Mughal Emperor, Babur was successful as a soldier and conqueror. But the administration of Babur was less structured. Babur had created a system of administration that could function very well in the time of war only. The old administrative machinery of the Sultanate of Delhi had crumbled as the result of the Mughal attack, but … Read more
Early life of Humayun Nasiruddin Muhammad Humayun was born at Kabul on March 6, 1508. His mother, Mahim Begam, who was married by Babar in 1506. As Babur had come to a settled life in Afghanistan, very good arrangements must have been made for the education of his eldest son. In his early life, Humayun … Read more
This page contains pictures of simple alpana designs. Alpana, known as Alpona in Bengal, is a popular folk art of painting in India. Also read articles relating to Alpana. Alpana Alpana Rangoli Designs – Designs of Alpana Bengali Alpana | Bengali Alpana Designs Square Alpana Design Round Rangoli Alpana design Festival Alpana Rangoli Design Alpana … Read more
Sanskrit Language has been the most important medium in lending continuity to Indian civilization. In its heyday it was spoken and used in all regions of India including the Dravidian south. While Tamil has maintained a more or less independent literary tradition, all other languages in India have taken freely from Sanskrit vocabulary and their … Read more
Ancient Indian Languages We do not have much information about the Ancient Indian Harrappan Languages. But the literary tradition of Ancient India clearly goes back more than 3000 years, and during this period was dominated by Sanskrit, first in its Vedic and later in its classical form. By the time Panini’s Grammar had standardised Sanskrit … Read more
History of Indian Cinema Dance and drama have over the years, achieved an “elitist” aura. The poor man’s entertainment, because of its accessibility and relative inexpensiveness, became the cinema — the feature film. Significantly India produces the maximum number of movies in the world. As long back as 1899, Harishchandra Sakharam Bhatwadekar made short films … Read more
Great Indian Musicians 1. Amir Khusrau Poet and musician at the court of Alauddin Khalji (c.1300) he considered the music of India the finest in the world. The qawwali said to have begun with Amir Khusrau who is also supposed to have invented the sitar and the khayal, though he himself does not mention this. He … Read more
Hindustani and Carnatic Classical Music The two major traditions of Indian Classical Music are Hindustani Classical Music – North Indian and Central Indian Classical Music Carnatic (Karnataka samgita) Classical Music – South Indian Classical Music. Hindustani Classical Music Hindustani Classical Music or Hindustani Shastriya Music or North Indian Classical Music is the classical music from … Read more
History of Malayalam Language and Literature. Pacha Malayalam, i.e. the pure Malayalam stream consists of ballads and folk songs difficult to date. By the 10th century or so, Malayalam Language had come into its own. As a literary language, Malayalam was influenced by Tamil in its early stages of development. To this period belongs Chiraman’s … Read more
Manipuri of Tibeto-Burmese origin, Manipuri is a combination of seven dialects. The Manipuri language is ancient, but its literature up to practically the 19th century belongs to the folk tradition, though that is rich enough. Some of the works that are famous are the Kumaba, a royal chronicle; Numit Kappa, a prose work of about … Read more