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   jewelsofsayuri

   September 23, 2018 at 3:19 pm

   Dear Sir, I am a designer who is just beginning her PhD journey. My area of interest is “the fashioning of the self (Alamkara) through jewellery.” I came across your site and am stunned by the vast knowledge you have put up here. I would be really grateful if you could you please point me to some books, papers, articles I could read on this subject. Thanks and regards

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     sreenivasaraos

     September 24, 2018 at 3:03 pm

     Dear Divya

     Thank you for the visit and for the appreciation.

     I do not know much about the jewellery, in particular.

     And, whatever I say might be like carrying ice, all the way, to Eskimos. You are the expert; and, I am just on the periphery.

     However, I suggest you may take a look at the thesis prepared by Mr. Dushyant Dave, during 2017, on the subject of the Motifs in ornamentation special reference to Rajasthani kundan meena jewellery 16th to 21st Century

     You may see how he has gone about in dealing with the subject.

     Please see Chapter Two on Tradition and basic sources of Indian Jewellery
     

     And, in the bibliography , a list of references is given. Please see if any of those would be of help.

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     There are also some books published on the subject of Jewellery, such as

     Indian jewellery: by Usha Ramamrutham Bala Krishnan and Meera Sushil Kumar

     Traditional Jewelry of India by Oppi Untracht

     You may refer to them, in case , you have not already done so.
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     There are also websites on subject

     History of Indian Jewellery

     Tradition and basic sources of Indian Jewellery

     https://www.thebetterindia.com/86147/history-indian-jewellery-jewels-traditions/

     https://www.culturalindia.net/jewellery/history.html

     https://www.researchgate.net/publication/303844521_women_and_jewelry_-
     the_traditional_and_religious_dimensions_of_ornamentation

     http://nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/30664/1/IJTK%204(2)%20118-126.pdf

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     Pardon me. I am aware I have not been of much help. Please excuse me.

     Wish you success in all your endeavors

     Cheers.

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       jewelsofsayuri

       September 25, 2018 at 3:33 pm

       Thank you so much for the reply. While I have gone through some of the books & articles, Others are new to me. So I’ll take a look at them. Any suggestions for Samudrika lakshanam or Shola shringhar will also be helpful.

        
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   Savitha Gurunath

   October 6, 2018 at 11:45 am

   With due regards sir,
   I am interested in the series of barahamasa paintings.Are all the paintings either in Kota, Bundi,Datia school of paintings painted during 15th century and onwards? Are they all based on Keshav dasa’s Rasikpriya only? Which books should I refer? kindly guide Sir…

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     sreenivasaraos

     October 6, 2018 at 1:03 pm

     Dear Savitha Gopinath,

     You are welcome Maa

     I had earlier written about Ritu varnana and Bharamasa – in its aspects of both poetry and paintings

     Please check the following link
     https://sreenivasaraos.com/2012/09/20/ritu-varnana-and-barahmasa/

     As a part of that article I had written about the poet Sri Kesava Dasa (1555–1617) and his work Rasikapriya composed in Brij-basha . It is a comprehensive compendium of Nayakas and Nayikas, their moods, meetings and messengers. And , it is considered a Lakshana grantha, foundational work, in Riti kavya tradition)

     In that context , I had written about descriptions of Barahmasa according to Rasikapriya., along with illustrations

     As I mentioned , the Barahmasa poetry and paintings are depicted in various types and traditions, not only that of Sri Kesava dasa.

     As I said at Para 12.1

     A vast number of schools of miniature paintings such as Bundi, Krishnagarh, Jaipur, Mewar and Marwar giving expression to the Barahmasa concepts and idioms flourished during the mid centuries under the patronage of Pala Kings of Bengal , the Mughals and the Rajputs of Rajasthan. The hill states and even smaller states from Central India too nurtured the paintings of Barahmasa tradition. Datia, one of the schools of painting in Central India, painted a timeless series of Ashtayama, another form of Barahmasa. . These sublime works of art, which gained fame as iconic representations of the seasons and as metaphors for emotions, have inspired generations of artists, poets and lovers. Over the generations, the artists of the diverse schools of miniature paintings have strained to retain the aesthetic values and technical excellence achieved by their pioneer

     Please also check the ‘References and Sources’ given at the end of the post , for Barahmasa literature, music and paintings

     I trust , these might be of some help. Please let me know

     Cheers Maa

     Wish you the Best

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   sreenivasaraos

   October 6, 2018 at 12:42 pm

   You are welcome , Dear GuruNath Bhat

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   Aritra

   October 22, 2018 at 4:20 pm

   Dear Sreenivasa Rao,
   My search on Mahavidyas in connection with something I am writing around Kali puja (I am a journalist) led me to your blog: a source of vidya itself!
   Your work, and its breadth, is fascinating!
   Could you please share your contact details; I’d like to speak to you for the story I am working on, as also in connection with my research on theatre and performance.

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