About the book: Rajasthan Exploring Painted Shekhawati
Raised and educated in Purbeck, in south England, Ilay Cooper graduated from
London University in 1966. Between study, teaching and working in a quarry, he
travelled widely in Asia, spending some thirteen years in India, mostly based in
Churu, Rajasthan. His initial nine journeys between England and India were
overland, by hitchhiking and buses, culminating in a motorcycle journey from
Churu to Purbeck in 2000. His research in Shekhawati was funded by quarry work
in England and photo-journalism in India. After documenting Shekhawatiandrsquo;s
buildings, he listed those of Diu also for INTACH. These projects were followed
by a series of scholarships