There are recurrent motifs that appear in Paresh's images. The boats are patent in almost all his work. To him, they are hypnotic in character. They are not only symbols of movement and journey but are also evocative of his boyhood memories. Then there ar 1st ed. 170p., Illustrations.

A hundred years is but a brief span in the millennia-old history of Indian art and yet it can leave a mark. The 20th Century emerges as one of those periods when the gamut of art practices in India underwent a sea change. To describe the scene graphically 1st ed.

This book takes the reader on an exciting visual adventure. It showcases modern masterpieces from the collection in the National Gallery of Modern Art, the premier institution for modern and contemporary Indian art, established in 1954 in Delhi. NGMA has 1st ed. 240p., Colours Illustrations; 32cm.

Contents: Preface. Introduction. 1. Childhood years. 2. Art college and after. 3. Search for a style. 4. Looking inwards. 5. Towards sublimation. 6. Becoming whole. Biodata. Selected bibliography. "The reclusive Ganesh Pyne, is arguably, one of the more enigmatic figures in the Indian art world. The dizzy heights his prices scale are but one indication of his standing. Yet, few have a clear understanding of the man and his deeply disturbing world of darkness and shadows. Like the author R.K. Narayan and his Malgudi, Pyne has created his own universe. This world is populated by two-dimensional figures, stiff, angular and often skeletal, surrounded by dark pools of water where boats ply and swords dangle. This world is created in an unique visual language, a synthesis between tradition and modernity, but in itself a truly original idiom. As the interest in Pyne's work has grown so has the curiosity about the man. "Now a biography, the first in English language, seeks to unravel the inner world of Ganesh Pyne.Ella Datta, a journalist and a critic, has been researching the artist for over fifteen years. Her book probes Pyne's psyche and looks at his milieu. It explores his rootedness in the Bengali ethos but recognises his essential modernity that enables him to rise above time and place. The result is a book of pioneering significance both for art lovers as well as for art historians." (jacket) No. 25389