| Indian Painting reflects the glorious culture and heritage | | | | colors and dazzling effects. The Rajput School of |
| of India into incredible variety of colors and styles. | | | | Miniature Paintings, The Deccan School of Miniature |
| Painting in India is a long practiced tradition. This | | | | Paintings and The Mughal School of Miniature Paintings |
| creative form of art inspired generations of artists as | | | | are sequels to original miniature paintings. |
| their passion or profession. | | | | Thangka Paintings are form of Buddhist arts that were |
| Indian painting has adopted variety of techniques and | | | | imbibed from the Buddhist missionaries of Tibet during |
| styles in its journey to the world of arts. The new | | | | the time of emperor Ashoka. The word 'thangka' is a |
| techniques and innovations have made it more | | | | Tibetan word meaning paintings on flat surfaces. |
| enriched and versatile. Indian paintings are invaluable | | | | Thangka paintings were laid out on silk and cotton |
| visual records of history. We can delve deeper into the | | | | materials. They could be folded in and rolled out |
| periods of history through these indelible pieces of arts. | | | | according to the necessity. |
| Celebrate the true spirit of India with the potpourri of | | | | Used as scrolls the various thanka paintings find |
| Indian paintings from the house of ethnic paintings. | | | | Buddha and Bodhisattva in various meditative postures. |
| Painting was practiced in India from the pre historic | | | | 'Buddha Mandala', 'Shakyamuni Buddha'and 'Maitreye |
| times. Various scenes of animal hunting and tribal wars | | | | Buddha' are some popular images that are figured in |
| were sculptured in the rocks and caves that came to | | | | the paintings. The paintings inspire us to awaken our |
| be known as cave painting. The rock paintings of | | | | true spiritual self. |
| Bhimbekta are said to be the most archaic of the | | | | Madhubani Paintings are the exclusive paintings of the |
| Indian paintings (5000B.C). The cave paintings of the | | | | 'Mithila' region of Bihar. The rural women of 'Mithila' used |
| Ajanta and Ellora are the modified versions of | | | | to carve out their aspirations and imaginations in their |
| Bhimbekta. A combination of murals and frescos, the | | | | mud built doors and walls. These came to be known |
| paintings spellbind with their aestheticism, | | | | as 'Madhubani Paintings'. A charming folk art, the |
| meticulousness and workmanship. | | | | humble paintings now adorn the art galleries and cozy |
| The tenets of Indian painting and the various earlier | | | | domestic interiors. Warli Paintings bring out the |
| forms of the art are to found in books like | | | | customs, beliefs and the lifestyle of the tribal people of |
| 'Mudraskshaka', 'Vishnudharmottara' and 'Vinayapitaka'. | | | | Maharastra in bright colors and designs. 'Pata Chitra' is |
| The Indian painting has several styles of paintings | | | | the traditional painting form of Orissa. |
| under its domain. Miniature Paintings are one of the | | | | Deities of Hindu gods and goddesses and mythological |
| most popular among them. Beautiful images from the | | | | figures are portrayed on large sheets of fabrics in this |
| epics and mythologies, idols of Hindu gods and | | | | painting. Modern Indian Painting reflects India in the |
| goddesses and royal court scenes were depicted on | | | | post-colonial era. The paintings can be perceived in the |
| pieces of glass, paper, marble, silk and leather in these | | | | works of Jamini Roy, Mukbul Fida Hussain, S.K Bakre |
| paintings. | | | | and S.H Raza. |
| The paintings were highly appreciated for their rich | | | | |