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A visit to Borobudur, the Living Monument of Lord Buddha

Posted by Editor | Jul 30, 2015 | Vol 5 No 1 |

Aju Mukhopadhyay, India Download PDF Version Jogyakarta or Jogya or joga Jakarta is considered as the cultural capital of Java. Borobudur fits in as the extended part of this cultural capital. A hill is turned to this famous...

Understanding Colour in the Human Culture with Special Emphasis on the Indian Subcontinent

Posted by Editor | Jul 30, 2015 | Vol 5 No 1 |

Olga V. Galustyan, Elena V. Papchenko, Southern Federal University, Russia Download PDF Version Abstract The paper examines the role of color vocabulary in the world culture with special emphasis on that of the Indian...

Mapping the ‘Other’: Changing representation of Europeans from Mughal to Company School Paintings

Posted by Editor | Jul 23, 2015 | Vol 5 No 1 |

Soujit Das, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India and Ila Gupta, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India Download PDF Version Abstract The presence of the European race was extensively...

Mansar : the Monumental Brick Architecture Marvel of Vakatakas

Posted by Editor | Jul 23, 2015 | Vol 5 No 1 |

Nirdesh Singh, independent researcher, India Download PDF Version As far as surprises go, they rarely come in Maharashtra. Besides Ellora and Ajanta Caves everything else is crumbling and with no information or signage, you are...

Indian Art: a Colourful Kaleidoscope through Time and Space from around 2500 B.C. to Early 19th Century

Posted by Editor | Jul 23, 2015 | Vol 5 No 1 |

Siddhant Shah, Architect, India Download PDF Version Overview India’s rich and captivating tapestry of paintings and sculptures is assiduously woven with the varied threads of traditions, set of rules, sophisticated symbolism...