Before the Muslim conquest, Gujarat was under the influence of Jainism. The master-craftsmen whom the Muslims employed to construct their buildings adopted Hindu and Jain designs with necessary...
Dhrupad and Khayal are the two forms of classical singing that are popular today. Out of them, Dhrupad is certainly older, which took proper shape in medieval era,...
The architecture of Delhi sultanate includes the buildings and monuments built in 320 years in Delhi and surrounding areas by Slave, Khalji, Tughluq, Sayyid and Lodi dynasties. Salient...
Islam spread towards India and Europe in the 7th and 8th century. In our country, Islam did not come from the north as is commonly believed. It came...
Tala is the second important factor in Indian music. These are rhythmic cycles ranging from 3 to 108 beats. The division in a tala and the stress on...
Important General Knowledge facts about Telugu Literature are as follows Nannaya, Tikkana and Yerrapragada Nannaya Bhattaraka is the earliest known (11th century) Telugu author. He was one of...
The GI protected paintings are as follows: Mysore Traditional Paintings Mysore painting is an important form of classical South Indian painting that originated in and around the town...
Important facts and figures about Tamil Literature Personalities are as follows. Alvar Saints The twelve Alvars were Tamil poet-saints, who lived between 6th and 9th centuries AD and...
The scientific analysis of the Sangam literature says that this work was composed in 120-150 years and most of the literature was composed from 100 AD to 250...
