A Classic Re-discovered
JAG MOHAN
THE HINDU VIEW OF ART by Mulk Raj Anand Arnold Heinemann, New Delhi, Third Edition, 1987, 174 pp., 250
Nov-Dec 1987, volume 11, No 6

The re-issue of Dr. Anand’s classic in a fresh edition is to be welcomed for more than one reason. The format of the book is larger; the typography and lay-out are easy on the eye; and the illustrations in colour and black-and-white fortify the text. The first edition came out half a century ago in 1932, the second in 1957 and now the third. Since this is no glossy coffee-table book, kudos to both the publisher and the author.

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