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'''Moti Chandra''' (1909–1974) was a distinguished Indian scholar, an art historian, and an author. He was a descendant of [[Bharatendu Harishchandra]], the creator of modern [[Hindi]] prose, and was well known for his contributions to art history. He was from [[Varanasi]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kumar|first=Kuldeep|date=2016-11-26|title=Taking the road less travelled|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/Taking-the-road-less-travelled/article16705623.ece|access-date=2022-02-06|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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== Major works ==<br />
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* "Trade And Trade Routes In Ancient India"<ref>{{Cite book|last=Chandra|first=Moti|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rDL4kA7SWkEC&q=trade+and+trade+routes+in+ancient+india|title=Trade And Trade Routes In Ancient India|publisher=Abhinav Publications|isbn=978-81-7017-055-6|language=en}}</ref><br />
* ''"The World of Courtesans"''<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-03-07|title=Chandra, Moti. The World of Courtesans. Vikas, 1973. {{!}} Courtesans of India|url=https://www.huronresearch.ca/courtesansofindia/2018/03/07/chandra-moti-the-world-of-courtesans-vikas-1973/|access-date=2022-02-07|language=en-US}}</ref><br />
* "Mewar Painting in the Seventeenth Century"<ref>{{Cite book|last=Chandra|first=Moti|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jtEYAAAAYAAJ|title=Mewar Painting in the Seventeenth Century|date=1957|publisher=Lalit Kalā Akadami|language=en}}</ref><br />
* "Indian Art"<ref>{{Cite book|last=Moti|first=Chandra|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sJ4qAAAAMAAJ|title=Indian Art|date=1964|publisher=Prince of Wales Museum of Western India|language=en}}</ref><br />
* "Stone Sculpture in the Prince of Wales Museum"<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stone Sculpture in the Prince of Wales Museum|url=http://indianculture.gov.in/ebooks/stone-sculpture-prince-wales-museum|access-date=2022-02-07|website=INDIAN CULTURE|language=en}}</ref><br />
* "Kashi ka Itihas" (History of Kashi)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Chandra|first=Moti|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QxIgtAEACAAJ|title=Kashi ka itihas|language=en}}</ref><br />
* "Costumes, Textiles, Cosmetics & Coiffure in Ancient and Mediaeval India"<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Chandra|first1=Moti|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TaHpAAAAMAAJ|title=Costumes, Textiles, Cosmetics & Coiffure in Ancient and Mediaeval India|last2=Gupta|first2=Swarajya Prakash|date=1973|publisher=Oriental Publishers|language=en}}</ref><br />
* "The Golden Flute: Indian Painting and Poetry"<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Chandra|first1=Moti|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m9EYAAAAYAAJ|title=The Golden Flute: Indian Painting and Poetry|last2=Mehta|first2=Nanalal Chamanlal|date=1962|publisher=Lalit Kalā Akademi|language=en}}</ref><br />
* "Jain Miniature Paintings from Western India"<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jain Miniature Paintings from Western India|url=http://www.indianculture.gov.in/ebooks/jain-miniature-paintings-western-india|access-date=2022-02-07|website=INDIAN CULTURE|language=en}}</ref><br />
* "Ikat Fabrics of Orissa and [[Andhra Pradesh]] (Study of Contemporary Textile Crafts of India)"<ref>{{Cite web|title=Study of Contemporary Textile Crafts of India Vol. I: Ikat Fabrics of Orissa and Andhra Pradesh|url=http://www.indianculture.gov.in/ebooks/study-contemporary-textile-crafts-india-vol-i-ikat-fabrics-orissa-and-andhra-pradesh|access-date=2022-02-07|website=INDIAN CULTURE|language=en}}</ref><br />
* "Indian Ivories"<ref>{{Cite web|title=Indian Ivories by Moti Chandra|url=https://www.librarything.com/work/14170213|access-date=2022-02-07|website=LibraryThing.com|language=en}}</ref><br />
* "New Documents of Jaina Painting"<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Chandra|first1=Moti|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2jlQAAAAMAAJ|title=New Documents of Jaina Painting|last2=Shah|first2=Umakant Premanand|date=1975|publisher=Shri Mahavira Jaina Vidyalaya|language=en}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Kapisi]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Indian art historians]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian male writers]]<br />
[[Category:Textile historians]]<br />
[[Category:1909 births]]<br />
[[Category:1974 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Scholars from Varanasi]]<br />
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