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What is Life in Miniature Project?
Life in Miniature Project is a combination between the Ministry of Culture, National Museum, New Delhi, and Google Arts & Culture. Who launched the project? Life in Miniature project was launched by the Union Ministry of Culture in late October 2020. What is the objective of the project? The project will allow online viewing of ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs • Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: art school • Culture • Indian Paintings • life in miniature project • Miniature Paintings in India
Patachitra
The ongoing lockdown conditions to curb the COVID-19 spread has affected the patachitra painters of Odisha and West Bengal. About Patachitra Patachitra is a type of traditional painting style that is practiced in Odisha and West Bengal. The term ‘Patachitra’ is derived from Sanskrit words- ‘pata’ meaning cloth and ‘chitra’ meaning picture. A patachitra painting ..
Topics: Culture of Odisha • Indian Paintings • Lockdown
Mattancherry Palace Murals
The Mattancherry palace (also known as Dutch palace) is located at Mattancherry (near Kochi) in Kerala. The uniqueness of the palace is due to its mural paintings from the 16th century to 18th century. History Mattancherry is a former capital of the erstwhile rulers of Cochin. It was a famous sea port that attracted the ..
Topics: Indian Paintings • Mattancherry • Portuguese in India
Bengal School of Art
In Bengal, a new group of nationalist artists gathered around Abanindranath Tagore (1871-1951). Abanindranath Tagore was a nephew of Rabindranath Tagore. This new group of painters rejected the art of Raja Ravi Varma as imitative and westernized. They declared that such a style was unsuitable for depicting the nation’s ancient myths and legends. This group ..
Topics: Indian Paintings • Rabindranath Tagore • Ramkinkar Baij
Ebrahim Alkazi
Ebrahim Alkazi is one of the pioneers of Indian theatre. He is considered as one of the most influential Indian theatre directors of all time. Initially, he was associated with the Bombay Progressive Artists’ Group and got in close contact with art pioneers like M.F.Husain, F.N.Souza, S.H.Raza, Akbar Padamsee, Tyeb Mehta. These artists have also ..
Topics: Indian Paintings