In a previously neglected area of art history, the author presents an original and much needed re-assessment the artistic heritage of the architecture, sculpture and painting of the Vijayanagara empire. (Cambridge Univ Pr)George MichellCambridge Univ Pr...
The above statement reflects one of the core beliefs of which one of the following religious sects of ancient India? (a) Buddhism (b) Jainism (c) Shaivism (d) Vaishnavism 8. Who among the following rulers of Vijayanagara Empire constructed a large dam across Tungabhadra River and canalcum-...
Art of the Vijayanagara-Nāyakas: Architecture and Iconography. 2 Vols., The doctoral thesis by R.K. Kesava Rajarajan is a very serious effort to put some order in the great deal of monuments belonging to a period, which is too ... R.K.K. Rajarajan - Art of the Vijayanagara-Nāyak...
Abruptly, in about 1344, the wave of foreign invasion was stopped. The Hindu south was saved by an alliance of weak partners who together formed a solid wall of opposition, the Empire of Vijayanagara. The empire flourished and grew fabulously rich until it too was finally crushed in 1565. ...
Manu Pillai narrates the story of the Deccan from the close of the 13th century to the dawn of the 18th. The book takes the reader from the age of Alauddin Khilji to the ascent of Shivaj to witness the dramatic rise and fall of the Vijayanagara empire, negotiating intrigues at the cour...