Course Overview
Visual Art – Traditional and contemporary schools of Indian Art, folk art Oral Traditions from the ancient to the present Music – Classical (Hindustani & Carnatic), Semi-classical, Folk, Fusion Dance – Classical, Folk, Contemporary Theatre – Traditional (Natashastra), Contemporary, Puppet Theatre Science – An understanding of the scientific approach to everything and the holistic approach to it and how it influenced all aspects like health, architecture, management and even the arts. Post independence understanding of India as a nation and bridging the wealth of the past with the potential of the future. Reflection of this exposure to the question – What is or what can be called “Indian” Design.
| Total Credits | 4.0 |
| Type | Theory |
| Lecture | 2.0 |
| Half Semester | N |
| Text Reference | Iyer Bharatha K., Indian Art-a Short Introduction, Stosius Inc/Advent Books Division; Reprint edition (1 December 1983)Gandhi Indira, Eternal India, Allen & Unwin (1 August 1980)Boner, Sharma Baumer; Vastusutra Upanishad, Motilal Banarsidass Publishers; 3rd Revised edition edition (2000) |
About Instructor
Prof. Sumant Muralidhar Rao
