Indian Miniature Schools of art in India

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This website is broadly divided into three different categories of art. Miniature Paintings, Wall Paintings & Glassware Paintings. It is further categorized into major Schools of Indian miniature art.
Miniature Paintings

The Ancient Indian compositions right from Rigveda to the works of Kalidasa are full of the narrations regarding painting. We've Vishnudharmottarpurana, which is a pioneer ancient Indian text of this area.

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Wall Paintings

The tradition of wall paintings in India is very rich and colorful. This tradition touched its zenith in Ajanta and the line of Ajanta never collapsed. It transformed and got its fine assimilation in the Mughal period.

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Glassware Paintings

The history of glassware paintings in India is relatively new but very rich and colorful.

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Malwa

Unlike the painting traditions of Hills and Rajasthan where the painting traditions are known by the name of kingdoms and Thikanas like Kangda, Noorpur, Kishangarha and Devgarha, the painting tradition of Malwa bears a single nomenclature "Malwa".
Raghogarh

Raghogarh was a princely state of ancient India, a small region of Malwa was a state where the art loving rulers ruled. It is situated 57.92 kms. in the north-west from Sironj.
Bundelkhand

Miniature Paintings from Bundelkhand, a place in the central India Bundelkhand is a rich central Indian region where the painting tradition evolved in its own originality.
Baghelkhand

Miniature Paintings from Baghelkhand, a place in the central India has its unique style of expressions.

Khandesh
Datia

Datia school was flourished by Bundella rulers and fine paintings having Mughal influence were produced. The main subjects were krishnaleela and Naya -Nayika.
Vidharbha
Gwalior

Gwalior was a great centre in earier times and Raja Mansingh Tomar dedicated himself for he artistic traditions. In the early era the palam kalam influenced Gwalior kalam.