CONTENTS: Preface, Acknowledgement, List olf Illustrations, Intoduction, Prehistoric Painting, Protohistorical Painting, Some Historical and Theoretical Considerations, The Mural Tradition, Medieval Painting, The Western School, Pre and Popular Moghul Schools, Moghul Painting, Rajasthani Schools, Pahari and Company Schools, The Eastern Schools, The Southern Schools, Bibliography, Index.