India's film society movement: the journey and its impact

Cherian, V.K.

ISBN: 9789385985638, 9385985639

India's great masters: a photographic journey into the heart of classical music, photographs by Raghu Rai, text by Ashok Vajpayi

ISBN: 9788172239466, 8172239467

This book contains profiles of thirteen great masters of Indian music, into photographs from Raghu Rai, India's best known photographer, accompanied by a perceptive text written by noted writer and music expert Ashok Vajpayi.

India's heritage of Gharana music: Pandits of Gwalior

Pandit, Meeta

ISBN: 9788182904231, 8182904234

This book is about the history of the Gwalior Gharana. It provides deep insights into the depth of the gayaki of Gwalior and the generosity with which the art disseminated all over India. Numerous legends, rare anecdotes, folklore, narratives make it a very interesting reading along with rare pictures from the family archives interspersed throughout the book.

Hindu practice,

ISBN: 9780192883667, 0192883666

Traditions of asceticism, yoga, and devotion (bhakti), including dance and music, developed in Hinduism over long periods of time. Some of these practices, notably those denoted by the term yoga, are orientated towards salvation from the cycle of reincarnation and go back several thousand years. These practices, borne witness to in ancient texts called Upanisads, as well as in other traditions,...

India's Kathak dance in historical perspective

Walker, Margaret E.

ISBN: 9781409449508, 1409449505

Ragas in Indian Music

Bandyopadhyaya, Shripada

ISBN: 9788182903616, 8182903610

The book is the result of a thorough and critical study of the available modern and ancient literature on Ragas and their origin. The author himself is very well equipped with the knowledge of theory and practice of music.

Gulzar's Ijaazat: insights into the film

Hashmi, Mira

ISBN: 9789353025106, 9353025109

Drawing on Gulzar's recollections of the making of the film.

Essays in Buddhist theology

x,342p., ind., 23cm.

dictionary of Hindustani classical music

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xxviii+658p., app., 25cm.

Gulzar's Angoor: insights into the film

Saran, Sathya

ISBN: 9789353025120, 9353025125

Angoor (1982) is among the best-loved comedies in Hindi cinema. This book reveals what lies behind the evergreen appeal of Angoor, with memories and anecdotes shared by Gulzar himself.;

India: the rebel continent, tr. from the French original by Florence D'Souza

Deleury, Guy (b.1922)

ISBN: 9781403924889, 1403924880

By penetrating into the depths of India's history, the author presents India's multiple traditions with attention to the religious ways open to the socially excluded, practised by the Bhakti poets and musicians from at least the thirteenth century AD.

Gulzar's Aandhi: insights into the film

Saba Mahmood Bashir

ISBN: 9789353025083, 9353025087

Through a close textual analysis of the film, this book examines in detail its stellar cast, the language and dialogues, and the evergreen songs which had a major role in making the film a commercial sucess.

Osian's cine fan: film festival (24-30 October 2009)

ISBN: 9788181740335, 8181740335

Indian and Persian prosody and recitation, English editing by Ronald I Kim (with CD)

Nagasaki, Hiroko (ed.)

ISBN: 9788186561041, 8186561048

It is a comparative study of Indo-Aryan and Persian metrical systems and their musical performances, with text and audio samples.

An Indian bouquet of dance and drama (fragrance & aroma)

Banerjee, Utpal K

ISBN: 9788182901711, 8182901715

Indian classical dance tradition in transition, third impression

Venkataraman, Leela et al.

ISBN: 9788174362162, 8174362169

This book is an exposition of the seven major dance forms namely Bharatanatyam, Kathakali, Odissi, Kathak, Mohini Attam, Manipuri, Kuchipudi, their history, growth, decay and renewal right from the temple floor and kingly court to the modern stage.

Indian classical dance: the renaissance and beyond

Venkataraman, Leela

ISBN: 9789383098644, 9383098643

This book traces the journey of the evolution of Indian classical dance since the years of Independence. Covering the eight classical dance forms of India - Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Kuchipudi, Kathakali, Manipuri, Mohiniattam, Odissi and Sattriya - Leela Venkataraman seamlessly weaves together a historical perspective with the contemporary scenario.

Indian classical music: an audio-visual guide (with CD-ROM)

Prasanna, Ravi Shankar

ISBN: 9788188827749, 8188827746

Indian contemporary dance extravaganza

Banerjee, Utpal K

ISBN: 9788182902046, 8182902045

Indian dance: through a critic's eye

Venkataraman, Leela

ISBN: 9788123024318, 8123024312

It is a selection of 36 articles written by the author. Spanning across three decades, they take the reader on a tour of Indian dance history in a lively, and engaging manner.