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The present work is perhaps the most exhaustive study of Jaipur Wall Paintings written by any art scholar on this theme. Wall Paintings occupy an important place in the art tradition of India. The wall paintings of Ajanta and Bagh caves are famous all over the world. In an exclusive chapter the writer has discussed at length the heritage of wall paintings in India from the prehistoric times. The wall paintings were popular not only among the royalty and rich, ...
Tabla is an important instrument in Indian music. It accompanies almost all the renderings of singing, dance and instrumental music. Its accompaniment makes the dance and music more attractive and sonorous. The rhythmic accompaniment enhances the beauty of a musical rendering by providing a rhythmic base on which the waves of music dance.
Flute is a divine instrument of music. Scriptures of India reveal its enchanting influence on all the animate and inanimate objects when Lord Krishna played it on the banks of the river Yamuna. Shehnai also belongs to the same genre of musical instruments. In fact, both the Sushir Vadyas (the instruments played with blowing air into them) cast their supernatural impact upon the listeners. And, despite this spellbinding effect, both flute and Shehnai don't s have ...