mapin catalogue 2011- 2012

Publishers of quality books on art, culture and literature of IndiaM A P I N P U B L I S H I N G

Mapin Art | MapinLit | Children’s Books

Catalogue2011 | 2012

New And ForthcomingThe Imperial Image • 3Kalighat Paintings • 4The Last Harvest • 1Modernism in India: Architecture • of Shivdatta Sharma 6Modernism in India: Art, •Architecture and Furniture of Aditya Prakash 7The Purple Lotus • 5The Relationship between Science •and Art 8Wonder of the Age • 2

Mapin ArtAlternate Lyricism • 24The Art of Adimoolam • 22The Artful Pose • 20Banaras: Manu Parekh • 23Bhuj • 19Bhupen Khakhar • 24The Biodiversity of India • 24The Body Adorned • 17Camera Chronicles of Homai •Vyarawalla 20Chola Migrations • 23The City Palace Museum Udaipur • 18The Dancer on the Horse • 23Daughters of India• 21Delight in Design • 17Dictionary of Indian Art & Artists • 22Elephant Kingdom • 17The Eyes of the Thar • 22Feet and Footwear in Indian •Culture 17Feminine Fables• 24The Flute and the Lotus • 18Francis Newton Souza• 23Geet Govinda • 18Gifts of Conquerors • 17Gifts of Earth • 17The Great Procession • 23Himalayan Vignettes • 21I See No Stranger • 18

Indian Art in Detail • 18The Indian Portrait• 16Jewels on the Crescent • 18Khunti Korai• 21Krishen Khanna: Images in My •Time 22Krishen Khanna: The Embrace of •Love 22Krishna’s Cosmos • 24Le Corbusier: Chandigarh and the •Modern City 19Lines from an Artistic Life • 24Living Traditions in Indian Art • 11The Marshall Albums • 20Memorials of the Jeypore Exhibition •1883—Volume 1 16Mosques of Cochin • 19Moving Pictures • 21The Mucukunda Murals • 10Museums of Rajasthan • 16New Narratives• 23Ootacamund • 14Painted Photographs • 20Paintings of the Razmnama • 18Paritosh Sen • 23Parvati • 18The Passion of Nikhil Biswas • 22Poppo Pingel • 15Power and Resistance • 14Raja Ravi Varma • 13Rooted Landscapes • 12Royal Tombs of India • 19Sacred Spaces • 19Sensibility Objectified • 22Sojourns of a Painter • 22Sonabai • 21South Indian Paintings • 16Symbolic Heat • 21Temple Potters of Puri • 15Textiles and Dress of Gujarat • 12Traces of India• 19Treasures of National Gallery of •Modern Art 13Treasures of the Albert Hall •Museum, Jaipur 16

An Unreasoned Act of Being • 23The Vaikuntha Perumal Temple at •Kanchipuram 10Victorious Ones • 16Vijayanagara • 20Vishnu • 11Vision from the Inner Eye • 20A Vision of Splendour • 20The Waterhouse Albums • 20Yankee India • 21Zen of Seeing • 21

MapinLitAn ABC of Indian Culture • 26Black Wind • 27Clay Cures • 26Devi • 26The Eternal Spring • 27The Gathas of Zarathushtra • 26Going to Wipe their Tears • 26Jamali-Kamali • 27Kan • 28Letters for Paul • 28The Mahabharata • 27Mission to Kabul • 28Movement in Stills • 26Neon Fish in Dark Water • 28Rain• 27Slivers of a Mirror • 27Spoonful of Grey • 28Sufism and Beyond • 26The Suragi Tree • 28

Children’s BooksThe Adventures of Rama • 30Captured in Miniature• 31How the Firefly Got Its Light • 30In the Indian Night Sky • 31The Kidnapping of Amir Hamza • 31Monkey Tales • 31Rajah: King of the Jungle • 31The Traveller, the Tiger, and the •Very Clever Jackal 31

Contents

www.mapinpub.com1

AR

T

NEw

240 pages 235 illustrations

9 x 12” (229 x 304mm), hc

ISBN: 978-81-89995-61-4 (Mapin) ISBN: 978-1-935677-18-5 (Grantha)

2500 | $65 | £40 | ¤45

October 2011

World Rights

Published in association with National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi

The Last HarvestPaintings of Rabindranath Tagore

Edited by R Siva Kumar

Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) is one of India’s best known cultural icons. He was an influential national figure of India, whose genius has transcended boundaries. Besides being a poet, he was a novelist, a writer of short stories and plays, a composer of songs, an essayist, and a philosopher. Painting was the last art form to enter his rich creative life. In mid-20th century, Rabindranath was the first Indian artist to be extensively exhibited in the west.

This publication is produced in conjunction with three travelling exhibitions of Rabindranath Tagore’s paintings, organized as part of India’s National Commemoration of 150th Birth Anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. The exhibitions are travelling to eight cities across the world. Along with over 200 works by Rabindranath, this unique volume brings together essays by leading scholars from around the world, which lend insight into Rabindranath Tagore as a painter as well as locate his paintings within the larger framework of his multifaceted creative work.

R Siva Kumar is an art historian and curator. He is Professor of Art History at Visva-Bharati in Santiniketan. He has written extensively on modern Indian Art and is the author of more than ten books.

with contributions from France Bhattacharya, Uma Das Gupta, Martin Kampchen, Lars-Christian Koch, Rajeev Lochan, Kris K. Manjapra, Kathleen O’Connell and William Radice.

2

Wonder of the AgeMaster Painters of India 1100–1900

John Guy and Jorrit Britschgi

This vividly illustrated publication features 110 works by many of the most eminent painters in the history of Indian art. These remarkable paintings, dating from 1100 to 1900, were selected according to identifiable artists, and they refute the long-held view of anonymous authorship in Indian art.

Traditionally, Indian paintings have been classified by regional styles or dynastic periods, with an emphasis on subject matter. Stressing the combined tools of connois seurship and inscriptional evidence, the pioneering research reflected in this book has identified 40 individual artists and their oeuvres through the analysis of style.

The introductory essay outlines the origins of early Indian painting of the first millennium, which set the scene for the development of the art of the book. The sections that follow examine manuscript painting as it evolved from palm-leaf to paper, the emergence of traditional paint ing as an independent art form, and its demise with the coming of photography. Biographies of the artists and a glossary of their major literary sources provide valuable context.

The book is a companion volume to the exhibition on display at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from September 2011 to January 2012, prior to which it was at Museum Rietberg.

John Guy is Florence and Herbert Irving Curator of the Arts of South and Southeast Asia, Department of Asian Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Jorrit Britschgi is Curator of Indian Painting, Museum Rietberg, Zurich.

AR

T

NEw

224 pages 165 illustrations, 3 maps

9.25 x 10.25” (235 x 267mm), hc

ISBN: 978-81-89995-60-7 (Mapin)

2100 | $45 | £30 | ¤32

September 2011

South Asia

Published in association with The Metropolitan Museum of Art

www.mapinpub.com3

The Imperial ImagePaintings for the Mughal Court

Milo Cleveland Beach

Books have been treasured for centuries in the Islamic world, as precious objects worthy of royal admiration. This was especially true in Muslim India, where generations of Mughal emperors commissioned and collected volumes of richly illuminated manuscripts and lavishly illustrated folios. They assembled workshops of the leading artists and calligraphers to produce the books that filled their extensive libraries. Today, those works remain a vibrant part of India’s cultural and artistic history in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

In this revised and expanded edition of his popular 1981 book, Dr Milo Beach presents the superb collection of Mughal painting in the Freer Gallery of Art. He adds many of the outstanding works that entered the collection with the opening of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in 1987. Together, the Freer and Sackler Galleries, the Smithsonian’s museums of Asian art, have the distinction of being one of the world’s leading repositories of Mughal art. An introductory essay examines the Mughal art of the book and traces the contributions of a succession of rulers in Muslim India. Brief artist biographies and an extensive bibliography complete this updated volume.

