Discovering Each Other
and Other Essays
Published on 25. April 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
117 pages
978-1-80309-462-5 (ISBN)
Description
A fascinating discussion of Gandhi's moral values and art stance, providing contemporary ethical reflections.
In Discovering Each Other and Other Essays, K. G. Subramanyan reflects on Gandhi's political and cultural role in India and what lessons can be learned and applied more broadly. He explores how Gandhi's moral values compared with his stance on art, while also investigating how traditional crafts can survive in an industrial world. He asks what role policymakers can play in the sustainability of manual crafts and investigates how the perception of tribal communities and their art changed in India over time. Subramanyan brings his trademark candor, lucidity, and wisdom to these reflections and responses.
In Discovering Each Other and Other Essays, K. G. Subramanyan reflects on Gandhi's political and cultural role in India and what lessons can be learned and applied more broadly. He explores how Gandhi's moral values compared with his stance on art, while also investigating how traditional crafts can survive in an industrial world. He asks what role policymakers can play in the sustainability of manual crafts and investigates how the perception of tribal communities and their art changed in India over time. Subramanyan brings his trademark candor, lucidity, and wisdom to these reflections and responses.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Greenford
United Kingdom
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 124 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
100 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80309-462-5 (9781803094625)
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K. G. Subramanyan (1924-2016) was one of India's most respected artists. He worked with diverse media and materials, exhibiting extensively both within and outside the country. He was part of the arts faculty at M. S. University, Baroda, and was professor emeritus at the Kala Bhavan Center at Visva-Bharati University in Santiniketan, India. In 2012, he received the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian award, for his outstanding contribution to the arts. His other books include Moving Focus: Essays on Indian Art and Living Tradition: Perspectives on Modern Indian Art, both also published by Seagull Books.
Content
Gandhi and the Indian Cultural Scene
The Magic of Making
Do Hands Have a Chance?
The Study and Support of Rural and Tribal Arts and Crafts
Discovering Each Other
The Magic of Making
Do Hands Have a Chance?
The Study and Support of Rural and Tribal Arts and Crafts
Discovering Each Other