Moti Chandra (1909–1974) was a distinguished Indian scholar, an art historian, and an author. He was a descendant of
Bharatendu Harishchandra, the creator of modern
Hindi
Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...
prose, and was well known for his contributions to art history. He was from
Varanasi
Varanasi (, also Benares, Banaras ) or Kashi, is a city on the Ganges river in northern India that has a central place in the traditions of pilgrimage, death, and mourning in the Hindu world.*
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Major works
* "Trade And Trade Routes In Ancient India."
* ''"The World of Courtesans"''
* "Mewar Painting in the Seventeenth Century"
* "Indian Art"
* "Stone Sculpture in the Prince of Wales Museum."
* "Kashi ka Itihas" (History of Kashi).
* "Costumes, Textiles, Cosmetics & Coiffure in Ancient and Mediaeval India"
* "The Golden Flute: Indian Painting and Poetry"
* "Jain Miniature Paintings from Western India"
* "Ikat Fabrics of Orissa and
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (ISO 15919, ISO: , , AP) is a States and union territories of India, state on the East Coast of India, east coast of southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, seventh-largest state and th ...
(Study of Contemporary Textile Crafts of India)"
* "Indian Ivories"
* "New Documents of Jaina Painting"
See also
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Kapisi
The Kingdom of Kapisa, appearing in contemporary Chinese sources as () and (), was a state located in what is now Afghanistan during the late 1st millennium. Its capital was the city of Kapisa. The kingdom stretched from the Hindu Kush in the n ...
References
Indian art historians
20th-century Indian male writers
Textile historians
1909 births
1974 deaths
Scholars from Varanasi
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