Milo Cleveland Beach, a museum director, teacher, and scholar of Indian painting, has written, lectured, and organized exhibitions internationally on paintings from Rajasthan and the Mughal court.

AR

T

FORTHCOMING


9.9 x 12.5” (252 x 318mm), hc


3500 | $75 | £46 | ¤52

2012

World Rights

4

Kalighat PaintingsEdited by Suhashini Sinha and Professor C Panda

Kalighat painting evolved as a unique painting style in the rapidly urbanizing cityscape of 19th-century Kolkata. Reflecting a new language, these paintings recorded the changes in lifestyles, values, and a new visual vocabulary brought forth by lithographic presses and studio photography.

The artists who developed the Kalighat painting style were traditional scroll painters (patuas). In catering to the transient, urban populace, the artists let go of their linear narrative styles and adopted single pictures with one or two figures. The traditionally inherited techniques and iconography were blended with the use of watercolours and western academic shading, to show frames of a changing society.

This volume accompanies the touring ‘Kalighat Paintings’ exhibition organized by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London in collaboration with the Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata in late 2011. The V&A, London holds the single largest collection of Kalighat paintings, and this is the first exhibition of the collection in India. Best examples from the two collections, and also contemporary Kalighat paintings are illustrated in this book. Supporting essays reveal the importance of these collections, highlight the era in which this painting thrived, and the techniques that were used by the artists.

Suhashini Sinha is Assistant Curator at the V&A, London. Prof. C Panda is Secretary and Curator of Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata.

with contributions from Piyasi Bharasa, Dr Lucio Burgio, Jyotindra Jain and Mike Wheeler.

AR

T

NEw


8.27 x 9.65” (245 x 210mm), flexicover


995 | $25 | £14.99 | ¤17.50

November 2011

World Rights

Published in association with V&A Publishing

www.mapinpub.com5

The Purple Lotus and Other Stories Ratna Rao Shekar

Thirteen stories that are vignettes of life: of men and women who love, dream, and more importantly, who move with the natural ebb of life. Can someone you met on a transatlantic flight be your soul mate? why is it that two people fail to connect in any meaningful way despite their best intentions and efforts? How can a young boy come to terms with the fact that his dead father is never going to come back? what of the ailing man who can’t stop thinking of the young girl who was a part of his youthful fantasy? How does a conservatively brought-up Indian girl living in Manhattan deal with a live-in partner? These and other refreshing stories from this debut collection explore the finer aspects of love, longing, regrets of failed connections, in ways that the reader will identify with.

Set in different cities and towns across the country and across countries, these are journeys of relationships, migrations, and anticipation. with engaging moments drawn from memories and fantasies, the stories try to make sense of past and present, of cultural roots and the demands of modern life, and of the passage of time when you want to keep it within grasp.

Ratna Rao Shekar is the Editor of Housecalls and Wow! Hyderabad magazines, both of which she helped found. Ratna has written for publications in India and abroad on subjects as varied as art and heritage, and she has travelled extensively.

FIC

TIO

N

NEw

124 pages 5.5 x 8” (140 x 203mm), pb with gatefold


275 | $12 | £8.95 | €10.50

January 2012

World Rights

6

Architecture of Shivdatt SharmaVikramāditya Prakāsh

Shivdatt Sharma (b. 1931) is one of the most prolific of the Indian modernist architects. His architecture is a distinct blend of the core principles of modernism interpreted through the lens of contemporary Indian realities.

Beginning as an architect in the Chandigarh Capital Project Team led by Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret, Sharma subsequently went on to work on his own with the Indian Space Research Organization. He then went into private practice.

This well-illustrated book documents Sharma’s work from the early days, when it was a part of the experimental and innovative ethos of Chandigarh, to the present. He has designed for a range of public and private clients across the world. Along with a portfolio of selected works, this book includes critical essays, interviews and a chronology of projects.

Dr Vikramāditya Prakāsh is an authority on modernism and Indian architecture. He teaches at the University of Washington, Seattle and is the Director of the Chandigarh Urban Lab.

Nisit eu faccum iure vulput iuscipsum quipsuscil in eliqui tate consed tatis nullam zzrilluptat praesenit at inibh eumsan vel ut nos ad endre magnibh elit dolorti onulput praesen issectem do commy nis niamet prat accum ea alit dolore voluptat praesequi tat, quam, quis nibh enit lutate venit alit ullaorp ercilit dolobore modip esequam conulla mcommy nummy nim veraessisse min hent ipit dolendio core mod tatueros nosto etuerat praesto et del dolesto elenit estis ero et dolor sectem illam, consed diat aliquisit ullan vulput adit, conulput velit, quatet dolor alis dio con ullamconsed tie faccumsan velis ero diam, sed magna facidui ea con eu facing et ero odit luptatue magna faccum dolortie tat. Ut atet iustin hent lore et, se doloreet at. Ro ex exer si.

AR

CH

ITE

CT

UR

E

M o d e r n i s m i n I n d i a S e r i e s

FORTHCOMING

176 pages 40 colour and 100 b&w

photographs, 50 b&w drawings8.5 x 11” (216 x 280 mm), hc

ISBN: 978-81-89995-67-6 (Mapin)ISBN: 978-1-935677-22-2 (Grantha)

1500 | $45 | £29 | ¤34

2012

World Rights

www.mapinpub.com7

Art, Architecture and Furniture of Aditya PrakashVikramāditya Prakāsh

A renaissance man of Indian modernism, Aditya Prakash (1923–1988) trained as an architect in London and also studied at the Glasgow School of Art. His buildings adhered to the strictest principles of modernism as adapted to the Indian climatic and living conditions.

His work in all forms is characterized by rigorous authenticity and directness. He began his career as an architect in the Chandigarh Capital Project and later went to work for the Punjab Agricultural University before he became the principal of the Chandigarh College of Architecture. Besides practising architecture, Prakash was a prolific painter, sculptor, furniture designer, stage set-designer, poet and public speaker. As an academic, his first love was sustainable urbanism. He published two books and several papers on the subject.

This book traces the width of Prakash’s career and obsessions, and includes critical essays, interviews and a chronology of works, along with lavish illustrations of a portfolio of select works.

Dr Vikramāditya Prakāsh is an authority on modernism and Indian architecture. He teaches at the University of Washington, Seattle and is the Director of the Chandigarh Urban Lab.

Nisit eu faccum iure vulput iuscipsum quipsuscil in eliqui tate consed tatis nullam zzrilluptat praesenit at inibh eumsan vel ut nos ad endre magnibh elit dolorti onulput praesen issectem do commy nis niamet prat ac

AR

CH

ITE

CT

UR

E

M o d e r n i s m i n I n d i a S e r i e s

FORTHCOMING

176 pages 40 colour and 100 b&w

photographs, 50 b&w drawings8.5 x 11” (216 x 280 mm), hc


1500 | $45 | £29 | ¤34

2012

World Rights

8

The Relationship between Science and ArtPushpa Mittra Bhargava and Chandana Chakrabarti

Science and art are both manifestations of beauty and creativity. Both are related to nature and are products of evolution. Understanding natural phenomena and the appreciation of beauty has conferred an evolutionary advantage to the human species. As mankind has evolved intellectually and socially and as science has progressed, artistic creations by humans have tended towards increasing harmony with nature and they have become more abstract—like mathematics, which is the abstraction of all sciences. The authors of this unusual work postulate some critical ideas on science, art and aesthetics, and establish that we need both, a scientific temper and the temper of art.

