Indian art can be compared to a fable which can be told a hundred times over and every time something new will spring out from it. This illustrious and colorful journey is long and fascinating. The painting was identified as a distinct art form in ancient India. This could be proved by traces of this art form in different ancient epics and scriptures. Even pre-historic sites show pieces of evidence of wall paintings and murals which have miraculously survived the tides of time and human interference. Distinctive features of Indian ... Read more>>

How many of you have visited the National Gallery of Modern Art in Delhi or any art gallery anywhere? If you have been to one, that’s great but if you haven’t, then you are surely missing out on a rich experience of human life.  The Internet gives the option of viewing an art gallery online, but making the plan, moving out of your den, and spending time there looking at the artworks is what matters. Art is anything that soothes your visual sense, something that expresses an imagination, emotion or experience. Art i... Read more>>

Perception is vulnerable to dissent and conflict. I may have an opinion upon a subject which is altogether different from yours. Either of us may be right or wrong. I am not exaggerating when I say that citizens of our land have not earned a name-‘argumentative’ for themselves for nothing. This is evident from various instances we come across in the history of art and culture. Howsoever sharp the criticism may be, dissent has always found a way to express itself. The downtrodden and suppressed have raised their disappro... Read more>>

‘Abstract’ is defined as something existing in thought or as an idea but not having a concrete or physical existence. Abstract art traces back its origin to the nineteenth century in the west. It developed as a counterpart to the realism style which sought to paint on canvas as realistic and imagery as possible. Abstract art, in contrast, uses shapes, lines, form, color, and texture to create the desired effect. Artists delved into the existential issues of human life by experimenting with forms and styles. They tried to b... Read more>>

“Fire is his head, the sun and the moon his eyes, space his ears, the Vedas his speech, the wind his breath, the universe his heart. From his feet, the Earth has originated. Verily, he is the inner self of all beings.” - Anonymous, The Upanishads: Translations From Sanskrit To English Shiva some say was there before the beginning and will survive till the end. Revered as lord of lords or Mahadev, he is known to consume all the poison emanating from the great “Samudra Manthan.” He represents both darkne... Read more>>