2000 : Reflections On The Arts In India

Author: Pratapaditya PalEminent Contributors/Translator(s)/ Editors(s): Savita Chandramani/Rivka Israel/Naju Hirani et alPublisher: Marg PublicationsYear: 2000Language: EnglishPages: 180ISBN/UPC (if available): 8185026505 DescriptionThe arts reflect a society’s deeply held values and aesthetic sensibilities. It is therefore necessary to periodically review the arts as an indicator of the broader developments in society and discern the direction in which they are heading. The beginning of a new millennium is an appropriate moment to do so. In this volume, more than a dozen scholars and practitioners- each an expert in his or her field- assess the current state of art in the India and look back on a century of changes with enormous shifts in cross-cultural and cross-media influences, and movements for both modernization and revival of traditions.We begin with a tribute to Marg's founder-editor, Mulk Raj Anand- part personal memoir and centennial overview- by young art historian Kavita Si