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Indian Art and Culture is the hot topic for both prelims and mains. This course analyses all the topics that come under Indian Art and Culture both for the Prelims and Mains. Topics like Indian Architecture, Painting, Indian Handicrafts, Indian Music, Indian dance forms, Indian theatre, Indian puppetry, Indian Circus, languages in India, Religions in India, Indian literature, Indian cinema Science and Technology through the ages, Calenders in India, famous festivals of India Cultural institutions in India, famous personalities and Cultural places of interest will be covered.  Questions from the previous UPSC papers both prelims and mains will be focused on, and a few important questions will be discussed. This lesson acts like a trailer to the upcoming lessons.

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Indian Architecture

This overview lesson gives you all the information of the lessons that will uploaded in this category, apart from this the reference materials, topics that will be explained will be mentioned, and towards the end of the course emphasis will be laid on answer writing skills.

Overview Lesson

Introduction to Indian Architecture

This lesson explains Mauryan Art and Architecture.

Mauryan Art and Architecture

This lesson beiefly expliains the developments in the field of art and architecture in the post Mauryan period.

Post Mauryan Art and Architecture

This lesson explains the meanings of various Mudras.

Various Mudras of Buddha

This lesson explains the golden age of Gupta period.

The Gupta Age

This lesson briefly explains the other caves of Gupta Age.

Other Caves during the Gupta period

This lesson explains the the changes in the style of architecture during Gupta Age.

Gupta Age, Sculptures

This lesson explains the Nagara School of Architecture

Nagara School of Architecture

This lesson explains the evolution of South Indian Style of Temple Archtecture.

South Indian Art

This lesson briefly explains about the Chola Art and  Architecture.

Chola Art

This lesson explains the Nayaka and the Vesara School of Temple  Architecture.

Nayaka and the Vesara School of Architecture

This lesson explains Vijayanagara and Hoysala School of Art.

Vijayanagara and Hoysala School of Art

This lesson explains about the Pala and the Sena School of Art.

Pala and Sena School

This lessons explains ancient edicts like Ashokan Edicts and Rummindei Pillar Edicts.

Ancient Inscriptions and Edicts. Part 1

This lesson explains important inscription like Prayag Prashasti, Mehrauli Inscription and Kalsi Inscription.

Ancient Inscriptions and Edicts. Part 2

This lessons explains a few ancient Inscriptions and Edicts.

Ancient Inscriptions and Edicts. Part 3

This lesson briefly discusses the ten Ancient Universities in India.

Ancient Universities of India

This lesson gives a short introduction to Medieval Architecture.

Architecture in Medieval India

This lesson explains the features of Indo Islamic Architecture.

Indo Saracenic Architecture

This lesson explains the architecture during the Delhi Sultanate Period.

Architecture during the Delhi Sultanate Period

This lesson explains the Provincial  School of  Architecture.

Provincial style of Architecture

This lesson explains the contributions made by Mughal Rulers towards architecture.

Mughal Architecture. Part 1

This lesson discusses the contributions made by Mughal rulers towards architecture.

Mughal Architecture. Part 2

This lesson briefly explains the Sikh, Rajput and Kashmir Style of Architecture.

Sikh, Rajput and Kashmir Style of Architecture

This lesson explains the Portuguese and the French style of Architecture.

Modern Architecture

This lesson explains the British Influence on Indian Architecture.

British Influence on Indian Architecture

This lesson explains Post Independence architecture styles in India.

Post Independence Architecture

This lesson focusses on the important temples of India like Konark, Lingaraja, Meenakshi etc.

Important temples in India. Part 1

This lesson discusses a few important temples in India.

Important temples in India. Part 2

Important temples in India. Part 3

This lesson explains a few important temples in India and lists the 12 Jyothirlingas.

Important temples in India. Part 4

This lesson briefly explains the important temples in India.

Important temples in India. Part 5

This lesson explains the important temples outside India.

Important temples outside India

This lesson briefly discusses the important Buddhist and Jain Sites in India.

Important Buddhist and Jain Sites

This lesson focuses on the answer writing strategy and how to approach the Arts and Culture paper.

Answer writing strategy. Part 1

This lessons focuses on the questions from Art and Culture, specially on architecture from previous years UPSC papers.

Answer writing practise. Part 2

This lesson focusses on seven questions pertaining to  Art and Culture from previous years UPSC papers.

Answer writing practise. Part 3

This lesson explains nine prelims questions from previous years UPSC papers UPSC papers.

Answer writing practise. Part 4

This lesson discusses questions from the past UPSC papers,  both  Prelims and Mains pertaining to architecture.

Answer writing practise. Part 5

This lesson focusses on the Mains questions.