Evidence to support these theses is drawn from mathematics, physics, studies in molecular biology, and also from music, fine art and design. Readers are taken through lucid prose with the help of illustrations of natural phenomenon such as spiral galaxies, spider web, the Fibonacci series and fractals in lightning, and of products of human creativity such as paintings of masters like Picasso, Husain and Escher, musical pieces, textile fragments and Ajanta caves frescoes.

Pushpa Mittra Bhargava is among India’s most reputed scientists. He is also a writer, thinker, institution builder and consultant and is widely regarded as the architect of modern biology and molecular biology in India. Chandana Chakrabarti is a communications expert, columnist and writer, whose writings have covered a variety of fields and issues.

FORTHCOMING

96 pages66 illustrations

7 x 8.75” (175 x 222 mm), hc


995 | $25 | £16 | ¤19

2012

World Rights

Nisit eu faccum iure vulput iuscipsum quipsuscil in eliqui tate consed tatis nullam zzrilluptat praesenit at inibh eumsan vel ut nos ad endre magnibh elit dolorti onulput praesen issectem do commy nis niamet prat accum ea alit dolore voluptat praesequi tat, quam, quis nibh enit lutate venit alit ullaorp ercilit dolobore modip esequam conulla mcommy nummy nim veraessisse min hent ipit dolendio core mod tatueros nosto etuerat praesto et del dolesto elenit estis ero et dolor sectem illam, consed diat aliquisit ullan vulput adit, conulput velit, quatet dolor alis dio con ullamconsed tie faccumsan velis ero diam, sed magna facidui ea con eu facing et ero odit luptatue magna faccum dolortie tat. Ut atet iustin hent lore et, seNisit eu faccum iure vulput iuscipsum quipsuscil in eliqui tate consed tatis nullam zzrilluptat praesenit at inibh eumsan vel ut nos ad

endre magnibh elit dolorti onulput praesen issectem do commy nis niamet prat accum ea alit dolore voluptat praesequi tat, quam, quis nibh enit lutate venit alit ullaorp ercilit dolobore modip esequam conulla mcommy nummy nim veraessisse min hent ipit dolendio core mod tatueros nosto etuerat praesto et del dolesto elenit estis ero et dolor sectem illam, consed diat aliquisit ullan vulput adit, conulput velit, quatet dolor alis dio con ullamconsed tie faccumsan velis ero diam, sed magna facidui ea con eu facing et ero odit luptatue magna faccum dolortie tat. Ut atet iustin hent lore et, se doloreet at. Ro ex exer si. doloreet at. Ro ex exer si.Nisit eu faccum iure vulput iuscipsum quipsuscil in eliqui tate consed tatis nullam zzrilluptat praesenit at inibh eumsan vel ut nos ad endre magnibh elit dolorti onulput praesen issectem do commy nis niamet prat accum ea alit dolore voluptat praesequi tat, quam, quis nibh enit lutate venit alit ullaorp ercilit dolobore modip esequam conulla mcommy nummy nim veraessisse min hent ipit dolendio core mod tatueros nosto etuerat praesto et del dolesto elenit estis ero et dolor sectem illam, consed diat aliquisit ullan vulput adit, conulput velit, quatet dolor alis dio con ullamconsed tie

faccumsan velis ero diam, sed magna facidui ea con eu facing et ero odit luptatue magna faccum dolortie tat. Ut atet iustin hent lore et, se doloreet at. Ro ex exer si.Nisit eu faccum iure vulput iuscipsum quipsuscil in eliqui tate consed tatis nullam zzrilluptat praesenit at inibh eumsan vel ut nos ad endre magnibh elit dolorti onulput praesen issectem do commy nis niamet prat accum ea alit dolore voluptat praesequi tat, quam, quis nibh enit lutate venit alit ullaorp ercilit dolobore modip esequam conulla mcommy nummy nim veraessisse min hent ipit dolendio core mod tatueros nosto etuerat praesto et del dolesto elenit estis ero et dolor sectem illam, consed diat aliquisit ullan.

facidui ea con eu facing et ero odit luptatue magna faccum dolortie tat. Ut atet iustin hent lore et, se doloreet at. Ro ex exer si.Nisit eu faccum iure vulput iuscipsum quipsuscil in eliqui tate consed tatis nullam zzrilluptat praesenit at inibh eumsan vel ut nos ad endre magnibh elit dolorti onulput praesen issectem do commy nis niamet prat accum ea alit dolore voluptat praesequi tat, quam, quis nibh enit lutate venit alit ullaorp ercilit dolobore modip esequam conulla mcommy nummy nim veraessisse min hent ipit dolendio core mod tatueros nosto etuerat praesto et del dolesto elenit estis ero et dolor sectem illam, consed diat aliquisit ullan vulput adit, conulput velit, quatet dolor alis dio con ullamconsed tie faccumsan velis ero diam, sed magna facidui ea con eu facing et ero odit luptatue magna faccum dolortie tat. Ut atet iustin hent lore et, se doloreet at. Ro ex exer si.

NO

N F

ICT

ION

MAPIN ART

10

The Mucukunda Muralsin the Tyagarajasvami Temple, Tiruvarur

V K Rajamani and David Shulman

The Tyagarajasvami Temple in Tiruvarur, a major historic site in the heart of the Tamil country, has preserved among its many treasures, a set of ceiling paintings from the 17th century. These magnificent paintings tell the story of Mucukunda, the monkey-faced Chola king who established Lord Tyagaraja in the Tiruvarur temple.

They also offer tantalizing glimpses of daily life, material culture, flora and fauna, temple architecture and ritual performance from this period.

V K Rajamani is a photographer of medieval paintings and sculptures of south India. David Shulman is Renee Lang Professor of Humanistic Studies in the Department of Comparative Religion, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Maya Tevet Dayan is a lecturer in the East Asian studies department of Tel Aviv University.‘ Records a rich segment of the art and the heritage of

Tamil Nadu, and seeks to hand it down to succeeding generations.

—The Hindu ’

148 pages 80 colour illustrations

9 x 9” (229 x 229 mm), hc


1800 | $50 | £28 | €30

2011

World Rights

Distributed for Prakriti Foundation

The Vaikunta Perumal Temple at Kanchipuram Interpreted by D Dennis Hudson

Dr D Dennis Hudson’s path-breaking book presents his extra-ordinary interpretation of the Vaikunta Perumal Temple in Kanchipuram as a three-dimensional mandala. His insight, based on Tirumangai Alvar’s poetry and a close study of the Bhagavata Purana,

illumines layers of meaning embodied in the architecture and sculpture of this temple. This volume is a “summary interpretation” for the general reader, or a larger academic work entitled The Body of God, published in the US. It is the inspired response of a scholar who has been passionately involved with his subject for several decades.

D Dennis Hudson (1938–2006) was Emeritus Professor of world Religions at Smith College and one of the foremost American scholars of the religions of India. He spent a lifetime in the study of Hinduism, particularly the Bhagavata tradition.

‘ Less known facts, interesting details with rich narration makes this a useful guide and helps appreciate the intense sculptural programme of the temple.

