Bijapur and its architectural remains with an historical outline of the Adil Shahi Dynasty

Cousens, Henry

Bijapur, ed. by Venkatesh A Machakanur et al

Lived for archaeology: remembering five eminent archaeologists of modern India--R.V. Joshi, B. Subbarao, S.B. Deo, Z.D. Ansari and G.G. Mujumdar, Centenary Celebration Volume,

ISBN: 9788173057083, 8173057087

The essays as well as reminiscences comprising this book are of historiographical interest and deal with the contributions of five distinguished archaeologists who were active during the first three or four decades after independence.

Bilvapatra: treasures of Indian Art, Dr. N P Joshi Felicitation Volume

Tiwari, MNP et al (ed.)

ISBN: 9788189131739, 8189131737

Dr. N.P. Joshi, is a living legend in the field of Indian Art and Iconography. This volume is a garland containing probing research papers from scholars from India and abroad.

Bio-deterioration of museum materials

Nair, SM

ISBN: 9788173201103, 8173201102

A research work done by the author for his Ph.D at the University of Baroda and reference studies undertaken at the Smithsonian Institution, USA on the subject.

India and the hellenistic world

Karttunen, Klaus

ISBN: 9788120841000, 812084100X

The main object is to collect, explain and discuss the relevant passage in Greek and Latin literature in their relation to Greek and Roman society and literary traditions as well as to then existing information about India and other Asian countries, in some cases Africa too. The methods are philological, but author has also made an earnest attempt to find out and utilise the new evidence offere...

Puratattva: Journal of the Indian Archaeological Society, No. 48, 2018

Art & archaeology of eastern India & adjoining regions: recent perspectives (essays in honour of Prof. Pradeep Kumar Behera),

ISBN: 9789383221493, 9383221496

The present volume is a collection of twenty-one research papers dedicated to felicitate Prof. Pradeep Kumar Behera in recognition of his outstanding contributions to Indian archaeology. All twenty-one papers are arranged in chronological order and focused on different aspects of eastern India and adjoining regions in time and space, i.e. prehistoric, proto-historic and early historical archaeo...

Linguistic archaeology of Indus and Nepalese Civilizations: research-oriented book, a hidden contribution to the history and culture of the Indian subcontinent

Sherpa, Shyam Sundar

ISBN: 9789937935043, 9937935040

This study is an empirical, up-to-date archaelinguistic study of the ethnographic history as well as the history of the civilizations of this subcontinent and conforms that the aboriginal Sherpas of Austric (Austroloid) origin of the Indian subcontinent were the true original inhabitants of the subcontinent and they were the builders of India and Nepalese civilizations but not the Aryans or the...

Botanical and medicinal plants: As depicted in ancient texts, art and archaeology from dawn of civilization to the modern age, 2 vols

Nagar, Shantilal (b.1927)

ISBN: 9788176461405, 8176461407

Vol.1: Text. Vol.2: Plates.

The bounteous tree: treasures in Indian art and culture: homage to Dr. H.V. Trivedi, 2 vols

Chakrabarty, Kalyan Kumar et al (ed.)

ISBN: 9788185616292, 8185616299

A bouquet of Indian heritage, research and management, Dr. Agam Prasad felicitation volume, 2 vols., ed. by Prashant Srivastava et al

ISBN: 9789381843154, 9381843155

The articles in this volume covers a wide range of political, social, economic, religious, cultural history, art and archaeology of India.

Brahma Sri: researches in archaeology, history and culture in the new millennium, Dr. P.V. Parabrahma Sastry felicitation volume, 2 vols

Chenna Reddy, Pedarapu (b.1959)

ISBN: 9788188934164, 818893416X

The 59 papers included in this volume deal with a variety of themes and disciplines such as archaeology, rock art, temple art and architecture, iconography, epigraphy and numismatics, Hindu, Buddhist and Jaina religion and philosophy, Indian literature of various periods, folklore, new history and contemporary social issues.

Brahmi inscriptions of northern India

Roy, Anamika

ISBN: 9788188216147, 8188216143

The book projects some very significant aspects of Brahmi inscriptions of northern India from circa 1st century A.D. to circa 300 A.D. throwing light on social life, economic life, polity and administration, religion and palaeography.

Brahmi script: an invention of the early Maurya period

Goyal, SR

Brahmi script: development in north-western India and Central Asia, 2 vols

Sharma, Ram (b.1930)

ISBN: 9788176461856, 8176461857

Brhadisvara temple: form and meaning

Nagaswamy, R

ISBN: 9788173053887, 817305388X

The great Temple at Tanjavur is a visual representation of Cosmic power on earth that remains, according to the pious wish of the builder, so long as the sun and moon lasts. The Brhadisvara temple locates for the first time in Indian history, the 108 forms of nrtta karanas on the upper storey around the sanctum wall in sculptural form and reflects the concept of cosmic space in which Siva's dan...

The rumbling earth: the story of Indian earthquakes

Rajendran, C.P. et al.

ISBN: 9780670095612, 0670095613

This book takes readers to exciting parts of India to show how earthquakes change the topography--how, for instance, a sea that existed not far in the past is now a salt marsh, affecting social life, trade and livelihood. This book discusses the likelihood of the next big earthquake in the Himalayas against the backdrop of the devastating ones revealed by archaeology, history and geology.

Catalogue of coins in the Panjab Museum, Lahore, 3 vols.

Whitehead, R.B.

ISBN: 9789348610751, 9348610759

Vol.1: Indo-Greek Coins (ISBN 9789348610447); Vol.2: Coins of the Mughal Emperors (ISBN 9789348610089); Vol.3: Coins of Nadir Shah and the Durrani dynasty (ISBN 9789348610409). The book provides comprehensive descriptions of coin types, inscriptions, symbols, and portraits, along with historical context for each ruler represented in the collection.

Bridging the gulf: maritime cultural heritage of the western Indian ocean, foreword by Kapila Vatsyayan, ed. by Himanshu Prabha Ray

ISBN: 9789350981436, 9350981432

The volume presents papers by archaeologist, anthropologists, historians and heritage specialists and highlights the multi-layered meaning of maritime cultural landscapes.