The Renaissance in India with A Defence of Indian Culture

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Note on illustrations

This volume includes a number of photographic reproductions of Indian architecture, sculpture and painting to illustrate references in the text.

List of Illustrations

1. Cave Cathedral, Ajanta
2. Kalahastishwara Temple, Andhra Pradesh
3. Sinhachalam Temple, Andhra Pradesh
4. Kandarya Mahadeo Temple, Khajuraho
5. Humayun’s Tomb, New Delhi
6. Taj Mahal, Agra
7. Itimad-ud-Daulah’s Tomb, Agra
8. Panch Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri
9. Dhyani Buddha, Ajanta
10. Maheshwara Murti, Elephanta Caves
11. Durga Mahishasuramardini, Mamallapuram
12. Nagaraja and Queen, Ajanta
13. Buddha, Mathura Museum
14. Princely Doorkeeper, Mamallapuram
15. Vrikshaka, Gwalior Museum
16. Buddha, Sarnath
17. Nataraja, Kuram, Tamil Nadu
18. Sundaramurti Swami, Colombo Museum
19. Avalokiteshwara, Nepal
20. Nataraja, Tanjore
21. Bodhisattwa Padmapani, Ajanta
22. Apsaras, Sigiriya, Sri Lanka
23. Painting in Bagh Caves, Madhya Pradesh
24. Krishna and Radha, Rajput School
25. The Adoration Group, Ajanta

The Renaissance in India

with A Defence of Indian Culture

The Renaissance in India	3
Indian Culture and External Influence	43
“Is India Civilised?”	55
A Defence of Indian Culture
A Rationalistic Critic on Indian Culture	97
Indian Spirituality and Life	178
Indian Art	255
Indian Literature	314
Indian Polity	384

Notes are paraphrased from the “Publisher's Note” and “Note on the Texts”.