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245 0 _aEncyclopaedia of art and culture in India/
_cedited by Gopal Bhargava
260 _aNew Delhi:
_bIsha Books,
_c2008.
300 _a27 v. ... :
_billustrations (some color) ;
_c23 cm.
500 _aEncyclopaedia 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, religion, education, position of women, society and community life, 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, customs related to birth and death, rituals and rites, folklores, folktales, myths and legends, and globalization and urbanization of culture.
650 _aCivilization
_zIndia
650 _aSocial life and customs
_zIndia
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700 _aGopal Bhargava, ed.
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942 _cBOOKS
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