Ajanta: The Colour and Monochrome Reproductions of the Ajanta Frescoes Based on Photography v1.c3.9

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It must also be added that reproduction of the frescoes by colour photography, highly costly and difficult as the undertaking was, would never have been accomplished but for the judicious and able handling of the scheme by Sir Akbar Hydari (Nawab Hydar Nawaz Jung Bahadur), first in his capacity as Secretary to His Exalted Highness's Government in the Archaeological Department and later as Finance Member. Sir Akbar Hydari's love for Ajanta has become almost proverbial, and his name will long be associated with the work carried out there during the last decade and a half. It is only right to mention in this