THE BAMIYAN BUDDHAS
Subtitle: (This is the English translation of author's Bengali book name AJAANAA BAMIYAN)
Publisher: PRITONIA PUBLISHERS & DISTRIBUTORS, 14 Beniatola Lane, Raja Ram Mohan Roy Sarani, Kolkata 700009, India. (Email: publisher@pritonia.com   Website: www.pritonia.com )
Published: September 2004
Place of publication: Kolkata, India
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 48
Description: Bamiyan was hidden in a remote corner of the History. Geographically it is situated in Afghanistan. In the beginning of the 21st century suddenly it made headlines in World news because of destruction of the dual statues of Buddha!
The Bamiyan Buddhas could not remain as a collection of the world treasure. They are gone!
The book has been written mainly in three parts-
history of the sculpture of the Bamiyan Buddhas and their artistic features, archaeological history of the place and description of explorers from China, Korea and Europe including a summary of preservation work done.
The book is a comprehensive composition of the past and the present Bamiyan.