Benoy K Behl The rock-cut caves of ancient India, carved out of the hard rock of mountains, are among the greatest body of the monuments of mankind. It is amazing to see the scale and grandeur of these, as well as the sophisticated and detailed sculpture within them. From the time of Emperor Ashoka in […]Read More
Benoy K Behl The Indian temple is conceived as a place for the self-transformation of the devotee. A place where the noise and confusion of the material world are left behind. Where in the sanctified silence, one may gain the knowledge of the oneness of all of creation. The temple and the sculpture upon it […]Read More
Benoy K Behl The 7th and 8th centuries at Mamallapuram are a remarkable time. The humanistic and naturalistic qualities of ancient art are continued here in the rock-cut sculpture. At the same time, we see here the beginning of structural temples. At Mamallapuram, we also see the start of royal patronage of temple-building and the […]Read More
Benoy K Behl The fertile valley of the Krishna River was the cradle of civilisation in the Eastern Deccan. By this time, it had become famous in the world for its fine textiles, particularly of cotton. There was a flourishing trade with Rome and large quantities of Roman coins have been found here. This area […]Read More
Benoy K Behl It was the 2nd century BCE, the Shunga period in Indian art. Great Buddhist stupas were being made at Bharhut and Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh. Motifs and traditions which were to prevail in Indian art were being established here. In the meantime, another great chapter of art was opening in Western India. […]Read More
Benoy K Behl One of the oldest known sacred forms in India is the Stupa. It is seen in Buddhist and Jaina monuments, from early times. Recent excavations near Nalanda have also unearthed a large mud stupa of the 8th to the 10th century BCE. This may be of the Ajivikas, a deeply ascetic sect. […]Read More
Benoy K Behl The early art of India is a valuable record of the thoughts and the vision of one of the most ancient civilisations in the world. This ancient art brings before us a view of the world which sees a great harmony in the whole of creation. It sees the same which is […]Read More
Benoy K Behl Chandragupta-1 founded the Gupta empire in the year 320 AD. His capital was at Pataliputra, in present-day Bihar. He ushered in an age of well-being and prosperity: an age in which all aspects of culture flowered. It was one of the finest periods of mankind, when great thinkers attained noble heights of […]Read More
Benoy K Behl Nagaland is a hill state located in the far northeastern part of India. About one-sixth of Nagaland is under the cover of tropical and sub-tropical evergreen forests. There are about 16 major tribes in the state of Nagaland. Nagaland is a mountainous state. The Naga Hills rise from the Brahmaputra Valley in […]Read More
Benoy K Behl Tamil Nadu is on the East coast of Peninsular India. This state has been a great cradle of Indian culture and many ancient traditions of dance, music, architecture and life-style continue and flourish here till today. Temples were made out of hard and lasting granite in Tamil Nadu. There is an amazing continuity […]Read More
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