LIST OF ART AND CULTURE BOOKS

S. N. BOOK’S TITLE AUTHOR YEAR OF PUBLICATION&

PUBLISHER
1. India-continuity in Change ***** External Publicity Division-
Ministry of External Affairs
2. Encyclopedia of Hindi Govind Nihalani & Saibal Encyclopedia Britanica
Cinema Chatterjee (India) Pvt. Ltd., 2003
3. The Making of Modern Indian
Art
4. Shankar’s Children’s Art Yamuna Shankar Indraprastha Press
Number
5. Handicrafts of India Export Promotion Council
for Handicrafts
6. Inherited Spaces-Inhabited Raghu Rai External Publicity Division,
Places-World Heritages Sites MEA
in India
7. India Continuity in Change External Publicity Dviision,
MEA
8. Indian Dance- The Ultimate Shanta Serbjeet Singh Ravi Kumar Publisher,
Metaphor 2000
9. The Square and the Circle of Kapila Vatsyayan Abhinav Publications,
the Indian Arts 1998

10. Art of India –Prehistory to the Frederich M. Asher Encyclopedia Britanica

Present
11. Romance of the Raga Vijaya Moorthy Abhinav Publications, 2001
12. Beyond de Veil –Indian Pran Nevile Nevile Books,
Women in the RaJ New Delhi
13. Art of India Frederich M. Asher Encyclopedia Britanica,
2003
14. Elements of Indian Jose Pereira Motilal Banarsidass, 1987
Architecture
15. Jaipur and Best of Rajasthan ***** Bookwise (India ) Pvt. Ltd.
16. History of Mughal R. Nath Abhinav Publications, 1985
Architecture
17. Stories of India Mrinalini Sarabhai ACBT Publication, 1996
18. Abba- God’s Greatest Gift to Amjad Ali Khan, Ali Lustre Press Roli Books
Us Bangash & Ayaan Ali
Bangash
19. Art Heritage-Seasons 1984- E. Alkazi Pulse Press
85
20. India’s Gift to World-Martial Air India 2006
Arts
21. Festival –National- S. P. Agrawal Publications Division
International Ministry of External Affairs,
1984
22. Panorama of Indian Culture Dr. Prabha Choppra Publications Division
Ministry of Information &
Broadcasting
23. Companion to North Indian Satyendra K. Senm Chib Munshiram Manoharlal
Classical Music Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
24. A Panorama of Indian Culture Dr. Prabha Choppra Publications Division,
Ministry of Information and
Broadcasting
25. Kebabs, Chutneys & Breads DAvinder Kumar UBS Publishers’
Distributors Pvt. Ltd., 2002
26. Khazana of Healthy Tasty Sanjeev Kapoor Popular Prakashan, 2000
Recipes
27. Indian Art –an overview Gayatri Sinha Rupa Co.
28. Bapi, The Love of my Life- Anoushka Shankar Lustre Press Roli Books
Ravi Shankar/ Anoushka
Shankar
29. Romance of Mango- the Kusum Budhwar Penguin Books,
complete book of the king of 2002
fruits
30. Trees in Indian Art Mythology Bansi Lal Malla Aryan Books International,
and Folklore 2000
31. Churches in India P. Thomas Publications Division
Ministry of Information and
Broadcasting, 1969
32. Churches in India P. Thomas Publications Division
Ministry of Information and
Broadcasting, 1969
33. Great Women of India Ocean Books Pvt. Ltd.,
2003
34. Dances of India Dr. Rajendra Singh Ocean Books Pvt. Ltd.,
Kushwaha 2001
35. Saints of India Ocean Books Pvt. Ltd.,
2001

36. Symbols of Indian Culture ***** Ocean Books Pvt. Ltd.,

2003
37. Pilgrim Places of India ***** Ocean Books Pvt. Ltd.,
2003
38. Fairs of India ***** Ocean Books Pvt. Ltd.,
2003
39. Festivals of India ***** Ocean Books Pvt. Ltd.,
2003
40. Legends of Indian Cinema Surendra Kumar Har-Anand Publications
Ten Portraits Pvt. Ltd., 2003

