Culture Notes for Mains

Indian Culture Basics can be covered from:

• Nitin Singhania Book
• NCERTs (History + Fine Arts)

Architecture > Temple

• Vijaynagar

Architecture > Ancient

• Indus Valley
• Pallava Caves
• Indo-Islamic or Indo-Sarcenic
• Barabar Cases – Lomas Rishi
• Modern Architecture
• Ajanta Caves

Art Form > Dance

• Mohaniyattam
• Dance General

Art Form > Music

• Classical Music

Art Form > Martial Arts

• Kalaripayyattu 

Art Form > Painting

• Mughal Paintings
• Bengal School of Art
• Basholi Painting
• Kangra Painting
• Modern Painting

Art Form > Sculpture

• Statue
• Mauryan Art
• Gupta Art

Literature

• Sangam
• Regional Literature
• Mathematics

Others > Cinema

• Impact of Cinema

Others > Religion

• Sufism
• Buddhism

Others > Festivals

• Bhatukamma

Others > Puppets

• Puppet

Others

• Re-writing History
• Museum
• Yoga
• Preserving Heritage
• Mathematics

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