For decades, Prof. Hiriyanna's Art Experience has been a lamp which has provided illumination to many a serious student of Indian aesthetic. The volume carries fifteen contributions on topics of Indian aesthetics. After a penetrating analysis of the fundamental concepts envisaged from a traditional point of view, Hiriyanna interprets them succinctly. He elucidates the theory of rasa from the point of Sāṁkhya in a masterly fashion; equally illuminating are the other essays on rasa and dhvani and Sanskrit poetics.