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WORLD  Mandala Wins Benjamin Franklin Award BY MANDALA PUBLISHING  NOVATO, CA, May 20 (VNN) — Mandala's In A World Of Gods And Goddesses Wins Benjamin Franklin Award!Mandala Publishing is proud to announce that "In a World of Gods and Goddesses: The Mystic Art of Indra Sharma" has won the prestigious Benjamin Franklin Award for best Spiritual/Metaphysical book published in 2001. In a near sweep of the category nominations, Mandala's "Ramayana: A Tale of Gods and Demons" (B. G. Sharma/Ranchor Prime) was also singled out as a finalist for the honor! The award ceremony took place on May 1st at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City on the eve of this year's Book Expo America. Mandala would like to congratulate Indra and Nimisha Sharma, James Bae (Jagadish Das), the Palace Press design team and everyone else who contributed to this amazing title. If you've not yet seen the book, we encourage you to visit us online at www.mandala.org for more information. The Benjamin Franklin Awards are sponsored by Publishers Marketing Association and celebrate excellence in editorial and book design. A panel of 150 judges selected the award nominees from more than 1,400 book entries from North America. Steeped in India's ancient Vedic cosmology, the prayerful paintings of In a World of Gods and Goddesses invite the viewer to experience a visually astounding who's who of the Hindu pantheon. Ganesh, Shiva, Laxmi and Krishna are just some of the divine forms that grace the oversized pages. Here's what some recent reviewers have to say: Gorgeous! The color verity is awesome and Stunning artÉ lavishly illustrated windows into the divine with commentaryÉoffering readers accessible insights into the diverse traditions of Hindu art and Hinduism itself. -Publishers Weekly Sharma combines contemporary and traditional elements to create intriguing icons of fascinating splendor. -Common Ground ÉSharma's paintings are colorful, vivid and lush, with great attention to the details of clothing, jewelry, and the world of nature. Éa beautifully produced and relatively inexpensive large-format book, this is warmly recommended for public and academic libraries. -Library Journal Indra Sharma, long considered one of India's most prolific and sensitive painters, was born in 1923 in the small town of Nathdwara, in Rajasthan, India. He learned the art of painting from his family and did his first creation at age ten. An India National Award winner, this is the first time a collection of his work has appeared outside of the Indian subcontinent. Contact: Mandala Publishing, 800.688.2218 - mandala@mandala.org In a World of Gods and Goddesses: The Mystic Art of Indra Sharma Written by James Bae and illustrated by Indra Sharma Hardbound, 200 pages, 12 x 14, over 100 original color plates, $75.00 To order, visit us at http://www.mandala.org or call 800.688.2218. Contact VNN about this story  Send this story to a friend
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