Bengal: Sites and Sights

Bengal provides an overview of the material culture of undivided (pre-1947) Bengal through a selection of nine sites, three of which are now in Bangladesh and six in West Bengal. Archeological sites reviewed include Chandraketugarh, Mahasthang arh, and Mangalkot . Other places that are consid ered sights such as Bishnupur, Mainamati, and Mu

List of contents

Mangalkot and Burdwan - antiquity and antiquities, Mukherjee; Chandraketugarh - enigmatic entrepot of ancient Bengal, Haque; Paharpur - Buddhist complex of early Bengal, Chakrabarti; Mainamati - city on the Red Hills, G. Bhattacharya; Mahasthangarh - great citadel, Haque; Gaur and Pandua - twin cities of the Bengal sultans, Banerji; Bishnupur - land of wrestlers, A.K. Bhattacharya; Hooghly - the common emporium, Sengupta; Mushidabad - capital of fleeting glory, Pal.

Product details

• Authors: Pratapaditya Pal
• Assisted by: Enamul Haque (Editor), Pratapaditya Pal (Editor)
• Publisher: Marg Pubn
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2006
• No. of pages: 152
• Dimensions: 249 mm x 340 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 1415 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Travel > Travel guides > Asia