Painting of Indus Civilization The first evidence of painting done by civilized man has been received from the Indus civilization. Beautiful pictures are found on many coins, utensils and other materials found in the excavation of Indus sites. Images of animals, birds, trees, humans, deities, etc.
Painting is the highest of the arts in which Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha are attained. Therefore, the presence of Mars is always considered in the house where the prestige of the pictures is high. – Vishnudharmottara Purana. The earliest evidence of painting in India comes from primitive caves
Sculpture of South India In the temples of South India, so many sculptures have been engraved on the outer walls of the temple that the architectural features of the temple are hidden in the glare of the idols. We get information about Pallava sculpture through sculptures carved on the rocks of the
Pallava Temple The Tamil region was called the Dravidian region during the Gupta period and earlier. In the temple art of that period, wood and kandras were used more. Therefore the early Pallava craftsmen used the same methods in temple construction. After the defeat of the Guptas, when Simhavish
There are seven temples or ancient monuments on the Coromandel Coast of Mahabalipuram, they are such extraordinary creations that it can simply be said that they hold a very special place in the level of human proficiency and proficiency. – Prof. Hiren. Generally, the land situated to the south
Aurangzeb Carpet Architecture Aurangzeb was a staunch Sunni Muslim. He did not like that his father Shah Jahan and the three brothers were interested in painting, music and architecture. In his view all these were anti-Islamic acts. Aurangzebs construction work: During the reign of Aurangzeb, the
Taj Mahal, the best building of the Mughal period The Taj Mahal of Agra is the most magnificent building built by Shah Jahan. It is the tomb of Shah Jahans beloved Begum Arjumand Bano. A huge amount of expensive gems were used in the construction of this building. This tomb can be considered as the
Shah Jahan Carpet Architecture In the eyes of historians, the reign of Shah Jahan was the golden age of architecture. The architecture reached its zenith during this period. Shah Jahan built many buildings. He himself was a master of architecture. The building art of the Shah Jahan era is a further
Reform movements also started among the Muslims of India in the 19th century. Muslim society was divided into two major classes - first, the upper elite consisting of the emperors, the amirs and their family members and second, the common people consisting of soldiers, workers, servants and small wo
Other Reform Movements There were many religious-social reform movements in India whose tasks and objectives were limited to a very small area. The Parsis established the Religious Reform Community to reform their religion and society. Dada Bhai Naoroji belonged to a Parsi priestly family. He did i
Swami Vivekananda and Ramakrishna Mission Ramakrishna Paramhansa (E.1836-1886) demonstrated the true nature of religion to the Indians. Ramakrishnas childhood name was Gadadhar Chattopadhyay. He was born in AD 1836 in a poor Brahmin family in the Hooghly district of Bengal. He was not interested in
Swami Shraddhanands Shuddhi Movement Mahatma Munshi Ram became famous by the name of Swami Shraddhanand. When Swami Shraddhanand saw some prominent Congress leaders adopting the policy of Muslim-appeasement, he felt that this policy would prove to be disruptive to the nation in the long run. Due to
Swami Dayanand Saraswati and Arya Samaj Dayanand Saraswati was born in AD 1824 in Shivpur village of Tankara pargana of Gujarat in a prosperous and orthodox Brahmin family. His childhood name was Moolshankar. At the age of 14, when he saw a mouse climbing on the Shivling and eating prasad, he lost
Raja Rammohun Roy and his Brahmo Samaj Raja Ram Mohan Roy, the originator of religious and social movements in India, was born in AD 1774 in a Brahmin family in Radhanagar village of Bengal. He was of revolutionary ideas from the very beginning. At the age of 17, he got a book published in which he
I am proud to belong to a religion that has taught the world the lessons of tolerance and universal acceptance. We do not only believe in universal tolerance but, we accept all religions as truth. – Swami Vivekananda, Chicago Conference. The development of Indian civilization, society and culture
Early Life Rabindranath Tagore was born on 7 May 1861 in Calcutta. His father, Devendranath Tagore, separated from the Brahmo Samaj due to differences with Keshavchandra Sen and founded the Adi-Brahma Samaj. Rabindranaths mothers name was Sharda Devi. Rabindranath Tagores early education took place
Sant Shiromani Mirabai Meerabais name is paramount among the saint-poets who flowed the stream of saguna-bhakti-rasa in medieval Rajasthan. The events of his birth time are available, but there is no definite date regarding birth and death. Meera was born by Acharya Ramchandra Shukla V.S. It is be
Goswami Tulsi Das became the representative poet of Aryan culture in the middle period of Indian history and in the most difficult time for Aryan culture. He was the most famous and most talented poet of Hindi literature. Exact information is not available about his life, but from many incidents of
Famous scientist of India Prof. Chandrasekhar Venkataraman holds a special place among the physicists of the world. He was the first Indian scientist to receive the worlds highest Nobel Prize Awarded. Chandrasekhar Venkataraman was born on 7 November 1888 in Tiruvalekkaval village near Tiruchirappa
Dr. (Sir) Jagdish Chandra Basu was a famous scientist of India who had deep knowledge of physics, biology, botany and archaeology. He was the first scientist to work on the optics of radio and microwaves. He made many important discoveries in botany. He was the first scientist in India to obtain an
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