India – cradle of civilization has millennia old diverse cultures indicating the ideas, beliefs, customs, social behaviour of people, languages, religion, cuisine, dance, music, art & architecture. These countless traditions & cultures unique & valuable have been the result of complex blend of its historical traditions, influences from invasions and colonialism and interactions with western cultures.
The geographical, climatic historical factors and local needs of the peoples have played an immense role in forming of Indian culture. This merger and synthesis expressed through art & craft, cultural values, heritage, creative powers resulted in new forms of art, music, dance, architecture philosophy & religion.
Indian art & culture is a unique combination of ancient and modern indigenous and external classical and folk, secular and religious, divine and mundane thus Indian paintings, its tools, formats, architectural styles, music and dance – all drew on ancient Indian traditions as well as European and Muslim influences.
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