An artist in nineteenth-century Patna, who painted topographical views and often copied and improvised British prints in watercolours. He was also associated with Sir Charles D’Oyly and assisted him in running his lithographic press during 1825–31.
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Timur (1336–1405; r. 1370–1405), also known as Tamerlane, was a Turkic conqueror of Mongol descent. He rose from among the…
A painter who worked in eighteenth century Rajasthan in the court of Devgarh under the ruler Rawat Jaswant Singh. He…
A ruler of the Badami Chalukya dynasty whose reign saw the territorial expansion of the kingdom over the Deccan region.…
TS Nagarajan (b. 1932; d. 2014) was a photojournalist who worked primarily on political portraiture and social issues such as…
Surayia Rahman (b.1938; d.2018) was an artist and designer credited with redefining domestic kantha embroidery as publicly displayed art. Rahman…
A critic and curator with the Delhi Art Gallery. At the time of writing, he lives and works in Delhi.
Venkatapatiraya (b. n.d.; d. 1614) was a ruler of the Aravidu dynasty, the fourth and last dynasty that ruled over…
A Shaivite poet-saint from seventh century Tamil Nadu. He was one of the Nayanar poet-saints and is believed to have…