Himalayan Times (1959)

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Jane 14, I960

INDIAN ART EXHIBITION IN LONDON

BY B. B. RAY CHAUDHUR1

( Our London Correspondent )
. Loudon, June 7

I have juit returned
from a day's visit to
Eaaen where w» saw the
mignifioent 'Indian Art
Exhifiition—5,000 year's
of Indian Art. All the
paintings, o&rpsts, tapes-
tries, Indian sculpture,
etc have /-been mignifi-
uently displayed with Ger-
manic thoroughness by
Krupp's ootioern. It is
indeed a glnrioua sight.
We were taken all over
the Exhibition at Villa
Hugel whi id was formerly
the estate of Krupp's.
The Press OfBoer of
Krupp's concern in Essen,
Herr Heinrich Campen
explained all about the
Exhibition, and we were
treated to a typioal In-
dian luncheon.

.Our High Commis-
sioner, Mrs. Pandit, has
.returned to London from
her four days visit to
America. On the 14th
June she will proceed to
Bury-^St. Edmunds to
attend the Magna Carta
osremony, and on the 18th
June she will hold a re-
ception for the Indian
Cricket Team On the
2 tth June, Mrs. Pandit
is leaving for Dublin for

a farewell call on the
President of Eire. On
the next day (he will
attend the offioial inaugu-
ration ceremony of the
new President at Dublin
Castle. Mrs. Pandit ha*
just opened an Exhibition
on. the "Life of Buddha,"
a set of a twelve colour
etchings by the young
Goanese artist, Laxman
Pai at 8t. George's Gal-
lery Prints. It is the
latest of a number of
series of" drawings and
prints carried out by
Laxman Pai on subject
drawn from Indian my-
thology.

We have just receiv-
ed from Penouin Books,
Ltd the latest volume
of the "Pelican History
of Art", viz:- Caroljn-
gian and Romanesque
Architecture, 800.12'0"
by Professor Kenneth
John Conant. It is the
result of many years of
researoh by the author
who is personally familar
with the entire Carolin-
gian and Romanesque
area. In this volume
there is also reference to
pre-Romanesque archi-
tecture in various areas

extending from Ireland
to the Near East. The
main theme of the book
is, of course, the fruition
of the Romanesque atyle
in Italy, France, Germany,
and its manifold expan-
sion to Spain, Portugal,
Palestine, Hungary, Soan
dinavia and Britain.
There are 176 pages oi
Plates and 80 line ill us.
trations, as well as ID
restoration studies. Dr.
Consul's book is undoub-
tedly the most authori-
tative and exhaustive
study on Carolingian and
Romanesque architecture
ef the period.

The well known Aus-
tralian Publishers, Messrs,
Angus & Robertson, Ltd.
have sent roe a very in-
teresting volume, viz:—
"Chinese Women Speak"
by Dymphna Cusaek who
spent a year and a half
in China and travelled
over 7,000 miles visiting
oities and villages, and
lived with Chinese families.
This volume will interest
every Indian reader. This
noted Australian novelist
and Playwright has writ
ten this book with great
understanding and from
her personal experience.
She saw tens of thousands
of women and interview-
ed women of every age
group from all walks of
life. One of the most
fascinating stories ie that
of: the wife of Chou-En,
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