Tribal are believed to be the oldest inhabitants of India. Their rich cultural tradition is manifest in their rituals, their songs and dances, their community deities, tattoos, myths and lore. They are simple people and mostly worshippers of Hindu deities. They celebrate birth, betrothals, marriages and holy fair and hunting expeditions with great fervor and
Gond people are spread widely across central India. Gondwana or “land of the Gonds”, is an area of southeastern Madhya Pradesh, eastern Maharashtra, and parts of Chhattisgarh, Orissa, and northern Andhra Pradesh. The region was home to several Gond kingdoms from the 15th century to the mid-18th century. Most of the Gonds live in a
The illustrated scrolls of the Garoda story tellers from Gujarat. Garodas hailed from northern Gujarat and Rajasthan. They used to travel from village to village with their painted paper scrolls and narrated local folklore and popular legends. Painted scrolls were usually divided into 19 compartments by thick, black horizontal lines. The style of painting in
Traditional painters in Telengana, Andhra Pradesh are called Nakkash. They make paintings for story tellers in the region. They produce mythological paintings to meet the demands of the community of that region. These painters are mostly from the lower castes of the community. Traditional caste based groups of the painters from Jingor, Madu, Mera are
During 18th century Indian culture started to take its own from and a new development of art forms are also started showing. With this establishment, came collaborations. Contemporary art leads to a lot of collaborations and this became more frequent for Chinese and Indian artist. There was a change in the styles of art and
The Company style of paintings became common, created by Indian artists working for European patrons of the East India Company. British colonial rule had a great impact on Indian art. Indian artists welcomed the opportunity to work for their new British patrons, especially because the traditional patronage of Indian rulers and their courts was rapidly
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 centuries. Western Indian Jain miniature paintings
