A collection of twenty five essays contributed by the scholars of international reputation to commemorate the memory of Douglas Barret, former keeper of Indian Art of the British Museum. The essays are organized in five sections: Part 1 : Early India; Part 2 : North Indian Sculpture; Part 3: South Indian Sculpture; Part 4: Indian Painting and 5:Islamic Art. All papers are richly illustrated some of the illustrations are in colour. A full bibliography of Douglas Barrett's writings on Indian art is also included.