Cultural Contours Of History And Archaeology Vijayanagara Period

Pedarapu Chenna Reddy, born 1959, Indian archaeologist; contributed articles.

An extensive, illustrated bibliography for the Hindu god Śiva in the arts of South and Southeast Asia, offering detailed indices and easy access to resource repositories.

"Illustrated, with a wide selection of line drawings, maps, and photographs, this volume will be of immense value to students of medieval Indian history, archaeology, and scholars of art, architecture, religion, and culture."--BOOK JACKET.

This volume is a festschrift for Damodar Ramaji SarDesai (b. 1931), Professor Emeritus of History at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) where all of the contributors received their Ph.D as did SarDesai himself. His work for over fifty years at UCLA has been an inspiration to generations of students, and he has made major contributions to the world of learning, and in his chosen areas of specialization of India, especially its foreign policy with regard to Southeast Asia, imperialism and the history of the modern European empires; and Southeast Asia. He has served as Chair of the History Department at UCLA as well as Bombay University and President of the Asiatic Society of Bombay. The volume includes a biographical introduction and a bibliographic essay on SarDesai’s major writings and contains new and cutting-edge essays on the design of imperial Vijayanagara; famine policy in colonial India and how European imperialist policies created, or exacerbated the impact of, famines; the relatively unknown chapter of ‘Chinese Gordon’s’ brief Indian career; reflections on the Tamil humanist A. Madhaviah, a man ahead of his time; nationalism and the career of industrialist G.D. Birla, Gandhi’s friend; the ‘Chindia Problematic’—India and China relations; the state of Philippine historiography and its nationalist impulses; the role of Vietnamese highlanders in the Vietnamese nationalist struggle and their recent plight; early Malayan nationalism; and the efforts of American administrators to protect Philippine highland natives from being forced to participate in international exhibitions as curiosities from the American colony.

Romantic And History-Laden Rajasthan Has Always Held A World Of Fascination And Played A Pivotal Role In Making The Cultural Contours Of India. It Is The Land, Which Is Not Only An Archaeologist S Paradise But Is Also The Richest In Art Traditions. Behind The Clang Of Sword And The Beat Of War-Drums Were Always Heard In Rajasthan The Thunks Of Sculptor S Chisel, The Rustling Of A Painter S Brush, The Soothing And Ennobling Notes Of Music And The Jingling Of The Dancer S Anklets. Dr. Satya Prakash Is One Of The Distinguished Exponents Of Rajasthan S Art And Culture, Archaeology And History, Who Made The Treasures Of This Wonderland More Widely Known To The World. To Discover Them Was His Passion So Also Their Preservation And Interpretation. He Devoted His Entire Life In Reading Sermons In Stones From Rajasthan And Liberally Interpreted Them Through His Writings.In Honour Of Such A Virtuous Son Of Sarasvati, This Garland Of Original Research Papers By Eminent Scholars Forms Part Of The Second Section Of The Volume, Whereas The First Section Deals With The Personality And Contribution Of Dr. Satya Prakash. The Story Of His Life And Achievements Is Synonymous With The Archaeological And Museological Activities In Rajasthan In The Post-Independence Period. The Volume Presents To The Readers Useful Source Material Dealing With The Obscure Or Little-Known Contours Of Our Culture, As Revealed Through Archaeological, Museological Epigraphic, Sculptural And Pictorial Art, Architectural And Historical Data And Analyses Rajasthan S Role And Contribution To The Making Of The Unique Personality Of India. Some Papers Delineate Similar Problems From Other Parts Of This Country As Well. The Contents Of The Festschrift Bespeak Of The Unadulterated Truth Of The Past-Both In The Ancient And The Mediaeval Times. The Material Published Here, Undoubtedly, Explores A New Ground And Opens A New Vista For Further Investigation And Research.

This volume presents a comprehensive account of the Vijayanagara Empire and Hampi-Vijayanagara site through a study of archaeology, photography, painting, sculptures, inscriptions, coinage, conservation and heritage, and existing scholarship.

Drawing on both textual and archaeological evidence, this study offers an integrated approach to scholarly debates on monasteries and guru relics in South India between the fourteenth and seventeenth centuries. This study analyzes the role of the guru in the development of Hindu monastic orders, from centers of education to institutions of traditional authority. Focusing on the complex socio-religious context of the whole-body icon, the author analyzes the relic as a nexus of contradictions surrounding sacredness and death.