Subjects: “…World Pacifist Meeting (1949 : Santiniketan, India, and Sevāgrām, India)…”
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Table of Contents: “…Map showing the classical dance centres -- History of Bharata Natyam -- Technical terms and movements of Dasi Attam -- A Dasi Attam performance -- The Devadasis, the servant of the gods -- Kuchipudi -- Bhagvata Mela Nataka -- Kuravanji -- History of Kathakali -- Features of Kathakali technique and training -- Make-up, costume, head-dress and jewellery of Kathakali -- The dance-drama and its stories -- Mohini Attam -- Ottan Tullal -- Yakshagana -- History of Kathak -- The technique of Kathak -- Kathak training -- A Kathak performance -- The Ras Lila of Braj -- Manipuri dance -- Manipuri technique and music -- Lai Haroba and Ras Lila -- Other dances -- Sattra dances of Attam -- Odissi -- Santiniketan -- Uday Shankar and his dancy style -- Chhau -- Folk dances.…”

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Table of Contents: “…Indian artists in the colonial period : the case of Bombay / Partha Mitter -- Material fantasy : the museum in colonial India / Kavita Singh -- The colonial project and the shifting gaze / Sophie Gordon -- Mechanical reproduction in India / Christopher Pinney -- Abanindranath, known and unknown : the artist versus the art of his times / Tapati Guha-Thakurta -- Santiniketan : a development in three movements / R. …”

Table of Contents: “…The search for a new Indian art ; The abode of peace : Nandalal Bose at Santiniketan ; Nandalal Bose and the ideals of Gandhi ; Murals of the Kirti Mandir ; The Sumi-e period -- Biographical timeline and map -- Glossary.…”