Answer writing, mains. Part 6

Answer writing practise. Mains Part 7

This lesson focusses on the mains questions.

Answer writing practise. Mains, Part 8

The last lesson of the answer writing series where three questions from the mains paper is attempted.

Answer writing practise. Part 9

This lesson gives a short introduction to Indian Paintings and explains the principles of painting.

Indian Paintings

This lesson explains about pre historic paintings.

Pre Historic paintings

This lesson explains about Bhimbetka Rock Paintings.

Bhimbetka Rock Paintings

This lesson discusses the classification on Indian Paintings.

Classification of Indian Paintings

This lesson explains Ellora, Bagh, Armamalai and Sittanavasal cave paintings.

Paintings of Ellora, Bagh and Sittanavasal caves

This lesson explains the cave paintings in Jogimara, Lepakshi and Ravan Chhaya.

Paintings of Lepakshi, Jogimara and Badami caves

This lesson explains about Miniature Paintings.

Miniature Paintings

This lesson explains Apabhramsa School of Art.

Apabhramsa School of Art

This lesson explains the painting during the Delhi Sultanate Period.

Miniature Paintings during Delhi Sultanate Period

This lessons explains about the paintings during the Early Mughal Era.

Paintings during the Early Mughals

This lessons Paintings during Jahangir and Shahjahan rule.

Paintings during Later Mughal Rulers

This lesson explains the Regional Schools of Art.

Regional Schools of Art

This lesson explains Kishangarh and Bundi School of Painting.

Kishangarh and Bundi School of Painting

This lesson explains the Jaipur and Marwar School of Painting.

Jaipur and Marwar School of Painting

This lesson explains the Pahari Styles of Painting.

Pahari Styles of Painting

This lesson explains about the Kangra School of Painting.

Kangra School

This lesson explains about Miniature Paintings in South India.

South Indian Miniature Paintings

This lesson explains about Company Paintings under the British rule.

Company Paintings

This lesson explains about Bazaar Paintings and Raja Ravi Verma's works.

Raja Ravi Verma

This lesson explains about the Bengal School of Art.

Bengal School of Art

This lesson explains about Madhubani Paintings.

Folk Paintings

This lesson explains about Pattachitra and Saura Paintings.

Pattachitra and Saura Paintings

This lesson explains about Patua and Kalighat Paintings of Bengal.

Patua and Kalighat Paintings

This lesson explains about Kalamkari Paintings.

Kalamkari Paintings

This lesson explains about Warli and Pithora Paintings.

Warli and Pithora Paintings

This lesson explains about Thangka and Phad Paintings.

Thangka, and Phad Paintings

This lesson focusses on  questions from previous years prelims papers.

Questions from previous years papers. Prelims

This lessons focuses on the questions from Previous years mains papers.

Mains, questions from previous years papers. Part 1

This lesson focusses on question from previous years papers.

Mains, question and answers from previous years papers. Part 2

This lesson explains questions from previous years papers.

Mains, questions from previous years papers. Part 3

This lesson answers to questions from previous years papers.

Mains, questions from previous years papers. Part 4

This lesson discusses the question from previous years papers.

Mains, questions from previous years papers. Part 5

This lesson discusses answers to few practice questions for prelims.

Practise questions, prelims

This lesson discusses a few practise questions.

Practice questions. Mains part 1

This lesson focusses on practise questions.

Practise questions. Mains part 2

This lesson gives a short introduction to Indian Handicrafts and lists the topics that will be explained in the future lessons.

Indian Handicrafts. Overview Lesson

This lesson explains the history of Glassware in India.

Glassware

This lesson explains the different handicrafts on cloth of India.

Handicrafts on Cloth

This lesson explains the traditional sarees of India.

Traditional Sarees of India. Part 1

Traditional Sarees of India. Part 2

Traditional Sarees of India. Part 3

This is the last part of Traditional sarees  of India.

Traditional sarees of India. Part 4

This lesson explains the exquisite craft of Ivory Crafting.

Ivory Crafting

This lesson explains Terracotta and Silver Craft.

Terracotta and Silver craft

This lesson explains the history of pottery of India.

Clay and Pottery

This lesson explains about the different potteries of India.

Different Potteries of India

This lesson explains about the Bronze Craft in North India.

Bronze Crafts of North India

This lesson explains about Bronze Craft in South India.

Bronze Crafts from South India. Part 1

This lesson explains about Bronze Crafts of South and the different metal craft techniques.

Lessons

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Overview Lesson

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Introduction to Indian Architecture

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Mauryan Art and Architecture

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Post Mauryan Art and Architecture

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Various Mudras of Buddha

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The Gupta Age

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Other Caves during the Gupta period

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Gupta Age, Sculptures

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Nagara School of Architecture

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South Indian Art

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