Banaras

Reviews / Votes

'...This work will serve as resource and role model for heritage studies and interdisciplinary ways of looking deeply into cultural landscapes.'- Prof. Neils Gutschow, Heidelberg University, Germany'... In this volume, he brings together decades of careful work and makes a strong case for this great city as significant not only for the heritage of India, but for the wider world of visitors ...'- Prof. Diana L. Eck, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA'... No other scholar knows Banaras better than Rana P.B. Singh. His interpretation of its sacred landscape that he calls 'mesocosm' is unique.'- Prof. Amita Sinha, University of Illinois- UC, USA'...Only by exploring Banaras over many years, so as to uncover its multiple belief systems, cultural patterns, spatial territories and superimposed archaeological layers, is it possible to develop a complete picture like this one.'- Dr. George Michell, London, UK'... The author has consistently written books and papers of outstanding interest on the holy city of Banaras. These works confirm his outstanding reputation as an urban historian.'- Sir Christopher A. Bayly, University of Cambridge, UK