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Author : Sara Drake
Release : 2016
Genre : Museum exhibits
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Book Synopsis Tipu's Tiger by : Sara Drake
Download or read book Tipu's Tiger written by Sara Drake. This book was released on 2016. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Susan Stronge
Release : 2009-11
Genre : Art
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Book Synopsis Tipu's Tigers by : Susan Stronge
Download or read book Tipu's Tigers written by Susan Stronge. This book was released on 2009-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Tipu's Tiger is one of the Victoria and Albert Museum's most enduringly famous and fascinating objects. It was made for Tipu Sultan. the ruler of Mysore, who was killed by the British in 1799 during the final onslaught on his island capital, Seringapatam. After the victory, his treasury was seized and its precious contents rapidly divided between the soldiers of the East India Company army. The spectacular wooden tiger survived, however. Discovered in the music room of the palace, it was shipped to the Company's new musuem in London in 1800." "This book tells the story of the tiger's travels from India to the V&A showing how it has inspired artists and authors, and frightened or entertained the public since its first appearance in England." --Book Jacket.
Author : Susie Green
Release : 2006-09-15
Genre : Art
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Book Rating : 768/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Tiger by : Susie Green
Download or read book Tiger written by Susie Green. This book was released on 2006-09-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Smart, readable, and lushly illustrated, Tiger is a natural and cultural history of this potent and much-admired creature.
Author : Richard H. Davis
Release : 2020-07-21
Genre : Religion
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Book Synopsis Lives of Indian Images by : Richard H. Davis
Download or read book Lives of Indian Images written by Richard H. Davis. This book was released on 2020-07-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many centuries, Hindus have taken it for granted that the religious images they place in temples and home shrines for purposes of worship are alive. Hindu priests bring them to life through a complex ritual "establishment" that invokes the god or goddess into material support. Priests and devotees then maintain the enlivened image as a divine person through ongoing liturgical activity: they must awaken it in the morning, bathe it, dress it, feed it, entertain it, praise it, and eventually put it to bed at night. In this linked series of case studies of Hindu religious objects, Richard Davis argues that in some sense these believers are correct: through ongoing interactions with humans, religious objects are brought to life. Davis draws largely on reader-response literary theory and anthropological approaches to the study of objects in society in order to trace the biographies of Indian religious images over many centuries. He shows that Hindu priests and worshipers are not the only ones to enliven images. Bringing with them differing religious assumptions, political agendas, and economic motivations, others may animate the very same objects as icons of sovereignty, as polytheistic "idols," as "devils," as potentially lucrative commodities, as objects of sculptural art, or as symbols for a whole range of new meanings never foreseen by the images' makers or original worshipers.
Author : Sandeep Balakrishna
Release : 2015-01-28
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis TipuSultan- The Tyrant of Mysore by : Sandeep Balakrishna
Download or read book TipuSultan- The Tyrant of Mysore written by Sandeep Balakrishna. This book was released on 2015-01-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is part of a series of books aimed at disseminating the accurate history of India drawn from the primary sources. History writing, especially about the medieval Muslim rule has been fraught with political correctness, controversy, and in several cases, downright falsification. This has occurred mostly with official state patronage. As a result, any attempts to correct this course has been virulently opposed with the result that most urban-educated Indians have now internalized a politically correct version of Indian history. The history of Tipu Sultan too, stands as a glaring instance of this distorted historical narrative. Indeed, we have seen, read, and heard about a lot of people claiming to be freedom fighters and receiving pensions from the Government. Several of these worthies would not have been born before Independence yet they succeed in such blatant manipulations. There are instances of portraying certain rulers and chieftains as true heroes who fought against the British Empire. One such ruler happens to be Tipu Sultan. Tipu Sultan is widely known as the Tiger of Mysore. Indeed, the image of Tipu battling a tiger barehanded crosses the mind whenever his name is mentioned. But is this the truth? Was Tipu Sultan truly the warrior as he has been portrayed? What exactly is his record of fighting the British? Was he really a freedom fighter as is widely claimed? Sandeep Balakrishna in this well-researched book, explores both the myths and the truth surrounding Tipu Sultan. A must-read for those who wish to learn the true story of Tipu Sultan.
