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fabulist · 7 months

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@userdramas event 10: emotions ↴

The Navarasa [Nine Emotional Essences of Indian Aesthetics] as depicted in the music video of NAVARASAM by THAIKKUDAM BRIDGE

#userdramas #southasiansource #*mine #gifs #music video #navarasam #thaikkudam bridge #navarasa #india #indian aesthetics

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britanniacake · 6 months

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Meet zoonie!!!!!!!!!!!!!

#zooniecore #desi things #tinytumblrtreasure #desi culture #indian aesthetics #soft aesthetic #desi tumblr

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hariyali · 1 year

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Resource Masterlist: Indian Art

Cheap/Free resources:

Wkipedia:

Wikipedia of Indian Art: I'll recommend reading the subtopics from bottom up; it seems more relevant that way!

Wikipedia of Indian Painting: once you go through this article you should further look into whichever style you like, and learn it in depth. It also has links to vernacular art.

Rasa: the classical theory of Indian aesthetics

From Archive.Org (maybe scholarly and/or illustrative. In case illustrations are not there, simply Google them for reference):

Stone Age Painting in India by Romert Brooks

The arts of India from prehistoric to modern times by Ajit Mookerji (If you have no idea about Indian arts, START HERE; it's a short book full of illustrations)

Rajput painting : romantic, divine and courtly art from India by Ahluwalia, Roda

Indian Painting by C Sivaramamurti

South Indian Paintings by C Sivaramamurti

Approach to nature in Indian art and thought by C Sivaramamurti

[There are many books on Indian art, architecture and sculpture by C Sivaramamurti on Archive.org. It's basically a goldmine.]

Kalighat : Indian popular painting, 1800-1930 by Balraj Khanna

Art of modern India by Balrak Khanna [Again, you can check out other titles by Khanna.]

Indian Textiles by John Gillow

Traditional Indian Textiles by John Gillow

South-Indian images of gods and goddesses by HK Sastri

Myths and symbols in Indian art and civilization by Heinrich Zimmer (no illustrations)

The art of Indian Asia, its mythology and transformations by Heinrich Zimmer (with illustrations)

History of Indian and Indonesian art by Ananda Coomaraswamy

A Concise History of Indian Art by Roy C Craven

Deccani Painting by Mark Zebrowski

Indian Folk Art by Heinz Mode; Subodh Chandra

Women of India by Otto Rothfeld (this isn't about art but has few informative illustrations on regional costumes of women)

Dress And Ornaments In Ancient India by Mohini Verma and Keya Bawa

Classical dances and costumes of India by Ambrose, Kay

Cultures and Costumes of India and Sri Lanka by Kilgallon, Conor (o course i had to see other books on costumes)

Studies In Indian Painting by DB Taraporevala

Five Thousand Years of Indian Art by Hermann Goetz

Indian Painiting by Philip Rawson

The Art of Tantra by Philip Rawson

MS Randhawa (different books on Punjabi paintings Basohli, Kangra, Guler and General Themes in Indian Painting)

The imperial image: paintings for the Mughal court by Beach, Milo Cleveland

Wonders of nature : Ustad Mansur at the Mughal court by Dāśa, Aśoka Kumāra

Imperial mughal painting by Welch, Stuart Cary

Painted delight : Indian paintings from Philadelphia collections

India : life, myth and art by Ram-Prasad, Chakravarthi

The heritage of Indian art by Agrawala, Vasudeva Sharana

The adventures of Rama : with illustrations from a sixteenth-century Mughal manuscript

Indian paintings from the Punjab Hills by WG Archer

Art in East and West by Rowland Benjamin

Stella Kramisch (An American art historian and curator who was a leading specialist on Indian art, including folk art, for most of the 20th century. Also a Padma Bhushan awardee.)

The transformation of nature in art by Coomaraswamy, Ananda K

Books available on Libgen:

Art Of Ancient India : Buddhist, Hindu, Jain by Huntington and Huntington

The New Cambridge History of India, Volume 1, Part 3: Mughal and Rajput Painting

Myths and Symbols in Indian Art and Civilization by Heinrich Zimmer

Four Centuries of Rajput Painting: Mewar, Marwar and Dhundhar Indian Miniatures from the Collection of Isabelle and Vicky Ducrot

Ajanta by Yazdani

The Aesthetic Experience Acording to Abhinavagupta

TheHeritageLab is a free website to connect you to cultural heritage through stories, public engagement programs, campaigns, and free-access content.

