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Major/BFA-GD-201  : History of South Asian Art & Design (Theory)

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Prehistoric Period • Indus Valley Civilization • The Mauryan Period • Shunga Dynasty • Andhra Period • Kushan Period • Gupta & Post Gupta Period • South India • Medieval Period in North India • Sultanate Period • Mughal Architecture • Mughal Miniature

Course Synopsis

This course will introduce the art and design of South Asia (India and Pakistan). We will read the marvelous works of architectural embellishment and the art of various eras which includes Buddhist Art, Gandhara, Ajanta, and Mughal Art. The selection of the eras will focus on the richness of the South Asian traditions and cultures of the glorious empires of this region. lectures will focus on analyzing and interpreting the various scholarly research as works of creative writing and research on a preliminary level with additional discussion of historical background. This course is designed to provide each student with an opportunity to synthesize her studies on South Asia.

Course Learning Outcomes

The study of South Asian Art and Design offers students a framework within which to carry out the interdisciplinary study of our own region, tradition and culture, and rise and fall of the empires of our own ancestors. Making a rich discussion and research on the very topic will help students doing a valuable practice in their studio courses at advance levels. This course will help them to visualize the art work of contemporary world as well as it will lead them to the world of research.


Introduction to Prehistoric Art

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Indus civilization

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Shunga Dynasty

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Gupta Empire

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Art of the Kushans

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The Kushan Empire - The Story of India - BBC

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India, Ancient and Medieval

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Mughal architecture

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Book Title : The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia
Author : Sir David Brewster
Edition : 12
Publisher : W. Blackwood, 1830
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Book Title : Aspects of Art
Author : Marjorie Husain
Edition :
Publisher : Oxford University Press 2000


Book Title : Mughal India: Art, Culture and Empire
Author : J. P. Losty
Edition :
Publisher : British Library (June 15, 2013)
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Book Title : Jahangir, a Connoisseur of Mughal Art
Author : Sanjeev Prasad Srivastava
Edition :
Publisher : Abhinav Publications, 2001
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Book Title : Paintings from Mughal India
Author : Andrew Topsfield
Edition :
Publisher : The Bodleian Library; Illustrated Edition (30 Aug. 2013)
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Book Title : Painting for the Mughal Emperor: The Art of the Book 1560-1660
Author : Susan Stronge
Edition :
Publisher : Victoria & Albert Museum; First Edition (May 1, 2002)
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Book Title : Mughal Art: A Study in Handicrafts
Author : Shanti Swarup
Edition : illustrated
Publisher : Agam Kala Prakashan, 1996
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Title : Indus Civilization
Type : Other

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Title : The Mauryan Empire
Type : Other

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