Art & Culture: Indian Music
Introduction Natyasastra of Bharata which is supposed to have been written sometime between 2nd century B.C and 2nd century A.D is a landmark in the history of Indian music. It has several chapters that...
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Art & Culture: Classical Dances of India
Bharatnatyam Dance Bharatnatyam Dance is considered to be over 2000 years old. Several texts beginning with Bharata Muni’s Natya Shastra (200 B.C.E. to 200 C.E.) provide information on this dance form. The Abhinaya Darpana...
Art & Culture: Performing Arts
Introduction In India, various facets of performing arts are all pervading bringing colour and joy to numerous festivals and ceremonies, and reaffirming the faith of the people in their heritage. These facets have been...
Daily Quiz: 17th April 2019
1. Which of the following statements are true: 1. First Round Table Conference was the first ever conference arranged between the British and the Indians as equals. 2.The Congress, the Muslim League, the Hindu...
Daily Quiz: 16th May 2019
1. Which of the following statements are true: 1. The East India Association was founded by Dadabhai Naoroji in 1866, in collaboration with Indians and retired British officials in London. 2. It superseded the...
Art & Culture: Miniature Painting Part II
The Central Indian And Rajasthani Schools (17th-19th Centuries) Unlike Mughal painting which is primarily secular, the art of painting in Central India, Rajasthani and the Pahari region etc. is deeply rooted in the Indian...
Daily Quiz: 15th May 2019
1. Which of the following statements are true: 1. The Bahmani Sultanate was a Muslim state of the Deccan in South India. 2. The last remnant of the Bahmani sultanate was defeated and destroyed...
Daily Quiz: 14th May 2019
1. Which of the following statements are true: 1. Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) is a 2010 supplementary agreement to the 1992 Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). 2. It is the...
Daily Current affairs UPSC/IAS Exams – 14th May 2019
DNA database coming up for Indian rhino Topic: Science and Technology In News: The Environment Ministry has embarked on a project to create DNA profiles of all rhinos in the country. More on the...
Daily Quiz: 13th May 2019
1. Which of the following statements are true: 1. Hiuen-Tsang came to India in the reign of Chandragupta II. 2.Fa-Hien visited India during the reign of Harshavardhana. (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c)...