41. Ayurvedic Remedies-for the Light Miller Motilat Banarsidass

whole family Publisers
Private Limited, Delhi, 2002
42. Three modern Indian Plays Girish Karnad, BAdal Oxford University Press
Sircar, Vijay Tendulkar 1989
43. India´s Culture- the State, the B. P. Singh Oxford University Press,
Arts and Beyond 1998
44. The Story of Tea E. Jaiwant Paul Lotus Collection-Roli
Books, 2001
45. Temples of India ***** Ocean Books Pvt. Ltd.
46. Dances of India Dr. Rajendra Singh Oceans Books Pvt. Ltd.
Kushwaha
47. 70 Years of Indian Cinema T. M. Ramachandran Cinema India International
(1913-1983)
48. The Music of India Reginald & Jamila Abhinav Publications, 1993
Massery
(foreword by Ravi
Shankar)
49. Building a Value-Based, ***** Brahma kumaris Ishwariya
Peaceful and Prosperous Vishwa Vidyalaya, 2001
Society
50. Yoga & Ayurveda and Self- David Frawley Motilat Banarsidass
Realization Publisers
Private Limited, Delhi, 1999
51. Museums and Art Galleries **** Department of Tourism,
Government of India
52. Indian Women form Purdah B.R. Nanda Radiant Publishers
to Modernity
53. Indian Music-The Magic of RaGhava R. Menon Somaiya Publications Pvt.
the Raga Ltd., 1998
54. Ayurveda for Life Vinod Verma Motilat Banarsidass
Publisers
Private Limited, Delhi, 2001
55. Pahari Paintings of the Nala- Dr. Karan Singh National Museum, New
damayanti Theme Delhi
56. The Indian Experience R. N. Pathaj Media Transasia Limited,
1997
57. Kathak, Indian Classical Sunil Kothari Abhinav Publications
Dance Art
58. India Unveiled Robert Arnett Atman Press, 1999
59. Encyclopedia of Indian Ashish Rajadhyaksha & Oxford University Press,
Cinema Paul Willemen 1994
60. Indian Music B. Chaintanya Deva Indian Council for Cultural
Relations, 1974
61. The Heritage of Indian Art Vasudeva S. Agrawala Publicity Division, Ministry
of Information and
Broadcasting, 1964
62. Indian National Parks & Anand S. Khati Pelikan Creations
Sanctuaries International, 2003
63. Musical Instruments of India S. Krishnaswami Publications Division
Ministry of Information &
 Broadcasting, 1965
64. Indian Shawls, Mantles of Asharani Mathur Rupa Co.,
Splendour
65. A Jeweled Splendour-The Asharani Mathur Rupa Co.
Tradition of Indian Jewellery
66. Indian Carpets- A Hand- Asharani Mathur Rupa Co.
Knotte Heritage
67. Classical Musical Instruments Dr. Suneera Kasliwal Rupa Co.
68. Temples of South India ***** Publications Division,
Ministry of Information and
Broadcasting, 1960
69. Panorama of Indian Painting ***** Publications Division,
Ministry of Information and
Broadcasting
70. Pilgrim Places of India ***** Ocean Books Private
Limited
71. Tigers and Tigerwallahs Jim Corbett, Valmik Oxford University Press
Thapar
Billy Arjan Singh
72. The Gift of a Cow Gordon C. Roadarmel George allen & Unwin Ltd.,
1936
73. Indian Art Roy C. Craven Thames and Hudson
74. Symbols of Indian Culture ***** Ocean Books Private Ltd.
75. Festivals of India ***** Ocean Books Private Ltd.
76. India in Slow Motion Mark Tully & Gillian Penguin Books
Wright
77. Mosques of India Ziyaud Din Desai Publications Division,
Ministry of Information and
Broadcasting
78. Taj Mahal Bikram Grewal Time Books International
79. Encyclopedia of Indian S. W. Fallon Cosmo Publications, 2000
Proverbs
80. Times Music, Alaap, A **** Silverpoint Press Pvt. Ltd.
discovery of Indian Classical
Music
81. Glory of Indian Culture Dr. Giriraj Shah Diamond Pocket Books
82. Cult of the Tiger Valmik Thapar Oxford University Press,
2002
83. Indian Cinema K. N. T. Sastry Directorate of Films
Festivals
84. English Hindi Dictionary of Swarn Sahni, M. A. B. T. Parent Teacher Association
Technical Terms & of India, 1984
Correspondence
85. Tales and Legends from India Ruskin Bond Rupa Co.
86. Fasts and Festivals of India Manish Verma Diamond Pocket Books
87. Chola’s Legacy, Tamilnadu’s Thanjavur Department of Tourism
Pride
88. Festivals of Tamilnadu, India **** ****
89. Sati Historical and Arvind Sharma Motilal Banarsidass, 1988
Phenomenological Essays
