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INDIAN CULTURE
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figurines, Hinduism, Hindu, slokas, stotras, musical,
culture, music, dance, reference, pooja, puja, India,
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Classical Indian dances are among
the most graceful and beautiful in
the world. They all make use of a
complicated, visual language,
consisting of hand gestures, body
movements, and postures. The job of
the artist is to take in emotions,
such as amazement, anger, hatred,
humour, or love, and communicate
them to the audience. The major
classical dance forms of India are
Bharata Natyam, Kathak, Kathakali,
Manipuri, Orissi and Kuchipudi.
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PAINTING |
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 The
roots of the Indian Painting can be
traced back to the days of the Indus
Valley civilization. Paintings on
pottery reflect a keen sense of
painting among the Indus valley
people. The paintings of the Ajanta
and Ellora caves exhibit the
creative genius of the artists of
that period. Enduring tough weather
conditions, these paintings have,
surprisingly, survived for such a
long period of time. A better
perspective to study the painting
forms of the whole of the nation is
to divide it into various heads such
as the Paintings of North India,
South India, East India, West India,
Central and Deccan India and under
some special captions such
as the Rajasthani Paintings, Mughal
Paintings and the Colonial and
Modern Paintings. |
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SCULPTURE |
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Sculpture first flourished in India
in the 2000's B.C., during the
Harappan period. Little sculpture
survives from the period immediately
after that. The beginning of
traditional Indian sculpture can be
dated to the 300's B.C. and to the
establishment of empires that ruled
most of south Asia. Much of India's
sculpture was made for religious
buildings. Before about A.D. 1200,
the main religions were Buddhism,
Hinduism, and Jainism. Training in
the techniques of sculpture was
passed down within the family. The
subheads under which the Sculpture
section has been divided are Indus
Valley; Buddhist and Jain; Hindu;
Islamic, Colonial and Modern. |
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INDIAN THEATRE |
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Indian
theatre is one of the oldest in the
world. The origin of Indian theatre
can be linked with the tale that the
fifth Veda 'Natya' originated as per
the desire of Brahma to entertain
Gods. Its exact origins are
uncertain, but sometime between 200
B.C. and A.D. 200, the wise man
Bharata wrote the Natyasastra, an
essay which established traditions
of dance, drama, makeup, costume,
and acting. Explore the world of
Indian theatre, its various stages
of development and view some of its
masterpieces.
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