Kangra Paintings On Love

DETAILS : 

• Author : M.S. Randhawa
  
• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Publication Division
  
• Publication date ‏ : ‎ 1 January 2011
  
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
  
• Print length ‏ : ‎ 186 pages
  
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 8123000502
  
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-8123000503
  
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1200 g

ABOUT THE BOOK

Kangra Paintings on Love is a seminal work by the renowned art historian and civil servant Dr. Mohinder Singh Randhawa. Published as part of a series for the National Museum in New Delhi, this book is a poetic and visual exploration of the Pahari school of art. It specifically focuses on how 18th and 19th-century artists from the Kangra Valley translated the complex emotions of human and divine love—as described in Sanskrit and Hindi classical poetry—into delicate, ethereal masterpieces.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dr. M.S. Randhawa (1909–1981) was a polymath—a scientist, administrator, and passionate patron of the arts.

The Savior of Pahari Art: He is credited with bringing Kangra and Guler paintings to the global stage, documenting them before they were lost to history.

The Scholar's Eye: His writing is unique because he combines his knowledge of botany (identifying the trees and flowers in the paintings) with a deep understanding of Indian literature.