The Mughal emperors retain a fraught significance ... their subjects construed their identities. It is all Indian art, but there are paintings created for rulers of Turkic descent in a peripatetic ...

The royal adoption of Indic garb was more than a deliberate campaign to cement control – it was a sign of a deeper form of ...

The Basohli Painting is a traditional art form finding its origin in the Basohli area of Jammu region. This art form is known ...

Our painting is a miniature, an art form popular at courts from London and Paris to Isfahan and Lahore. And Mughal miniatures show that Indian painters were well aware of developments both in ...

From the early 16th century to the 19th century, the Mughal Empire ruled large areas of the Indian subcontinent, which highly influenced the art, culture, and history of the nation. Seeking ...

India is a treasure trove of ... on the country's history and culture. The Mughal rulers were not only great administrators but also patrons of art and architecture. Here are 7 famous Mughal ...

Up in the Aravalli hills, the Amber Fort bears witness to the past grandeur of the maharajas of Rajasthan. Once the gateway ...

One of the last uses of Indian yellow, reportedly, was by Van Gogh in The Starry Night (1889). The famous yellow moon held within a cluster of radiant orbs was a blend of zinc yellow and Indian yellow ...

The Mughal Empire, spanning from the early 16th to the 18th century, left a lasting legacy through its blend of Persian, ...