Introduction ARChAEOLOGiCAL records in India and Pakistan before and after 1947 reveal that in addition to many sites distributed along the main course and the tributaries of Indus and Sarasvatī rivers, there were many sites in Gujarat, Baluchistan hills and along Makran coast. Geographical extent of the Indus civilization...
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Perspectives of Cognitive Development and Perception of Reality of Our Stone Age Ancestors -Giriraj Kumar Abstract: Rock art is a form of folklore expressed on the bare surface of rocks mostly by our Stone Age ancestors. It is an important source for understanding the cognitive, intellectual and cultural development...
Miniature paintings present a very fascinating and varied history of its evolution and achievements. The earliest known miniatures were painted on palm leaves in Eastern India between the 10th and 12th centuries. Earliest known miniatures were painted on palm leaves in Eastern India and Tibet beween 10th and 12th...
Jawahar Lal Nehru once said “Ajanta takes us back into some distant dream like but a very real past”. Ajanta rock art is a combination of three arts – architecture, sculpture and painting. Buddhist monks excavated rocks to form these caves for praying, for meditation and for residing. The...