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Photography was introduced in India by the British in the early 19th century. [1] The concept of photography spread to India at a fast pace after the invention, introduction, and publicization of the daguerreotype technology in 1839. [2] By 1840, advertisements in Calcutta by Thacker, Spink, & Co. for imported cameras started appearing in a ...
The National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) is the premier art gallery under Ministry of Culture, Government of India. [1] The main museum at Jaipur House in New Delhi was established on 29 March 1954 by the Government of India, with subsequent branches at Mumbai and Bangalore. Its collection of more than 17,000 works by 2000 plus artists [2 ...
India has the sixth-most sites worldwide. The first sites to be listed were the Ajanta Caves, Ellora Caves, Agra Fort, and Taj Mahal, all of which were inscribed in the 1983 session of the World Heritage Committee. The most recent site listed is the Moidams – the Mound-Burial System of the Ahom Dynasty, in 2024. [3]
Dayanita Singh (born 18 March 1961) [1] is an Indian photographer whose primary format is the book. She has published fourteen books. Singh's art reflects and expands on the ways in which people relate to photographic images. Her later works, drawn from her extensive photographic oeuvre, are a series of mobile museums allowing her images to be endlessly edited,
The National Museum in New Delhi, also known as the National Museum of India, is one of the largest museums in India. Established in 1949, it holds a variety of articles ranging from the pre-historic era to modern works of art. It functions under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. The museum is situated on Janpath. [ 1 ]
India Photo Archive Foundation. The India Photo Archive Foundation is a Public Charitable Trust engaged in digitising, annotating, and preserving photographic archives. [1] This came out as a result of Aditya Arya Archive by Aditya Arya, a photographer in India. The Foundation has been active since 2009.
Bourne & Shepherd was an Indian photographic studio and one of the oldest established photographic businesses in the world. [1] Established in 1863, [2] [3] [4] at its peak, it was the most successful commercial firm in 19th-and early 20th-century India, [5] [6] [7] with agencies all over India, and outlets in London and Paris, and also ran a mail order service. [8]
The Indian Museum (formerly called Imperial Museum of Calcutta before independence, [1][2]) is a massive museum in Central Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is the ninth oldest museum in the world and the oldest and largest museum in Asia, by size of collection. [3][4][5][6][7][8][9] It has rare collections of antiques, armour and ornaments ...