A Celebration of Love: The Romantic Heroines in the Indian Arts
Dehejia, Harsha V. (Ed.)
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Book ID : 23711
ISBN-10 : 81-7436-302-5 / 8174363025
Place
of Publication :
Delhi
Year
of Publication :
2004
Edition :
Language :
303p., Col Plts., 29 cm.
CONTENTS
DESCRIPTION
Harsha V Dehejia has gathered a galaxy of scholars from around the world to take the reader on a journey that celebrates the romantic heroine in the Indian arts. It is a visually rich journey which takes us to opulent havelis and bucolic groves, temples and courtyards, where we meet kings and nobility and also artists and artisans, as we hear whispers of gopis and the footfalls of Krishna. We encounter the nayika in miniature paintings and temple sculptures, pothis and calendars, dance and music but above all hear resonances of her heart throbbing longingly in our own selves for ultimately the nayika in the Indian tradition is a paradigm of the perennial quest of mankind for a divine and transcendent love. In these essays, she comes alive in all her splendour and radiance, she captures our attention through her sheer sensuality as she looks into the mirror and prepares for that special moment. She delights in the many romantic situations and brings alive the concept of bhakti shringara or a certain spirituality that can only arise from indulging in love, but above all she stands self-assured and dignified, whishpering that not only is there truth in love but that love is truth.
