A Journey through Indian Art & Culture for UPSC by Neeraj Rao Anutosh [2024 Edition] – Wiley PDF

Unit I: Visual Arts

Chapter 1: Architecture and Sculpture

• The Culture Continuity Conundrum
• Architecture of the Indus Valley Civilization
• Artefacts of the Indus Valley Civilization
• Mauryan Architecture
• Stupa Art of Ancient India
• Cave Architecture of Ancient India
• The Sculptural Tradition and Iconography of India
• The Temple Architecture
• Indo-Islamic Architecture
• Provincial Architecture During the Delhi Sultanate
• Sur Period Architecture
• Mughal Architecture
• Sikh Architecture
• Rajput Architecture
• Colonial Architecture of India

Chapter 2: Edicts and Inscriptions

• Inscriptions and Their Significance
• Rock Edicts and Inscriptions of Ashoka
• Inscriptions of the Post-Mauryan Age
• Inscriptions of the Gupta Age

Chapter 3: Indian Pottery

• Mesolithic–Neolithic Pottery
• Chalcolithic Pottery
• Indus Valley Civilization Pottery
• Painted Grey Ware of the Vedic Age
• Northern Black Polished Ware (700–100 BCE)
• Turco-Mughal and Rajput Period Pottery

Chapter 4: Indian Paintings

• Technique, Style, and Text of Painting
• Pre-Historic Paintings of India
• The Great Wall Paintings or Mural Tradition of India
• Manuscript Painting Tradition of India
• Indian Art of the Colonial Age
• Living Painting Traditions of India

Chapter 5: Crafts of India

• Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh
• Himachal Pradesh
• Punjab
• Haryana
• Rajasthan
• Uttar Pradesh
• Uttarakhand
• Bihar
• Jharkhand
• Odisha
• Sikkim
• West Bengal
• Telangana
• Andhra Pradesh
• Tamil Nadu
• Kerala
• Karnataka
• Goa
• Gujarat
• Maharashtra
• Madhya Pradesh
• Chhattisgarh
• Assam

Unit II: Performing Arts

Chapter 6: Indian Classical Music

• History of Indian Classical Music
• Basic Terms of Indian Classical Music
• Hindustani Music
• Carnatic Music

Chapter 7: Indian Classical Dance

• Evolution of Dance in India
• Literary Sources of Dance
• Components of a Dance Form
• Classical Connect of Classical Dance Forms
• Bharatanatyam
• Kathakali
• Kuchipudi
• Mohiniattam
• Odissi
• Manipuri
• Sattriya
• Kathak
• Chhau

Chapter 8: Folk Dances of India

• Folk Dance Forms of North India
• Folk Dance Forms of North-Eastern India
• Folk Dance Forms of Eastern and Central India
• Folk Dance Forms of Western India
• Folk Dance Forms of South India
• Chhau Dance

Chapter 9: Martial Art Forms of India

• Thang-Ta
• Kalaripayattu
• Chholia
• Silambam
• Teri Chha
• Gatka
• Mallakhamb

Chapter 10: Traditional Theatres of India

• Traditional Theatres in India
• Forms of Traditional Theatres in India

Chapter 11: Indian Puppetry

• Origin of Puppetry
• Types of Puppetries

Unit III: Literary Arts

Chapter 12: Languages and Writing Systems of India

• Language and Its Evolution
• Language–Culture Relationship
• India’s Linguistic Diversity
• Writing Systems or Scripts of India

Chapter 13: Indian Literature

• Evolution of the Sanskrit Language
• Eminent Sanskrit Authors and Classical Sanskrit Literature
• Scientific Literature in Sanskrit
• Pali Literature
• Prakrit Literature
• Tamil Literature
• Kannada Literature
• Telugu Literature
• Malayalam Literature
• Odia Literature
• Persian Literature
• Urdu Language and Literature

Unit IV: Culture

Chapter 14: Buddhism and Jainism

• Buddhism
• Growth and Development of Buddhism
• Jainism
• Jain Doctrines and Beliefs

Chapter 15: Indian Philosophy

• Indian Philosophy
• Schools of Indian Philosophy
• Astika or Orthodox Philosophy
• Samkhya
• Yoga
• Nyaya
• Vaiseshika
• Purva Mimansa
• Vedanta or Uttara Mimansa
• Heterodox Philosophy (Nastika)

Chapter 16: Bhakti Traditions of India

• Bhakti: Meaning and Origin
• Bhakti Traditions in South India
• Bhakti Movement in Maharashtra
• Bhakti Traditions in North India
• Nath Panthi
• Contribution of the Bhakti Movement

Chapter 17: Sufism in India

• Sufism
• Evolution of Sufism
• Stages of Sufism
• Sufi Silsilahs in India

Chapter 18: Calendars of India

• Calendars Today
• Some of the Important Samvatsaras from History
• Vedic Era and Indian Time
• Hindu Calendar
• The Concept of Hindu Months, Weeks, Days, and Years
• Seasons Within the Hindu Calendar

Unit V: Heritage

Chapter 19: UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India

• UNESCO World Heritage Sites
• Cultural Sites—Journey from the Rock Shelters to the Stupa and the Temple
• The Stone Harmony
• Creators of a Syncretic Heritage
• Colonial Designers and Modern Architects

Chapter 20: UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage

• Cultural Heritage
• What Is Intangible Cultural Heritage?
• Intangible Cultural Heritage Domains
• Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (India)

Chapter 21: Geographical Indication

• Geographical Indication (GI)—Meaning
• India’s GI Products
• Recent GI Tags