INDIAN MYTHOLOGY THROUGH THE ART AND MINIATURES BY NAVIN KHANNA [HARDCOVER]

In India, from the time immemorial the traditional and legendary stories connected with deities, demigods and the explanation of basic truth has found expression through various fine arts, which includes literature paintings, sculpture Wood carving, dance and music etc. As per Buddhist texts, there were mighty two arts and crafts of which eighteen were referred as Heenasipaan or inferior arts. In the modern times the fine arts collectively are called the art and strangely architecture is excluded from this realm.

Each art which depicts the Indian mythology has a separate tradition, which is independent of the historical events of the nation. The Puranic gods, demigods and deities too have their own chronology.

This books attempts to illustrate the various traditions, the art schools and the chronology of historical events through literary work of great poets. paintings, sculptures, wood carvings, dance and music etc all of which together form the Indian mythology.

Indian mythology has some common source with ancient Egypt ancient Assyria and ancient Persia, as such few chapters have been devoted to these civilisations The chapter of Lord Krishana's visit to Naglok (ancient Egypt) which was then ruled by queens who called themselves snake-maidens (Nagakanyas) and a very old and rare Assyrian rock sculpture, which seems to depict the Hindu Puranic story about Vamana Avatar and Asur king Bali, and also the description about ancient inscriptions in village Deol (Delhi) relating to Mahabharata hero, Angdesh king Karna, which were discovered by the author of the present book have added novelty to the book.

The solution to quizzing problem being faced by linguistics and historians etc regarding the existence of pockets of population speaking Dravid languages near Baluchistan in Pakistan and also the question, how the contemporary religious public could accept and tolerate the so called erotic sculptures on Khajuraho and Orissa temples, are the other striking features of the book.

On going through the book the reader will definitely feel an Indian experience of mythology.