India is well known all over the world for ancient Indian art and architecture. Since the starting point of Indus valley civilization, around the 3000 BC, art, in India, has been utilized as a tool to represent something, such as religious ideologies or common physical observations.

1. Interesting Facts about Ancient Indian Art
India is well known all over the world for ancient Indian art and architecture. Since the
starting point of Indus valley civilization, around the 3000 BC, art, in India, has been
utilized as a tool to represent something, such as religious ideologies or common physical
observations.
During the classical Gupta and medieval period, outstanding works of Indian architecture,
sculpture, metalwork, pottery and textiles were done. Ancient Indian art has been
evolving manifolds, since the time of Gupta period to more recent Mughal and British era.
Art scholars from all around the world shows great interest in ancient Indian art as they
get the opportunity to get insight into the people of India living during that time. In ancient
Indian art, ancient people’s day to day routines, the traditions, and cultures of medieval
India, the scenic beauties of those ages, political ideologies and religious beliefs and
influences can be seen and studied. The prime feature of ancient Indian art is the
exceptional and remarkable portrayal of the subject.
Here, with this post, we are going to provide you with couple of facts concerning ancient
Indian art. Let us have a look at them:
The origin
The customs of ancient Indian art is around eight thousand years old. It was all begun with
ancient rock cut paintings and murals. One of the finest examples of pre-historic cave
paintings and murals is Bhimbetka caves situated in Madhya Pradesh. The art of Indus
valley was more advanced. As per some researchers, better paintings tools and techniques
were developed during Indus Valley Civilization. Individuals, during Indus Valley
Civilization, would paint what they would see, such as, scenic landscapes, sunsets, hunting
parties, people dancing, sunrises, the natural beauties, and so forth.
Painting tools
People from ancient India used to use very basic painting tools, such as, wooden sticks
made from tree branches, paint brushes made of bones, and animal hair only to dip them in
natural extracts to paint on the caves. With the evolution in time, paints and tools also
evolved as well.
Ancient Indian art provides us with glimpses into the way of living of people who lived
way before our time and narrate an interesting story about the Indian cultural heritage.

2. To learn more about ancient Indian art, you are requested to visit Indira Gandhi National
Center for Arts (IGNCA). The aim of Indira Gandhi National Center for Arts is to serve as
a major resource center for the arts, especially written, oral and visual source materials.