Encyclopaedia of Art and Culture in India (Rajasthan) Volume Vol. 9th [Hardcover]

This scientifically researched 27 volume Encyclopaedia of Art and culture in India is a vast treasure of knowledge and information on 28 States and seven Union Territories. Each volume contains an Introduction on the particular state describing its origin, history, geography, economy, and 23 chapters on topics ranging from the cultural change over period of time from the very early period to the modern times to religion, pursuit of education, position of women, society and community life, the marriage systems, scholars and their works, paintings and sculpture, dance, drama, music, food habits, dress and ornaments, depressed class culture, kinship relations, language and literature archaeological and anthropological findings, religious centres, museums, archives, libraries and literary societies, fairs and festivals, custom related to birth and death rituals and rites, folklores, folktales, myths and legends, and globalization and urbanization of culture. The entire mass of information and knowledge has been painstakingly researched, written and edited with the anthropological point of view, that makes this encyclopaedia all the more valuable for purpose of scholars in different disciplines, social scientists, teacher and students. About The Author:- Gopal Bhargava, a prolific writer and education at Lucknow University. He is a senior official in Town and Country Planning Organization. He has contributed several research papers on urban development. Contents:- Contents, Introduction 9, Origin, History, Geography, Economy, Geography, Climate, Rainfall, Winds and Sand-storms, Soil, Flora and Fauna, People, Decadel, Variations, Density, Growth, History, National Movement, Independence and Formation of Rajasthan, The Annals of, Covenanting States, Economy, Per Capita Income, Rural Workers, Industrial Workers Wide spread Poverty, 1. Cultural Change Over Period of Time 31, Religion, Jainism under Mughals, Hinduism, Tribes, Minas, Literature, and Science, Rajasthani Literature, Changes in Poetry and Prose, Changes in Fine Arts, Sculpture, Culture of Courage, Fight and Liberty, 2. Religions 45, Hindu Religious Beliefs, Worship of Brahma, Saivism, Saktism, Minor, Saiva and Sakta Sects, Sun Worship, Vaishnavism, Arya Samaj, Ramakrishna Mission, Jainism, Other Religions, Primitive cult by Bhils, The Village Deity, Invoking the Sitla Mata, Bhajan Mandli, Govind, Giri Panth, Other Bhil Sects, The Cult of Krishna, Cult of Rama, The, Christian Cult, Bhajan Mandali of Bhils, 3. Education and Learning 65, Education Under the British, Current Situation, The Central Electronic, Engineering Research Institute (CEERI), Pilani Educational Centre, Mayo College, Gandhi Vidya Mandir, Vidya Bhawan, Maharani Gayatri, Devi School, Sainik School, Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan Oriental, Research Institute, Sports, State Awards, International Events, Sports, Council, Coaching, 4. Position of Women 79, Responsibility in the Household, Practice of Levirate, Natra Marriage, Women in Polygamous Marriages, Women in Monogamous Family, Divorce, Practice of Sati, Female Infanticide, Witchcraft, Widow, Remarriage, Child Marriages, Police Atrocities against Women, 5. Society and Community Life 95, The Highest Concentration of Rajputs, Ethnographic Studies on, Rajasthan, Borderline Communities, Humble Houses and High Palaces, Manganiyars of Rajasthan, Change of Times, Social Evil of ‘Nukta’, 6 Encyclopaedia of Art and Culture in India (Rajasthan), 6. The Marriage System 109, Remarriage, Marriage Among the Bhils, Marriage by Exchange of, Service, Bride-Price Marriage, Marriage Rituals, The Ritual of Haldi, Ceremony of Notra, Elaborate Feasts, Marriage Processions, Tying, the Marriage Knot, Post-Marriage Rites, Magic to ward off the Evil, Spirits, 7. Scholars and Their Works 125, Bappa Rawal, Mira Bai, Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, Poet Prithvi Raj, Muhnot Nainsi, Pipa, Sait Raidas, Ramdeo, Pabu Rathor, Goga Chohan, Chandbardai, Chandrasakhi, Din Daravesha, Chandrasinha, Rajasthani, Charanas and their Dingala Gita, 8. Paintings and Sculpture 139, Illustrations of Geeta-Govinda, Rajasthani Frescos, Architecture, Sculpture, 9. Dance 153, Folk Dances, Geer Dance, Gair Dance, Gender Dance, Raasmandal, Dance, Panihari Dance, Tera Ta ali Dance, Jasnathi Agni or The Fire, Dance, Kacchi Ghori Dance, Chang Dance, Snake Dance, Charee, Dance, Garvi Dance, 10. Drama, The comic Melodrama by Bahurupiyas, A Competition in Practical, Tricks, 11. Music 179, Songs of Bards, Charans, The Manganiyars, Singing on Happy, Occasions, Musical Instruments, The Manganiyar Songs, 12. Food Habits 193, A Few More Dishes, Non-Vegetarian Food, Scarcity of Agricultural, Food-stuff, Regional Foods, Other