{"product_id":"the-making-of-a-modern-indian-artistcraftsman-9781138662834","title":"The Making of a Modern Indian ArtistCraftsman","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Making of the Modern Indian Artist-Craftsman\u003c\/em\u003e is intended to be a biographical and critical insight into the work of the potter, painter and photographer Devi Prasad. Apart from the \u003cem\u003emaking\u003c\/em\u003e of his personal history and his times, it leads us to why the act of \u003cem\u003emaking\u003c\/em\u003e (art) itself takes on such a fundamental philosophical significance in his life. This, the author explains, derives directly from his absorption of Gandhi's philosophy that looked at the act of making or doing as an ethical ideal, and further back to the impact of the Arts and Crafts Movement on the ideology of Swadeshi' and on the milieu of Santiniketan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book examines his art along with his role in political activism which, although garnered on Indian soil made him crisscross national borders and assume an important role in the international arena of war resistance. Devi Prasad graduated from Tagore's Santiniketan in 1944 when he joined the Hindustani Talimi Sangh (which pro\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. On the Exhibition's design 2. Creating the Sensibility of the Modern Indian Artist-Craftsman: Santiniketan and the Arts and Crafts Movement 3. Making a Gandhian Utopia: Art, Design and Pedagogy at Sevagram 4. With an Essay: A Theory of Education for Peace Krishna Kumar 5. A Peaceful World is a Creative World: England and the War Resisters' International 6. With an Essay: A Pacifist Experiment: Devi Prasad's Years with WRI in London Bob Overy 7. Coming Full Circle. Appendices: Select Writings of Devi Prasad: On Art the Basis of Education, On a New Society, On Tagore's Philosophy of Education, On Tagore and Education, On Gandhi's Satyagraha, On Child Education, On Child Art, On Peace Education, On War Resistance, On the Indian Potter, On Peace, Education and Creativity. A Bibliography of Devi Prasad's Writings. Select Bibliography. Index.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407228608855,"sku":"9781138662834","price":128.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138662834.jpg?v=1730498645","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-making-of-a-modern-indian-artistcraftsman-9781138662834","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}