Delhi Trip Research Work

1) Ancient Indian painting styles involves great diversity and Pahari Miniature School, also known as Pahari Qualam, forms a significant part of it. This style involves smudging smooth stone and other natural colors onto the ‘Sialkoti paper’ which is special hand-crafted paper made from number of materials including bamboo and cotton and is eminent for tender coloring and emotional depiction. The name is directly translated to ‘painting from mountainous land’ as it derives from the Himalayan hills in the region of Punjab, Garhwal and Jammu, India. Although originally a mere local traditional art, it was affected by the Mughal painters and their art from Delhi and Rajasthan when they found refuge there during the Persian invasion of Nadir Shah. Pahari Miniature generally expresses Indian mythology and religious tales, along with emphasis on the beauty of nature and occasionally portrait paintings of its patrons. Under the
patronization of many small hill-states’ kings it was gradually spread towards various areas

including Tehri, Pathankot and Kullu, nevertheless, it began to decline during the 19^th century after it had established its uniqueness. The main centers of Pahari School in the modern days can be discovered in many locations such as Kangra, Mandi, Bilaspur and more.

Raga Panchama-Miniature Painting, 9x7 inches

2) Pakhal Tirumal Reddy was a prolific artist, sculptor and also one of the significant figures in the modern art movement in India. Born in a small village of Annaram, Andhra Pradesh in 1915 he developed special passion for art and eventually received diploma in painting from J.J. School of Arts, Bombay in 1939. Soon in 1941 he established a group of artists named ‘Young Turks’ and went onto introduce and actively promoting the ‘Modern Art Movement’ from Europe in India, which was dominated by the more classical traditional arts. On the more personal level, he initially focused on realistic style and later developed more unique style with influences from both Indian traditional and Post-Impressionist works using various methods ranging from etching and sculpting beside water color and oil paintings. During his career he won different

awards such as Dolly Cursetji award and even after his death, P.T. Reddy Museum of Arts named after him has been found in 1972 where approximately 3000 pieces of his works including sculptures, paintings and more are stored.

Sri Antyakula Paidiraju