Hari Smriti: Studies on Art, Archaeology, and Indology : Papers Presented in Memory of Dr. Haribishnu Sarkar, Volume 1

This Collection Of Sixty-One Papers Contributed By The Scholars From India And Abroad Is In Memory Of Dr H Sarkar Who Retired At Jr Director General, Archaeological Survey Of India. He Is Very Well Known For His Invaluable Contribution To The Field Of Archaeology And Art History. The Papers Included Herein Are The Outcome Of Researches Done On Art, Architecture, Iconography, Epigraphy, Numismatics, Archaeological Explorations And Excavations, Antiquity And Museums, Conservation And Heritage Management, Over The Years Besides Reminiscences From Some Of His Close Friends, Admirers And Associates Who Always Held Dr Sarkar In High Esteem. Bound In Two Volumes, These Papers Are Classified In Eight Sections, Ie Section-I: Haribishnu Sarkar: Reminiscences And Tribute; Section-Ii: Art And Iconography; Section-Iii: Architecture; Section-Iv: Archaeology, Section-V; Epigraphy And Numismatics; Section-Vi: Antiquities And Museums; Section-Vii: Conservation And Heritage Management And Section Viii: Miscellaneous. Contents Volume-I Section-I: Haribishnu Sarkar: Reminiscences And Tribute; Chapter 1: My Friend H Sarkar By M A Dhaky; Chapter 2: Dr Haribishnu Sarkar: A Gentleman Scholar By B D Chattopadhyaya; Chapter 3: Dr H Sarkar By B M Pande; Chapter 4: A Tribute To Sri H Sarkar By V V Krishna Sastry; Chapter 5: Dr H Sarkar: In The Footsteps Of Sri Amalananda Ghosh By Amar Nath Khanna; Chapter 6: Dr Haribishnu Sarkar: A Tribute By Purnima Ray; Section-Ii: Art And Iconography; Chapter 1: Devaraja In Cambodian History By Lokesh Chandra; Chapter 2: An Estimate Of Gupta Terracottas By P K Agrawala; Chapter 3: The Amaravati Master : Spatial Conventions In The Art Of Amaravati By Elizabeth Rosen Stone; Chapter 4: Main Stupa, Udayagiri (Orissa) By Debala Mitra; Chapter 5: The Temple Fragments From Kaveripakkam By M A Dhaky; Chapter 6: Buddhism In The Deccan During The Satavahana Ageby Ajay Mitra Shastri; Chapter 7: Some Remarks On The Freer Panels By Dirk W Lonne; Chapter 8: Ajanta S History By Walter M Spink; Chapter 9: Saptaratnas In Buddhism; Their Origin, Function And Depictions By Mallar Mitra; Chapter 10: Pattan Munara: Minar Of Mandir By Michael W Meister; Chapter 11: Early Stone Sculptures Of Tripurantaka In South India By Gerd J R Mevissen; Chapter 12: A Unique Sive-Linga From Navile And Some Cultural Issues By A Sundara; Chapter 13: The Nolamba Style And Vijayanagara Archaizing: The Bhoganandisvara Compound At Nandi, Karnataka By Andrew L Cohen; Chapter 14: A 12Th Century Hoysala Image Of Siva Gajasurasamharamurti From The Amritesvara Temple, Amritapura By Kirsti Evans; Chapter 15: A Newly Discovered Visvarupa Image From Haryana By Devendra Handa; Chapter 16: Hero-Stones At Pushpagiri By D Hanumantha Rao; Chapter 17: Art Of The Paramaras Of Vagada Of Western India By P K Trivedi; Chapter 18: Brahma Image From Elephanta By B V Shetti; Chapter 19: Tripurantaka Siva (Destroyer Of Three Cities) By R Nagaswamy; Chapter 20: Two Rare Images Of Mahachandaroshana From Antichak By B S Verma; Chapter 21: From Graha Vinayaka To Siddhi Vinayaka By V V Krishna Sastry; Chapter 22: Courtesans And Tantric Consorts: Female Sexuality And Fertility In Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Biographies By Serinity Young; Chapter 23: Surya Sculptures From Hampi By K M Suresh; Chapter 24: Bull In Banas