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Moti Chandra

{{Short description|Indian art historian}}

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Moti Chandra (1909–1974) was a distinguished Indian scholar, an art historian, and an author. He was a descendant of Bharatendu Harishchandra, the creator of modern Hindi prose, and was well known for his contributions to art history. He was from Varanasi.{{Cite news|last=Kumar|first=Kuldeep|date=2016-11-26|title=Taking the road less travelled|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/Taking-the-road-less-travelled/article16705623.ece|access-date=2022-02-06|issn=0971-751X}}

Major works

  • "Trade And Trade Routes In Ancient India."{{Cite book|last=Chandra|first=Moti|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rDL4kA7SWkEC&q=trade+and+trade+routes+in+ancient+india|title=Trade And Trade Routes In Ancient India|publisher=Abhinav Publications|isbn=978-81-7017-055-6|language=en}}
  • "The World of Courtesans"{{Cite web|date=2018-03-07|title=Chandra, Moti. The World of Courtesans. Vikas, 1973. {{!}} Courtesans of India|url=https://www.huronresearch.ca/courtesansofindia/2018/03/07/chandra-moti-the-world-of-courtesans-vikas-1973/|access-date=2022-02-07|language=en-US}}
  • "Mewar Painting in the Seventeenth Century"{{Cite book|last=Chandra|first=Moti|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jtEYAAAAYAAJ|title=Mewar Painting in the Seventeenth Century|date=1957|publisher=Lalit Kalā Akadami|language=en}}
  • "Indian Art"{{Cite book|last=Moti|first=Chandra|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sJ4qAAAAMAAJ|title=Indian Art|date=1964|publisher=Prince of Wales Museum of Western India|language=en}}
  • "Stone Sculpture in the Prince of Wales Museum."{{Cite web|title=Stone Sculpture in the Prince of Wales Museum|url=http://indianculture.gov.in/ebooks/stone-sculpture-prince-wales-museum|access-date=2022-02-07|website=INDIAN CULTURE|language=en}}
  • "Kashi ka Itihas" (History of Kashi).{{Cite book|last=Chandra|first=Moti|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QxIgtAEACAAJ|title=Kashi ka itihas|language=en}}
  • "Costumes, Textiles, Cosmetics & Coiffure in Ancient and Mediaeval India"{{Cite book|last1=Chandra|first1=Moti|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TaHpAAAAMAAJ|title=Costumes, Textiles, Cosmetics & Coiffure in Ancient and Mediaeval India|last2=Gupta|first2=Swarajya Prakash|date=1973|publisher=Oriental Publishers|language=en}}
  • "The Golden Flute: Indian Painting and Poetry"{{Cite book|last1=Chandra|first1=Moti|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m9EYAAAAYAAJ|title=The Golden Flute: Indian Painting and Poetry|last2=Mehta|first2=Nanalal Chamanlal|date=1962|publisher=Lalit Kalā Akademi|language=en}}
  • "Jain Miniature Paintings from Western India"{{Cite web|title=Jain Miniature Paintings from Western India|url=http://www.indianculture.gov.in/ebooks/jain-miniature-paintings-western-india|access-date=2022-02-07|website=INDIAN CULTURE|language=en}}
  • "Ikat Fabrics of Orissa and Andhra Pradesh (Study of Contemporary Textile Crafts of India)"{{Cite web|title=Study of Contemporary Textile Crafts of India Vol. I: Ikat Fabrics of Orissa and Andhra Pradesh|url=http://www.indianculture.gov.in/ebooks/study-contemporary-textile-crafts-india-vol-i-ikat-fabrics-orissa-and-andhra-pradesh|access-date=2022-02-07|website=INDIAN CULTURE|language=en}}
  • "Indian Ivories"{{Cite web|title=Indian Ivories by Moti Chandra|url=https://www.librarything.com/work/14170213|access-date=2022-02-07|website=LibraryThing.com|language=en}}
  • "New Documents of Jaina Painting"{{Cite book|last1=Chandra|first1=Moti|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2jlQAAAAMAAJ|title=New Documents of Jaina Painting|last2=Shah|first2=Umakant Premanand|date=1975|publisher=Shri Mahavira Jaina Vidyalaya|language=en}}

See also

References

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Category:Indian art historians

Category:20th-century Indian male writers

Category:Textile historians

Category:1909 births

Category:1974 deaths

Category:Scholars from Varanasi

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