Art and Architecture in India – 3
CHALUKYA ARCHITECTURE The Chalukyas who ruled over Upper Deccan (7th Century AD.) were greatly interested in temple architecture. Followers of
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Art and Architecture in India – 2
South Indian temple architecture, also called Drāviḍa Style, architecture invariably employed for Hindu temples in modern Tamil Nadu from the 7th to the 18th century, characterized
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Art and Architecture in India – 1
ART AND ARCHITECTURE INDIA The architecture of India is rooted in its history, culture and religion. Indian architecture progressed with time and assimilated the many influences that
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Ancient India
Rigveda: It is the oldest religious text in the world. Also called as the first testament of mankind. It was
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Vedic Period polity, social – divisions, and Vedic Gods
TRIBAL POLITY ®Vedic period worked with tribal chief in centre called Rajan due to his successful leadership in war. ®His
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Asoka – Kalinga war- policy of dharma
Asoka The name Asoka means Sorrow free. Period of Asoka brightest the chapter in the history of mankind. His inscription
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ADVENT OF ARYANS AND THE AGE OF RID VEDA
ADVENT OF ARYANS AND THE AGE OF RID VEDA Original home and identity The Aryans spoke the Indo-European languages, which
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Administration Mauryan Empire
MAURYAN ADMINISTRATION The Mauryan empire was the largest state in the whole of the ancient world, and they form a
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The Vedic literature
Vedic culture – Culture represented in vedas. The word vedas is derived from ‘vidi’ which means to know. Vedas are
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DECLINE OF THE MAURYAN EMPIRE
DECLINE OF THE MAURYAN EMPIRE The reason for the decline of the Mauryan Empire are as follows Partition of Mauryan