EVS - NOTES OF INDIA - CULTURE AND HERITAGE

                         India – Culture and Heritage

Difficult words:

1.       Culture                                        

2.       Community                                 

3.       Heritage                                        

4.       Originated                                    

5.       Expressions                   

6.       Kaimur range

7.       Miniature

8.       Mural

9.       Madhubani paintings

10.   astronomical

11.   indigenous

12.   amalgamation

13.   Architecture

14.   King Narsimhadeva

15.   Archaeological survey

16.   Pilgrimage

17.   Thanjavur paintings

18.   observatory

19.   Influenced

20.   preservation

Answer the following questions briefly:-

Q1.What is Culture? (H.W. pg 156)

Ans-Culture refers to the customs, beliefs, arts, language,

dance, and music etc.of a society, group ,time or place. Culture also

reflects the way of living of people.

Q2.What is Heritage?(H.W. pg 156 -157)

Ans- Heritage refers to things that are inherited from the past.

         Socio-cultural, political and economic developments

         traditions of the past have remained dynamic among the

         people as they have been passed down from generation

         to generation.

 Q3.What is the difference between Material and Non- material

       Heritage? (H.W. pg 157)

Ans-Material Heritage refers to buildings, statues, monuments

        books and paintings which tells us about the culture of the

        time.

       Non- material Heritage consists of

       traditional customs , values , rituals ,tales, language, music

       and dance that have been passed from generation to

       generation through oral resources.

Q4.What are the important sources of literature?

Ans- The important sources of literature from the past

till date are- poems, songs, ballads, chants and

famous collection of stories.

Q5. Name two famous books of collection of stories? (H.W. pg 157)

Ans-Two famous books of collection of stories are-

Panchatantra

Jataka

Q6.Which language has enriched Indian literature

       Immensely?

Ans-Sanskrit language has enriched the Indian

        literature immensely.

Q7. What is painting? Name the different types of

       painting?

Ans-Painting is one of the finest arts that give beautiful

        expressions to man’s thoughts and feelings. Indian

        paintings date back to the period for which we have

        no written evidence. Different types of paintings are:

a.       Warli painting

b.      Madhubani painting

c.       Kangra painting

d.      Kalighat painting

e.      Thanjavur painting

Q8. What is sculpture? Give an example.

Ans- Sculpture is a form of art in which certain materials

like stone, wood, and clay are used to make three

dimensional objects or figures to be embodied on

walls or various surfaces.

E.g. The Lion Capital from the Ashoka Pillar at Sarnath .

Q9. What is conservation?

Ans-Conservation means to protect, guard and preserve

something for the future .The United Nations

Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation(UNESCO)

is a premier organisation that works for conservation

of monuments and natural Heritage areas worldwide.

 Write short notes on the following:-

1.       Jantar Mantar-is an astronomical observatory built

by Maharaja Jai Singh II of Jaipur in the 18^th century.

Jantar Mantar consists of 16 different instruments to

take astronomical readings.

2.       Hill forts of Rajasthan-the forts of Rajasthan are massive

in size with palaces of kings and queens, trading centres

markets and everything inside it like Nahargarh, Amber,

Jaipur , Jaisalmer and so on.

3.       Sun temple, Konark-famous for its chariot like shape that

has seven horses and twenty four wheels ,It was built by

King Narsimhadeva in 13^th century and depicts the Sun God

Surya travelling across the heavens.

4.       Humayun’s Tomb-one of the first and finest monuments of

The Mughal rulers. It is believed to have been designed by his queen

Hamida Banu Begam. It is the first garden tomb of India..

5.       Meenakshi Temple-It is in Madurai, dedicated to Goddess

Meenakshi, and was built by King Kulashekarar.

Q-Describe various Types of Paintings.

       1.Warli painting:-inherits its name from Warli tribe of Maharashtra.

                                    -they depict the social life of people.

                                   -they are done on the walls of the house.

      2. Madhubani painting:-characterized by use of bright colours.

                                              -they are made on walls ,cloth and paper.

                                              -also known as Mithila art of Mithila region

                                               of Bihar.

     3.Kangra painting:-named after the place Kangra in Himachal Pradesh.

                                     -paintings are inspired by the beauty of the people

                                      of the Kangra valley.

    4.Kalighat painting:-depicts the urban society of Calcutta.

   5.Thanjavur painting:-paintings are made of semi-precious

                                           stones and gold foil.

                                         -these paintings mainly consists of Hindu

                                         Gods and Goddesses.