Foreword vii Aesthetics and Motivations in Arts and Sciences 1 New Perspectives in Art 20 Theory, Text, Context 39 The Primal Imperatives:Some Thoughts on the Relationship Between Culture and the Calendar 55 Visual Arts and the Concept of Rasa 77 A Matter of Perspective 91 The Art Language 105 Visual Arts in India-Future Prospects 116 Art in a Multi-cultural Setting 127 The Local and The Global 136 What Shall We Do with Culture? 141 The Concept of Tradition 159 The Sense of Tradition in a Non-traditional World 170 The Magic of Making 178 Do Hands Have a Chance? 189 The Study and Support of Rural and Tribal Arrs and Crafts 203 Discovering Each Other 218 Gandhi and the Indian Cultural Scene 231 The Requisites of a Renaissance 246 A Pressing Challenge 268 Between Reality and Dream 277 Education and Experience 283 Between the Amateur and the Professional 289 The Uses and Abuses of History 299 The Search for a Sane World at this Point in Time 311 Re-reading the Nineteenth Century 323 Protecting Our Cultural Heritage 328 On Bringing Education to Craftsmen 336 An Illustrator's View 343 Environment Issues 348 Towards an Ecology of Culture 353