Tradition. She Proposes A Multi-Layered Cluster Of Concepts And Metaphors Which Enable One To Uncode The Complex Multi-Dimensional Character Of The Indian Arts. Also Significantly She Suggests A Deeper Comprehension Of The Relevance Of The Developments In The Field Of Traditional Mathematics And Biology For The Study Of The Language Of Form Of The Indian Arts. |
Contents
Acknowledgements | 10 |
Buddhist Monasteries in Himachal Pradesh | 32 |
Wall Paintings | 53 |
The Vernacular Colonial and Contemporary Architecture | 85 |
Conversation with Nicholas Roerich | 108 |
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Ajanta Amrita M.R.A. Amrita ancient artist Baijnath temple Bajaura Basohli beautiful Brahmaur Buddha Buddhist building built built-form carved century A.D. Chamba Chhatrarhi chiselled colours complex construction court craft craftsmen culture curvilinear spires decorative deities Delhi du-khang Durga enshrines figures Gita Govinda goddesses Guler Guru Ghantal Himachal Pradesh Himalayas Hindu incarnation Indian inscription Jammu kalam Kangra Valley Kangyur Kanum Kinnaur Krishna and Radha Kulu Lahul Lama landscape Lha-khang Maharaja Manak Manali mandapa Mandi Masrur medieval metal miniature monastery monks motifs mountains Mughal murals Museum Naggar Nainsukh Nicholas Roerich Nurpur ornamental Padmasambhava Pahari area Pahari painting painter Pandit Parvati pictorial situation portraits post-Gupta prince Punjab Raja Balwant Singh realised Rin-chen-bzang-po river rumal Sansar Sarhan sculptures Shikhara Shimla Shimla hills Shiva shows shrines Spiti valley stone temples structure style Sujanpur Tira Tabo temple 16 Tibet town tradition Trilokenath Udaipur Vajravarahi vernacular architecture village Vishnu wall paintings wooden temples worship