#JLF 2016: The Mystique of the Unfinished
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Channel: Jaipur Literature Festival · 2016 · Nonprofits & Activism
Vidya Dehejia with Naman P. Ahuja and Crispin Branfoot Rajasthan Patrika Series Did you know that over half of the 1100 rock-cut monuments in India are unfinished? Or that areas of unfinished sculpture exist in almost every Hoysala temple? Setting aside the all-too-easy explanation of patrons running out of funds, Vidya Dehejia explores alternate reasons for such unfinish. In some instances, the answer lies in a uniquely flexible approach to the very idea of finish; in others, it lies in the practical issue of the rhythm of construction. She discusses her richly illustrated book, The Unfinished: Stone Carvers at Work on the Indian Subcontinent, with leading art historians Naman P. Ahuja and Crispin Branfroot.
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