Also if you're in Delhi, do consider getting a membership of Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) library.

Folk art:

Folk art is an entirely different area that deserve a post of its own. But i love them so here is a long list by Memeraki.com. You can Google each and then look more into what you like. This website also offers very cheap courses in traditional Indian arts by the hidden and disenfranchised masters themselves! It's doing a great work in giving them a platorm. I myself have taken the Mughal Miniature course here. You can consider it.

Illustrated Books:

Note: These are coffee table books with beautiful illustrations that you'd love to looks at.

The Night Life of Trees: In the belief of the Gond tribe, the lives of humans and trees are closely entwined. A visual ode to trees rendered by tribal artists from India, this handcrafted edition showcases three of the finest living Gond masters. THIS YOUTUBE LINK shows the making of the book. The channel also features other works of Gond art.

An Unknown Treasure in Rajasthan: The Bundi Wall-Paintings: This book celebrates the surviving wall-paintings at Bundi by presenting a stunning photographic survey

Painting In the Kangra Valley: Painting in the Kangra Valley is an attempt to survey the painting styles of Guler and Kangra, which flourished in the 18th and 19th centuries. The painting activity began with Kashmiri painters (...)

Indian Painting: The Lesser Known Traditions: India has an astonishingly rich variety of painting traditions. While miniature painting schools became virtually extinct with the decline of aristocratic patronage, a number of local vernacular idioms still survive and continue to develop.

Madhubani Art: Indian Art Series: Madhubani art's origin is believed to go back to the ancient era of the Ramayana, when the town was decorated by inhabitants of the region for the wedding of Lord Rama and Sita with elaborate wall paintings and murals (...) Primarily a significant socio-cultural engagement for the womenfolk of Bihar, this art was a welcome break from their daily drudgery.

Reflections on Mughal Art and Culture: Enter the splendid world of Mughal India and explore its rich aesthetic and cultural legacy through fresh insights offered by 13 eminent scholars.

Monsoon Feelings: A History of Emotions in the Rain: Through a series of evocative essays exploring rain-drenched worlds of poetry, songs, paintings, architecture, films, gardens, festivals, music and medicine, this lavishly illustrated collection examines the history of monsoon feelings in South Asia from the twelfth century to the present

Sita's Ramayana shifts the point of view of the Ramayana - the saga of a heroic war - to bring a woman's perspective to this timeless epic. Illustrated with Patua painting.

Adi Parva: Churning of the Ocean: a graphic novel that is a revisionist retelling of some of our oldest tales which have inspired and guided generations of people.

Ajit Mookerji, Sivaramamurti and Craven Roy's books are concise from where one can begin and then delve deeper into the subject of interest. Reading history and myths behind the work for context and listening to music from the given time/region alongside will make the exploration even more enjoyable!

#indian aesthetics #indian art #master post of indian art #desi #desi culture #desi aesthetic #indian dark academia #indian art history #indian art history books #indian art books

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coffeebooksandmore · 4 months

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My favorites 💘 always in awe of them

Sona and Jasmine

#indian clothing #indian suits #love #beautiful #indian women #Indian aesthetics #favorite #fashion photography #photogrphy #desi aesthetic

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thatdesistreet · 11 months

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to my desi friends, indeed a cruel summer it is. please drink enough water and keep yourself hydrated. help yourself to tender coconut water and ice apples as much as you can. eat fruits with water in them. always wear sunscreen and protect yourself from the heat. carry umbrellas or stay indoors or just drop everything and take a vacation to somewhere cold. lots of love to you.

#desi #indian things #cruel summer #summer #self care #india #indian aesthetics #indian summer

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imperfectorange · 1 year

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Pongalo Pongal!

Every January, Tamil people celebrate happy harvests with the festival of Pongal. The festival is an expression of gratitude -- to the Sun God ‘Surya’, to Mother Nature, to various farm animals, to the community, and all the forces that helped with a bountiful harvest.

‘Pongu’ is Tamil for ‘to boil over’. The festival shares its name with the dish made during celebrations – Pongal is prepared from freshly harvested rice and sweet jaggery. As the Pongal finally boils over the edge of the pot, people yell ‘Pongalo Pongal!’, which means ‘may this rice boil over’.

