Venue 2: Conference Hall, National Museum Institute, First 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.) V.L. Dharurkar Shreyashi Chaudhuri Fabulous Animals in the Art of Bharhut: An Interlace of Mythology, Philosophy and Symbolism 1:10 PM –1:25 PM Dr. Vinay Kumar Gupta Kushan Devakula at Mant - A Reappraisal 1:25 PM–1:40 PM Kaustuv Saikia Unbaked Clay Modelling in Khara-Khoto and Gandhara: A Comparative Study of Techniques 1:40 PM–1:55 PM Discussion 1:55 PM –2:10 PM Lunch Break 2:10 PM – 3:10 PM 6 Session III: 3:10 PM – 4:10 PM Chair: Prof. (Dr.) Lokesh Chandra Dr. Tirtharaj Bhoi Images of Muchalinda Buddha from Ganiapali, Odisha: Some Observations 3:10 PM – 3:25 PM Dr. U. C. Diwvedi and Dilip Kumar Simhanada Avalokiteshvara - An Assimilation of Shiva as Avalokiteshvara 3:25 PM – 3:40 PM Pranshu Samdarshi The Imagery of Vajrayogini: Analyzing the Symbolism of Yogic Practices in Buddhist Tantra Iconography 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 – 5:10 PM Chair: Prof. (Dr.) Shekhar Chandra Joshi Sama Haq “Kamrateng Chakata Senapati Trailokavijaya” – In Search of the Universal Commander 4:30 PM – 4:45 PM Abira Bhattacharya Composite Images of Buddhist Goddesses in the Art of Eastern India: An Iconographic and Artistic Study (8th -12th century C.E.) 4:45 PM – 5:00 PM Discussion 5:00 PM – 5:10 PM 7 Day 2: 12th November 2014 Session I: 10:30 AM – 11:40 AM Chair: Prof. (Dr.) Maruti Nandan Prasad Tiwari Prof. (Dr.) Kumud Kanitkar Assimilation of Surya 10:30 AM – 10:45 AM Prof. (Dr.) D.S.Somashekhar and Dr. Sarvamangala G Siva, Vishnu and Aditya and their Syncretic Forms as Reflected in Early Karnataka Sculptures 10:45 AM – 11:00AM Dr. H.C. Dash & Dr. Bhagyalipi Malla Composite Deities in the Sculptural Art of Odisha in the Process of Integration and Assimilation 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 – 1:10 PM Chair: Prof. (Dr.) D.S. Somashekhar Kanika Gupta Lajjagauri Sculptures of Ter 11:50 AM – 12:05 PM Dr. Radhakrishna Ganeshan laf'y"VkÑfrguq&HkSjo dh oSfo/;iw.kZLo:Iklajpuk % ,d v/;;u 12:05 PM - 12:20 PM Kanu Priya Rathore The Magical Form of Navanarigunjara: A Composite Being Reflected in Indian Art 12:20 PM - 12:35 PM Prof. (Dr.) Ishwar Sharan Vishwakarma Vishvakarma in Indian Art and their Cultural Assimilations 12:35 PM - 12:50 PM Discussion 12:50 PM - 1:10 PM Lunch Break 1:10 PM - 2:10 PM Session III 2:10 PM - 3:20 PM Chair: Prof. (Dr.) Kumud Kanitkar Prof. (Dr.) Vithakan Assimilation and Composite Forms in Indian Art at Cross-Cultural Levels 8 2:10 PM - 2:25 PM Dr. Neeta Yadav The Composite Forms in Indian Art: A Historical Approach 2:25 PM - 2:40 PM Dr. Shashi Bala Srivastava Composite Forms in Indian Sculptures 2:40 PM - 2:55 PM Dr. Mahesh Singh Hkkjrh; dyk esa fefJr :iksa dk vkRelkr~ la;kstu 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 – 5.00 PM Chair: Dr. R.D. Choudhury Prof. (Dr.) Paromita Das Foreign Elements in the Art of Assam 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM Shubhasree Purkayastha The Ahom Dynasty of Assam: A Case of Socio-Cultural Assimilation 4:15 PM - 4:30 PM Dr. N.C. Das 4:30 PM - 4:45 PM Mother Goddess Kamakhya: A Look into Cross-Cultural Assimilation and Composite Forms in the Temple of the Primeval Deity at Nilachala Discussion 4:45 PM - 5:00 PM Session V 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Chair: Prof. (Dr.) R.C. Agrawal Prof. (Dr.) Shekhar Chandra Joshi Cultural Assimilation and Composite Forms in the Art of Uttarakhand 5:00 PM - 5:15 PM Dr. Sheetal Rana Pantheistic Interfusion in Markula Temple, Lahaul: With Special Reference to the Image of Devi 5:15 PM - 5:30 PM Dr. Amita Agrawal 5:30 PM - 5:45 PM A Study of Canonical Injunction of Harihara Hiranyagarbha Image of Nepal Discussion 5:45 PM - 6:00 PM 9 Day 3: 13th November 2014 Session I: 10:30 AM – 11:50 AM Chair: Prof. (Dr.) Jyotindra Jain Ruchi Kumar Cheerabawji and Matlog: An Analysis of Visual Culture of Ancestral Steles of Bhil Tribe in Rajasthan 10:30 AM – 10: 45 AM Madhulika Cross–Cultural Assimilation and Composite Forms: In Rathawa Painting- A Tribal Tradition 10:45 AM – 11:00 AM Shiv Shankar Some Composite Tribal Deities of Bastar: In Special Reference to Dhokra Craft 11:00 AM – 11:15 AM Virien Chopra Pattachitras in the Modern Age: A Look at the Modern Avatara of Patua Art 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 – 1:30 PM Chair: Prof. (Dr.) Ishwar Sharan Vishwakarma Isha Singh Local Deities in Art: A Composite Representation or Manifestations of Mainstream Religion? 12:10 PM – 12:25 PM Dr. Gomathi Gowda 12:25 PM – 12:40 PM The Changing Aesthetics of the Grama-Devata Worship in Karnataka Dr. Jayalakshmi Yegnaswamy “Goddess Caudeshvari” Contextualization and Visual Syncretism: With an Emphasis on Karnataka 12:40 PM – 12:55 PM Prof. (Dr.) T.P. Sankarankutty Nair 12:55 PM - 1:10 PM Cross-Cultural Assimilation and Genesis of Kerala’s Art and Architecture Discussion 1:10 PM – 1:30 PM Lunch 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM 10 Seminar Report 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM Tea 3:15 PM – 3:35 PM 11