ABSTRACT

This book, first published in 1933, was the first text on the general Hindu attitude to art. It sums up under the wider title of the Hindu view of art all such considerations – religious, philosophic, sociological, aesthetic and technical – as might be helpful for the understanding of Indian art.

chapter I|91 pages

The Religio-Philosophical Hypothesis

chapter II|23 pages

The Aesthetic Hypothesis

chapter III|50 pages

Principles of Artistic Practice