Presentation for the application of Ishan Prabhu Dessai for the MIM program at IE Business School Question K

1. ISHAN PRABHU DESSAI

2. Performing Arts - Music
a) Sitar
 Stringed Instrument used in Indian
classical music.
 Ancient origins right from when
the Mughals ruled India.
 Popularised across the world by Sitar Maestro Grammy
award winner Pandit Ravi Shankar.
 Contains 18, 19 or 20 strings and movable frets and gourd
resonating chamber.
 Used widely in Hindustani & Carnatic music with the
‘ragas’.

3. b) Tabla
 Important part of Hindustani Classical
Music.
 Percussion instrument made of 2 drums
of different sizes.
 Origins go back to 13th Century Indian musician Amir
Khusrau.
 Made popular across the world by Alla Rakha & Zakir
Hussain
 Used to keep the rhythm or ‘taal’ in Indian music.

4. Performing Arts – Dance
Kathakali
 Just one of the various classical dance forms
of India.
 Widely practiced in the state of Kerala in
South India
 Originated in the 17th century it shows one the myriad of
regional dance forms in the country.
 The dancers wear a lot of makeup and costumes and it is
a combination of dance & drama.
 Requires very detailed facial and body movements tuned
to classical music.

5. Performing Arts – Cinema
Sholay (Legendary Bollywood Movie)
 Bollywood is synonymous with India &
no other film captures its essence better
than the classic film Sholay.
 As the tagline suggests ‘The Greatest
Story Ever Told’
 It contains all the elements of a typical Bollywood film i.e.
the entertaining music, drama, romance & action.
 Ranked as the #1 Indian Movie by British Film Institute.

6. Clothing
a) Sari
 Most common item of clothing
worn by Indian women
• Basically meaning strip of cloth,
its origins can be traced back to the Indus Valley
Civilization.
 More than 80 ways of draping the sari around.
 Very important part of Indian culture.

7. Clothing
b) Pagri
 A very popular form of headgear worn
across the country and called by different
names regionally.
 Dastar is a form of pagri that is mandatory for all the Sikh
men to wear.
 Important part of the Sikh religion it represents honor,
self respect & courage.
 In Maharastra, a part of India, the pagri is referred to as
Pheta and is worn in all important functions like marriage
& thread ceremony.

8. Visual Arts - Architechture
Taj Mahal
 One of the Seven Wonders of the world
 Built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan
as a tribute to his wife Mumtaz Mahal
 Has become a symbol of love.
 A jewel of Muslim art in India and also widely recognised
across the world as a heritage site.

9. Visual Arts - Sculpture
Sanchi Stupas
 Highlights the cultural & religious
diversity of India.
 Stupas are mound like structures
containing Buddhist relics.
 Important Buddhist place of pilgrimage it was built by
Emperor Ashoka the Great.
 Carved from single block of stone and crowned with a
‘Chatra’

10. Visual Arts - Paintings
Cave Paintings at Ajanta & Ellora
 Mural paintings at the Ajanta caves depict
various elements of Indian life.
 Originating in 2nd Century BCE they give a
picture about the life of the people of the time.
 Other pictures also include stories from the Jataka Tales
& with Buddhist ideologies
 Very clear and decorative motiffs.

11. Visual Arts – Literature
Epics of Ramayana & Mahabharata
 The Rigvedic Sanskrit is one of the oldest attestations to
the Indo-European language Family.
 The Epics of Ramayana & Mahabharata are the oldest and
most well known epics in India dating back 400 BC and
have been adopted all across Asia.
 The Bhagwad Gita which is a sacred text of the Hindus is
also a part of the Mahabharat.
 The epics tell the story of how the Avatars of Lord Vishnu
came on earth to get the victory of right over wrong and
to show the path of ‘Dharma’

12. Sports
a) Cricket Bat by Sachin
Tendulkar
 Cricket is a religion in India
 Sachin Tendulkar exemplifies
a cricketing ‘God’ in the country
 Widely regarded as the greatest batsman ever to play the
game.
 Holds multiple records such as highest games played and
runs scored in both the Tests & ODI version of the games.
 A bat from him preferably the one he used to score the
first double century in ODI cricket would really showcase
India’s legacy.

13. b) Kalaripayattu Swords & Shields
 One of the oldest form of martial arts
in existence.
 Captures the essence of the culture
of South India.
 Includes strikes, grappling, kicks & weaponry.
 Ancient origins about a tribute to the Gods.
 Complex discipline which still preserves the old ‘Gurukul’
system of teaching.
 Thus very representative of Indian culture.

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