CENTER FOR ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY

Ellora Caves, Aurangabad, Maharashtra

Erangal, Baroque Architecture, Maharashtra

F Sites, AIIS, CA&A

Farrukhnagar, Gurgaon, Haryana

The Hisar district is located on the eastern side of Haryana. During pre-Mughal times the place was known as Hizar-i-Firuza which was located at a strategic point where the old Delhi-Multan route branched to Khurasan. This city was founded by Firoz Shah as a challenging attempt to reclaim this barren tract of desert. Shams Siraj records that Firoz Shah took personal interest in the construction of the town and the excavation of canals. The Palace of Firoz Shah is situated on the northwestern side of the ruined citadel-currently in the main market area of the Hisar city

Frederick M. Asher was a specialist in South Asian art. His research considers the architecture of contested religious space and the issue of copying/originality in Indian art. His scholarship focused on issues related to art as commodity, particularly looking at patterns of trade as they relate to works of art in India, and the site of Bodh Gaya. He also examined present-day artists working in traditional modes both because they are interesting in themselves and because they offer models for pre-modern modes of artistic production; they further offer the opportunity to think about the role of the artist in art history that has focused primarily on the product. He was Editor-in-Chief of caa.reviews, the electronic journal of the College Art Association, President and Chair of the Board of Trustees of the American Institute of Indian Studies. He was also President of the National Committee for the History of Art, and South Asia editor for Archives of Asian Art.