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Raja Balwant Singh’s Vision of Krishna and Radha by Nainsukh. Jasrota, c. 1745-1750. Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Kangra art style originated in Guler State, a small hill princely state in the Lower Himalayas in the first half of the 18th century when a family of Kashmiri painters trained in the Mughal painting style sought shelter at the court of Raja Dalip Singh (r. 1695–1741) of Guler.
Guler State is famous as the birthplace of Kangra painting when in the first half of the 18th century, a family of Kashmiri painters trained in the Mughal painting style sought shelter at the court of Raja Dalip Singh (r. 1695–1741) of Guler. The rise of Guler Paintings or Guler style started what is known as the early phase of Kangra art. [3]
Trigarta (also known as Jalandhara) was an ancient Indo-Aryan kingdom based in the region of modern day Punjab. The focal point of its administration was situated in Jalandhar . However at its zenith it encompassed the hill territory extending from the Sutlej to the Ravi , with a secondary capital in Kangra .
Guler State was famous as the cradle of the Kangra paintings. Guler painting is the early phase of Kangra Kalam. About the middle of the eighteenth century some Hindu artists trained in Mughal style sought the patronage of the Rajas of Guler in the Kangra Valley. There they developed a style of painting which has a delicacy and a spirituality ...
Radha-Krishna theme, from the Gita Govinda in Pahari style, Garhwal sub-school. Pahari painting (lit. ' a painting from the mountainous regions, pahar meaning a mountain in Hindi ') is an umbrella term used for a form of Indian painting, done mostly in miniature forms, originating from the lower Himalayan hill kingdoms of North India, during the early 17th to mid 19th century, notably Basohli ...
Mola Ram or Maula Ram (1743–1833) [1] was an Indian painter, who originated the Garhwal branch of the Kangra school of painting. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He was also a poet, historian and diplomat. [ 4 ] Mukandi Lal did research on him.
According to the 2011 census Kangra district had population of 1,510,075. The district has a population density of 263 inhabitants per square kilometre (680/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 12.77%. 5.71% of the population lives in urban areas.
Katoch is a Chandravanshi Rajput clan. The Katoch Clan is considered to be oldest Ruling Royal Dynasty of the world. Their areas of residence are mainly in the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, and Uttarakhand, and the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Traditionally resided in Kangra Fort, Trigarta Kingdom, Jalandhar, Multan. Katoch Rajputs have five sub-clans Jaswal Dynasty, Siba ...