Moti Chandra (1909–1974) was a distinguished Indian scholar, an art historian, and an author. He was a descendant of
Bharatendu Harishchandra
Bharatendu Harishchandra (9 September 18506 January 1885) was an Indian poet, writer and playwright. He authored several dramas, life sketches and travel accounts, using new media such as reports, publications, letters to editors of publicati ...
, the creator of modern
Hindi
Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been de ...
prose, and was well known for his contributions to art history. He was from
Varanasi
Varanasi (; ; also Banaras or Benares (; ), and Kashi.) is a city on the Ganges river in northern India that has a central place in the traditions of pilgrimage, death, and mourning in the Hindu world.
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Major works
* "Trade And Trade Routes In Ancient India."
* ''"The World of Courtesans"''
* "Mewar Painting in the Seventeenth Century"
* "Indian Art"
* "Stone Sculpture in the Prince of Wales Museum."
* "Kashi ka Itihas" (History of Kashi).
* "Costumes, Textiles, Cosmetics & Coiffure in Ancient and Mediaeval India"
* "The Golden Flute: Indian Painting and Poetry"
* "Jain Miniature Paintings from Western India"
* "Ikat Fabrics of Orissa and Andhra Pradesh (Study of Contemporary Textile Crafts of India)"
* "Indian Ivories"
* "New Documents of Jaina Painting"
See also
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Kapisi
Kapisi (, ) or Kapisa was the capital city of the former Kingdom of Kapisa (now part of modern Afghanistan). While the name of the kingdom has been used for the modern Kapisa Province, the ancient city of Kapisa was located in Parwan Province, ...
References
Indian art historians
20th-century Indian male writers
Textile historians
1909 births
1974 deaths
Scholars from Varanasi
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