Discuss the reasons and advantages of introducing the Double Dome feature in Indo-Islamic architecture.

The tomb of Sikandar Lodi was the first example with a double dome feature. The method of making double dome was originally practised in East Asia before it was imported into India. A double dome has two layers and its ..

Discuss the salient features of the Chola Architecture.

The dvarapalas, or guardian figures, at the entrance to the mandapa, or hall which started from the Palava period became a unique feature of the Chola Temples. The Dravidian Style got fully developed after a transition from the rock cut ..

What do you understand by "Indian functionalism". Discuss with examples.

In medieval India, many of the buildings and monuments were created in haste, generally by breaking existing structures such as temples; and were devoid of any aesthetic flavour, expression and decoration. This was called Indian “functionalism”. Indo Islamic Monuments at ..

What are the Harappan socio-cultural elements that have continued in later India? In the light of these elements, do you think that the time has come to put the Aryan invasion theory to rest? Discuss critically.

There are a number of Harappan socio-cultural elements which have continued in later India. Some of these include: Potter’s wheel, carts, boats etc. The use of water-jars and the habit of throwing away the goblets of terracotta after use. The ..

Spiritually and formally the Sunga-Kanva art was opposed to Maurya art and stood for different motive and direction. Explain.

After the crumbling of Mauryan dynasty, the Sungas and Kushans came to power in the North and the Satvahanas in the south. Their period marked the beginning of sculptural idiom in the Indian sculpture wherein the physical forms were becoming ..

Discuss the salient features of the town planning in Indus Valley Civilization.

There was a sophisticated concept of town planning in the Indus Valley Civilization. From excavations we get to to know that there was flourishing urban architecture. Some of the features are listed below: Grid Pattern Harappa and Mohen-Jo Dero were ..

Discuss the salient features of the Kalinga School of Architecture. How it is different from the Nagara style?

The Indian temples are broadly divided into Nagara, Vesara, Dravida and Gadag styles of architecture. However, the temple architecture of Odisha corresponds to altogether a different category for their unique representations called Kalinga style of temple architecture. This style broadly ..

Discuss the Tandava dance as recorded in the early Indian inscriptions.

In the early Indian scriptures, the Tandava dance has been recorded as cosmic dance. The concept of the cosmic dance is very old in Indian mythology as well as philosophy. Cosmic dance, as described in Rig-Veda, is the vigorous dance ..

Discuss critically the development of rock-cut architecture under the Pallavas.

The Pallava architecture shows the transition from the Rock Cut Architecture to the Stone built temples. The earliest examples of the Pallava art are the rock cut temples of the 7th century AD, while the later examples are of structural ..

Critically comment on the architecture of Le Corbusier with emphasis on the so called "International Style"in architecture.

Le Corbusier is the best-known architect who recruited the efforts of creating a new India. The showpiece of his genius is Chandigarh, built as the capital of Punjab and Haryana. Outside Chandigarh, Le Corbusier’s most influential structures include: Sarabhai House, ..