Art &Literature

Indian art encompasses a wide variety of art forms, including painting, sculpture, pottery, and textile arts. Geographically, it spans the entire Indian subcontinent, including the current India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, and at times eastern Afghanistan. The arts of Indian subcontinent has been influenced by culture as well as religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism and Islam. Indian art also has influences from foreign countries and continents especially from Central Asia, Iran, and Europe. Indian subcontinent also has a wide literary history of stalwarts contributing to it immensely since ancient times. The art & literature of the Indian subcontinent has merged intimately with Indian tradition and culture.