—The Hindu

’

424 pages

114 black & white photographs, 9 line drawings

5.25 x 8.5” (130 x 210 mm), hc


500 | $18 | £11 | €12

2009

World Rights

Distributed for Prakriti Foundation

AR

TA

RT

www.mapinpub.com11

VishnuHinduism’s Blue-Skinned Savior

Edited by Joan Cummins

Vishnu is one of Hinduism’s most important and powerful deities. In Hindu legend, Vishnu—the great Preserver—descends to earth in many manifestations, known as avatars, to fight powerful demons

and to save his devotees. This catalogue examines the many ways that the god has been represented, from antiquity to the present. Illustrations of almost 200 works of art in a wide range of media reveal the rich diversity of India’s art and religious culture.

Joan Cummins is the Lisa and Bernard Selz Curator of Asian Art at the Brooklyn Museum. She has lectured and published widely on the fields of Indian painting and Hindu temple art.

‘ Exquisite production quality, neatly laid out pictures, with useful captions… —Business Standard ’

RECENT


10 x 11.5” (254 x 292 mm), hc


3500 | $75 | £48 | €56

2011

World Rights

Living Traditions in Indian ArtMuseum of Sacred Art

Edited by Martin Gurvich, with a scholarly essay by Tryna Lyons

This catalogue showcases traditional devotional art of India as it is practiced today. An extensive and growing collection is now housed at the Museum of Sacred Art in Belgium; curated so that

visitors can experience and learn the cultural roots of Vaishnava art and its connection to the broader world of Hindu philosophy. The collection also includes art from countries that share an Indian heritage.

Martin Gurvich is the founder and director of the Museum of Sacred Art. Tryna Lyons is a Seattle-based art historian with degrees from the University of California in Berkeley, and the American University of Paris.‘ ...a catalogue that compresses the essence of the

museum exhibits and communicates the spirit of popular and contemporary Indian spiritual art to the West.

—The Hindu ’

RECENT


9.5 x 11.5” (241 x 292 mm), hc


2500 | $65 | £45 | €50

2010

World Rights

AR

TA

RT

12

Textiles and Dress of GujaratEiluned Edwards

The textiles and dress of Gujarat in northwestern India are acclaimed for their design and craftsmanship. This book examines the ‘social life’ of Gujarat’s textiles, tracing the historical journey of cloth and dress up to the present day. It looks closely at handmade fabrics, woven, dyed, painted and printed cloth, and embroidery, and locates their place in culture and trade. It also acknowledges the role of entrepreneurship in the survival of these textiles.

Eiluned Edwards has researched and published widely on textiles and dress in India for 20 years. She is a senior lecturer in Design and Visual Culture at Nottingham Trent University.

Rooted LandscapesThe Art of Rini Dhumal

Edited by Ina Puri

The pictorial world of Rini Dhumal is an amalgam of myth and realism. Incarnations of the quintessential Indian woman, quiet, with aloof confidence and devoid of any fragility, dominate

the earthy landscapes. Stories of displacement, chance encounters and tales of far-away lands, integrating with symbolism and perception, are all part of her oeuvre. Trained as a painter, Rini Dhumal has experimented with various media and created a cultural vocabulary uniquely her own. Drawing upon a storehouse of historical details, the splendours of her childhood, and anecdotal references from various travels, she creates a vivid aesthetic in her art-making.

‘ The large body of work that she [Rini Dhumal] has produced in the last few years seems to be diverse iconic representations, or avatars, of a personal identity she is giving chase to.

—Prof. K G Subramanyan in his Foreword ’

RECENT

248 pages 243 photographs, 3 maps and

18 line drawings 9 x 11” (229 x 280 mm), hc


2500 | $55 | £35 | €44

2011

World Rights

RECENT


10 x 11.5” (254 x 292 mm), hc


2500 | $65 | £40 | €50

2010

World Rights

CR

AF

TS

AR

T

www.mapinpub.com13

Raja Ravi VarmaPainter of Colonial India

Rupika Chawla

Ravi Varma (1848–1906) was one of the first Indian painters to successfully adopt western painting techniques and adapt academic realism to the visual interpretation of Indian mythology. His genre

of paintings has maintained a lasting effect on the Indian sensibility. This lavishly illustrated book is an account of Ravi Varma’s traditional background and environment and how they related to the modernization of colonial India, as well as his profession as an aristocratic itinerant painter.

Rupika Chawla is a conservator of paintings who has restored several Ravi Varma art works. She is also a curator, and imparts training in conservation. She has written extensively on contemporary Indian art.

‘ Rupika Chawla’s lavishly produced book is not a heavy academic tome. In style and substance, it is hugely engaging, carrying its scholarship with a remarkable lightness of grace.

—India Today ’Treasures of National Gallery of Modern ArtElla Datta

This book packs in nearly 300 superb reproductions, drawn from the National Gallery of Modern Art’s priceless collection. From anonymous indigenous artists of the 19th century to early oils by Raja Ravi Varma and the academic realists; from Amrita Sher-Gil and Jamini Roy to others: this publication offers a veritable feast for the eyes. Recent paintings by Indian artists of the stature of M F Husain, Tyeb Mehta, Professor K G Subramanyan

and A Ramachandran; sculptures by Ramkinkar Baij, Meera Mukherjee and Piloo Pochkhanawala; photographs by Lala Deen Dayal, and contemporary treasures by Raghu Rai complete the picture.

Ella Datta is a writer and journalist, specializing in art, architecture, archaeology and design.

FORTHCOMING

240 pages 300 colour photographs

10 x 12.5” (254 x 318 mm), hc


3500 | $70 | £45 | €53

2012

World Rights

Previously Announced

REPRINT


9.5 x 11.5” (241 x 292 mm), hc


3950 | $75 | £50 | €60

2012

World Rights

AR

TA

RT

14

Power and ResistanceThe Delhi Coronation Durbars

Edited by Julie F Codell

This volume explores how photography represented, idealized and publicized the Delhi Coronation Durbars, occasions marking the formal coronations of English monarchs as empress and emperors of India. The essays in this volume focus on semiotics of image and the role of Durbar photographs in visually rendering the complexities of colonial logic, the scopic regimes of surveillance and spectacle, and the pivotal ideologies and hyperbolic fantasies

of a subjugated ‘Orient’ promoted by the imperial administrations to justify British rule in India.

Julie F Codell is Professor of Art History at Arizona State University, and affiliate in Asian Studies, English, Film and Media Studies, and women’s Studies.

OotacamundA Photographic Record by A. T. W. Penn: 1865–1911

Christopher Penn

The book covers the life and work of a leading photographer, Albert Thomas watson Penn (1849–1924), who lived and worked in Ootacamund, Tamil Nadu (then the Presidency of Madras) from 1865 to 1911. Penn’s photographs provide a valuable historical record of the people and countryside of the Nilgiris and major events and calamities such as the great famine of 1877–1878 and are held in all the principal international photographic collections. written by his great-grandson Christopher Penn, the text is illustrated

with photographs from public photographic collections and the author’s personal collection.

Christopher Penn is the director of various companies and charitable organizations.

FORTHCOMING

288 pages 116 colour photographs

9.45 x 10.8” (240 x 275 mm), hc


3500 | $75 | £48 | €55

2012

World Rights


FORTHCOMING

192 pages 160 b&w photographs

11 x 9” (280 x 229 mm), hc


2000 | $65 | £42 | €50

2012

World Rights


PH

OT

OG

RA

PH

YP

HO

TO

GR

AP

HY

www.mapinpub.com15

Poppo PingelMona Doctor–Pingel

Poppo Pingel (b. 1942) in westphalia, Germany, has been working and living in Auroville, South India, since 1970. This unique International Township, founded in 1968 based on the Integral Yoga of Sri Aurobindo, is a source of inspiration to many architects around the world. This first major monograph of Poppo’s work spans his career till date, the influences that formed him and continue to do so, and his contribution to Auroville. Highly personal in his

approach, his architecture challenges the senses with its rustic quality while responding to the climate, landscape and culture of the place.

