Partha Mitter's book is a pioneering study of the history of modern art on the Indian subcontinent from 1850 to 1922. The author tells the story of Indian art d

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From Ajanta to Yantra, with over 1300 entries on painting, drawing, prints sculpture, galleries and institutions, including more than 300 colour illustrations,

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