Know Interesting Stories About Indian Art and Culture from 30Stades

KNOW INTERESTING STORIES ABOUT INDIAN ART AND CULTURE FROM 30STADES

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India, a diverse country, is a fusion of varied cultures and people. The food, clothing,and other customs differ across the length and breadth of this country. That’s whyIndia is well known for its 'Unity in Diversity. There is a lot to explore about IndianArt and Culture.

Indian Art and Culture:

In India, there are many languages,religions, cuisines, and costumes.The same festival is celebrated indifferent parts of the country withdifferent names but behind all thediversity, there is unity – inhappiness, in celebration and instanding together when needed.

India is home to several art formsin the areas of painting, pottery,drawing, dance, music,architecture, theatre, sculpture, andtextile arts. Indian Art has had bothcultural and religious influences.

Let's look into the history of Indian artand craft. There are beautiful andinteresting stories of Indian crafts. Butfirst, what is craft? Craft is somethingwhich is done using hands with skills.There are varied types of crafts liketextile, paper crafts, metal crafts,decorative crafts, and fashion crafts.Sculpture, handloom weaving,embroidery, metalwork, knitting,ceramic, and pottery making are allpart of crafts. The history of Indian artis as old as the history ofcivilization. Some of the world famousand beautiful craft forms of India are:

Patachitra- It is the art of storytelling through paintings on scrolls of cotton orsilk. It is practiced by the Patua community in Bengal.

Dhokra art- It is practiced in Odisha, Jharkhand, and West Bengal. This art hasits origins in the idol of the dancing girl found at the Mohenjo-Daro site.

Jhabua Dolls- They are made by the Bhils and Bhilala tribes of Madhya Pradeshfor many centuries. This stands out for the use of clothes and tan skin color.

Kinnal or Kinhala doll making: This doll making has been in practice in theKinhala village of Karnataka since the 15th century.

Every Art And Craft Has Its Own Story And Importance.

Indian Art And Craft:

Like the vast region there are vastforms of art and craft in India.Every art and every craft has itssignificance. Every state of Indiahas its famous art and craft forms.Pashmina shawl of Jammu andKashmir, Patan Patola of Gujarat,black pottery and Dholak of UttarPradesh, Phulkari handembroidery of Punjab, the famousSikki grass craft of Bihar, and thelist goes on for famous andinteresting art and crafts. Everyyear artisans are awarded withPadma awards, Sangeet NatakaAkademi, Crafts Council of Indianawards, and other state andnational awards for theircontribution to the arts.

Textiles Of India:

The history of Indian Textile hasoriginated from the Indus ValleyCivilization where people usedhomespun cotton for weaving clothes.Rigveda, the oldest Veda, hasinformation regarding textiles whichrefer to weaving. The great epicsRamayana and the Mahabharatadepict the existence of varied forms offabrics. There are so many famoustextile crafts like the Bhujodi Shawlfrom Kutch, the beautiful Banarasisarees from Varanasi, Bagh printsfrom Madhya Pradesh, Kalamkarifrom Machilipatnam and many moreon the list. The Export PromotionCouncil of Handicrafts is workingcontinuously to provide globalmarkets to Indian art and craft.

Metal Crafts:

The metal crafts are as old as theIndus Valley Civilization. It startedfrom the discovery of the Dancinggirl. There are many famous metalcrafts like the Bidri ware of AndhraPradesh, Pembharti of Telangana,Kamrupi of Assam, Dhokrapracticed in Odisha, MadhyaPradesh, and Andhra Pradesh.Every craft and art is famous andsignificant.

With 30Stades, you will come toknow many interesting andhistorical stories of Indian artand culture. You can even sharestories with us.