Mona Doctor–Pingel is a practicising architect in Auroville.

Temple Potters of PuriLouise Allison Cort and Purna Chandra Mishra

This book is the first to describe in detail a community of potters working for the Jagannatha Temple in Puri. As a pilgrimage centre of national importance, the temple requires earthenware in great quantities for the creation and distribution of the sacred food, an integral feature of daily ritual and pilgrimage. This study observes the potters’ technical prowess, sustained by devotion, and the accompanying DVD shows the artisans at work, demonstrating their skills and products.

Louise Allison Cort is Curator for Ceramics at the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Purna Chandra Mishra is an independent researcher.

FORTHCOMING

204 pages 107 colour and 125 b&w photographs,

15 colour and 4 b&w drawings 9 x 9” (229 x 229 mm), hc


1950 | $50 | £35 | €38

2012

World Rights


FORTHCOMING

472 pages 16 colour and 50 b&w photographs

8.5 x 11” (216 x 280 mm), hc


2500 | $65 | £45 | €50

2012

World Rights


AR

CH

ITE

CT

UR

EC

RA

FT

S

16

Memorials of the Jeypore Exhibition 1883 Volume 1

Thomas Holbein Hendley

168 pages, 68 illustrations 10 x 14” (254 x 355 mm), hc


7500 | $175 | £125 | €145

Facsimile edition

2011 World Rights

Treasures of the Albert Hall Museum, JaipurEdited by Chandramani Singh

120 pages, 157 colour illustrations 9 x 12” (229 x 304 mm), hc


1295 | $35 | £23 | €26

2010 World Rights

Victorious OnesJain Images of Perfection

Edited by Phyllis Granoff

308 pages, 188 colour illustrations 9.75 x 11.75” (247 x 299 mm), hc


3500 | $75 | £45 | €58

2010 World Rights

Museums of RajasthanEdited by Chandramani Singh

208 pages, 255 colour photographs and 1 map

10 x 12” (254 x 304 mm), hc


3000 | $65 | £42 | €48

8.3 x 10” (212 x 254 mm), pb with gatefold


1500 | $30 | £19 | €22

2009 World Rights

The Indian Portrait 1560–1860

Edited by Rosemary Crill and Kapil Jariwala

176 pages, over 100 illustrations 9 x 11.25” (229 x 285 mm), hc

ISBN: 978-81-89995-37-9 (Mapin)

2500 | $40 | £25 | €30

2010 South Asia

South Indian PaintingsA Catalogue of the British Museum Collection

A L Dallapiccola

320 pages, 250 colour photographs 8.60 x 10.84” (218 x 275 mm), hc

ISBN: 978-81-89995-39-3 (Mapin)

3200 | $75 | £50 | €37

2010 South Asia

“…this well produced catalogue is a welcome addition to the emerging literature on the subject.”

—The Book Review

“The publication is justified by the large attendance [to the Jeypore Exhibition], which reached nearly a quarter of a million; by the number, rarity, and artistic value of the contributions…”

—from Preface of Volume 1

“A colourful, detailed, beautiful, and at times grandiose, insight into the history of the Mughal Empire from 1560 to 1860.”

—History Today

“There are remarkable riches in the book and Anna reveals them for the reader with assiduity and at length.”

—Prof. B N Goswamy in The Tribune

“Throughout the book, coloured photographs accompanied by deft descriptions entice readers to reach out and identify with the Albert Hall’s collections.”

—The Book Review

Art

www.mapinpub.com17

Delight in DesignIndian Silver for the Raj

Vidya Dehejia

224 pages, 219 photographs 9.5 x 11.5” (241 x 292 mm), hc


2750 | $65 | £42 | €49

2008 World Rights

Feet and Footwear in Indian CultureJutta Jain–Neubauer



2000 | $60 | £39.50 | €45

2000 World Rights

Gifts of EarthTerracottas and Clay Sculptures of India

Stephen P Huyler



2250 | $75 | £48 | €56

1996 World Rights

The Body AdornedDissolving Boundaries between Sacred and Profane in India’s Art

Vidya Dehejia

238 pages , 30 colour and 44 b&w photographs 7 x 10” (178 x 254 mm), hc

ISBN: 978-81-89995-04-1 (Mapin)

1850 | $45 | £29 | €34

2009 South Asia

“The book is a must-buy for all craft-lovers who take pride in their library of valuable books.”

—Indian Folklore Research Journal

“An important work for anyone interested in Indian art or religion...Highly recommended.”

—Choice

“I highly recommend this well-designed book to all interested in India, ceramics, folk art or fieldwork.”

—Nora Fisher, El Palacio

“Deeply researched, engagingly written, handsomely produced, it focuses on the amazing silverware produced by Indian craftsmen for a European clientele during the British Raj.”

—Holland Cotter, New York Times

Gifts of ConquerorsHand Papermaking in India

Alxendra Soteriou

246 pages, 218 illustrations and a map 11.5 x 10.25” (242 x 260 mm), hc


5000 | $125 | £85 | €95

1999 World Rights

Elephant KingdomSculptures from Indian Architecture

Vikramajit Ram

104 pages, 77 colour illustrations 9 x 11” (228 x 279 mm), pb


995 | $35 | £25 | €34

2007 World Rights

“A journey through Indian architecture, Elephant Kingdom is a celebration of a continuous celebration through time of one of India’s most majestic creatures.”

—Biblio

“Opening the dramatic black clamshell box that holds Gift of Conquerors, one is immediately drawn into a vibrant and entrancing world. This long awaited work is a sensitive mirror of India’s visual richness.”

—Hand Papermaking, 1999

Art

18

Indian Art in DetailA L Dallapiccola


ISBN: 978-81-88204-69-4 (Mapin)

750 | $22.95 | £15 | €17

2007 South Asia

The Flute and the LotusRomantic Moments in Indian Poetry and Painting

Harsha V Dehejia

228 pages, 130 illustrations 8.5 x 11” (216 x 280 mm), hc


1950 | $49.50 | £33 | €37

2002 World Rights

ParvatiGoddess of Love

Harsha V Dehejia

120 pages, 45 illustrations 7.25 x 7.25” (185 x 185 mm), hc


750 | $19.95 | £13.50 | €15

1999 World Rights

Geet GovindaPaintings in Kanheri Style

Narmada Prasad Upadhyaya

90 pages, 45 illustrations 11 x 8.5” (280 x 216 mm), pb


995 | $35 | £25 | €30

2006 World Rights

Paintings of the RazmnamaThe Book of War

Asok Kumar Das



2000 | $65 | £42 | €49

2005 World Rights

The City Palace Museum UdaipurPaintings of Mewar Court Life

Andrew Topsfield

170 pages, 119 colour and 5 sepia illustrations 9 x 12” (229 x 304 mm), hc


3000 | $65 | £42 | €49

2009 World Rights

Jewels on the CrescentMasterpieces of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya

Kalpana Desai356 pages, 386 illustrations 9 x 12” (228 x 305 mm), hc


2500 | $65 | £42 | €49

2002 World Rights

I See No StrangerEarly Sikh Art and Devotion

B N Goswamy and Caron Smith



2500 | $65 | £42 | €49

2006 World Rights

Art

www.mapinpub.com19

Sacred SpacesA Journey with the Sufis of the Indus

Samina Quraeshi

280 pages, 282 colour photographs and 13 colour drawings 9.5 x 11.75” (240 x 300 mm), hc

