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The volumes of the PROJECT ON THE
HISTORY OF SCIENCE, PHILOSOPHY AND
CULTURE IN INDIAN CIVILIZATION aim at
discovering the main aspects of India’s heritage
and present them in an interrelated way. These
volumes, in spite of their unitary look, recognise
the difference between the areas of material
civilization and those of ideational culture. The
Project is not being executed by a single group of
thinkers and writers who are methodologically
uniform or ideologically identical in their
commitments. In fact contributions are made by
different scholars with different ideological
persuasions and methodological approaches. The
Project is marked by what may be called
‘methodological pluralism’.
In spite of its primary historical character, this
Project, both in its conceptualization and
execution, has been shaped by many scholars
drawn from different disciplines. It is for the first
time that an endeavour of such a unique and
comprehensive character has been undertaken to
study critically a major world civilization like
India.
This volume offers essays by some of the most
eminent art historians of India. The subjects
range from Gandhara to Kerala, classical to folk
arts and ancient times to the place of traditional
arts in the world of today. Each essay is an
authoratative work by an expert in the field.
Although they cover a wide range, the
contributions share an interest in the artist, and
the social and philosophical context of his work.
The proceedings of the seminar, distinguished by
lively discussions, have been transcribed and
included here. The exchanges between scholars,
as recorded here, and the essays presented,
contain fresh insights and much new material.
There are assessments here of work done, and
pointers towards the direction in which the
volume of art history in India might lie.
Tite volume with its fifteen papers and index is
a source book of great value to interested
scholars of fine arts and general readers alike.
Indian Art:
Forms, Concerns and Development in
Historical Perspective
Other Books in the PHISPC Series
History of Science, Philosophy and Culture in Indian Civilization
General Editor & Project Director D.P. Chattopadhyaya
Volume I The Dawn and Development of Indian Civilization
Part 1 The Dawn of Indian Civilization (up to c. 600 Bc) G.G. Pande
Part 2 Life, Thought and Culture in India (from c. 600 Bc to c. AD 300) G.C. Pande
Part 3 India’s Interaction with South East Asia G.C. Pande
Part 4 Puranas, History and Itihasa Vidya Niwas Misra
Volume II Life, Thought and Culture in India (ap 300-1100)
Part 1 Life, Thought and Culture in India (ab 300-1000) K.S. Murty
Part 2 Systems of Vedanta R. Balasubramanian
Part 3 Origin and Development of the Vaisesika System A.L. Thakur
Part 4 A Social History of India in the First Millennium ab B.D. Chattopadhyaya
Part 5 Purva Mimamsa from an Interdisciplinary Point of View K.T. Pandurangi
Volume III Development of Philosophy, Science and Technology in India and
Neighbouring Civilizations
Part 1 History of Indian Science, Technology and Culture A. Rahman
(AD 1000-1800)
Part 2 India’s Interaction with China, Central and West Asia A. Rahman
Part 3 Development of Nyaya Philosophy and its Social Context Sibajiban Bhattacharyya
Part 4 Philosophical Concepts relevant to Science in Indian Tradition Pranab Kumar Sen
Volume IV Fundamental Indian Ideas of Physics, Chemistry, Life Sciences and Medicine
Part 1 Chemistry and Chemical Techniques in India B.V. Subbarayappa
Part 2 Life Sciences and Medicine in India up to 17th Century B.V. Subbarayappa
Part 3 Indian Perspective in the Physical World B.V. Subbarayappa
Volume V Agriculture in India
Part 1 A History of Agriculture in India Lallanji Gopal &
V.C. Srivastava
Volume VI Culture, Language, Literature and Arts
Part 1 Fine Arts in Historical Perspective with Reference (Under plan)
to the Culture of India
Part 2 History of Aesthetics in India S.S. Barlingay &
D.P. Chattopadhyaya
Part 3* Indian Art: Forms, Concerns and Development B.N. Goswamy
in Historical Perspective
Part 4 Regional Language and Literature U.R. Ananthamurthy
Part 5 Architecture in India M.A. Dhaky
Volume VII The Rise of New Polity and Life in Villages and Towns
Part 1 Social History of Medieval India J.S. Grewal
Part 2 Religious Systems of India Ramakant Angiras &
Sukha Ranjan Saha
Volume VIII Economic History of India
Part 1 Economic History of India from the Early 13th Irfan Habib
to 17th Century
Part 2 Economic History of India from the 18th B.B. Chaudhuri
to 20th Century
Volume IX Colonial Period
Part 1 Medicine in India: Modern Period OP. Jaggi
Part 2 Gender Studies in Indian Tradition Bharati Ray &
Bhuvan Chandel
Part 3 A Military History of India Down the Centuries S.N. Prasad
Volume X Towards Independence
Part 1 Philosophy from 18th to 20th Century Daya Krishna
Part 2 Colonial Development, Education and Social S. Gopal & Ravinder Kumar
Awareness up to 2000
Part 3 History of Science in India from 16th to 20th Century C.K. Raju
*Present Volume
History of Science, Philosophy
and Culture in Indian Civilization
General Editor D.P. Chattopadhyaya
Volume VI Part 3
Indian Art:
Forms, Concerns and Development
in Historical Perspective
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First published 2000
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