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1.Indian Architecture

  1. 1.1Early architecture and temple styles
  2. 1.2Regional temples and Indo-Islamic
  3. 1.3Mughal to modern

2.Indian Sculpture

  1. 2.1Harappan to Kushan sculpture
  2. 2.2Amaravati, Gupta, Elephanta and Chola
  3. 2.3Medieval temple sculpture

3.Indian Paintings

  1. 3.1Rock art and murals
  2. 3.2Miniature traditions
  3. 3.3Modern and folk painting

4.Indian Music

  1. 4.1Evolution, vocal forms and gharanas
  2. 4.2Carnatic music and instruments
  3. 4.3Folk music

5.Indian Dance

  1. 5.1Southern classical dances
  2. 5.2Kathak, Odissi, Manipuri, Sattriya
  3. 5.3Folk dances and state pairs

6.Indian Theatre

  1. 6.1Sanskrit and traditional theatre
  2. 6.2Folk theatre and puppetry
  3. 6.3Modern Indian theatre

7.Indian Literature

  1. 7.1Vedic, Buddhist, Jain and Sangam texts
  2. 7.2Sanskrit, Persian and regional literature
  3. 7.3Bhakti, Sufi and modern literature

8.Indian Religions & Philosophy

  1. 8.1Six schools and Buddhism
  2. 8.2Jainism and Sikhism
  3. 8.3Bhakti and Sufi

9.UNESCO World Heritage Sites

  1. 9.1Cultural sites
  2. 9.2Natural and mixed sites
  3. 9.3Intangible cultural heritage
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10.Festivals

  1. 10.1National, religious and harvest festivals
  2. 10.2Tribal and regional festivals
  3. 10.3Festivals in UPSC answers

11.Fairs

  1. 11.1Kumbh, Pushkar and Sonepur
  2. 11.2Hornbill and other fairs
  3. 11.3Tribal and western fairs

12.Languages

  1. 12.1Classical and scheduled languages
  2. 12.2Language families
  3. 12.3Scripts of India
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13.Handicrafts

  1. 13.1Weaves, pottery and metal
  2. 13.2Stone, wood and metal
  3. 13.3Revision

14.GI Tags

  1. 14.1GI law, farm and craft GIs
  2. 14.2Textile GIs
  3. 14.3Food GIs
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15.Cultural Institutions

  1. 15.1ASI, museums, archives, IGNCA
  2. 15.2The three national akademis
  3. 15.3Safeguarding heritage

16.Important Personalities

  1. 16.1Painters, musicians, dancers
  2. 16.2Sculptors, architects, writers
  3. 16.3Reformers

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