Culture By Arundhati Banerji; Section-Iii: Architecture; Chapter 25: Art And Architecture Of Tulunadu By H R Raghunath Bhat; Chapter 26: Inter-Relations In Regional Schools Of Indian Architecture By Krishna Deva; Chapter 27: Roman Influence On Indian Architecture: A Reassessment By D R Das; Chapter 28: Behati: New Light On Gupta Architecture: A Reassessment By D R Das; Chapter 29: Samidhesvata Temple, Chittorgarh By B L Nagarch; Chapter 30: A Star-Shaped Vimana At Hiresinganagutti By Shrinivas V Padigar; Chapter 31: The Virupaksha Temple At Pattadakal: Did Pallava Architect Build It/ By S Rajasekhara; Chapter 32: Intercultural Relationship Of The Sacred Architecture In Travancore By Falk Reitz; Volume-Ii Section-Iv: Archaeology; Chapter 33: The Left-Over Of Palaeolithic Man In And Around Betwa River Valley, Up By Sangita Chakraborty And Nayan Ananda Chakraborty; Chapter 34: Aspects Of Prehistoric Astronomy In India By N Kameswara Rao; Chapter 35: Recent Exploration Along The Narmada By V Shivananda; Chapter 36: Neolithic Ceramic Industries Of Northeastern And Centraleastern India By J S Nigam; Chapter 37: Harappan Landscape Of Western India By M K Dhavalikar; Chapter 38: Who Were The Aryas? By Susri M Vikram And Arun Kumar; Chapter 39:Namana: Chalcolithic Settlement In Hadoti Region Of Rajasthan By D N Dimri And Rejendra Yadav; Chapter 40: Current Perspectives On The Megalithic Culture Of South India By Udayaravi S Moorti; Chapter 41: Iron Technology In Eastern India: Archaeometallurgical Studies By Pranab K Chattopadhyay; Chapter 42: Archaeological Investigations In District Sravasti, Uttar Pradesh By D P Tewari And B K Pandey; Chapter 43: Excavations At Sarnath: Some Reflections Regarding Early Phase; Stratigraphy And Architecture By B R Mani; Chapter 44: The Kunindas And Their Archaeology In Garhwal Himalaya By B M Khanduri; Chapter 45: Recent Excavation At Udayagiri: A Revelation By Bimal Bandyopadhyay; Chapter 46: Colonial Indology And Some Non-Indian Critics By Dilip K Chakrabarti; Section-V: Epigraphy And Numismatics; Chapter 47: Two Donations In Favour Of The Mahasanghikas Of Mathura By Gouriswar Bhattacharya; Chapter 48: Agriculture And Industries As Gleaned From Place Names In Kalachuri Inscriptions By Malati Mahajan; Chapter 49: Maharashtraka-Traya Of Aihole Prasasti By Ishikawa Kan; Chapter 50: Literature Under Devaraya Ii Of Vijayanagara (Ad 1424-1446) By C T M Kotraiah; Chapter 51: Rohilkhand: An Epigraphical Study By M Ilyas Quddusi; Chapter 52: A Fresh Study On The Chronology Of Pala Dynasty Based On A Gold Coin Fro Bangladesh By Murtaja Baseer; Section-Vi: Antiquities And Museums; Chapter 53: Cultural Partimony And Heritage With Special Reference To Retrieval And Preservation Of Cultural Property By L K Srinivasan; Chapter 54: Protection Of Cultural Property Vis-A-Vis Antiquarian Legislation And People In India By C B Patil; Chapter 55: Beginning Of Museums And Museum Movement In India By I K Sarma; Section-Vii: Conservation And Heritage Management; Chapter 56: Archaeological Conservation In India: A General Survey By M C Joshi; Chapter 57: Concept Of Preservation-Conservation In Ancient Days By K K Ramamurthy; Chapter 58: Foundations Of The Taj Mahal By R Sengupta; Chapter 59: Monument Management And Urbanization: A Case Study Of Bhubaneswar By N James; Section-Viii: Miscellaneous; Chapter 60: Bareilly Through 1857-58 By M Yaseed Quddusi; Chapter 61: Not Very Long Ago By Ajit Kumar Dutta.