ClearIAS Team

In this article we discuss about the Indian Bronze Sculptures. The post deals with bronze casting technique, bronze sculptures in North and South India, and some of the important examples of bronze sculptures like Nataraja. As you rightly guessed, this article too is a part of the Indian Culture … [Read more...] about Indian Bronze Sculpture (Indian Culture Series – NCERT)

In this mega-article, we shall discuss about the Indian temple architecture and sculpture in detail. This post is a part of the Indian Culture compilation based on the NCERT text book 'An Introduction to Indian Art' - Part 1. In the previous articles we have discussed about the Later Mural … [Read more...] about Temple Architecture and Sculpture – Hindu, Buddhist and Jain (Indian Culture Series – NCERT)

In this article titled 'Later Mural Traditions', we discuss about the mural traditions developed in India after the initial mural traditions of Ajanta, Ellora, and other such sites.  This article is a part of the Indian Culture series based on the NCERT text book 'An Introduction to Indian Art' - … [Read more...] about Later Mural Traditions (Indian Culture Series – NCERT)

In this article, we are dealing with the trends in the post-Mauryan art and architecture as a part of the Indian Culture series based on the NCERT textbook 'An Introduction to Indian Art'- Part 1. We have already discussed the arts of the Mauryan period in the previous article. This post gives a … [Read more...] about Post Mauryan Trends in Indian Art and Architecture (Indian Culture Series – NCERT)

In this post, we bring you the important aspects of the arts of the Mauryan Period. The Mauryan period represents the third major period in the Indian cultural history after the prehistoric times and Indus valley period. The compilation is based on the NCERT textbook ‘An Introduction to Indian Art’ … [Read more...] about Arts of the Mauryan Period (Indian Culture Series – NCERT)

In this post, let's see the features of Indus Valley Civilisation arts as part of the Indian Culture notes based on the NCERT text ‘An Introduction to Indian Art’ – Part 1. A detailed note about the features, sites, society, religion etc. of Indus Valley Civilisation is already published in this … [Read more...] about Arts of Indus Valley Civilization (Indian Culture Series – NCERT)

Indian Culture is a vast subject in which there are many sub-areas like art, architecture, sculpture, philosophy, science etc. Not all books on Indian culture and heritage in the market are reader-friendly. Then how can an aspirant study culture topics? We suggest aspirants start from the book … [Read more...] about Prehistoric Era Art – Rock Paintings (Indian Culture Series – NCERT)