About the Book: Ordinary Life in Mughal India: The Evidence from Painting
The present study illustrates the life of the people at the bottom of the
society, frequently overlooked by the historians. The volume, containing no less
than ninety illustrations, provides an authentic visual documentation of
people's life and their work, and throw light on various aspects of the life of
village men and women. It is a unique picturesque volume and brings in the role
of the visual arts in historical writings. This book takes as a ground for
discussion the representation of sculpture and painting. It includes the work of
varied schools, but central to