Main entry:

Das, Samit, 1970-

Title & Author:

Architecture of Santiniketan : Tagore's concept of space / Samit Das.

Publication:

New Delhi : Niyogi Books, 2013.

Description:

179 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-177) and index.
1 Visva-Bharati and the Universal Soul -- 2 From Jorasanko to Santiniketan -- 3 Rabindranath's Santiniketan and its Natural Surroundings -- 4 Santiniketan's Architecture : From Dream to Reality -- 5 Uttarayana and Rabindranath -- 6 Beyond the Madhabilata Bower : Influence of Nature in Literature -- 7 Beyond the Architectural Motifs -- 8 The Pictorial Shifts in Santiniketan.

Summary:

This book highlights Tagore s architectural vision through his writings. A product of immense research and emotions gathered over fifteen years, Architecture of Santiniketan: Tagore s Concept of Space extends beyond brick and mortar in an effort to understand the significance of the creation of space. It is an expression of the amalgamation of music, art, literature, poetry, letters and functional ornamentation. The book explains the different levels of this form of architecture and evaluates it in the context of the present artistic and cultural environment, while connecting it with the Bengal Renaissance.

ISBN:

9789381523384
938152338X

Subject:

Tagore, Rabindranath, 1861-1941 Knowledge and learning.
Tagore, Rabindranath, 1861-1941
Tagore, Rabindranath 1861-1941
Visva-Bharati.
Architecture India Santiniketan.
Architecture Inde Shānti Niketan.
21.79 architecture: other.
56.02 philosophy and theroy of civil engineering.
Learning and scholarship
Architecture
Buildings
Architektur
Raum
Santiniketan (India) Buildings, structures, etc.
India Santiniketan
Śantiniketan
Indien

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Tagore's concept of space

Holdings:

Location: Library main 288157
Call No.: BIB 229778
Status: Available