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KRISHNAPURAM PALACE

December 4, 2017
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The Krishnapuram Palace is a palace and museum located in Kayamkulam near Alappuzha in Alappuzha district, Kerala in southwestern India. It was built in the 18th century by Anizham Thirunal Marthanda Varma (1729–1758 AD), the Travancore kingdom. It is built in the architectural style of Kerala with gabled roof, narrow corridor and dormer windows, near the Krishnaswamy Temple at Krishnapuram.Within the palace is the archaeological museum which has an exhibit of the Gajendra Moksham a 3 […]

PADMANABHAPURAM PALACE

November 5, 2017
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Padmanabhapuram, now in the Kanyakumari district of Tamilnadu is about 65 kms to the south of Thiruvananthapuram. A slight detour from the national highway running through Thiruvananthapuram and Nagercoil will bring you to this old palace enclosed within the four-kilometer perimeter of a huge granite wall. The reign of Marthanda Varma (1729-58), the most powerful […]

RAM KINKER BAIJ

October 22, 2017
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Baij was the earliest Indian artist to experiment with abstract sculptural forms. His oil on canvas paintings have a singular experimenting quality going beyond its time, unregimented by dogmas and with only one commitment – to be unstintingly creative. Born in Bankura in West Bengal in 1910, Ramkinkar Baij studied at the Kala Bhavan, Vishwa […]

NANDALAL BOSE

October 19, 2017
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Nandalal Bose (Nondo-lal Boshū) (3 December 1882 – 16 April 1966) was one of the pioneers of modern Indian art and a key figure of Contextual Modernism. A pupil of Abanindranath Tagore, Bose was known for his “Indian style” of painting. He became the principal of Kala Bhavan, Santiniketan in 1922. He was influenced by the Tagore family and the murals of Ajanta; his classic works include […]

BINOD BIHARI MUKHERJEE

October 11, 2017
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A recipient of Padma Vibhushan, Binod Bihari Mukherjee was an artist with diverse interests. His creativity was so intense that it found its way of expression not only in form of paintings but he also murals and sculptures. Born in a highly literate family, Binod was unable to pursue a systematic form of schooling […]

K.G SUBRAMANYAN THE GREAT PAINTER

October 9, 2017
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Painter, sculptor, muralist, K G Subramanyan was born in a village in north Kerala in 1924. While studying economics at Presidency College, Madras, Subramanyan became involved in the freedom struggle. He was imprisoned and debarred from government colleges. The turning point of his life came when he joined Kala Bhavan at Visva Bharati in […]

RAJASTHANI PAINTING

October 6, 2017
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Rajput painting, also called Rajasthani painting, evolved and flourished in the royal courts of Rajputana in India. Each Rajputana kingdom evolved a distinct style, but with certain common features. Rajput paintings depict a number of themes, events of epics like the Ramayana. Miniatures in manuscripts or single sheets to be kept in albums were the preferred medium of Rajput painting, […]

RAMESHWARAM TEMPLE

October 4, 2017
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Ramanathaswamy Temple is an important pilgrimage site for the followers of Hinduism. It is believed that a visit to this temple washes away one’s sins and brings salvation (moksha). Located on an island off the Sethu coast of Rameshwaram, Ramanathaswamy Mandir can be reached via Pamban Bridge across the sea. Being situated in Rameswaram, […]

Mural Paintings of Hampi – Enthralling and Marvelous

October 3, 2017
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Nestled in the rugged landscapes of Karnataka, Hampi stands as a sublime testament to India’s royal and artistic past. Known for the Mural Paintings of Hampi and its grand temples, it was once the thriving capital of the Vijayanagara Empire (14th–16th centuries). Hampi’s ruins still evoke awe with pillared halls, monolithic sculptures, sacred tanks, bazaars, […]

AKSHARDHAM TEMPLE

October 2, 2017
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Akshardham Temple is a marvel of architecture that is unfolding the cultural legacy of 10,000 years. The construction of this grand structure took around 5 laborious years. Today, this imposing structure, standing on the banks of serene Yamuna River near Nizamuddin Bridge in Delhi, attracts millions of tourists and devotees to its doorstep. In […]