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Sr. Chapter Topics
Lecture 01 Culture: An introduction
  • Concept of Culture
  • Culture and Civilization
  • Culture and Heritage
  • General Characteristics of Culture
  • Importance of Culture in Human Life
  • Characteristics of Indian Culture
Lecture 02 Architecture
  • Temple Architecture
  • Nagara Style
  • Common Elements
  • Distinctive Features
  • Nagara temple sub-styles
  • Different Regional Nagara Temple Architecture
Lecture 03
  • Key Features of Dravidian Temples
  • The Pallavas (Early Architects)
  • The Chola Dynasty (Refinement in Dravidian Architecture)
  • Vijayanagara Architecture
  • Nayaka Style of Temple Architecture (Emerged in the 17th Century)
  • Vesara Style of Temple Architecture (Chalukya-Hoysala Temple Architecture)
Lecture 04
  • Hoysala school of art
  • Stupa Architecture in India
  • Types of stupas
  • Cave Architecture
  • Mauryan Period
  • Post Mauryan Period
  • Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves
  • Cave Architecture in western India during the post-Mauryan Period
  • During Gupta Period
  • Post-Gupta and Early Medieval Period
  • Pillar Architecture in India
  • Mauryan Palaces (Pataliputra)
  • Indo-Islamic Architecture
  • Evolution of Indo-Islamic architecture
  • Some important points related to the Indo-Islamic Architecture
  • Architectural Progress during Delhi Sultanate
Lecture 05 Indian sculptures, seals and coins
  • Sculptures of Indus Valley Civilisation
  • Stone Sculpture
  • Bronze Sculpture
  • Terracotta Sculptures
  • Sculptures of Mauryan Age
  • Mauryan Pillars
  • Examples of Mauryan Court Art
  • Sculptures of Post Mauryan Age
Lecture 06 + 07
  • Gandhara School
  • Mathura School
  • Amaravati School
SEALS AND COINS
  • Seals of Harappan Civilization
  • Pashupati Seal
  • Seals Belonging to Historical Age (After 600 BCE)
Coinage in Ancient India
  • Punch Marked Coins
  • Coins during Mauryan Period (322–185 BCE)
  • Indo - Greek Coins
  • Kushana Coins
  • Satavahana Coins
  • Western Kshatrapas Coins
  • Coins issued during the Gupta Age
  • Coins of the Pandya and Chola Dynasty
  • Coinage in Medieval India
  • Coins of Vijayanagara Empire
  • Turkish and Delhi Sultanate Coins
  • Mughal Coins
  • Coinage in Modern India
  • Coinage During British Rule
  • Post-Independence India Coinage
  • Recent Coins issued by the Government of India
  • Significance of Coins in India
Lecture 08 + 09 Indian Painting & Handicrafts
  • Prehistoric Paintings in India
  • Prehistoric Painting Sites
  • Indian Mural Paintings
  • Features of Murals
  • Prominent Mural Painting Sites
  • Miniature Paintings in India
  • Early Miniature
  • Miniature Art during Delhi Sultanate
  • Mughal Era Miniature Painting
  • Early Mughal Painters
  • Regional School of Paintings
  • Rajasthani Schools of Painting
  • Mewar School of Painting
  • Kishangarh School of Painting
  • Bundi School of Painting
  • Amber-Jaipur School of Painting
  • Marwar School of Painting
  • Pahari School of Paintings Jammu Kashmir Style of Pahari School of Painting
  • Himachal Pradesh Style of Pahari School of Painting
  • South Indian Miniature Painting
  • Prominent Painters of Modern Age
  • Folk Paintings
  • Indian Handicrafts
  • Cloth Handicrafts
  • Traditional Regional Sarees of India
  • Embroidery Craf
  • Variety of Weavings in India
  • Clay And Pottery Works
  • Bronze Crafts
  • Other Famous Metal Crafts in India
  • Leather Products
  • Wood Crafts/li>
  • Other Famous Handicrafts in India
Lecture 10 Indian Music & Dance
  • Music in India (Bhartiya Sangeet)
  • Ancient Period (2500 BCE – 1200 CE)
  • Medieval Period (1201 CE – 1800 CE)
  • Modern Period
  • Classification of Indian Music
  • Folk Music
  • Blend of Classical and Folk Music
  • Important Books on Indian Music
  • Musical Instruments
INDIAN DANCE FORMS
  • Aspects of Indian Dance
  • Indian Classical Dance Forms
  • Importance of Classical Dances
  • Folk Dances
  • Folk Dances of India

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