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The Ragachitras of Mewar: Indian Musical Modes in Rajasthani Miniature Painting

By :- Anupa Pande

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Type: English

Pages: xvi + 304

Format: Hard Bound

ISBN-13: 978-81-7305-615-4

Edition: 1st

Publisher: ARYAN BOOKS INTERNATIONAL

Size: 22cm x 31cm

Product Year: 2020

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This book is a combination of both the theory of classical Indian music and its representation in visual arts in the form of ragachitras or raga paintings. It includes a textual, aesthetic and iconographic analysis of two significant sets of ragachitra folios from the Gem Palace Collection of the National Museum (New Delhi) and Bharat Kala Bhavan (Varanasi) through a comprehensive survey of primary sources in the form of musicological and iconographical treatises. In order to establish text-image coordination, verses of the ragachitras taken up in this book have been translated by the author from Sanskrit to English for the first time. The author’s proficiency in Sanskrit, classical Indian music and Art History has been instrumental in making this book a scholarly publication.

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

List of Plates

1. History of Indian Music

2. Rasa as the Foundation of Indian Aesthetics

3. An Introduction to the Ragachitras of the Gem Palace and
Bharat Kala Bhavan Collections

4. Deities

Bhairava

Bhairavi

Khambhavati

Saranga

5. Ascetics

Devagandhara

Malhara

Kedara

Adana

Bangala

6. Seasons

Hindola

Vasanta

Megha

Meghamalhara

7. Lady in the Grove

Kakubha

Gaudi

Todi

Gurjari

Asavari

8. Srngara Rasa

Andhali

Madhumadhavi

Varati

Ramagiri

Kafi

Kalyana

Velavali

Malavagauda

Panchama

Sri

Dipaka

Lalita

Vibhasa

Sorathi

Malavasri

Gunakari

Dhanasri

Patamanjari

9. Miscellaneous

Desakha

Sindhura and Nata

Kamoda

Karnata

Maru

Malavakaisika

Natanarayana

Appendix: Architectural Edifices as Depicted in Mewar Miniature Painting

Bibliography

Index

Prof. (Dr.) Anupa Pande is currently Professor and Head of the Department of History of Art and Director and Pro Vice Chancellor of the National Museum Institute of History of Art, Conservation and Museology (NMI), New Delhi. She has also served as Dean of NMI. She has been engaged in research and teaching for last thirty-six years in the University of Allahabad (1982-1995) and the National Museum Institute (1995-till date). She has published over forty research papers in reputed national and international journals and eight books on various aspects of Indian art, history, philosophy and culture. She is well versed in Sanskrit, Prakrit and Pali. She also has knowledge of German, Chinese and Persian.

She has delivered lectures in museums and universities in India and abroad. She has coordinated several international seminars, workshops and exhibitions. Currently she is coordinating an international project on the art of Champa. She represents India at Comite International d’Histoire de l’Art (CIHA) as its titular member. She is a representative member (NMI) of Council of the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute (SICI) and has been a member of prestigious national bodies such as Central Advisory Board of Archaeology (CABA). She has also been a member of the Board of Directors of the renowned International Association of Buddhist Studies (IABS).

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