90. Ayurveda, A Way of Life Vinod Verma Motilal Banarshidass
Publishers Pvt. Ltd., 1995
91. Discovering Indian Music Raghava R. Menon Somaiya Publications Pvt.
Ltd.
92. Encyclopedia of Indian Art K. C. Aryan Rekha Prakashan, 1989
References, Symbols and
Evolution of Devanagari
Script
93. Aspects of Indian Music ***** Publications Division,
Ministry of Information and
Broadcasting
94. Pocket Art Series, Icing on **** Lustre Press Roli Books
the Landdour Cake
95. Pocket Art Series **** Lustre Press Roli Books
Kalighat Paintings
96. Pocket Art Series G. R. Santosh Lustre Press Roli Books
97. The Art of A. Ramachandran **** Lustre Press Roli Books
98. Pocket Art Series ***** Lustre Press Roli Books
Kalighat Paintings
99. The Art of A. Ramachandaran ***** Lustre Press Roli Books
100 An Album of Indian C. Sivaramamurti National Books Trust, India
Sculptures
101 Dictionary of National S. P. Sen Institute of Historical
Biography Studies, 1973
102. Handicrafts of India Kamaladevi Indian Council for Cultural
Chattopadhyay Relatiosn
103. Some Aspects of Indian C. Sivaramamurti National Museum, New
Culture Delhi
104. Festivals of India **** Har-Anand Publications
Pvt. Ltd.
105. Dances of India **** Har-Anand Publications
Pvt. Ltd
106. Dances of India **** Har-Anand Publications
Pvt. Ltd
107. My Book of Indian Festivals **** Tata Donnelley Ltd., 1998-
108. A Pilgrimage to Kailas Tarun Vijay RitVik
Manasarovar, And Odyssey
in Tibet
109. Call of the Real Rabindranath Tagore Mapin Publishing
Contemporary Indian Artists
from Bengal
110. Pocket Art Series. In hIs own RAghu Rai
Words
111. Yoga Shakti. Body,Mind and C. M. Bhandari Devamber Prakashan
Spirit. Fitness and Relaxation
highway
112. Furniture of Punjab *** ****
113. Festivals of India /and My **** *****
Books of Indian Festivals
114. The Lafayette Studio and Rousell Harris Lustre Press Roli Books,
Princely India 2003
115. Sculptures Satish Gujral Lustre Press Roli Books,
1998
116. Pocket Art Stories Satish Gujral lustre Press Roli Books
Drawings and Collages
117. Maharajas at the London Russell Harris Lustre Press Roli Books
Studios
118. The Art of Arpana Caur Suneet Chopra Lustre Press Roli Books
119. Paintings Satish Gujral Lustre Press Roli Books
120. The Art of Arpana Caur Suneet Chopra Lustre Press Roli Books
121. Sculptures Satish Gujral Lustre Press Roli Books
122. Maharajas at the London Russell Harris Lustre Press Roli Books
Studios
National Portrait Gallery,
London
123. The Other India **** The Aditya Birla Group
124. India . Another Way of Life Tzannis Tzannetakis D. K. Printworld Pvt. Ltd.
125. The Everest Hotel I. Allan Sealy IndiaInk
126. India Al-Biruni Qeyamudin Ahmad National Book Trust, India
127. Homage to Amritsar *** Marg Publications
128. Spotlighting India. The ***** The Houston Festival
Houston International Foundation, 2004
Festival. Educate.
Communicate. Celebrate
129. Challenge to World Heritage. Bamiyan Archaeological Survey of
Archaeological Survey of India,
India 2002
130. Ode to a Nightingale Lakshmi Viswanathan Lustre Press. Roli Books,
131. Textiles of Punjab *** Phukari
132. Art and Life in India. The Last Josef James Indian Institute of Advanced
Four Decades Study, 1989º
133. I. The Arts, Aspect of Indian **** Indian Council for Cultural
Culture. Select Bibliographies Relations, 1966
134. The Encyclopedia of the Brij V. Lal Oxford University Press,
Indian Diaspora
135. Marvels of Indian Painting. Pran Nevile Neville Books
Rise and Demise of Company
School
136. Trekking in the Himalayas
137. Early Views of India. The Mildred Archer Thames & Hudson
Picturesque Journeys of
Thomas and William Daniell
1786-1794
138. YOGA. The Path to Holistic B. K. S. Iyengar A Dorling Kindersley
 Health Book
139. The Book of Life. Anne Marshall Om Books International
Extraordinary Facts.
Fascinating information.
140. The Ilustrated History of Boria Majumdar Lustre Press. Roli Books
Indian Cricket
141. In Spite of the Gods. The Edwar Luce Little Brown