Pongal is celebrated over multiple days: The first, Bhogi, is celebrated on the last day of the Tamil month of Margazhi. Houses are cleaned, old belongings are discarded and bonfires are lit. People wear new clothes. Prayers are offered to the rain gods, thanking them for a good harvest and praying for the same in the upcoming year. The day focuses on discarding the old and welcoming the new.

The second day, Surya Pongal, is the main festival. Celebrated on the first day of the Tamil month of Thai, the day centres on the Sun God. Pongal is made on this day, to joyous chants of ‘Pongalo Pongal’ and other traditional songs. The pongal is offered to deities, then farm animals, shared by the community.

On Mattu Pongal, the third day, people thank their cows. Mattu means cow or cattle, and these mighty creatures are worshipped and sources of wealth. Cows are decorated with kumkumam, manjal (turmeric) and their horns are painted. On this day, traditional games like Jallikattu take place.

Kanum Pongal is the last day of the festival. Kaanum, here, means ‘to visit’. The day centres on community. Sakkarai Pongal, or sweet Pongal is prepared and distributed amongst the community. Traditional songs and dances are performed. Food and sweets are offered to the birds, placed on a turmeric leaf left out in the open.

- Charu Hari

#indian dark academia #indian aesthetic #aesthetic #india #dark academia #indian culture #desi #desi dark academia #indian #pongal #tamil nadu #indian festival #indian festivals #pongalopongal #january #festival #festivals #desi aesthetic #indian aesthetics

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divyaasri · 1 year

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Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.

#architecture #indian aesthetics #art #aesthetic #music #books & libraries

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seedhe-pahad-se · 4 months

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Desi kid urge to choose a college away from home for the sake of mental peace.

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kaalbela · 7 months

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Shahpura Haveli in Jaipur, India.

Maroof Culmen

#maroof culmen #ph #shahpura #jaipur #rajasthan #india #interiors #interior design #maximalism #architecture #islamic architecture #desi tag #desi tumblr #desiblr #desi aesthetic #interior decor #maximalist decor #indian architecture

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soujjwalsays · 17 days

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Pov : a 22 year old just remembered he once had two months long summer vacations.

"I do not miss childhood, but I miss the way I took pleasure in small things, even as greater things crumbled. I could not control the world I was in, could not walk away from things or people or moments that hurt, but I took joy in the things that made me happy."

- Neil Gaiman

#desi tumblr #desi culture #desi aesthetic #desi academia #desi people #indian things #aesthetic #desi tag #writers and poets #desi humor

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theinsomniacindian · 5 months

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Indian Chaotic Academia Pt. 1

Wanting to wear jumpers and hoodies but changing your mind after looking at the daily temperature

Scoring 97% in English in your board exams but your spoken English makes you sound like you are an illiterate crackhead

Messy yet (somewhat) intelligible handwriting

A weak spot for old Bollywood songs regardless of your personal taste in music

Wanting to study in a park or a cafe but you can't as they're too loud and busy

Adrak chai is the solution to everything

Muting the class WhatsApp group so you can read angsty fanfiction at 3 a.m. without alerting your parents

Buying several highlighters but still end up using blunt pencils to mark important study material

At some point, a B is the best grade you'll ever find in your report card

Reading the Mahabharata at the back of the class in the same way you would read a modern novel ("Nooo, why did he have to die 😭")

Coming up with ideas for study charts but never actually making them

The poem you have to learn in your regional language class is actually your favourite childhood song

Getting the 'Slytherin house' that always comes last in every school event

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britanniacake · 5 months

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Hierarchy of needs 🍨🥤🤧💞

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serenityatnight · 3 months

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Math tells us the saddest love stories

"Parallel lines were never meant to meet"

"Tangent lines only meet once and grow apart forever"

"Asymptotes get closer and closer but will never be together "

#desiblr #indian aesthetic #desi #desi academia #desi tumblr #desi girl #love #desi tag #desi teen #tw depressing thoughts #mathblr #mathematics #calculus #graph #sad life #heartbreak #sad love story #math

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g0j0s · 3 months

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orange peel theory this pomegranate peel theory that. but have you thought about badaam peel theory? when they soak the almonds overnight and peel them in the morning for you. now that right there is love at its peak.

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yourfavanxioussunshine · 4 months

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at the end of the day it's just me, my unfinished syllabus and academic stress

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thatdesistreet · 2 years

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📍Chennai Metro Railways.

#indian #indian aesthetics #life #subway station #india #desi #chennai #metro rail #people in subways

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