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- The first volume to explore the staggering collection of Jane and
Kito de Boer- Functions as an introduction to Indian modernism,
with strong representations of several individual artists as well
as major movementsModern Indian Painting presents a survey of
Indian painting from the late 19th century to the present day,
drawn from the private collection of Jane and Kito de Boer
remarkable for its broad historical scope and wide range of
artists. The book clearly delineates major developments over a long
period of time, while contextualizing them with previously
unpublished examples by major artists. The first part of the book
features the de Boers talking about their passion for India and
Indian art. The second part presents a history of modern Indian
painting, with essays on the Bengal School, the so-called 'Dutch
Bengal' artists, the Calcutta naturalists, the portrait painters of
the Bombay School in the early 20th century, the Progressive
Artists Group and the post-Independence artists of Bengal. The de
Boer collection also contains strong representations of a few
individual artists, such as Chittaprosad, Ganesh Pyne, Ramachandran
and Broota, whose works are explored through essays and interviews.
The fact that many of these chapters draw almost exclusively on the
de Boer collection is a testament to its incredible size and
breadth. In this volume, we hope to show how the collection takes a
dispassionate view of the global status of Indian art, while at the
same time revealing a commitment and long-term engagement with the
country and its creativity. With contributions from Partha Mitter,
Giles Tillotson, Yashodhara Dalmia, Sona Datta, Sanjay Kumar Mallik
and Rob Dean.
What was going through the mind of Maharaja Amar Singh II in the
key moments of his reign? How much did he rely on the advice of his
clever prime minister Chatterjee, the wily Bengali? How did he
solve sensitive issues like undertaking a voyage across the seas to
attend the coronation ceremony of the British king, without
polluting his caste? And what were his relations with the British -
especially with Dr Constable and the architect Colonel Talbot,
employed by his court? As the narrative moves towards its tragic
conclusion, the characters' innermost convictions are laid bare.
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Taj Mahal (Paperback)
Giles Tillotson
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An enduring monument of haunting beauty, the Taj Mahal seems a
symbol of stability itself. The familiar view of the glowing marble
mausoleum from the gateway entrance offers the very picture of
permanence. And yet this extraordinary edifice presents a shifting
image to observers across time and cultures. The meaning of the Taj
Mahal, the perceptions and responses it prompts, ideas about the
building and the history that shape them: these form the subject of
Giles Tillotson's book. More than a richly illustrated
history-though it is that as well-this book is an eloquent
meditation on the place of the Taj Mahal in the cultural
imagination of India and the wider world. Since its completion in
1648, the mausoleum commissioned by the fifth Mughal emperor, Shah
Jahan, for his wife Mumtaz Mahal, has come to symbolize many
things: the undying love of a man for his wife, the perfection of
Mughal architecture, the ideal synthesis of various strands of
subcontinental aesthetics, even an icon of modern India itself.
Exploring different perspectives brought to the magnificent
structure-by a Mughal court poet, an English Romantic traveler, a
colonial administrator, an architectural historian, or a
contemporary Bollywood filmmaker-this book is an incomparable guide
through the varied and changing ideas inspired by the Taj Mahal,
from its construction to our day. In Tillotson's expert hands, the
story of a seventeenth-century structure in the city of Agra
reveals itself as a story about our own place and time.
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