Sindh:Past Glory Present Nosta Book

Preface 6

Introduction Pratapaditya Pal Pal, Pratapaditya 8

Prehistoric Sindh Dilip K. Chnkrabnrti Chnkrabnrti, Dilip K. 26

Coinages at the Crossroads: The Monetary Heritage of Sindh Shailendra Bhandare Bhandare, Shailendra 36

The Artistic Heritage of Early Sindh Pratapaditya Pal Pal, Pratapaditya 50

The Reconstruction of a Buddhist Stupa at Mirpurkhas Sabyasachi Mukherjee Mukherjee, Sabyasachi 62

The Great Shiva Temple at Debal Ibrahim Shah Shah, Ibrahim 71

Of Merchants, Courtiers, and Saints: The Islamic Architecture of Sindh Alka Patel Patel, Alka 80

The Banbhore Palimpsest Mumtaz Currim Currim, Mumtaz 96

The Living Textile Traditions of Sindh Noorjehan Bilgrami Bilgrami, Noorjehan 106

Picturing Sindh: British Representations Rosemary Raza Raza, Rosemary 120

Kalachi, Kurrachee, Karachi: Biography of a Metropolis Nandita Bhavnani Bhavnani, Nandita 134

Of Migrations and Transitions: Contemporary Art in Sindh Salima Hashmi Hashmi, Salima 146

Excavating Memories: Images on a Quilt Cover Yashodhara Dalmia Dalmia, Yashodhara 158

Flavours of Sindh: Culinary Memories of the Hindu Community 162

Index 176

Contributors 180