Conversations: India's Leading Art Historian Engages with 101 themes, and More

Dr. B. N. Goswami an authority on miniature paintings of India has put foreword in depth study on 101 paintings in this volume. Interesting read.

Wonderful collections of columns with the title- 'Art and Soul', of 506 pages, with mostly black and white pictures and only 33 colour plates.

Each small capsule resembles like having conversation on interesting and creative aspects of art. It appeals equally to those who are art lovers, students, masters or even to someone who can't even draw. It's fun and insightful but the author, who is a master critic, must come with second and third and fourth part of such conversations. Must buy and start reading from any page - I am sure you will get engrossed and emerge as more sensitive person towards various art forms.

His lucid and simple writing comes to us as a treat for those interested in arts and are beginning to learn about art. Simple short chapters that span a few pages that take not more than 6-7 minutes would also help those who want to read something. Though, a lot is there to this. But a good beginning this book is.

The book cover is torn...the book looks old

DR BN Goswamy, truly the best art historian of all times takes his readers into a journey of not just the art world— from Nathdwara ‘Pichwais’ to Mughal Art, from Mulk Raj Anand to the Rembrandt but the world too; from Met Museum in USA to Art exhibitions in Sofia, Vienna, Bombay, Delhi. ‘Conversations’ consists of 125 articles roughly 2-3 pages long, covering a myriad of topics. A gem of a book for every art enthusiast or keen reader of history.

There are 125 short essays in this book concerning smorgasbord of content within art, these little columns published along the years in the newspaper "The Tribune", readers would enjoy these little commentaries on different subjects, there's no need to read them in order, you can read those first that you find intriguing and overall a very insightful and interesting read.

Pearls picked from Dr Goswamy's articles in The Tribune spanning 25 years!