Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) History of Tribal Arts in India Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026

Syllabus for History of Tribal Arts in India

Vocational skill course · History · Semester 3 · SY BA · 2 credits · 50 marks · 30 hours

Part of this reading list is printed in Devanagari, which the University's own PDF does not release as reliable text. Those entries are not set here; they are in the document above, as she printed them. The University sets this paper under Scheme I only, so your college may not run it.

Module 1: Tribal Art

a Meaning and Nature
b Features and Significance of Tribal Art
c Museum : Preservation and Conservation of Tribal Art

Module 2: Forms of Tribal Art

a Folk Art, Paintings
b Stone Carving, Metal Work
c Wooden and Bamboo work

Text Books

1 Khare S. S. (2007), Tribal Arts of India: The Expressions of the Land, D. K. Printworld, New Delhi.
2 Mehta Nandini S. (2005), Tribal Art and Cultural Heritage, D. K. Printworld, New Delhi.
3 Nanda H. S. (2004), Tribal Arts of India: An Overview, National Museum, New Delhi.
4 Pandit M. L. (1991), Indian Tribal Art and Architecture, Kalpaz Publications, Delhi

Reference Books

5 Acharya M. B. (1992), Art and Culture of Indian Tribes, Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi.
6 Arya J. C. (2011), Tribal Culture and Arts of India, Vikas Publishing House, New Delhi.
7 Bapat G. B. (1990), Folk and Tribal Arts of India, Oxford University Press, New Delhi.
8 Bhattacharya A.K. (1982), Tribal Arts of India, National Museum, New Delhi.
9 Chattopadhyay B. C. (2012), Tribal and Folk Art of India, Abhinav Publications, New Delhi.
10 Damania Yashodhara, (2008), The Painted World of the Warlis, Lalit Kala Akademi, Delhi
11 Dange S. S. (2010), Tribal Art Forms of India, B. R. Publishing Corporation, New Delhi.
12 Das A.K., (1978), Tribal Art and Crafts, Agam Kala Prakashan, New Delhi,
13 Deshmukh Shubhada (2009), Tribal Arts of India, Rajhans Prakashan, Pune.
14 Dube A. H. (2003), Tribal Arts and Crafts of Eastern India, Mittal Publications, New Delhi.
15 Gupta L. K. (2000), Folk and Tribal Arts in India, Heritage Publishers, New Delhi.
16 Gupta L. P. (2007), Folk and Tribal Art of India, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, New Delhi.
17 Gupta S. K. (2009), Tribal Art and Crafts of India, Shree Publishers, New Delhi.
18 Hazarika Nirmal H. (1993), Tribal Art of India, Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), New Delhi.
19 Jha V. K. (2010), Tribal Arts and Crafts of India, New Age International Publishers, New Delhi.
20 Khanna R. S. (1995), Tribal Crafts and Art of India, National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad.
21 Paul Anuradha, (2017), Gond (Origin, History And Culture), National Book Trust, Delhi,
22 Ray Ranjit Kumar (2002), Tribal Art of India, B. R. Publishing Corporation, New Delhi.
23 Roy P. C. (2004), Tribal Art Forms of the Indian Subcontinent, National Museum, New Delhi.
24 Satyawadi Sudha, (2010), Unique Art of Warli Paintings, D.K. Print World, Delhi.
25 Walia Simran & Soni Gunja, Traditional Tribal Art of India, Women University Press, Jaipur.

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