more-inFrontline, amagazine of The Hindu Group has published a coffee-table book titled The Art of India: Sculpture and Mural Painting in the Ancient and Medieval Periods, authored by renowned art historian Benoy K. Behl, who is also an accomplished culture photographer. Extensive journeys“Much of the travel… was made possible by two assignments given to me by national television channel Doordarshan. The first, in 2000, was to make a series of 26 documentaries on the history of painting in India and the second, in 2006, was to make another 26 documentaries tracing the history of Indian sculpture. Both assignments took me on extensive journeys to all corners of India and to museums which had collections of Indian art in Europe and in the U.S.,” said Mr. Behl. Copies of the book can be bought at the branch offices of The Hindu and at the head office in Chennai.

Source: The Hindu August 19, 2017 15:31 UTC