Strange Rise of Modern India
142. Indian Classical Dance
143. QUTB MINAR.
Archaeological Survey of
India
144. History of Indian Theatre M. L. Varadpande Abhinav Publications
145. Jammu, Kashmir, Ladkh. Parvez Dewan’s
Travel, trikking, Art, Culture,
History, Wildlife, almost
everything
146. Wild Wonders of Rajasthan
147. Frames of Fame
148. Himalayas
149. Materials, Methods and
Symbolism in Picchvai
Painting Tradition
150. INDIA: Land of Celebration
151. INDIA. Exotic Destination
152. Orissa. Revisited
153 Palaces of Rajasthan
154. Eternal Kaveri
155. The Idea of Delhi Romi Kosla
156. The Gardem Tumb of
Humayun
An Abode in Paradise
157. Manifestations II. Indian Art
in the 20th Century
158. Himalayan Flowers
159. Luxury Goods from India
160. Mira Says “Namaskar!”.
Rajan
Says “Vannakkam!”
161. Anandpur. The City of Bliss
162. Patiala. A Royal Tradition
163. The Magical Web Bridge.
164. Unknown Masterpiece of
Indian Folk & Tribal Art
165. Indian Customes
166. Glimpses of Indian Culture
167. Celebration of Life. Indian Jiwan Pani
Folk Dances
168. Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh.
LADAKH
169. India. Temples, Beaches,
Festivals and Architecture,
Museums, Crafts
170. Cinema. Images & Issues
171. Indian Cricket. Through the
Ages
172. Old Goa
173. The Press in India.
Perspectives in Development
and Relevance
174. National Parks of India.
175. The Healing Breath
176. A Goan Potpurri Anibal Da Costa
177 Indian Horizons Chandana Dutta Indian Council for Cultural
Relations
178. The Story of India for Gratian Vas Blossom Books
Children
179. When Was Modernism. Geeta Kaput Tulika Books
Essays on Contemprary
Cultural Practice in India
180. NÂD. Understanding Raga Sandeep Bagchee Business Publications INC.
Music
181. The Romance of Food Dr. A. G. Khan/Satish Omega
Jayaram
183. New Beginnings Brahma Kumaris. World Spiritual Univeristy
184. The Curry Coast. Travel in Binoo K. John Konark Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
Malabar . 500 years after
Vasco da Gama
185. Glimpses of the Past. Cultural Radha Raina
Rhythms. India and Central
Asia
186 (A) Indian By Choice Amit Dasgupta Wisdom Tree
186(B) Indian By Choice Amit Dasgupta Wisdom Tree
186© Indian By Choice Amit Dasgupta Wisdom Tree
187(A) The Santhals Vol. I Neeti Sethi Boss Vivalok Comics
187(B) The Santhals Vol. I Neeti Sethi Boss Vivalok Comics
188 (A) The Sunderbans. Vivalok Comics
188 (B) ThE Sunderbans. Vivalok Comics
189 (A) Aithihyamala. The Garland of Kottarathil Sankunny Vivalok Comics
Legends
189(B) Aithihyamala. The Garland of Kottarathil Sankunny Vivalok Comics
Legends
190. Tales from Indian Classics Rupa Gupta Kemkunt
191. Legends from Indian History A. K. Ghosh
192. The Illustrated Cultural A. L. Basham Oxford
History of India
 193. The Foundations of the Malik Mohamed Aakar
Composite Culture in India
194. Buddha. A Story of Deepak Choppra Harper Collins
Enlightenment
195. Ayurveda. The Ultimate DR. S. C. Sharma Wisdom Tree
Medicine
196. The Rainbow of Rhythms. Sitakant Mahapatra
Folk Art Tradition of Orissa
197. Thought Provoking Hindi R. C. Dogra and U. Dogra Star Publications (Pvt.Ltd.)
Names
With Meanings and
Explanations
198. Birds in our Lives Ashish Kothari Universities Press
199. The Ancient Wisdom of Manuel Schoch Wisdom Tree
Ashtavakara. The Great
Indian Sage
200. Garden Birds of Delhi, Agra & Samar Singh Wisdom Tree
Jaipur
201. Dances of India. Kathakali. S. Balakrishnan Wisdom Tree
202. Dance of India. Kathak. Shovana Narayan
203. Dance of India. Mohiniyattam Bharati Shivaji & Wisdom Tree
Vijayalakshmi
204. Dances of India. Manipuri R. K. Singhajit Singh Wisdom Tree
205. Dances of India. Kuchipudi Raja & Radha Reddy Wisdom Tree
206 (A) Desktop Yoga Bharat Thakur Wisdom Tree
206(B) Desktop Yoga Bharat Thakur Wisdom Tree
207 History of Mughal R. Nath
Architecture
208 Jogic And Tantric Medicine O.-P. Jaggi (NO. 651) Atma Ram & Sons

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