On Jan 14, 2008 9:53 AM, shiv sastry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Indian art survives as music, classical dance and, to an extent Indian > language literature and poetry.
Are they "respected" professions? How widespread are they? I'm really very uninformed about them other than having listened to a few carnatic music performances, and a few other musical performances. I know Deepa performs, and I have one friend back in the US who used to do some Indian dance. Is it common for people to be amateur performers? Are there local groups where people get together to perform? Classes? Semi-professional and professional performing groups? Perhaps you're right, and I'm just unaware. If so, I'd love to learn more. Are there people on silk who are performers who could teach me a little about the arts or point me at local resources? > Art as in painting and sculpture was supported by Hindu kings. There is a lot > of ancient Indian art. The magazine Frontline has been running a series for > several weeks on Indian art. Yeah, patronage was how art was traditionally supported. Where are the modern Indian patrons of the arts? If there aren't any, why do you think that is? Perhaps we could support opensource development via a patronage system? What captains of industry might be willing? > Also see: > http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/2008-01/india-ancient-art/oneill-text.html > > That Indian art died with the Islamic invasions , but was revived as > Indo-Islamic art and architecture. > > All died with the British. Interesting. Do you think that true of all the British colonial tradition, or is India different? > Indian art is likely to see a renaissance in decades to come. Art requires > food security and thriving societies. I'm not so sure - see "patronage" above. I think it requires a culture that appreciate and values art. But I think open source patronage has something going for it. -- Charles
