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Description
This anthology brings together nine essays that explore the rich, layered visual and material culture of Hyderabad and the Deccan region. Uniquely positioned at the intersection of art history, ethnography, and historical research, the book engages with artisanal practices, architectural legacies, everyday objects, and lived experiences to foreground the city as a dynamic archive of tangible and intangible heritage.
Drawing from fieldwork, archival materials, personal narratives, photographs, and maps, the essays investigate underexplored cultural forms-such as Deccani eidgahs, the Qutb Shahi dargah's architectural lineage, a neglected health museum, Buddhist artifacts, and the trajectories of artisans and craftspeople. These narratives offer alternative modes of accessing history, beyond institutional archives, and highlight the experiential and embodied dimensions of artistic practice in the region.
The book critically contributes to emerging discourses on South Asian art history, especially on cities and regions, by connecting material culture with ecology, memory, community, and contemporary urban life. It provides fresh methodological approaches for researchers working on South Asian visual and material culture and offers a valuable resource for students, academics, cultural practitioners, and policymakers engaged in heritage, artisanal livelihoods, and community-based initiatives.
By re-mapping Hyderabad through biographies, habitual practices, and collective memory, this volume sheds light on histories that often escape formal archival frameworks. It proposes a new lens to view the city-not just as a site of heritage, but as an evolving, lived archive, and a critical site for interdisciplinary research in the post-Independence period.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Baishali Ghosh and Rajarshi Sengupta
Chapter One
Buddhist Material at the State Museum, Hyderabad: Between Negotiation and Repatriation
Prajnna Vedavyas
Chapter Two
A Review of the Nizam's Numaish-gaah Sehat
P. Sindhuri Aparna
Chapter Three
Qutb Shahi Eidgah: An Analysis on manifestation of South Asian Islamic Architecture
Shaista Anwar
Chapter Four
Chronicles of the Temple Painters in Hyderabad
Bijay Nath
Chapter Five
Lives of the Family Photo Albums in Hyderabad
Kesawram
Chapter Six
The Dargah Locale in Hyderabad: A Junction of the Architectural Past and Present
Sayan Gupta
Chapter Seven
Reclaiming Multiplicity in Deccani Craft Making: Case Study of a Transitional Artisan
Rajarshi Sengupta
Chapter Eight
Becoming a Master: Discourses on weaving and its transmission
Somedutta Mallik
Chapter Nine
What is Natural about Natural Dyeing?
Tanaya Pashankar
About the Editors and Contributors
Index
Product details
| Published | Mar 30 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 296 |
| ISBN | 9789361317774 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury India |
| Dimensions | 9 x 5 inches |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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