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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 ...
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.
Aipan art drawn on the entrance of a house. Aipan (Kumaoni: Ēpaṇ) is an established-ritualistic folk art originating from Kumaon in the Indian Himalayas. The art is done mainly during special occasions, household ceremonies and rituals. Practitioners believe that it invokes a divine power which brings about good fortune and deters evil. [1]
His Uttarakhand ka Itihaas (History of Uttarakhand) is widely used by scholars as reference work. He authored several books on the archeology and ecology of Uttarakhand. To his credit, Charan saved 22 rare books of Garhwali language from extinction by republishing them at his own press. He also rediscovered a rare poetry manuscript of Mola Ram ...
Uttarakhand music (1 C, 1 P) ... Aipan art; L. Likhai This page was last edited on 20 November 2017, at 02:06 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
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 ...
Surendra Pal Joshi, artist known for paintings, sculptures and murals; Gunanand Pathik, freedom fighter and poet; Girish Tiwari (Girda) (1942–2010), poet and folk singer Mola Ram, Indian Painter
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).