Venue 1: Auditorium, National Museum, Ground Floor 23rd Session of Indian Art History Congress, 2014 11th -13th November 2014 Programme Day 1: 11th November 2014 Inaugural Session: 10:30 AM – 11:32 AM High Tea: 11:32 AM–12:15 PM Registration 12:00 PM–12.30 PM Venue: Outside the Conference Room of NMI Session I: 12:30 PM–1:10 PM Prof. (Dr.) A.L. Srivastava K.D. Vajpayee Memorial Lecture 12:30 PM–1:10 PM Venue: Auditorium Session II: 1:10 PM–2:10 PM Chair: Prof. (Dr.) Prafulla Kumar Nayak Dr. D.P. Sharma Roots of Cross-Cultural and Composite Forms in Harappan Art 1:10 PM –1:25 PM Dr. Paru Bal Sidhu The Pottery-Styles of the Post-Harappan Chalcolithic Cultures of North-West and North India 1:25 PM–1:40 PM Yogesh Mallinathpur M Chert Blades: Artistic Excellence of Indus People Discussion 1:40 PM–1:55 PM 1:55 PM –2:10 PM Lunch Break 2:10 PM – 3:10 PM 1 Session III: 3:10 PM – 4:10 PM Chair: Dr. D. P. Sharma Prof. (Dr.). S.P. Shukla Kautuka: The Fun Figures in Indian Art 3:10 PM – 3:25 PM Dr. Vinay Kumar Transformation of West Asian and Greco-Roman Elements in Mauryan Art 3:25 PM – 3:40 PM Dr. Iravati Influence and Confluence of Indian, Greco-Roman and Scythian Theatre Reflected in Ancient Indian Art and Architecture 3:40 PM – 3:55 PM Discussion 3:55 PM – 4:10 PM Tea 4:10 PM – 4:30 PM Session IV: 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Chair: Prof. (Dr.) Nirmala Sharma Dr. Chithra Madhavan Relationship between Tamil Nadu and South-East and East Asia 4:30 PM – 4:45 PM Shubha Banerji Cross-Cultural Assimilation: A Comparative Study of Indian and Pre-Columbian Art 4:45 PM – 5:00 PM Rajaram Sharma The Presence of Buddhist Concepts of Art in the Christianized Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire) and Vice Versa 5:00 PM – 5:15 PM Discussion 5:15 PM – 5:30 PM 2 Day 2: 12th November 2014 Session I: 10:30 AM – 11:40 AM Chair: Prof. (Dr.) T.P. Sankarankutty Nair Dr. Anand Burdhan Chakrambuja Mandala: A Cosmograph of Philosophical Inclusivism 10:30 AM – 10:45 AM S. Padhma Priya “Sambava” of Garuda: A Unique Visual Articulation 10:45 AM – 11:00 AM Dr. Manoj Kumar Kurmi Bhagwati Gange Sculpture of Vinoba Ashram: Cultural Significance 11:00 AM – 11:15 AM Discussion 11:15 AM – 11:30 AM Tea 11:30 AM – 11:50 AM Session II 11:50 AM – 12:50 PM Chair: Prof. (Dr.) M.K. Dhavalikar Dr. Devangana Desai Assimilation of Tortoise as an Avatara of Vishnu 11:50 AM – 12:05 PM Prof. (Dr.) Prafulla Kumar Nayak Vishnu-Krishna Image 12:05 PM - 12:20 PM Dr. Preeta Nayar Diversity and Evolutionary Trends of the Leonine Faces of Narasimha Sculptures in India 12:20 PM - 12:35 PM Discussion 12:35 PM - 12:50 PM Lunch Break 1:10 PM - 2:10 PM Session III 2:10 PM - 3:30 PM Chair: Prof. (Dr.) Himanshu Prabha Ray Dr. Bhagabat Tripathy Uma – Maheshvara Images in Odishan Art 2:10 PM - 2:25 PM Dr. Anil Kumar Singh 2:25 PM - 2:40 PM Hkkjrh; dyk esa v/kZukjh'oj ewfrZ;k¡& ,d fo'ys"k.kkRed v/;;u 3 Dr. Manjushree Rao Outstanding Ardhanarishvara Images from Madhya Pradesh 2:40 PM - 2:55 PM Saurabh Pal Ardhanarishvara form of Shiva in Chola period 2:55 PM - 3:10 PM Discussion 3:10 PM - 3:30 PM Tea 3:40 PM – 4:00 PM Session IV 4:00 PM – 5:20 PM Chair: Dr. Devangana Desai Dr. Sayamtara Jash The Syncretic Form of Harihara in Indian Art: A Reappraisal 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM Aparajita Bhattacharya 4:15 PM - 4:30 PM Imagining the Gods as One: Two Hari-Hara Images from Mitavali and Vidisha at the Confluence of Artistic Innovations and Religious Traditions Dr. Deepi Rekha Kouli Hari-Hara in the Art of Kamarupa 4:30 PM - 4:45 PM Dr. V. K. Mathur Pahari Hari-Hara Paintings in the National Museum Collection, India 4:45 PM - 5:00 PM Discussion 5:00 PM - 5:20 PM 4 Day 3: 13th November 2014 Session I: 10:30 AM – 11:50 AM Chair: Prof. (Dr.) Preety A. Trivedi Kanu Chatterjee 10:30 AM – 10:45 AM “European in Grammar – Indian in Syntax”: The Indo-Portuguese Art and Architecture of Goa 16th – 18th century C.E. Dr. Savita Kumari The Royal Processions in the Later Mughal Painting: A Reflection on Mughal–British Relationship 10:45 AM – 11:00 AM Dr. Dhir Sarangi Cross-Cultural Assimilation and Hybridity in the Gentil Collection, France 11:00 AM – 11:15 AM Dr. Jagtej Kaur Grewal Interface among Artistic Practices: Image Making at the Cis-Sutlej Courts 11:15 AM – 11:30 AM Discussion 11:30 AM – 11:50 AM Tea 11:50 AM – 12:10 PM Session II 12:10 PM – 1:10 PM Chair: Prof. (Dr.) Usha Rani Tiwari Prof. (Dr.) Preety A. Trivedi Artist Illustrators of Indian Myths and Stories- A Glance into their Cross-Cultural Contribution to Indian Art History 12:10 PM – 12:25 PM Rige Shiba 12:25 PM - 12:40 PM Understanding Cross- Cultural Assimilation through Informal Education in Museums: With Special Reference to National Museum Collection Sanjib Kumar Singh and Tejpal Singh 12:40 PM – 12:55 PM Indian Art Exhibition(s): Ambassador of Cross-Cultural Assimilation: A Study of Exhibits sent from Archeological Section of National Museum during 1999-2014 C.E. Discussion 12:55 PM - 1:10 PM Lunch 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Seminar Report 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM Tea 3:15 PM – 3:35 PM 5