Foodstuff, Dhaba Food, Ordinary, Food, Food Habits of Primitive Bhils, Ceremonial Food, Liquor, Opium, and Other Intoxicants, 13. Dress and Ornaments 209, The Head Wears, Short Coat, Ordinary Dress, Male Dress, Female, Dress, Dress on Festivals, Stylish Dress Material, Ornaments, Hair, Style, Footwear, Furniture, Gesso Work, 14. Depressed Class Culture 229, Slave Traffic, The Plight of Tillers, Stir by the Aboriginal Tribes, Political, Movments, Oppressive Regime, The Hated Feudal System, Bijolia, Movement, Stir at Neemuchana, Outrage at Kangad, Bards, Poets, and Charanas on the Sad Plight, Rajputs grabbing forcibly Dalit’s, land, Dalit Dispute Minister’s Claim, Centre favours new laws, special, courts for SC/STs, CONTENTS:- 7, 15. Kinship Relations 247, Ethical Norms of the Clan, Family Organisation, Interaction Among, Family Members, Husband-Wife Relationship, Parents-Children, Relations, Sibling Relationship, Inheritance, Adoption, Partition, Kinship, Terms of Address, Social Interactions, 16. Language and Literature 261, Tradition of Dictionaries and Thesaurures, Rajasthani Grammar, Rajasthani under influence of Sanskrit, Literature, Literature during, Bhakti Period, Rajasthan’s Epics, Prithviraj Raso, 17. Archaeological and Anthropological Findings 283, History of People’s Settlement, Anthropological Findings, Anthropometric Measurement, 18. Religious Centres 297, Centres of Hindu Pilgrimage, Brahma Temple, Pushkar, Eklingji Temple, Udaipur, Govind Devji Temple, Jaipur, Shrinathji Temple, Nathdwara, Other Minor Shrines, Amber’s Kali Temple, Bijolia and Menal, Gataji, Kaila Devi, Kolayat, Osian, Ranthambhor’s Ganesh temple, Mira, Temple, The Sun Temple, Adbhutnath Temple, Temple of Nilkantha, Mahadeva, Samideshwar Temple, Kumbha Shyam Temple, Kali Mandir, Savitri Temple Pushkar, Neel Kanth Mahadeva, Kali Maa Temple, Neelkanth Mahadeva Temple, Kota, Shiv Devra Temple in Ramgarh, (Kota), Ghateshwara Temple (Baroli), Ganesh Temple (Baroli), Tenets, of Jainism, Jain Shrines, DilwaraTemple, Mt Abu, Parsvanath Temple, Nakoda, Ranakpur, Shri Mahavirji Temple, Rishabdeo Temple, Dhulev, Bhandasha Jain Temple, Jhalraptan, Lodurva, Vimala Vasahi Temple, Huna Vasahi, Kantinath Jain Temple, Soniji-Ki-Nasiyan, Arrival of, Islam, Dargah Sharif, Ajmer, Tarkin ki Dargah, Nagaur, Shrines of Folk, Heroes, Family deities, Worship of Sati – Satimata-ka-Than, 19. Museums and Libraries 311, Central Museum, Jaipur, Brass Work, Damascening Work, Enamelling, Work, Bidri Work, Silver work, Sardar Museum, Jodhpur, Industrial, Section, Painting Section, Kota Museum, Archaeological Section, Paintings, Manuscripts, Local Arts and Crafts of Hadoti Region, Miscellaneous Section, Other Museums, Libraries, Cultural and, Literary Societies, Lalit Kala Akademi, Department of Archives, Sanskrit, Sahitya Sammelan, Sangeet Natak Akademi, Roopayan Sansthan, The, Rajasthan Sahitya Academi, Promotion of Hindi, Oriental Research, Institute, Jain Research Bureau, Journalism in Rajasthan, Neemuchana, Episode, Riyasti, Crisis before the Press, 20. Fairs and Festivals 327, Diwali, Bhai Dooj, Raksha Bandhan, Dashera, Holi, Gangaur, Festival, Teej, Muharram, Fairs, Tejaji Cattle Fair, Jambheswar Fair, Kailadevi, Fair, Karani Mata Fair, Rani Sati Fair, Banganga Fair, Gogaji Fair, 8 Encyclopaedia of Art and Culture in India (Rajasthan), Baneshwar Fair, Ramdeora Fair, Legend of Ramdeoji, Ramdeoji’s, Tenets, Jain Shrines, Galta Shrine, 21. Customs 347, Rites of Pregnancy, Delivery, Rite about Disposal of Placenta, Ceremony of Pansawu, Naming of Baby, The Dangla Ceremony, Death, Rituals, Funeral Feast, Supernatural Phenomenon, Concept of New, Form of Deceased, Malevolent Spirits, Struggle with Evil-Spirits, Rebirth, of Spirit, 22. Folklore and Folk Stories 363, Folk Stories, Dhola-Maru, Dhola Story: Nal’s birth and first-marriage, A Piecemeal Version from Mahabharata, Rajasthani Folklore added to, Mahabharata Story, Jats and Rajputs, Battle of Bhamartal, Marriage, of Kisanlal, 23. Globalisation of Culture 381, Religious, Cultural and Social Movements, Effects of Public Education, Role of Newspaper and Magazines, Development of Transport and, Communication, Revelation of Historical Glory, Reactions to the, Despotic Acts by Local Rajas, Happy Social Effects of Two World, Wars, Role of Political Organisations, Modern Times, Cultural, Globalisation, Rajasthani village goes global, Index 393 The Title 'Encyclopaedia of Art and Culture in India (Rajasthan) written/authored/edited by Ed.Gopal Bhargava', published in the year 2008. The ISBN 9788182054493 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 421 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Isha Books. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is History / Archaeology. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol:- Vol. 9th