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, ..

"The sculpture at Ajanta Caves despite being among the finest ever created in India, has often not given the attention it deserves."Evaluate.

The paintings of Ajanta are known to be the fountainhead of all the classic paintings of Asia. Ajanta’s paintings occupy the pre-eminent position in the mural traditions of Asia. However, its sculpture, among the finest ever created in India, is ..

In what way, the sculptures at Sanchi Stupa were different from Bharhut?

The best examples of Buddhist stupas are found at Amaravati, Sanchi, Barhut and Gaya. Around 100 B.C., a great stupa was made at Bharhut, in the eastern part of present-day Madhya Pradesh. Bharhut stupa was initially built by Asoka and ..