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Dhara Mayavat

Dhara Mayavat is an Art Historian who graduated from Baroda's Faculty of Fine Arts.

Monsoon Ragas in Painting: Megh Malhar through Miniature Paintings and Poetry of Kalidasa

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The realm of Indian Art and Literature is profusely amalgamated, interwoven and innately connected. The translation of poetries into paintings was a profound form of art associating words with their visuals. Around 200 BCE, Bharat Muni’s Natyashastra, a compilation of Music, Dance, and Drama literature, intrinsically characterizes emotions as Rasas. He enunciated them into eight […]

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A Narrative Through History and Origin of Bundi Paintings

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The Realm of Indian Miniature Paintings visually narrates the treasures of the ancient past. It dwells as an embodiment of stories, poetries, myths and legends transcending through the canvases of miniature painters that weave these diverse narratives in an enchanting classical composition. Spread across India’s various, vast lands, several Miniature Painting Ateliers hold a distinctive

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