edited by kapila vatsyayan (10 résultats)

Soft cover. Etat : New. Raimundo Panikkar was born of an Indian Hindu father and a Catalan Catholic mother. From his early childhood he was able to adopt, cultivate and speak of different traditions. He got doctorates in Philosophy, Science and Theology. He had lived in India, Europe and the USA for several years teaching and researching. About 25 books and numerous articles were published by him. He also translated an anthology of a thousand pages of texts from the Vedas. Panikkar received numerous prizes and awards.  An unconventional thinker, he infringed on many dogmas and prejudices. His intellectual development between the East and the West allowed him to reflect on a continuing philosophical dialogue among different traditions and ideologies. His thought suggests a vision of harmony and concord, to discover the human invariant without destroying cultural diversity, for the realisation of the individual in a continuing process of creation and recreation.

Hardcover. Etat : As New. 1st Edition. The volume comprises papers presented at an international symposium on 'Transmissions and Transformations: Learning through the Arts in Asia' organized by the IIC-Asia Project. The essays, by educationists from different Asian countries, highlight the diverse as also the distinctive ways of transmitting knowledge through the arts and the crafts. The essays are a significant contribution to the recent focus on evolving alternative pedagogical tools in the formal and non-formal systems of education. The international symposium, held in 2005, gathered on one platform people from different parts of Asia Singapore, Malaysia, Korea, Thailand, Hong Kong, Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan and Australia, besides India to explore the Asian methodologies of transmission of knowledge. The participants shared the fund of their experience on innovative projects to use the arts as a tool in the educational system for sensitizing the younger generation towards their cultural heritage. The conference stressed the need for identifying the characteristic features of the numerous strategies for transmitting information, knowledge and techniques that existed in the Asian continent, not only through the written word but also through the oral, the visual and the performative mediums. The IIC-Asia Project was launched in 1997. In the first phase, seminars were organized, each focusing on a particular region of Asia and covering its social, economic and political dimensions. In the second phase, a thematic approach was adopted. A number of themes were thus covered: India and Asia: Aesthetic Discourses; Transmissions and Transformations: Learning through the Arts in Asia; Embroidery in Asia: Sui-Dhaga Crossing Boundaries through Needle and Thread; and Culture of Indigo: Exploring the Asian Panorama Plant, Product, Power. The IIC-Asia Project has also compiled an anthology of Asian Women's Writing. Four festivals of documentary films made by Asian women filmmakers were also organized.

Hardcover. Etat : New. Etat de la jaquette : New. 1st Edition. As an integral part of the historical and socio-cultural fabric of the Asian subcontinent, indigo has served as a backdrop to religion, politics, trade, art forms and society, particularly in India. Culture of Indigo: Plant, Product, Power takes the reader on a timeline tour, with details of the plant's cultivation and production process. Highlights of indigo's commercial use and impact on fine arts, architecture, trade, heritage as well as an in-depth analysis of its resurgence in the wake of environmental concerns enrich the reading experience substantially. With contributions from globally-renowned scholars and art connoisseurs, the inherent politics and pleasures associated with indigo come alive. Vivid illustrations, insightful analysis and extensively-researched text hold promise for readers who cannot resist the chequered lineage of Indigo as a plant, a product and a phenomenon. This book will be useful for students and academicians on the history, politics, and commercialization of indigo.

Hardcover. Etat : New. 1st Edition. This volume studies the relationships between ancient systems of Asian philosophy and medicine. It explores the mutually dependent relation between the mind and the body, and argues that Asian and Hippocratic medical systems as well as the body and consciousness should not be studied in isolation. Bringing together medical practitioners and researchers including specialists of ayurveda, siddha, unani, homoeopathy, Sowa-Rigpa, naturopathy, yoga and acupuncture based on the Chinese system-from different parts of Asia, including India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Myanmar and Bangladesh, this volume demonstrates how ancient medical traditions can be used for improving the physical and mental health of people today.

ISBN 81-208-0584-4. Hardback. No statement of later printing on copyright page. Very good condition book in a Very good condition dustjacket. Tight, sound, unmarked copy.

Hardcover. Etat : New. 1st Edition. The present volume entitled 'Nature, Tradition and Originality-A Collection of Essays' is based on articles written by Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan over a period of four decades. They focus attention on some key concepts that permeate the discourse on artistic theories in the Indian tradition. The article in the first section, Alternate Paradigms of Knowledge, deals with evolution of categories in the Indian context. The next article on Indriyas is concerned with the question of the sense perceptions in the Indian tradition. In another major section, the focus is on Siva, Siva as represented in architecture and sculpture and Siva as was manifested in a major exhibition curated by Stella Kramrisch in Philadelphia. Siva is also the theme of an article which focusses attention on geometry of the image of Nataraja. In another section the focus shifts from Siva to Krishna, and similarly traces the history of the representation of Krishna in the Indian arts through sculpture and paintings from sources ranging from the Bhagavatapurana to the multiple traditions of miniature paintings.

Hardcover. Etat : New. International Edition. The Bharanys, discerning and passionate art collectors, amassed a broad range of art that now resides in major museums both in India and abroad. Their collection is striking in its diverse geographic range and array of mediums, as well as the way in which it brings to light largely undiscovered regional styles of painting. In this volume, essays by leading experts in their fields showcase particular facets of the collections and the family's central role as 20th-Century Indian art collectors. A stimulating treat for anyone interested in Indian art, the book will also be an eye-opener to those intrigued to learn how works of art are discovered, how great collections are put together, and how such works are appreciated and understood. Contents: Foreword by Kapila Vatsyayan; Preface by Giles Tillotson--Part One: The World of the Bharanys; A Tale of Two Bharanys and Collecting Art in British India by Pratapaditya Pal; Recollections by Chhote Lal Bharany; Form and the Divine: the Shaping of Bharany's Vision by Giles Tillotson--Part Two: The Collections; Paintings from the Hills by Vijay Sharma. Sculptures from Kerala: Form and Performance by Mallica Kumbera Landrus; Kashmir Shawls by Monisha Ahmed; Nakshi Kantha from Bengal by Anjan Chakraverty; Phulkari and Bagh from Punjab by Vandana Bhandari; Bharany Bhaav: the Dilemma of Modernism by Vibhuti Sachdev Editor, Giles Tillotson is Director of Research, Publications and Exhibitions at Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum, Jaipur City Palace. International Edition.

Original cloth with dustjacket. Spine of dustjacket discolored, dustjacket a bit scratched / worn, else a (very) good copy. Text in English. Please see description or ask for photos.

First edition, first printing With 73 plates. Close to fine in like illustrated dust jacket. Gift quality.

Hardcover. Etat : New. Asitayana in honour of Late Prof. C. Mani containing seventy papers encompassed in three Volumes and envisioned in five sections canvases a vast spectrum of Asian History and Indic Studies besides reminiscences form some of his close friends, admirers and associates who always held Prof. Mani in high esteem.