History of Indian Sculpture Art (Theory)

Gupta Period: The Golden age of art in India, Architecture and Sculptural Ornamentation of Sanchi temple no. 17, The Parvati Devi temple at Nachna Kuthara, the temple of Bhitaragaon, the Vishnu temple at Tigawa, the Shiva temple at Bhumara and the Dasavatara temple at Deogarh, Ajanta and Bagh Caves.

• Sculptures and cave architecture of Ajanta and Ellora

• Historical background and Iconography  of Varaha: Adivaraha or Nar- Varaha, Yajnavaraha, Pralayavaraha, Mahavaraha, Varaha in boar form; Nar- Varaha from Udaigiri cave 5, Eran Varaha- Anthropomorphic and Theomorphic form

• Evaluation and Iconography of Mukhalinga, the uniconic form: ekmukhalinga Cave 4 Udaigiri, ekmukhalinga Bhumra, Ekmukha Shiva Linga, 5th Century AD, Khoh, M.P.,National Museum, Delhi, Linga with Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh, and Surya, 6th Century AD, Uttar Predesh, National Museum, Delhi.

Terracotta from Gupta period: Ganga and Yamuna from Ahichhatra, Mirpurkhas Seated Buddha, Seated and standing Buddha Mathura, Seated and standing Buddha Sarnath, Dakshinamurti Ahichhatra, Parvati head Ahichhatra, Shiva Gana destroying Dakshas Sacrifice Ahichhatra, Decorative brick on tile Mirpurkhas, Mahishasurmardini from Bhumra, M.P.

Study of Temple-Sculptures: Descent of Ganga Pallava Mahabalipuram Tamilnadu period Stone Circa 7th Century A.D., Ravana shaking Mount Kailash (Rashtrakuta Ellora, Maharashtra) Stone Circa Circa 8th Century A.D., Trimurti (Elephanta, Maharashtra) Stone Circa 9th Century A.D., Lakshmi Narayana (Kandariya Mahadev Temple) (Chandela, Khajuraho, M.P.) Circa 10th Century A.D., Player Sun Temple (Ganga Dynasty, Konark, Orissa) Stone, Circa 13th Century A.D., Mother & Child (Vimla-Shah Temple, Solanki Dynasty, Dilwara, Mount Abu, Rajasthan) White Marble Circa 13th Century A.D.

Method of casting (solid and hollow); Study of South Indian Bronzes; Types of Bronze
South Indian Bronzes- Chola, Pallava and Nayaka Periods:
Shiva Nataraj (Thanjavur Distt., Tamilnadu) Chola period (12th Century A.D.)(Collection: National Museum, New Delhi), Krishna (Tamilnadu) Chola period (12th Century A.D.)(Collection: National Museum, New Delhi) Devi (Uma) Chola Period (11th Century A.D.) (Collection: National Museum, New Delhi), Dancing Ganesa (Karnataka 16th Century) (Collection: LOS Angles CCU Museum of ART, Calfornia), Kubera, Varuna (Karnataka C.1050) (Collection: LOS Angles CCU Museum of ART, Calfornia), Siva Nataraja, Tamil Nadu, India, C.950, South Indian Bronzes- LOS Angles CCU Museum of ART, Calfornia