The Dance Of Shiva: Fourteen\n Essays is a collection of fourteen stimulating essays about the uniqueness\n and traditionality of Indian art and culture, and was authored in the early\n twentieth century. These essays on Indian culture and art a offer a lucid and\n profound representation of the attitudes and opinions held by Indian\n intellectuals during the British Raj.The essays explore topics like What Has\n India Contributed to Human Welfare?, Music during Vedic times, Hindu View Of\n Art: Historical And Theory Of Beauty, Status Of Indian Women, and\n Cosmopolitan View Of Nietzsche, among others. Unfolding India’s large\n philosophical and cultural traditions, including its social organisation, its\n art, and attitudes toward family, romantic love, and marriage, The Dance Of\n Shiva: Fourteen Essays is a radical account of the Indian experience through\n the ages, and this edition of the book was published by Rupa Publications\n India in 2013, and is available in paperback.