Publications

A number of unique, rare and uncommon sculptures of extraordinary iconographic and cultural interest lie hidden in museums, sculptural-sheds, private collections and temples. Some of them receiv .....read more

The inscriptions of Ashoka have been engraved on pillars, rocks, stone-slabs and walls of caves and have been found from Kandhar to Bihar and from Kalsi (near Dehradun) to Karnataka. They have b .....read more

The worship of Shakti (Mother-Goddess) is almost a universal phenomenon and its manifestation is seen in different forms. Indian contribution has also been laudable and it is amply noticed throu .....read more

Varanasi, the abode of Lord Shiva, has also embraced other sects, including Vaishnavism. If Shiva is Nataraja or Natesha, Krishna is known as Natavara dancing with 'gopis'. There are tra .....read more

Varanasi/Kashi has been a confluence of several religious and philosophical thoughts including Jainism. Four pontiffs (Tirthankara), viz. Suparshvanatha, Shreyansanatha, Chandraprabha and Parshv .....read more

Dr. Rao's treatise on the sacred hymn, 'Shri Vishnu Sahasranama', is the work of an erudite scholar. With the true consecration of a devotee, he has explicated the verses of this anc .....read more

Brahmanism and Buddhism adopted symbol and image worship almost simultaneously in the pre and early centuries of the Christian era. With the passage of time, the forms and plethora evolved and d .....read more

The present work is the outcome of an International Seminar jointly organized by the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla and Jnana-Pravaha - Centre for Cultural Studies & Research, Va .....read more

Suresh Neotia, scion of one of India's well known industrial families, fell in love with Indian Art almost 40 years ago, and developed a passion and insight for collecting rare and important .....read more