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Item Code: IDG310by Dinkar KowshikPaperback (Edition: 2001)National Book Trust ISBN 8123727909 Size: 8.5"X5.5" Pages: 135 (B & W Illus: 15, Color Illus: 2) Weight of the Book: 215 gms |
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times since 25th Dec, 2011Written in lucid and simple style this biography of Nandalal Bose is a vivid insight into the personality of one of the intensely creative masters of our times. It brings together, perhaps for the first time, many facets of Nandalal Bose-The great artist between two covers. To the layman and the artist the book is sure to serve as an introduction to the art-heritage of the early part of our twentieth century in which Nandalal holds an important place.
About the Author:
Dinkar Kowshik (b. 1918) an artist, teacher and art critic, had his early education in Pune. Later he went to Santiniketan and studied art under Nandalal Bose. Kowshik taught art in Delhi at the College of Art and Crafts and in Santiniketan at Kala Bhavan as its principal. The direct contact with the master has helped him to appreciate the rich creativity and many-sided genius of his master.
| Acknowledgements | vii |
| Forebears and Parents | 1 |
| School and College Education | 6 |
| Nandalal enters the Magic Circle | 11 |
| Early Laurels | 16 |
| Discovery of Indian Art | 20 |
| At Ajanta | 26 |
| Okakura | 30 |
| The Poet and the Painter | 34 |
| Nandalal and Coomaraswamy | 38 |
| Interim | 42 |
| Ethical Moorings | 52 |
| Far Eastern Voyage | 58 |
| Wall Paintings | 64 |
| Architecture & Museum | 67 |
| Notes on His Paintings | 76 |
| Art for the Community | 79 |
| Depression | 83 |
| Artist of the Indian National Congress | 89 |
| A Humane and Kindly Beings | 95 |
| Nandalal and His Students | 102 |
| Nandalal's Views on Art | 105 |
| Gandhiji's Visit-1945 | 110 |
| Admirers and Critics | 113 |
| Evening Years | 117 |
| Glossary | 121 |
| Persons referred to in the Book | 125 |
| Bibliography | 127 |
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