Cultural Heritage of India: Sculpture and Architecture

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The art of shaping figures or designs with facial expressions in round or in relief, professionally performed by a sculptor with the help of chisel and hammer. It means to carve feelings on stone, woo…

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Architecture means the art of construction. The Sanskrit word 'Vastu' is used for architecture. It includes the art of constructing buildings, houses, towns, wells, forts, minarets, temples, mosques a…

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Ancient Indian towns were divided into three sections: (1) Fort of rulers (Citadel) on the upper part, (2) Houses of administrative officers on the upper part of town, (3) Residences of common people …

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Mohan-Jo-Daro means 'the heap of the deads.' It was discovered in 1922 by archaeologists Rakhal Das Banerji and Dayaram Sahni during excavation work under the guidance of Sir John Marshal and Colonel …

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Roads were 9.75 metres wide with small link roads crossing major ones at right angles. They were wide enough for multiple vehicles. There were two main roads - one from north to south and another from…

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The drainage system was found nowhere else except the island of Crete in the Mediterranean sea. Each house had a cesspit, and the system efficiently drained dirty water out of the town. This planned s…

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Lothal had a huge dockyard constructed to facilitate ships during high tides. It had storage shops showing evidence of exports and imports. Located 18 km from Bay of Khambhat, it was a rich and prospe…

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A Stupa is an oval-shaped construction under which the remains of Lord Buddha's body were kept in a box. Five famous stupas: (1) Sanchi (2) Sarnath (3) Bharat (4) Nandangadh (5) Devanimori in Gujarat.