A landmark volume presenting the history of Indian art across the subcontinent and South Asia from the late 19th century to the present day, published in association with Art Alive. Recent decades have seen significant growth in the interest, acquisition and exhibition of modern Indian and South Asian art and artists by major international museums. This essential textbook, primarily aimed at students, presents an engaging, informative history of modern art from the subcontinent as seen through the eyes of prominent Indian academics.

Illustrated throughout with strong narrative content, key experts contribute multiple perspectives on modernism, modernity and plurality, and expansive ideas about contemporary art practices. A range of subjects and topics feature including Group 1890, the Madras Art Movement, Regional Modern and Dalit art, as well as artists such as Amrita Sher-Gil and Raqs Media Collective. This book also has sections devoted to the art of Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and other parts of South Asia.

Together with lively academic discussions and a selection of absorbing interviews with artists, this title meets a clear demand for a comprehensive and authoritative sourcebook on modern, postmodern and contemporary Indian art. It is the definitive reference for anyone with an interest in Indian art and non-Western art histories.

本书与Art Alive联合出版，是一本具有里程碑意义的书，介绍了从19世纪末至今整个南亚次大陆的印度艺术史。近几十年来，各大国际博物馆对现代印度和南亚艺术和艺术家的兴趣、收购和展览都有了显著增长。这本基本教科书主要针对学生，通过印度知名学者的眼光，展示了一部引人入胜、内容丰富的次大陆现代艺术史。

本书图文并茂，主要专家对现代主义、现代性和多元性贡献了多种观点，并对当代艺术实践提出了广泛的想法。主题系列包括1890集团、马德拉斯艺术运动、区域现代和达利特艺术，以及阿姆丽塔·谢尔吉尔（Amrita Sher-Gil）和Raqs媒体小组等艺术家。本书也有专门介绍巴基斯坦、尼泊尔、孟加拉国和南亚其他地区艺术的部分。

本书还包括生动的学术讨论和精选的艺术家访谈，满足了人们对现代、后现代和当代印度艺术的全面和权威性资料书的明确需求。对于任何对印度艺术和非西方艺术史感兴趣的人来说，是一本权威的参考资料。