WALL PAINTINGS OF INDIA Painting - expresses human thoughts and feelings through the media of line and colour.METHOD OF PAINTINGS 1)True Fresco Method- the paintings are done when the surface…
Natya Shastra, compiled by Bharat Muni, divides musical instruments into 4 categories on how sound is produced:Tatya Vadya/ Chordophones - Stringed Instruments.Sushira Vadya/ Aerophones- Wind Instruments. Avanaddha Vadya/ Membranophones- Percussion Instruments.Ghana…
ANCIENT INDIA Most of literature is religious: vedas,Epics,Jain and buddhist literature etc. Secular works: Most famous is Indica by Megasthenes (300 b.c.).Though original text of this work is lost,extensive quotations from…
In India there are 22 scheduled languages, 114 other languages, 216 mother tongues, 96 non specified languages and totally up to 10000 languages spoken by the people.ClassificationIndian languages have evolved…
Music of India was more or less uniform before the 13th Century. Later, it bifurcated into 2 musical systems:Carnatic Music- confined to Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu & Kerala.Hindustani Music-…
Harvest festivals - SankrantiSankranti is an annual celebration that occurs around the time of the main harvest of a given region. It also marks the beginning of the northward journey…
The Gandhara School of Art (50 B.C. to 500 A.D.) The Gadhara region extending from Punjab to the borders of Afghanistan was an important centre of Mahayana Buddhism up to…
Indus Valley Civilization The Indus civilization flourished during the Bronze Age i.e. 2500-2000 BC. Extensive excavation work has so far identified more than 100 sites belonging to this civilization. Some…
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All India Radio National broadcasting service planned, serviced, developed & operated by Min. of Information & Broadcasting. Operations began in 1936. Objectives- to inform, educate, entertain the masses. Today- 198 Broadcasting centres+…
There are 10 styles of singing & compositions. 1. Dhrupad-oldest & grandest form of Nibaddha Sangeet.Believed to be an elaboration of prabandha structure. Name derived from "dhruv" and "pada" (verse).…
When the basic needs of food, water, clothing and shelter were fulfilled people felt the need to express themselves. Painting and drawing were the oldest art forms practiced by human beings…
Introduction The principles are derived from "Natya Shastra" by Bharat Muni.Natya comprises of music, dance and drama.It is Brahma who is said to have created "Natyaveda" which is supposed to…
CARNATIC MUSICThe Tamil classic of the 2nd Century AD titled the Silappadhikaram contains a vivid description of the music of that period.The Tolkappiyam, Kalladam & the contributions of the Shaivite…