Art & Culture

Heritage, art forms, architecture and traditions.

• Hindustani Classical Music, Explained

  The gharana system, how it was democratised in 1901, the vocal forms and major gharanas UPSC tests, and the ragas, talas and instruments to know.

  3 min readNitin Singhania, Indian Art and Culture · Indian Music

• Cave Architecture and Buddhist Art in India

  Chaitya halls and viharas, Ajanta and Ellora across their artistic phases, Sanchi's stupa anatomy, and the aniconic-to-iconic shift UPSC tests.

  6 min readNitin Singhania, Indian Art and Culture · Cave Architecture and Buddhist Monuments

• Temple Architecture Styles of India

  Nagara, Dravida and Vesara, the shikhara-versus-vimana trap, Vijayanagara's Hampi temples, and the Sun Temples of Konark and Modhera.

  6 min readNitin Singhania, Indian Art and Culture · Temple Architecture