CULTURAL DEVELOPMENTSIN MEDIEVAL INDIA
CULTURAL DEVELOPMENTSIN MEDIEVAL INDIA
The Medieval period is considered as an age of great cultural synthesis in India.During this period a new phase of cultural development was initiated. The Turks and Mughals introduced fresh ideas and helped in giving rise to new features in the areas of religion, philosophy and ideas, Language and Literature, Styles of architecture and use of building material, Painting and Fine arts, Music and performing arts.
India already had a very rich cultural tradition in all spheres. The synthesis between different cultures gave birth to new philosophical and religious traditions, ideas, forms and styles in almost all spheres' of culture. In this lesson you would be introduced to these new cultural developments in some important spheres. We will mainly focus on:
new religious movements like Sufism and Bhakti,
rise of Sikhism as a new religion,
growth of Urdu and Persian language and literature,
growth of literature in various Indian languages,
the architecture of the Sultanate and Mughals with regional variations,
new forms of music,
the Mughal painting and other new styles that emerged in India.
We hope that the study of this lesson will enhance your understanding about culture during this period.
OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVES
After studying this lesson you will be able to:
know the philosophy and practices of various orders of Sufis in India;
discuss the philosophy, and practices of various orders of Bhakti saints in India:
trace the rise of Sikhism, its practices, institution of Gurus and Khalsa panth;
describe various styles and forms of painting in medieval India;
discuss the rise of new languages and the growth of literature in medieval India;
discuss various schools of music and dance styles in medieval India and describe main styles, materials used and techniques adopted in medieval archi tecture.
