History Of The Art Of Orissa

This book is a compendium of some definite particulars relating to various facets of the land and the life of the People of Orissa to serve the need of general readers to obtain a bird`s-eye view of an ancient and historic region of the Indian subcontinent. For scholars who feel interested to derive a comprehensive knowledge of Orissa, this treatise is like an abstract to indicate several angles from which to look at the subject. Many scholarly works written by learned specialists pertaining to different aspects of the land, from its geographical and physical features to its social and cultural traits, are available for study. This work presents only an outline of what Orissa is. Material from authoritative sources, findings of eminent researchers and field investigation by the writers of this book, constitute the base of each theme. The authors are indebted to some renowned scholars who explored varied fields in respect of their specific disciplines and brought to light immensely valuable results. Those results, updated, together with the summary of fresh facts make this composition handy enough for easy reading and reference.

In this informative new book, Ravi Kalia continues his examination of the planning of Indian cities begun with his earlier study of Chandigarh. Here, Kalia makes systematic inquiries into the political circumstances that brought about modern Bhubaneswar, the capital of the state of Orissa, to reveal the historical and social circumstances that shaped the city. In this account, Kalia brilliantly shows the interplay of indigenous religious forces, regional loyalty, and Western secular ideas in the context of twentieth-century international architecture and planning movements. This book will prove invaluable to historians, architects, planners, sociologists, and scholars interested in India, as well as those interested in urban planning in developing countries.

This edited book entitled "Recent Developments in Historical and Archaeological Researches in Odisha", incorporating seventeen essays on Odisha’s past from prehistory to the modern period. All the seventeen essays are original research papers based on primary and secondary data. These essays are arranged in chronological order and focused on different aspects of Odisha in time and space i.e. prehistoric, protohistoric and early historic archaeology of Odisha, Epigraphic studies, the political and economic history of the ancient and medieval period, temple architecture, modern and contemporary history, and tribal studies.