Art and Culture FOLK DANCES OF INDIA 27 Jul 20195 Aug 2019 ARAIYAR SEVAI DANCE, TAMIL NADU Aaiyar Sevai are Vaishnavite temple servants. The performers of this dance form Tamil Nadu use ‘Divya Prabandha’ or religious hymns composed by Alvar…
Art and Culture… CLASSICAL DANCES OF INDIA 27 Jul 201927 Jul 2019 Indian classical dance is a relatively new umbrella term for various codified art forms rooted in Natya, the sacred Hindu musical theatre styles, whose theory can be traced back to…
Art and Culture… REGIONAL SCHOOLS and STYLES of PAINTING 27 Jul 201927 Jul 2019 APBHRANSHA STYLE It is a broad name that is given to the miniature style of painting that developed during 12th and 16th century in Western and Central India. Its subjects…
Art and Culture… MODERN ART SCHOOLS in INDIA 27 Jul 201927 Jul 2019 Modern art schools were established in India after 1857 in Calcutta, madras and Bombay. Indian students started handling new art material like oil colours on canvas, water colour on paper.…
Art and Culture… MINIATURE PAINTINGS 27 Jul 201927 Jul 2019 Unlike murals, miniatures developed later on. They, unlike murals, were on small scale. They were not only small in scale, but were also more detailed in their execution. Often fine…
Art and Culture… MURAL PAINTINGS and CAVE PAINTINGS 27 Jul 201927 Jul 2019 All paintings done on walls are not necessarily called mural paintings. This term is usually reserved for classical styles used for temples, churches and palaces. Cave paintings in India are…
Art and Culture… BRITISH ARCHITECTURE IN INDIA 27 Jul 201927 Jul 2019 Renowned architects of the likes of Lutyens, Edward Frere etc. laid layout plans for some modern Indian cities and designed exquisite buildings during this period. Notable architectures of that period…
