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Shekhar Joshi (10 September 1932 – 4 October 2022) was an Indian Hindi author, who was also known for his insight into the culture, traditions and lifestyles of people of Uttarakhand. With Shailesh Matiyani, he created a composite image of ethos of Kumaon. His best-known works are Dajyu (Big Brother) and Kosi Ka Ghatwar (The Miller of Kosi).
He continued to work for the development of art and literature during the period of the Gorkha rule (1803–15) and the British rule over Garhwal. [ 6 ] Mola Ram himself initially painted in the Mughal style until visiting Kangra , [ 8 ] e.g. his painting Mastani is in the Mughal idiom, [ 9 ] while his later paintings, e.g. Vasakasajja Nayika ...
Mountain Temples and Temple Mountains: Architecture, Religion, and Nature in the Central Himalayas is a 2019 book by art historian Nachiket Chanchani, associate professor at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, that provides a complete historical survey of temple architecture in the Indian state of Uttarakhand (also known as Devabhumi, Sanskrit for "Land of the Gods"), and explores how the ...
The Lakhudiyar Caves are located in the Barechhina village at the banks of the Suyal River in the Almora district of Uttarakhand. On the walls of the caves are paintings depicting animals, humans and also tectiforms, created with fingers in black, red and white. There are also a few animal motifs, one of them closely resembling a fox.
Pages in category "Arts of Uttarakhand" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Aipan art; L. Likhai
Radha-Krishna theme, from the Gita Govinda in Pahari style, Garhwal sub-school. Pahari painting (lit. ' a painting from the mountainous regions, pahar meaning a mountain in Hindi ') is an umbrella term used for a form of Indian painting, done mostly in miniature forms, originating from the lower Himalayan hill kingdoms of North India, during the early 17th to mid 19th century, notably Basohli ...
[1] [2] The museum exhibits various aspects of the calamity and the folk culture of Uttarakhand through paintings, sculptures, and other artworks by artist Surendra Pal Joshi. [3] [4] [2] [5] It also includes an art gallery encouraging younger generation of artists to exhibit modern and contemporary art.
Shekhar Pathak is a historian, editor, publisher, activist, and traveller from Uttarakhand, India.He is known for his extensive knowledge of the history of colonial and postcolonial social movements and contemporary environmental and social issues in Uttarakhand, and colonial exploration in the Himalayas and Tibet.