God & Goddesses 🔥

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Sultana Begum, the great grand daughter in law of last Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar.
Living in a 2 room hut in Kolkata. #Sad @iamrana

[Art Historian 🇮🇳 @Arthistorian18]

5. Krishna and Balarama Taking the Cattle to Graze" – another folio from the Bhagavata Purana manuscript collection, dating to 1520–1540

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#janmashtami2025 #JanmashtamiCelebration #KrishnaJanmashtami2025
#KrishnaJanmashtami

[Art Historian 🇮🇳 @Arthistorian18]

4. Brahma Venerates Krishna" – on view at LACMA, featuring four-armed Krishna as Vishnu being revered by Brahma, with Krishna and Balarama in joyous celestial registers; part of the dispersed "Palam" series

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#janmashtami2025 #JanmashtamiCelebration #KrishnaJanmashtami2025

[Art Historian 🇮🇳 @Arthistorian18]

3. Nanda Touches Krishna’s Head after the Slaying of Putana" – a strikingly expressive depiction of the infant Krishna being praised by his foster father, characterized by flat color, ornate Sultanate architecture, and stylized profiles.

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#janmashtami2025 #Janmashtami

[Art Historian 🇮🇳 @Arthistorian18]

2. Krishna Uproots the Parijata Tree (recto), Text (verso), Folio from the “Palam” Bhagavata Purana (Ancient Stories of the Lord)
India, Delhi-Agra region, possibly Mathura, circa 1520-1530
Drawings; watercolors
Opaque watercolor and ink on paper
Image © LACMA

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[Art Historian 🇮🇳 @Arthistorian18]

On the occasion of #Janmashtami
Here are five exquisite folios from the “Palam” Bhagavata Purana manuscript series, a set widely considered the earliest surviving Krishna paintings (circa 1520–1540) from North India (Delhi–Agra region)
1.Indra Pays Homage to Krishna
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#Krishna

[Indian Art @IndiaArtHistory]

As #Janmashtami is approaching, a thread on Krishna Janmasthan in Mathura.
Pls do read..🙏

[Indian Art @IndiaArtHistory]

I bow to that place on earth where the greatest of the #KarmaYogi, #ShriKrishna was born.🙏

I bow to that sacred dust, now under the Aurangzeb masjid, I bow to the red stones which still today stands as the sole witness of the carnage.

HAPPY #JANMASHTAMI ..😊🏵️🙏

[Art Historian 🇮🇳 @Arthistorian18]

Nothing has changed in India from the 18th century to the 21st century.
Government schools are still the same.
Look at the second image — a school in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.
The first image is a painting by a Dutch artist, François Solvyns, who came to India in the late 18th cent.

[Art Historian 🇮🇳 @Arthistorian18]

Jamini Roy’s Krishna with Cow reflects his fusion of folk traditions with modernist style. Krishna is portrayed in bold lines and earthy colors, embodying divinity and simplicity. The cow symbolizes pastoral life, evoking themes of harmony and devotion.
#Bengalart #Folk #Colors

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Yama, Kalighat painting
3rd quarter of 19th century

Source- indianminiaturepaintings. co. uk

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Sharing two exciting updates today!
1️⃣ Featuring Historic Present-1 (Woodcut, 2022) by Riyas Komu—an incredible hand-carved artwork that truly celebrates patience and precision.
2️⃣ I’ve been selected for the #LalitKalaAkademi Scholarship in #ArtHistory—thank you all for support!

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"...With a glance My friend (or beloved) has fallen (gone mad) Oh my God! Someone go call the healer/#doctor
Let him come and treat my woman...”

-Proshitabhartruka Nayika,
Indian School, 17th Century
Rajput, Bundi
Image courtesy: Mutual Art

#DoctorsDay
#DoctorsDay2025

[Art Historian 🇮🇳 @Arthistorian18]

Throwback to the 1980s—Jackie Shroff/@bindasbhidu in a Charminar cigarette ad that caught Dev Anand’s eye, leading to his film debut in Swami Dada (1982).
Note:Smoking is injurious to health.
🚭
#Celebrity #JackieShroff #poster #advertisement #ciggerate #smoking #healthadvisory

[Art Historian 🇮🇳 @Arthistorian18]

I stopped using #Zepto, #Blinkit, #Swiggy, and #Zomato because of their consistently poor service and the delivery of stale vegetables, eggs, fruits, and food. It’s better to stick to our traditional ways—where you can personally check the quality before buying.

[Art Historian 🇮🇳 @Arthistorian18]

Such anecdotes highlight her flamboyant personality and her status as a cultural icon who lived life on her own terms.
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[Art Historian 🇮🇳 @Arthistorian18]

To put this into perspective, considering inflation and changes in the value of money, ₹20,000 from that era would equate to several million rupees today. This underscores the opulence of the event and Gauhar Jaan's penchant for grandeur.
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spending approximately ₹1,200 on the ceremony. Later, when the cat gave birth to a litter, she hosted a grand celebration that cost around ₹20,000—a substantial sum in the early 20th century .
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#cat #meow

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Gauhar Jaan's Cat’s Wedding 🐈
Thread
Gauhar Jaan, India's first commercially recorded artist, was renowned not only for her musical prowess but also for her extravagant lifestyle. Among her many lavish expenditures, she reportedly organized a wedding for her pet cat,
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#cat

[Art Historian 🇮🇳 @Arthistorian18]

Lata Mangeshkar’s iconic rendition of the song Vande Mataram , filled with devotion and emotion, was released in 1997 to commemorate 50 years of India's independence.
One of the most beloved patriotic songs in India.

#OperationSindhoor #IndiaPakistanWar
#ceasefire #ARMY

[Art Historian 🇮🇳 @Arthistorian18]

They bartered truth for coin and fame,
History shall ink their names in shame — as greedy, inhuman voices of blame.

The Death of Indian Journalism

#IndiaPakistanWar
#karachiport #IndiaPakistanWar2025
#IndianNavyAction #IndiaPakistanWar