SANDESARA, B. J.. "Jaina Monuments of India." Annals of the Bhandarkar...
Jainism is one of the oldest religions of India. Like other religious systems originating in India, Jainism emerged out of a common background of Indian life and thought. Unlike Buddhism, Jainism has a...
View ArticleChaghtai, M. A.. "INDO-MUSLIM ARCHITECTURE." Annals of the Bhandarkar...
Though the Muslims had accomplished the conquest of Sindh India ) in 712 yet India did not feel the impact of the Muslim cultural ideas until the beginning of the eleventh century when the repeated...
View ArticlePrakash, Aditya. Who is artist? What is artist, or What is art?. Aditya...
I believe that the capacity and ability to respond to a situation is a positive manner makes a period an artist. In this definition four qualifying words have been used 1. Capacity 2. Ability 3....
View ArticlePrakash, Aditya. As I see it - Art. Aditya Prakash Foundation, 1993.
I am not a literate artist. That is to say that I have not gone through the usual courses in art, not have I read books on art. History of art as a chronology of events has never interested me—nor for...
View ArticleMumbai Modern, Edited by Rupali Gupte and Anuj Daga. Mumbai: SEA Press,...
Modernity brought about a post enlightenment world that introduced us to new ideas of education, health, governance, and different forms of leisure and living. These gave rise to new institutions to...
View ArticleBarrett, Douglas. "The Early Phase at Amaravati." The British Museum...
THERE is general agreement among students of the art and epigraphy of the south-east Deccan regarding the chronology of the Middle and Late Phases at Amaravati. This is based on the well-known...
View ArticleQutb Shahi Heritage Park: Conservation and Landscape Restoration, annual...
Table of Contents Executive Summary09 01-02. Peer Reviews 01.Conservation Works14 02.Archaeological Excavations16 Conservation
View ArticleQutb Shahi Heritage Park: Conservation and Landscape Restoration. Aga Khan...
Table of Contents Year I. Report of the excavations carried out at Qutb Shahi Heritage Part at Hyderabad - 2014-20162016 A.Archaeology Exhibit2016 B. Baoli through the ages2017 II.
View ArticleSingh, Upinder. "Amaravati: the dismembering of the Mahācaitya (1797–1886)."...
Amaravati (in modern Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh) on the banks of the Krishna River was a major Buddhist centre of ancient India. The history of this stiipamonastery complex spans some seventeen...
View ArticlePrakash, Aditya. Architecture as a Career. Aditya Prakash Foundation, 1970.
Sometime ago I had the honour of being visited by a British Architect and Educationist. Of the discussions we had one thing get imprinted on my mind:– He informed me that in Britain, Architectural...
View ArticleLang, Jon. Concise History of Modern Architecture in India. Permanent Black,...
This is an invaluable book for those who want to understand the geography of their cities, as well as for students of Indian architecture. In lucid language that speaks to laymen and architects alike,...
View Article11. Conservation of Hamaam In Qutb Shahi Heritage Park: Conservation and...
The structure is so far believed to have served as a mortuary bath on account of its being prominently sited within a necropolis. It has several chambers and is the finest Persian type Hamaam to...
View ArticleScriver, Peter. "Empire-Building and Thinking in the Public Works Department...
[excerpt] SCAFFOLDING OR SKELETON? The language of building furnished the promoters and apologists of Empire with some of their most cherished metaphors. As one elder statesman of Indian colonial...
View ArticleWelch, Anthony. "The Emperor's Grief: Two Mughal Tombs." Muqarnas 25, no....
[excerpt] Neither of the two structures1 should be regarded simply as a tomb. Emerging out of a complex political situation, each was linked to individuals besides the ones for whom they were built....
View ArticleKanvinde, Achyut. Entry 336: Kanvinde In Competition Entry for the Design of...
The accompanying design of the City Hall and Square is an effort to meet the objective of the “core of the city” as a meeting place. The fulfillment of this objective has been attempted throughout the...
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