Sculpted Stones - Mysteries of Mamallapuram
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On Tamil Nadu’s coast lies a small town that centuries ago must have been filled with the sounds of hammering and chiselling on stone – Mamallapuram or Mahabalipuram, now a UNESCO World Heritage site. From a mammoth relief panel to cave temples and monoliths, it showcases sculptural art of astounding skill and a variety of styles rare to find in one location. The book takes us through this ‘open-air museum’ for a one-on-one ‘looking’ experience through its rich archive of 65 vivid photographs. The magnified visual details and narrative cues also throw up a sea of stories – and some riddles to be unravelled!
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On Tamil Nadu’s coast lies a small town that centuries ago must have been filled with the sounds of hammering and chiselling on stone – Mamallapuram or Mahabalipuram, now a UNESCO World Heritage site.
From a mammoth relief panel to cave temples and monoliths, it showcases sculptural art of astounding skill and a variety of styles rare to find in one location. The book takes us through this ‘open-air museum’ for a one-on-one ‘looking’ experience through its rich archive of 65 vivid photographs. The magnified visual details and narrative cues also throw up a sea of stories – and some riddles to be unravelled!
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Hema Pande
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Subuhi Jiwani +1
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Students of DPS
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Gayathri Bashi
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Malini Venkataraman
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Tanya Majmudar +1
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Soumitra Ranade +2
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Santhini Govindan
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Rinchin
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Radhika Chadha
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Various Authors
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Geeta Dharmarajan +1
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Mahashweta Devi
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Rinchin
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The Night Sky
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Samina Mishra
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Yellow Earth, Brown Earth
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Sanjana Kapur
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- Description: Avi is an explorer. A cloud-watcher, a seed-sorter and a puddle-splasher. Travel to Avi’s favourite place — the Earth — in this book about noticing and recognising patterns.
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