Description
The Mughal Emperor Akbar had an Indian story translated into Farsi titled the Dvādas Bhāv around 1596 ce. By 1972, the manuscript had been dismembered, and its painted folios were sold to private collections. This is the first time the text has been put back together, transcribed and translated into English. The book contextualises the Dvādas Bhāv within a corpus of Sanskrit works translated into Persian in Hindustan and offers insights into what went into such translations. The author shows how the illustrations that interspersed this text were intrinsic to communicating its meaning. These paintings are also studied to suggest which group of artists at the imperial atelier were responsible for their creation. About the Author Dr Anjali Duhan-Gulia (Ph.D. 2017, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi) is Assistant Professor of Art History in the Maharshi Dayanand University, Haryana. She was a Fellow of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla.
