Essay name: The Sculptures of Madan-Kamdev (Study)
Author:
Kamal Nayan Patowary
Affiliation: Gauhati University / Department of History
The essay critically studies the Sculptures of Madan-Kamdev: an archaeological site in Baihata Chariali, Kamrup, Assam (India) dating back to the 9th century A.D. The site features elegant sculptures in relief and round forms which are documented in Sanskrit texts like the Kalika Purana and Yogini Tantra.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
At the very outset I express my sincere gratitude to
my Guru Professor Bharati Barua for her relentless guidance and
inspiration to complete my work. I am also thankful to Dr. Priyam
Goswami, Head of the Deptt. of History, G.U., Dr. Ranju Bezbarua,
Dr. Dipankar Banerjee and other faculty members of the history
Deptt. of G.U. for their inspirations to take up the work. I express
my thanks to Mrs. Radha Das, Deptt. of History. G.U. who inspired
me to do the sculptural study with a socio-historical approach. I
am also grateful to Dr. Jagadish Kalita, Principal and Sri Pradip
Kumar Das, Head of the Deptt. of History of our college for
extending me help and co-operation to compleate my work in
time. I must remember my colleagues for their valuable advise
and inspiration. Among all, mention should be made to Mrs. M.
Devi, Dr. S.C. Sarma, Dr. J. Kalita, Z Haque, Lahkar Sir, Dr. R.P.
Sing and other faculty members and employees of our college. I
sincerely remember Sjt. D.R. Kalita, Librarian of our college, who
always enouraged me and stress me hard to compleate the work
at the earliest.
I thankfully remember the help of my friend and
brother Gunendra Kumar Sarma who did a lot for timely
compleation of my work. I am also thankful to my other friends
specially to Dr. Swrup N. Sarma Basista, Dr. Rashmi R. Goswami,
Pranjal Sarma and Bul for their inspiration. I am also thankful to
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Mr. Akashya Ch. Kalita, and Jayanta Deka for their inspiration to
complete my work.
