[Culture] Stupa, Pillars, Caves & Sculptures: Harappa, Maurya, Gupta age- by Ishani Pandya (Rank-502, CSE-2014)

1. Prologue
2. AC1/P1: Sculptures, Seals, Town planning: Indus Valley Civilization
3. AC1/P2: Stupa & Pillar- Mauryan Age; Post Mauryan Sculpture
4. AC1/P3: Cave architecture- Gupta Age, Ajanta-Ellora

Prologue

• Ms.Ishani Pandya (Rank 502/CSE-2014, ICLS) lecture on Mains GS1-Revision- Indian art and culture.
• Lecture Videos available under: Youtube.com/user/TheMrunalPatel
• Powerpoints Available under Mrunal.org/Download

AC1/P1: Sculptures, Seals, Town planning: Indus Valley Civilization

• Introduction to Art and culture, the difference between them.
• Indus Valley civilization: Architecture, Sculpture; Ornaments Pottery
• Town planning of Indus Valley- citadel, non-citadel, houses, courtyard, graneries, drainage system, dockyard  and public bath.
• Indus valley sculpture: Seals and scripts- their purpose and utility; mother Godess, bronze dancing girl, bearded priest,
• Ornaments, pottery- their utility
• GS-1-Mains-2014: To what extent has the urban planning and culture of the Indus valley civilization provided inputs to the present day urbanization? Discuss.
• Mock Question for Mains: Examine how recent excavations of remnants of the Harappan Civilization in India have helped historians to understand Harappan culture. (200 Words)

Youtube Link: https://youtu.be/h2kwblESn4I

AC1/P2: Stupa & Pillar- Mauryan Age; Post Mauryan Sculpture

• Court art of this period: state initiatives- stupa and pillars.
• Popular Art of this period: individual art, sculpture, pottery and caves.
• Mauryan pillar: design, feature, purpose; how are they different than achamanian pillars
• Sarnath Pillar, Bull capital of – Rampurva, Bihar and Rockcut elephant at Odisha
• Stupa – architecture, gateway
• Stupa at Ranchi and Amaravati
• Sunga influence on Mauryan Sculpture
• Post Maurya Period Cave- Karle.
• Sculpture schools: Gandhar, Mathura, Amarvati- features and comparison.
• GS1-Mains-2014 Question: Gandhara sculpture owed as much to the romans as to the greeks. Discuss
• Bamiyan in Afghanistan- Features and Fall of.

Youtube Link: https://youtu.be/J5M_xlmcnaQ

AC1/P3: Cave architecture- Gupta Age, Ajanta-Ellora

• Gupta age- temple and cave architecture- salient features of.
• Gupta Age-  Sarnath school of sculpture
• Cave development in various periods, features and location factor.
• Notable caves- Bhimbetka caves, Kanheri caves, Jogeshwari caves, Mandapeshwa, Kalre, Bhaja, Bedsa
• Ajanata Caves- notable features, phases of development, themes, paintings and technical aspects.
• Hindu Kaves, Kailasha Cave
• Buddhist caves, Jain Caves, Indra Sabha, Junagadh caves,Elephanta caves
• Misc. Caves: Nasik, Udavalli, Udaygiri, Eladipattam

Youtube Link: https://youtu.be/GZH5OIu9Z0g
Next lecture: Temple architecture of Gupta Age and South India.
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