ISBN: 978-81-89995-31-7 (Mapin)

3500 | $75 | £48 | €56

2009 South Asia

Royal Tombs of India13th to 18th Century

A S Bhalla

152 pages, 87 colour photographs and 10 drawings 8.5 x 11” (216 x 280 mm), hc


1850 | $65 | £42 | €48

2009 World Rights

BhujArt, Architecture, History

Azhar Tyabji

304 pages, 146 colour and 129 b&w photographs, 15 maps 7.5 x 10” (191 x 254 mm), flexicover


2000 | $65 | £40 | €49

2006 World Rights

Le CorbusierChandigarh and the Modern City

Edited by Hasan-Uddin Khan with Julian Beinart and Charles Correa

240 pages, 130 photographs and 80 drawings 9 x 11” (229 x 280 mm), hc


2500 | $65 | £40 | €44

2009 World Rights

“…examines—from the many contemporary perspectives of international architects, historians, environmentalists and activists—the built and social form of this unique Indian city.”

—The Telegraph–Calcutta

“Sacred Spaces is an ambitious attempt at proposing religious tolerance in today’s Pakistan by recalling to the core values of Sufism, which is all-inclusive in nature.”

—Time Out Bengaluru

“Informative tables containing the list of selected royal tombs, evolution of Indian architecture, and chronological lists of various dynasties add value to this book.”

—The Tribune

“By breathing life into a colourful, broken city, almost a work of loving restoration, Tyabji makes his case convincingly for the virtues of ethnography.”

—Indian Express

Mosques of CochinPatricia Tusa Fels

80 pages, 30 colour and 40 b&w photographs 7.5 x 9” (191 x 229 mm), flexicover


595 | $20 | £12.95 | €15

2011 World Rights

“There is, unfortunately, little public discussion about this erasure of our history nor is there any strategy to remedy this situation. The slim, well-produced volume by American architect and conservationist Patricia Tusa Fels is, thus, most timely.”

—Outlook Traveller

Traces of IndiaPhotography, Architecture and the Politics of Representation 1850–1900

Edited by Maria Antonella Pelizzari


ISBN: 978-81-88204-14-4 (Mapin)

1950 | $50 | £32 | €37

2003 South Asia

“… a very substantive analysis of photographic history in India, using the representation of architecture as its focal point.”

—caa.reviews

Architecture

20

Pho tography

The Marshall AlbumsPhotography and Archaeology

Edited by Sudeshna Guha

288 pages, 119 sepia photographs, 10 drawings and a map 9.45 x 10.8” (240 x 275 mm), hc


3500 | $75 | £45 | €48

2010 World Rights

The Artful PoseEarly Studio Photography in Mumbai—c. 1855–1940

Edited by Rahaab Allana



1200 | $35 | £25 | €26

2010 World Rights

The Waterhouse AlbumsCentral Indian Provinces

Edited by John Falconer

264 pages, 120 sepia photographs, 5 drawings and 3 maps 9.45 x 10.8” (240 x 275 mm), hc


3250 | $70 | £45 | €52

2009 World Rights

Camera Chronicles of Homai VyarawallaSabeena Gadihoke

232 pages, 54 colour and 450 duotone photographs 9 x 9” (229 x 229 mm), pb gatefold


1500 | $35 | £23 | €26

2010 World Rights

VijayanagaraSplendour in Ruins

Edited by George Michell

252 pages, 164 photographs and 4 maps 9.45 x 10.8” (240 x 275 mm), hc


2850 | $70 | £45 | €52

2008 World Rights

Vision from the Inner EyeThe Photographic Art of A L Syed

O P Sharma

112 pages, 93 duotone photographs 9 x 11” (228 x 280 mm), pb


1000 | $30 | £20 | €24

2001 World Rights

Painted PhotographsColour Portraiture in India

Rahaab Allana and Pramod Kumar K G

88 pages, 59 colour illustrations 9.45 x 10.8” (240 x 275 mm), flexicover with gatefold


1200 | $35 | £22 | €26

2008 World Rights

A Vision of SplendourIndian Heritage in the Photographs of Jean Philippe Vogel, 1901–1913

Gerda Theuns-de-Boer192 pages, 150 qudratone illustrations 11 x 9.5” (280 x 240 mm), hc


2000 | $65 | £42 | €40

2008 World Rights

www.mapinpub.com21

Himalayan VignettesThe Garhwal and Sikkim Treks

Kekoo Naoroji

236 pages, 162 tritone illustrations and 4 maps 9.45 x 10.8” (240 x 275 mm), hc


2000 | $60 | £40 | €49

2003 World Rights

Zen of SeeingRajshree Sarabhai



975 | $35 | £25 | €30

2007 World Rights

Daughters of IndiaArt and Identity

Stephen P Huyler

264 pages, 262 colour photographs 9 x 11” (229 x 297 mm), hc


3000 | $65 | £42 | €49

2008 World Rights

SonabaiAnother Way of Seeing

Stephen P Huyler

128 pages, 178 colour photographs with a DVD 7.5 x 9.75” (191 x 248 mm), pb with gatefold


1200 | $29.50 | £19.95 | €25

2009 World Rights

Yankee IndiaAmerican Commercial and Cultural Encounters with India in the Age of Sail 1784–1860

Susan S Bean288 pages, 182 colour illustrations 9 x 11” (228 x 279 mm), hc


1800 | $40 | £25 | €30

2001 World Rights

Moving PicturesThe Rickshaw Art of Bangladesh

Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt and David J Williams

96 pages, 50 colour illustrations 6.75 x 4.75” (170 x 120 mm), hc plc


450 | $15 | £10 | €12

2010 World Rights

Symbolic HeatGender, Health & Worship among the Tamils of South India and Sri Lanka

Dennis McGilvray72 pages , 38 colour and 35 b&w photographs 8.5 x 11” (216 x 280 mm), pb


295 | $15 | £9.95 | €11

2006 World Rights

Khunti KoraiBangladeshi Cuisine

Shawkat Osman

144 pages, 25 colour photographs 8 x 10” (203 x 254 mm), hc


750 | $25 | £16 | €19

2008 World Rights

Pho tography

Culture

22

The Art of AdimoolamGayatri Sinha



1500 | $45 | £29 | €35

2005 World Rights

The Passion of Nikhil BiswasSandip Sarkar

276 pages, 149 illustrations 8.5 x 11” (216 x 280 mm), hc


2500 | $75 | £48 | €56

2010 World Rights

Sensibility ObjectifiedThe Sculptures of Sarbari Roy Choudhury

R Siva Kumar

136 pages, 170 colour photographs 8.5 x 11.6” (216 x 296 mm), hc


1500 | $40 | £25 | €30

2009 World Rights

The Eyes of the TharSatish Gupta



7500 | $195 | £135 | €150

2000 World Rights

Sojourns of a PainterShyamal Dutta Ray and His Times

Mrinal Ghosh

108 pages, 100 illustrations 8.5 x 10.5” (216 x 267 mm), pb


1000 | $30 | £20 | €24

2001 World Rights

Krishen KhannaImages in My Time

Norbert Lynton et al



2000 | $60 | £38 | €45

2007 World Rights

Dictionary of Indian Art & ArtistsPratima Sheth

192 pages, 150 illustrations 11 x 9.5” (280 x 240 mm), hc


1995 | $65 | £42 | €48

2006 World Rights

Krishen KhannaThe Embrace of Love

Gayatri Sinha



1500 | $45 | £29 | €35

2005 World Rights

Contemporary Art

www.mapinpub.com23

chola migrationsKrishen KhannaNorbert Lynton

6 pp + 9 pp accordion foldout 14 x 10” (355 x 254 mm), hc


1500 | $60 | £39 | €45

2007 World Rights

manu parekhBanarasEternity Watches Time

Tanuj Beri et al218 pages, 139 colour illustrations and 14 foldouts 11 x 10” (279 x 254 mm), hc


