Rock Art of the S-Belt in Central India (Based on the Discoveries of Late Prof. Shankar Tiwari)

Rock Art of the S-Belt in Central India (Based on the Discoveries of Late Prof. Shankar Tiwari)

By  Pushpa Tiwari , Om Prakash Misra

ISBN No.: 9789380574233

Pages: 125p

Edition: 2011 (Hardback)

List Price: Rs 1850.00


About the Book

Rock Art of the S-Belt in Central India book is based on the discovery of late Prof. Shankar Tiwari, a well know and pioneer school in rock art, research cultural, geography, archaeology and natural history. The Rock painting of this region was discovered by him. on the basis of study of these rock paintings which belongs to the Mesolithic, Chalcolithic, Early history periods. Various scenes have also been noticed from these rock shelters. In this book rare photographs and the research papers written by Prof. Tiwari included here. The inter disciplinary archaeological exploration on rock art will be useful to the students and researcher of archaeology, who would like to corelate the discipline to other natural and social science.

An excellent coloured transparencies nearly thousands which were taken by the Prof. Tiwari himself, from these collection selected nearly 75 photographs have been taken of the various dimensions and some line drawings enhanced the beauty and value of the book, which certainly is a most welcome addition to the field of publications on Indian rock art and archaeology.

About the Author

Smt. Pushpa Tiwari born in 1945 in Gadarwada of Narsinghpur district of Madhya Pradesh. She is very much known to the scholars as the wife of late Prof. Shankar Tiwari, who discovered of the kutumbsar Cave and vanishing subterranean biological species in Baster and rock art site in the S-Belt.

She worked for All India Radio(Akashwani) Bhopal for more than 20years and still she is attached with the various social and cultural activities. She devoted her life to highlight the discoveries made by Prof. Tiwari through publications in book form. Her first book in Hindi on Kutumbsar cave of Baster and second book as co-author on the coins collected by Prof. Tiwari known as, Early Coins from Narmada Valley. She also published the research papers based on rock paintings of S-Belt. Presently she is writing a book on kutumbsar cave with illustrations.

Dr. Om Prakash Misra is the Epigraphist in the Directorate of Archaeology, Arcgives and Museums, Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal. He has the credit of the Ph.D. and D.litt. Degrees. He is also a fellow of Royal Asiatic Society of London. He is the author and co-author of Mothergoddess in Central India, Iconography of the saptamatrikaa, Masterpieces of Madhya Pradesh, Archaeological Excavations in Madhya Pradesh and Chhatisgarh, Discovering Vidisha and The Chambal Valley : A Heritage treasure, Bounteous tree-treasures of Indian Art and Culture, Krishnasmriti-Prof. K.D.Bajpai, Commomorative volume and Associate Editor of Puratan-Journal of the Directorate of Archaeology, Archives and Museums, Madhya Pradesh and other books related to the district survey reports.

He was the Director for Archaeological excavations in Madhya Pradesh i.e. Ninnore, Chhipaner, Godarmau, Kalyanpura, Kavathi, Chhotabarda, Chhalpakala, Gannour, Maruchichili and Navalkhera etc. He also attended the excavations at Dangwada, Piplyalorka, Nandur, Atudkhas, Sarangpur, Besnagar and Veerapuram. He was the curator of Indira Kala Sangeet Vishvavidyalaya, Khairagarh Museum, District Museum, Rajgarh and Hoshangabad for more than five years, presently he is in the curator, State Museum, Bhopal and incharge of publication and publicity and Exploration and Excavations work of the Directorate of Archaeology, Madhya Pradesh.

Dr. Misra is a life member of Indian Institute of Public Administration,Delhi, Indian Archaeological Society, Delhi, Rock art Society of India,Agra and Indian Art History Congress, Guahati etc.