A Celebration of Love: The Romantic Heroine in the Indian Arts

Author: Harsha V Dahejia

Publisher: Roli Book

ISBN: 9788174363022

Format: Hardback

About This Book:

This book is a visually rich journey that takes us ultimately to the nayika in the Indian tradition, one who is a paradigm of mankind’s perennial quest for a divine and transcendent love. In these essays, she comes alive in all her splendour and radiance, she captures our attention through her sheer sensuality as she looks into the mirror and prepares for that special moment. She delights in the many romantic situations and brings alive the concept of bhakti shringara or a certain sprituality that can only arise from indulging in love, but above all she stands self-assured and dignified, whispering that not only is there truth in love but that truth is love.