Measuring the Lotus explores how ideals of beauty in India have evolved through different cultural and historical influences. Using the lotus as a metaphor for the body, the publication looks at how physical features were described and measured in traditional Indian art and literature, and how these perceptions shifted with the arrival of the Mughals and later the British. It traces the changing ideals of the body through these encounters, exploring how beauty was represented, understood and measured across different periods of Indian history.

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42 pages, French folded

21 x 21 cm (square)

1 copy

Japanese Stab bound