Schools of Art in India | Session 4 : Indian Art : Ornamentation, Jewellery & Material Nuances

We are pleased to present the recording of Session 4 from the National Seminar: Schools of Art in India: Regional Variations in Sculptural & Painting Traditions Theme: Indian Art: Ornamentation, Jewellery & Material Nuances This session explores the remarkable diversity of Indian art, ornamentation, jewellery traditions, sculpture, iconography, cave art, Jain heritage, Shakta traditions, and material culture through expert scholarly presentations. Bringing together researchers and academicians from across India, the discussion examines regional artistic expressions, temple sculptures, sacred iconography, indigenous artistic traditions, and the evolution of visual culture across different periods of Indian history. Whether you are a student, researcher, art historian, archaeology enthusiast, or someone passionate about India's cultural heritage, this session offers valuable insights into the richness of Indian artistic traditions and their historical significance. Session Chair Dr. Sandeep Sharma Deputy Director, Centre for Cultural Resources ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📌 Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:30 Opening Remarks – Dr. Sandeep Sharma 01:11 Ruhi Priya Regional Disparities and Material Nuances in Śuṅgan Ornamentation: An Exegesis of the Gangetic and Central Indian Jewellery Repertoire 16:32 Dr. Janak Gadhavi & Shivalika Khopkar Aesthetics of the Lakshmi-Narayan Sculptures from Hinglajgarh 29:28 Nisha Vashishtha Art and Iconography of Ancient Kaman Region (Rajasthan) 43:13 Akshatha Arumugam Carving Ascetic Landscapes: Iconography and Stylistic Variations of Jain Bas-Relief Sculptures in the Rock Beds of the Madurai Region 54:29 Shreya Tripathi One Shakti and Seven Divine Powers: An Interpretation of the Saptamatrika in Tantric and Yogini Aspects 1:00:25 Dr. Abhishek Chauhan Anthropology of Indigenous Expression: A Study of Cave Art Practices in Dadi Block of Hazaribagh 1:10:20 Feedback by Dr. Sandeep Sharma ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ About the National Seminar The National Seminar "Schools of Art in India: Regional Variations in Sculptural & Painting Traditions" celebrates the diversity of India's artistic heritage by exploring regional developments in temple architecture, sculpture, painting traditions, ornamentation, iconography, archaeology, material culture, and cultural expressions. Through expert lectures and discussions, the seminar seeks to promote a deeper understanding of India's rich artistic and archaeological legacy. If you enjoyed this session, don't forget to Like, Share, and Subscribe to the Pleach India Foundation YouTube channel for more lectures, seminars, archaeology, heritage, art history, temple architecture, museum collections, and cultural heritage content. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Follow Pleach India Foundation 📸 Instagram   / pleachindiafoundation   📘 Facebook   / pleachindiafoundation   💼 LinkedIn   / pleach-india-foundation   𝕏 Twitter/X   / pleach_india   ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ #IndianArt #IndianHeritage #ArtHistory #NationalSeminar #PleachIndia