Indian Art and Culture

Description

This book is written with the intention to help IAS and PCS aspirants to comprehensively cover the syllabus of Indian Culture, so that they can stick to one source and save their time by not having to refer multiple sources for one subject, the author has covered all the standard textbook material as well as the major coaching institute notes to develop concise and powerful material for contents of this book This book will help you to completely cover the Indian Culture syllabus for UPSC prelims as well as mains exam. As UPSC aspirant you must be informed by now that to crack this exam smart work is more important than hard work, this book helps you do that smart work, to outperform others in a competitive exam like UPSC you need this book. Here is a preview of what you will learn Indian Classical Dances Indian Philosophy Paintings Indian Music Theatre Puppetry Calendar Literature Temple Architecture Ancient Indian Architecture Medieval and Modern Architecture Section-A - Visual arts : Indian architecture, sculpture and pottery -- Indian paintings -- Indian handicrafts -- UNESCO'S list of world heritage sites in India -- Section-B - Performing arts : Indian music -- Indian dance forms -- Indian threatre -- Indian puppetry -- Indian circus -- UNESCO'S list of intangible cultural heritage -- Section-C - Culture of India : Languages in India -- Religions in India -- Indian literature -- Schools of philosophy -- Indian cinema -- Science and technology through the ages -- Calendars in India -- Fairs and festivals of India -- Awards and honours -- Law and culture -- Martial arts in India -- Cultural institutions in India -- Coins in ancient and medieval India -- Indian culture abroad -- Section-D - Appendices : Delhi - A city of seven sisters -- Bhakti and sufi movement -- Famous personalities of India -- Cultural places of interest -- Recent geographical indications.