Importance and significance of Modern Indian art and culture

Long history, unique geography, various demographics, and a combination of customs have shaped the culture of India. India is a culturally rich country with various cultures. Even though the modern means have been established but still there are values and beliefs which are still energetic in India. There are lots of changes in the dressing style and way of eating of the people but, still, the values for the Indians remain unaffected as these values are deep rooted within our hearts of the peopled.

Indian culture takes due care of the guests and serves them as God; they are treated as the family member only. The guests are served well even if the family members have a scarcity of anything, they are never left hungry. The youngsters give lots of value to the elders. Elders are careful to be the head of the family and have the control of the family in their hands. The elders give blessings to the youngsters when the youngsters stroke their feet.

Helpfulness is the chief feature of Indian culture. Here the people are prepared to help each other when one is required and is in distress. The help might not be in monetary terms it can also be forwarded in non-financial ways also. Here the people believe in distributing gladness and share the pain. By these processes, people can develop a strong bonding.

Diverse Indian Culture

Unity in variety is one of the major characteristics of Indian culture which makes it unique. A synthesis of various cultures came about through the ages to give shape to what is predictable as Indian culture today.

India is characterized by different castes. People of different castes possess different living standard. Even people of dissimilar castes live life with different standards and values. Each caste has its divide rituals and traditions of marriage and other religious ceremonies.

• Languages

Hindi is the countrywide language of India. People of each state have their own language. People of any state are free to speak the language of their own option. There are eighteen languages of the country and each of them has their own dignity and status.

• Religions

India is characterized mainly by 4 religions i.e. Hinduism, Sikhism, Muslim, and Christians. Each and every religion has its own rituals and traditions. The dressing styles of these religions are different from one another. The ladies of Hindu religion wear sarees. Today there is a trend of Indian sarees online.

• Indian Ethnic Wear

Indian ethnic wear is like no other clothing in the world. This is country’s rich and different history has resulted in a vibrant, multi-cultural humanity full of color, life, and diversity, and nothing exemplifies this better than the fashion.

 Traditional attires are fusing with modern trends and yet keeping the Indians. The Indian drape as a Sari is becoming an international fashion outfit. Exports of traditional Indian Bandhej, Kanjivaram, and ikkat prints are seen gaining importance.

∙       Indian Art

Indian art is filled with traditional history and devotional in nature. Its rareness is that it centres on Indian history, art, and religion. In order to understand and relate to Indian art, you must have information of its Indian religious status and the political history.

To fully understand the surrounding work of the artist, you must first understand the nature of India earliest art history along with its political nature. In times past the rulers of India sponsored the arts and therefore had a thoughtful influence on it.

Indian art consideration is devotional in nature and therefore to fully understand its meaning is to delve into the underlining meanings as they relate to the India historical past.

A good way to become more recognizable with Indian art is to take the time visiting as many galleries and museums as probable. This will help you in being clever to visually recognize the nature of the artist and their style.

Below is the list of some of the major painting styles found in India:

∙       Madhubani Art

∙       Kalamkari Art

∙       Phad Paintings

∙       Rajput Paintings

∙       Malwa, Deccan and Jaunpur schools of painting

∙       Modern Contemporary Indian Paintings etc.

Modern Indian Paintings

Modern Indian Culture

With so many huge cultures all around the world, it can be a lot of fun to learn more about them by throwing a cultural party. Cultural parties are a superb way to learn about another country’s customs and traditions, their culture, lifestyle, and varying food habits.

India is one of the most different countries in the world. It is the second biggest country by population and home to rich cultural and culinary variety. It is a stylish, modern, industrial leader that is home to many primitive tribes and millions of poor people.

It is also the home to the biggest film industry of the world and films has been an integral part of our Indian culture. Films began to be exhibited in India in early1896 when an agent from Paris brought a movie exhibiting equipment to India and began showing movies.

Tourism in India

The variety prevailing in the country, therefore, it offers its tourist an array of options. Cultural tourism in India has always involved tourists from all over the world. It includes diverse facets of architectural heritage, religion, languages, food, festivals, fashion, dance, and music. The dissimilar monuments and temples in the country reflect the architectural heritage of this great country.

Indian dance and music are famous all over the world for their exceptional style and activities. Some of the famous dances are – Kathak, Mohiniattam, and Kathakali. Indian music includes a diversity of music from different states. These include Hindustani and Karnataka music.

Indian Dance: Kathak

India being a land of dissimilar religions, various festivals is famous throughout the nation. Some of these festivals are Diwali, Holi, Christmas, Easter, and Pongal. Tourists usually visit India during the festive season to be a part of the colorful festivities that are a part and package of each and every festival in the nation.

Indian festivals

 Indians have cultural values and good behavior that is acknowledged by all. Indians respect their elders and not only their elders they respect their guests too. We believe and are taught “Atithi Devo Bhava” this means the guest is god and therefore someone who comes to Indian is treated well and cared respectfully.

Indian Culture is not only about music, dance, art, and cinema, but also for marriage customs, death rates, patterns of pilgrimage, modes of raising children, behavior to elders, etc, are countless other aspects stitch into the meaning of culture which is just amazing in itself.