INDIAN PAINTINGS :

India has very strong but ancient traditions in painting. The evidence lies in the frescoes of Ajanta and Ellora, the Buddhist palm
leaf manuscripts and the Jain texts. Religion had a great influence on the early Indian paintings. There are several series
depicting the life of Lord Krishna. The Islamic period saw many schools bearing Persian and Indian influence, produce
miniatures in tempera on paper. The Ragini paintings, depicting the musical modes, are unique in the world. Some of the
well-known Indian painting schools are the Rajput, Deccan, Kangra and Moghul.

The Bengal renaissance and modern art, influenced by Europe, also made their mark. The doyen of Indian modern art,
Abanindranath Tagore, used Japanese and Chinese techniques in his paintings and drawings. The Nobel laureate, Rabindranath
Tagore, was an accomplished painter. His contemporaries, Nandalal Bose, Samarendranath Gupta and A.K. Haldar among
them, laid the foundation of modern Indian painting. Jamini Roy was another founder of modern Indian painting and graphic art.
Amrita Shergill, half Hungarian, represents the best among the European style painters of early 20th century. The art scene in
India is enriched today by artists like M.F. Hussain, J. Swaminathan, N.S. Bendre, Krishen Khanna, Vivan Sundaram, Bhupen
Khakar, Ghulam Shaikh and many others.

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• Mural painting inside   the Parliament House of India showing   Aryabhatta ( 5 th Century A.D. ) and Varahamihira (7 th Century A.D). Artist : Ms.Kumud Patel, Baroda.

• Another mural painting there featuring Shahjahan ( 1627 - 1658 A.D. ) and Mumtazmahal, with the Delhi Gate of the Red Fort in the background . Artist :  Mr. Bhupendra . M . Desai, Bombay.

• Painting from the Madhubani District of North India.

• Mahabharat , a collection of Jal Enterprises.

• Singing lady , another collection of Jal Enterprises.

• Shakuntala , a painting of the world renowned Malayalam artist Raja Ravi Varma.

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