2000 | $70 | £35 | €44

2007 World Rights

The Dancer on the HorseReflections on the Art of Iranna GR

Ranjit Hoskote

128 pages, 180 colour illustrations 11 x 9.5” (254 x 242 mm), hc


1500 | $60 | £39 | €45

2007 World Rights

New NarrativesContemporary Art from India

Betty Seid with contributions from Johan Pijnappel



1850 | $50 | £30 | €37

2007 World Rights

The Great ProcessionA Mural by Krishen Khanna

Norbert Lynton



1500 | $60 | £39 | €45

2007 World Rights

Paritosh SenIn Retrospect

Mansi Majumdar, Ella Datta, Kunal Chakraborti and Paritosh Sen

164 pages, 182 illustrations 8.5 x 10.75” (216 x 273 mm), pb


1200 | $40 | £26 | €30

2001 World Rights

Francis Newton SouzaBridging Western and Indian Modern Art

Aziz Kurtha

212 pages, 200 colour and 61 b&w illustrations 9 x 11” (228 x 280 mm), hc


3500 | $65 | £40 | €49

2006 World Rights

An Unreasoned Act of BeingSculptures by Himmat Shah

Gayatri Sinha

144 pages, 116 colour illustrations 8.5 x 11” (216 x 279 mm), hc


1500 | $60 | £30 | €38

2007 World Rights

Contemporary Art

24

Lines from an Artistic LifeThe Drawings of Adimoolam

Krishen Khanna, Aditi De and Jehangir Sabavala

164 pages, 260 b&w illustrations 8.5 x 11” (216 x 279 mm), hc


1200 | $55 | £36 | €41

2007 World Rights

Alternate LyricismJehangir Jani

Edited by Ratnottama Sengupta

120 pages, 94 colour images 9 x 11” (228 x 280 mm), hc


1500 | $50 | £32 | €38

2006 World Rights

Feminine FablesImaging the Indian Woman in Painting, Photography and Cinema

Geeti Sen208 pages, 117 illustrations 9.5 x 11” (241 x 279 mm), hc


2000 | $45 | £30 | €34

2002 World Rights

Krishna’s CosmosThe Creativity of an Artist, Sculptor & Teacher

Ratnottama Sengupta

132 pages, 60 colour and 75 b&w illustrations 8.5 x 11” (216 x 279 mm), pb


1750 | $45 | £30 | €34

2003 World Rights

Bhupen KhakharTimothy Hyman

128 pages, 41 colour plates and 62 b&w illustrations 8.75 x 11.5” (222 x 292 mm), pb


1200 | $35 | £24 | €26

1998 World Rights

The Biodiversity of IndiaErach Bharucha



450 | $15 | £10 | €11

2002 World Rights

Contemporary Art

Environment

26

An ABC of Indian CultureA Personal Padayatra of Half a Century into India

Peggy Holroyde

376 pages, 50 line illustrations 7.25 x 8.75” (184 x 221 mm), pb with gatefold


595 | $17.50 | £9.95 | €14

2007 World Rights

DeviMother of My Mind

Suzanne Ironbiter

192 pages 5.5 x 8.5” (140 x 216 mm), pb with gatefold


250 | $17.50 | £11.50 | €14

2006 World Rights

Movement in StillsThe Dance and Life of Kumudini Lakhia

Reena Shah



595 | $19.50 | £11.50 | €15

2005 World Rights

Going to Wipe their TearsGandhi

Pyarelal Nayar Compiled by Mahendra Meghani

182 pages 5.5 x 8.5” (140 x 216 mm), pb


295 | $15 | £8 | €11

2002 World Rights

Sufism and BeyondSufi Thought in the Light of Late 20th Century Science

Ali Ansari

148 pages 5.5 x 8.5” (140 x 216 mm), pb


225 | $7.50 | £4.50 | €6

1999 World Rights

The Gathas of ZarathushtraHymns in Praise of Wisdom

Translation and commentary by Piloo Nanavutty

173 pages, 12 illustrations 7 x 8.75” (178 x 222 mm), pb


650 | $14.95 | £9.95 | €14

1999 World Rights

Clay CuresAnjou Musafir and Pascal Chazot

88 pages Appendix of Clay Resources 5.5 x 8.5” (140 x 216 mm), wire-o-wire, pb


150 | $9.50 | £7.50 | €9

2006 World Rights

Non Fiction

www.mapinpub.com27

Jamali-KamaliA Tale of Passion in Mughal India

Karen Chase

80 pages, 11 photographs 5.30 x 8.26” (135 x 210 mm), hc


450 | $25 | £16 | €19

2011 World Rights

The MahabharataMrinalini Sarabhai

32 pages 5 x 7” (125 x 180 mm), pb with gatefold


95 | $9 | £5.95 | €7

2004 World Rights

Slivers of a MirrorGlimpses of the Ghazal

Shama Futehally

144 pages 5.5 x 8.5” (140 x 215 mm), hc


250 | $17.50 | £11 | €13

2005 World Rights

RainSudeep Sen



595 | $17.50 | £11 | €13

2005 World Rights

Black WindDeepti Naval Introduction by Gulzar

115 pages 5.5 x 8.5” (140 x 216 mm), hc

ISBN: 978-81-88204-41-0 (Mapin)

250 | $17.50 | £11 | €13

2004 South Asia

The Eternal SpringSarchashma-e-abadi

Idrak Bhatty Foreword by Qurat-ul-Ain Haider, illustrations by Pritam Bhatty, with audio CD: Tom Alter, Uday Chandra and Chandar Khanna

300 pages 5.5 x 8.5” (140 x 216 mm), hc


495 | $19.50 | £11.50 | €15

2008 World Rights

Poetry

“One doesn’t usually come across a poem—a book-length one at that—dedicated to hearsay. ‘Jamali-Kamali: A Tale of Passion in Mughal India’ is… something you wouldn’t have seen.”

—The Mint

RECENT

28

Mission to KabulH Ronken Lynton



350 | $17.50 | £11 | €13

2006 World Rights

The Suragi TreePrabhaker Acharya



395 | $19.50 | £11.50 | €15

2006 World Rights

Spoonful of GreyDiana Romany

112 pages 5.5 x 8.5” (140 x 215 mm), hc


225 | $15 | £10 | €11

2005 World Rights

KanMrinalini SarabhaiDrawings by Shanu Lahiri

60 pages, 9 drawings | serigraphy on handmade paper 10 x 7.5” (255 x 190 mm), cloth-bound, hc


225 | $19 | £12 | €14

1992 World Rights

Neon Fish in Dark WaterAniket Jaaware

148 pages 5.5 x 8.5” (140 x 215 mm), pb


295 | $15 | £10 | €11

2007 World Rights

Letters for PaulAnu Kumar



295 | $15 | £10 | €11

2006 World Rights

Fiction

www.mapinpub.com29

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

30

How the Firefly got its LightPradyumna Kumar (text and illustrations) Translated from Hindi by Urvashi Butalia

Jugnu Rani, a tiny firefly, ponders over her insignificance and witnesses the gradual distancing between trees and humankind. She observes the disciplined life of ants and the hard work of

the bees, and feels that her existence is useless. One day, when the forest is in danger, Jugnu Rani discovers the light within her and finds her purpose. Soon, no one is afraid of the dark anymore. The Firefly is finally happy.

