Megha Meets Vishwakarma (The Story of Indian Crafts)

$47
FREE Delivery
Quantity
Delivery Ships in 1-3 days
Item Code: NAK523
Author: Harsha V. Dehejia
Publisher: Trisha
Language: English
Edition: 2014
ISBN: 9789383098361
Pages: 156 (Throughout Color Illustrations)
Cover: Hardcover
Other Details 10.5 inch x 7.5 inch
Weight 700 gm
Fully insured
Fully insured
Shipped to 153 countries
Shipped to 153 countries
More than 1M+ customers worldwide
More than 1M+ customers worldwide
100% Made in India
100% Made in India
23 years in business
23 years in business
Book Description

About the Book

 

Megha is a young girl who goes to Dilli Haat (Food and Craft bazaar in New Delhi, India) with her mother on a languid May morning. While enjoying the various crafts there, she meets a sage who introduces himself as Vishwakarma, the divine architect and God of the craftspeople. He takes Megha on a pan-India tour in his magic chariot to meet the craftspeople of the various states and regions. Megha interacts with these people, mingles with their families and learns about the various crafts, their history and method of making. She is fascinated by the colours and the shapes, the textures and the techniques of the various craft objects.

 

Megha realises the importance of human creativity. She is captivated by the beauty of these crafts and the important part that they play in our lives. Vishwakarma tells her that these crafts belong to a living cultural tradition that goes beyond region and religion, caste and creed. We touch and caress and smell these objects, wonder and admire their shape, adorn our bodies and our homes with them. We use them in our lived lives and they give us visual delight as our eyes are drawn to them and lose ourselves in their patterns res, their forms and shapes, their color and hues, and in them we hidden truths about life and living.

 

About the Author

 

Harsha V. Dehejia has a double doctorate, one in medicine and the other in ancient Indian culture, both from Mumbai University. He is a practising physician and professor of Indian Studies at Carleton University in Ottawa, ON, Canada. His main interest is in Indian aesthetics.

 

A widely respected aesthete and art collector, he has written extensively on Indian art and culture and has twenty publications to his name, including Akriti to Sanskriti: The Journey of Indian Forms and Radha: From Gopi to Goddess.

Sample Pages



Frequently Asked Questions
  • Q. What locations do you deliver to ?
    A. Exotic India delivers orders to all countries having diplomatic relations with India.
  • Q. Do you offer free shipping ?
    A. Exotic India offers free shipping on all orders of value of $30 USD or more.
  • Q. Can I return the book?
    A. All returns must be postmarked within seven (7) days of the delivery date. All returned items must be in new and unused condition, with all original tags and labels attached. To know more please view our return policy
  • Q. Do you offer express shipping ?
    A. Yes, we do have a chargeable express shipping facility available. You can select express shipping while checking out on the website.
  • Q. I accidentally entered wrong delivery address, can I change the address ?
    A. Delivery addresses can only be changed only incase the order has not been shipped yet. Incase of an address change, you can reach us at [email protected]
  • Q. How do I track my order ?
    A. You can track your orders simply entering your order number through here or through your past orders if you are signed in on the website.
  • Q. How can I cancel an order ?
    A. An order can only be cancelled if it has not been shipped. To cancel an order, kindly reach out to us through [email protected].
Add a review
Have A Question

For privacy concerns, please view our Privacy Policy