Recent Researches in Indian Art and Iconography
by Bhagwant Sahai (Ed.)

This collection of fifty-one articles brings to light the recent trends in the study of sculptural art, iconography and architecture and focuses on the different aspects of Indian Art. These papers are contributed by the eminent scholars expert in their fields from different parts of India and presented in honour of in honour of  Dr. C.P. Sinha, former Director of the prestigious K.P. Jayaswal Research Institute, Patna. The papers, written in wide and expressive style are supported with several photographs and illustrations. This book will prove to be an invaluable asset to the art historians, researchers, libraries and also to the students.  

Contents:

1. Concept and Motifs of Prehistoric Rock Art in India/ Atul Chandra Bhowmick;
2. Musical Elements in Indian Rock Paintings/ Kumar Anand;
3. A Culture Based on OSTEOKERATIC Artefacts, Unearthed from Pandurajar Dhibi, Burdwan/ Tapas Banerjee;
4. A Terracotta Art Model of a Double-Edged-Axe Served as Votive Object from Maner (Bihar)/ S C Saran;
5. Eguvakantala Cheruvu: A Unique Megalithic Complex in Chittoor District/ V Ramabrahman;
6. Taurine Symbol on Stone Discs from Murtaziganj and other Places/ A L Srivastava;
7. Significance of Symbolizing First Sermon of the Buddha at Sarnath/ Bimalendra Kumar;
8. Bead Craft during Maurya Period/ Durga Basu;
9. Relief Sculptures from Bharhut and Sanchi: A Stylistic Study/ Basudeo Narain;
10. Lotus in Early Buddhist Art of Sanchi/ Manjusri Roy;
11. Urban Delineation in Sanchi Panels: Fanciful or Real/ U N Roy;
12. Buddha’s Life-Scenes from Pauni, District Bhandara/ Chandrashekhar Gupta;
13. Further Discovery of a Plaque Representing Rhinoceros Unicornis from Dum Dum Excavation, West Bengal: An Observation/ Chhanda Das;
14. A New Light on a Unique Syncretistic Deity in the Collection of the Indian Museum/ Mangala Chakrabarti;
15. Ancestor-Worship in Ancient India/ M L Nigam;
16. Art of Terracottas in the Gangetic Valley during the Kushanas and the Guptas (C. 1st century to the 6th century A.D.)/ Samir Kumar Mukherjee;
17. Some Principal Fertility Terracotta Figurines in the Collection of State Archaeological Museum, West Bengal/ Sumita Guha Sarkar;
18. Some Genetic Factors in the Evolution of Indian Classical Art/ P Gupta;
19. Life of Master (Buddha) on Stone through the Ages/ Milan K Chauley;
20. A Comparative Study of Art of a Hari Hara Sculpture from Shahabad District, Bihar and a Hari Hara Sculpture, Golaghat District, Assam/ Hemendranath Dutta;
21. Vishnu Temple and Other Sculptures at Garhwa/ B L Nagarch;
22. Geo-Political Impact on Chandella Art/ S K Sullerey;
23. Manifestations of Siva in the Calukyan Templs of Andhradesa: A Study/ V Sakunthala;
24. Art on Seals of the Kalachuri Kings/ Satya Prakash Srivastava;
25. Ode on the Temple of Teli Ka Mandir at Gwalior/ Ratan Parimoo;
26. Revatikunda in Junagadh: A Treasure House of Twenty-four Forms of Visnu/ Haripriya Rangarajan;
27. Saivism and the Uma-Mahesvara Icons/ Pranabananda Jash;
28. Pancavaktra of Kirtimukha or Grasa (Illustrations from Bihar-Bengal)/ Gouriswar Bhattacharya;
29. In Indian Literature, Inscription, Coin and Sculptures: Ardhanarisvara-The Composition of Siva and Sakti/ Gourisankar De;
30. The Bronzes From Ikra (Kishanganj)/ Rashmi Sinha;
31. Bronzes of Eastern India: Archaeotechnical Studies/ Pranab K Chattopadhyay;
32. Vasudhara in the Art of Bihar/ Bhagwant Sahai;
33. Sculptures of Bhairava and Virabhadra from the Archaeological Museum, Chandragiri: An Iconographical Study/ P N Naidu;
34. Rare Karana Sculptures form Tirumalapadi/ M Nailini & R Kalaikkovan;
35. Mithuna Figures in the Temples of the Hoysalas/ G C Chauley;
36. Exquisite Works of Art and Architecture in Kanyakumari District/ S Padmanabhan;
37. An Image of Adivaraha in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford/ M Krishna Kumari;
38. The Sculptural Panorama of the Sacred Springs of Jammu Shivaliks/ Lalit Gupta;
39. Architecture of Bihar in 17th Century A.D./ N K Shrivastava;
40. Genesis of Dolls and Toys/ Kakoli Sinha;
41. Metal Sculptures of Seven Martyrs/ N M P Srivastava;
42. Mahakala in the Art of Eastern India/ Jalaj Kumar Tiwari;
43. Tree-of-Life/ Bhaswati Bandopadhaya;
44. Gupta Art on Stone and Bronzes: An Epitome of Classical Art and Zenith of Artistic Evolution/ Hari Kishore Prasad;
45. Religious Art in Ancient Cambodia/ Vijay Shankar Shrivastav;
46. Rohtasgarh: A New Perspective/ Abha Rani;
47. Alwara Bronzes/ Ajit Kumar Prasad;
48. Jeevantswami Moorti-parmpara/ Maurti Nandan Prasad Tiwari;
49. Patna Sangrahalaya ki Asadharan Vishnu Pratima/ R C Agrawal;
50. Madhyakalin Nagar Bhangarh ki Nagar Samrachana evam Sarakshan/ R D Singh;
51. Colonial Statues in the Patna Museum, Patna/ Sujata Sinha.

About the Author:

Dr. Bhagwant Sahai, former Head of Deptt. of Ancient Indian History and Archaeology, Patna University, Patna is an eminent Art Historian and Indologist. He has a meritorious academic record. He has authoured several books along with more than 100 research papers published in different research journals. Some of his well acclaimed work are “Iconography of minor Hindu and Buddhist Deities” published in 1975 and Inscriptions of Bihar published in 1983. He was Chief Editor of the Journal of the Bihar Puravid Parishad and has the credit to edit its volume from II to XVII-XVIII. Recipient of prestigious Senior Fellowship from Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi. Dr. Sahai has recently authored Buddhist Images from Bihar: An Iconographic Study.