The illustrations are drawn in the Mithila (also Madhubani) style of painting from northeastern India.

Pradyumna Kumar is an artist, sculptor, and instructor of Madhubani art. Urvashi Butalia is a writer, feminist and historian. She is Publisher, Zubaan Books.

The Adventures of RamaWith illustrations from a 16th-century Mughal manuscript

Milo Cleveland Beach

The Adventures of Rama are incidents derived from the Ramayana, the ancient Hindu tale that was transmitted orally for centuries, captured into magnificent painted texts by the Mughal ateliers who translated them into Persian. These incidents have been retold

here and lavishly illustrated using original paintings from a 16th-century Mughal manuscript in Persian, ordered by Emperor Akbar for the commander-in-chief of the imperial army, Abd-ar-Rahim.

Milo Cleveland Beach was the Director of the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, washington DC. He has written extensively on Indian and Mughal paintings and has authored numerous exhibition catalogues and articles.‘ What works in favour of the book is its “adventure”

approach rather than a religious one. The narrative works as one continuous story with no chapters.

—The Mint ’

FORTHCOMING


8.5 x 11” (216 x 280 mm), hc


295 | $16.95 | £11.95 | €13

2012

World Rights


RECENT


8 x 10” (203 x 254 mm), hc


495 | $16.95 | £11.95 | €13

2010

World Rights

www.mapinpub.com

ISBN 978-0-944142-62-2$16.95 / £11.95

Winner of Grand Jury prize, Norma Concours for Picture Book Illustrations (2006)

www.mapinpub.com31

RajahKing of the Jungle

Balraj Khanna Illustrations by Sean Victory

112 pages, 100 illustrations 6.8 x 8.6” (173 x 219 mm), hc & pb

ISBN: 978-81-89995-56-0 (Mapin) hc ISBN: 978-1-935677-03-1 (Grantha) hc ISBN: 978-81-89995-05-8 (Mapin) pb

395 | $16.95 | £11.95 | €13 hc 295 pb

2010 World Rights

Monkey TalesRohinton Mody Illustrations by Akhila Krishnan

56 pages, 41 illustrations 8.5 x 11” (216 x 280 mm) hc & pb

ISBN: 978-81-89995-57-7 (Mapin), hc ISBN: 978-1-935677-02-4 (Grantha), hc ISBN: 978-81-89995-20-1 (Mapin), pb

295 | $16.95 | £11.95 hc | €13 195 pb

2008 World Rights

Captured in MiniatureMughal Lives through Mughal Art

Suhag Shirodkar

56 pages, 50 illustrations 8.5 x 11” (216 x 280 mm) hc & hc-plc

ISBN: 978-0-944142-61-5 (Grantha) hc ISBN: 978-81-88204-83-0 (Mapin) hc-plc

395 | $16.95 | £11.95 | €13 hc 295 hc-plc

2007 World Rights

The Kidnapping of Amir HamzaMamta Dalal Mangaldas and Saker Mistri

56 pages, 42 illustrations 8.5 x 11” (216 x 280 mm), hc & hc-plc

ISBN: 978-0-944142-86-8 (Grantha) hc ISBN: 978-81-88204-84-7 (Mapin) hc-plc

395 | $16.95 | £11.95 | €13 hc 295 hc-plc

2007 World Rights

In the Indian Night SkyReshma Ansari Sapre Illustrations by Jayme E Robinson

40 pages, 40 illustrations 9.25 x 11.25” (235 x 285 mm), hc-plc

ISBN: 978-81-88204-86-1 (Mapin)

395 | $17.50 | £9.95 | €13

2007

Rights available for Indian languages

The Traveller, the Tiger, and the Very Clever JackalReshma Ansari Sapre Illustrations by Jessica Lian

40 pages, 24 colour illustrations 9.25 x 11.25” (235 x 285 mm), hc-plc

ISBN: 978-81-88204-85-4 (Mapin)

295 | $17.50 | £9.95 | €13

2007

Rights available for Indian languages

“The lucid narrative keeps the reader entrapped! The stunningly sketched illustrations enhance the drama of the jungle tale.”

—The Hindu

“It proves one thing—history, or for that matter any academic subject, if presented to children in innovative ways, can be a delight.”

—The Mint

“A great book for reading aloud.”—Deccan Herald

“… a perfect entertainer for the young kids.”—Dimdima for Kids

“The story is a retelling but as gripping and entertaining as the original.”

—The Hindu

“An amazing pictorial narrative.”—Hindustan Times

Mapin Publishing is reputed for illustrated books on art and culture of India. Our publishing programme covers a broad spectrum: fine art, architecture, archaeology, crafts, design, exhibition catalogues, museum collections, performing arts, photography and more. we publish literature under our literary imprint, MapinLit, and produce Children’s Books that bring Indian narratives and art forms closer to young readers.

with a checkered history of over 25 years ever since our first book, Crafts of Gujarat, was published in 1985, we take pride in our contribution to the understanding of Indian art and culture and for producing outstanding publications. Recognition has come in several ways, including Foreword Book of the Year Awards (for Handmade in India and Sacred Spaces), British Art Historians Award (for Indian Painting), Textile Society of America Award (for Threads of Identity) and Shephard Award (for Kashmiri Shawl), to name a few.

we work with art book publishers and museums from around the world to collaborate and produce books and exhibition catalogues. The company has also produced for, and copublished with, well-known university presses. In addition to publishing, we offer packaging services to museums, galleries, publishers and corporate clients for developing books. Our distribution services through a pool of sales representatives and warehouses in key locations cover all markets around the world. Our global network is kept alive through participation in major international book fairs and specialist events.

Mapin Publishing

Mapin Art | MapinLit | Children’s Books

Publishers of quality illustrated books on art, culture and literature of India

www.mapinpub.com

International Representation

North America

Antique Collectors’ ClubT: +1 800 252 5231 E: [email protected] www.accdistribution.com

Southeast Asia

Paragon Asia Co. LtdT: +66 2877 7755 • F: +66 2468 9636E: [email protected] www.paragonasia.com

Australia & New Zealand

Peribo Pty LtdT: +61 2 9457 0011 E: [email protected] www.peribo.com.au

Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland

Visual Books Sales AgencyT: +49 30 69 819 007 • F: +49 30 69 819 005E: [email protected]

UK and Europe (excluding Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland) Gazelle Book Service LtdT: +44 1524 68765 • F: +44 1524 63232E: [email protected] www.gazellebookservices.co.uk

Rest of the world

Mapin Publishing502 Paritosh, Near Darpana Academy, Usmanpura, Ahmedabad 380013 INDIAT: +91 79 40228228 • F: +91 79 40228201 E: [email protected] C

over

Fro

nt:

Kal

igh

at P

ain

tings

, p. 4

| B

ack:

Th

e La

st H

arve

st, p

. 1

Mapin Art | MapinLit | Children’s BooksMapin Publishing Pvt. Ltd

502 Paritosh, Near Darpana Academy, Usmanpura Riverside, Ahmedabad 380013 T: +91 79 40 228 228 • F: +91 79 40 228 201 • E:[email protected] • www.mapinpub.com

mapin catalogue 2011- 2012

Education

modern indian art

forthcoming indian art

themodern art

art form

art historian

art of adimoolam

history of indian

south indian paintings