Lipika Maitra

Broschiertes Buch

Jain Paintings and Material Culture of Medieval Western India

1100-1650

Beschreibung

Through a curated collection of key Jain Paintings, this volume offers a glimpse into the way people lived in western India.

Autor

Lipika Maitra studied History at the Panjab University, Chandigarh, India, receiving top honours at both the graduate and post-graduate levels. She went on to receive her Ph.D. in 1995 from the same University. After completing her Ph.D., she taught Cultural History to undergraduate classes at DAV College, Chandigarh, for a while. Her interest in History of Indian Art began during her Ph.D., while researching Jain paintings, and peaked while she was working at the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada. Upon returning to India, she worked as an Academic Consultant in the regional headquarters of the Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (under the aegis of the Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India) in Hyderabad for more than seven years. At CCRT, as Course Director, her work involved designing and conducting various cultural training courses for in-service government school teachers. She also taught visual arts to each batch of teacher trainees attending the training courses. At present, she is a full-time writer and frequently gives lectures on various aspects of Indian art to interested audiences.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 346
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Dezember 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 174mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 640g
• ISBN-13: 9781032541273
• ISBN-10: 103254127X
• Artikelnr.: 72111643