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The author traces the development of romantic poetry in the Indian tradition starting with ancient poetry in Prakrit from the fourth century court of Hala, through the Tamil Aham poetry, to Kalidasa's creations in classical Sanskrit, the 10th canto of the Bhagvata Purana , Jayadeva's Geeta Govinda , the poetry of Bihari, Keshavdas and Bhanudatta of the ritikal period in the bhashas, Sufi romantic poetry and finally the poetry of the seasons and ragas. The paintings cover a period of about 500 years of the romantic Indian tradition from western Indian painting of the 15th century, the Sultanate period, the Mughal and the Deccan style, the Rajasthani and Pahari, to a glimpse of the 19th century Madhubani and Kalighat movements.

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The author has shown great effort in putting forth the quintessence of the Srinagara Rasa or the artistic expression of Romantic emotion present as a part and parcel of tradition and in works of art. -- Arun Ganeshan, The New Sunday Express

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Harsha V Dehejia has a double Doctorate in Medicine and in Ancient Indian Culture, both from the University of Bombay. He is a member of the Royal College of Physicians of London and Glasgow and Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Canada. He is Professor of Religion at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada and is a practising physician. His special interests are in Indian Aesthetics.

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