Madhurima Vidyarthi - 10 Indian Art Mysteries That Have Never Been Solved
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That Have Never Been Solved
Intriguing characters. Lost masterpieces. Buried secrets. Mega heists. Mysterious disappearances. If this sounds like a thriller, well, the history of Indian art is no less. It is teeming with weird and wonderful mysteries that have confounded art lovers, historians and experts for decades, even centuries.
In this book, we will delve into the shadowy depths of Indian art to consider ten of these far-out mysteries that have one thing in commontheir solutions remain tantalizingly out of reach. Often, the only people who know the truth behind these mysteries have taken their secrets to the grave. But thats no reason to fretfor, one of the most wonderful things about these art mysteries is that theyre open to interpretation. You can pore over the pieces of art that lie at the heart of these mysteries over and over again and discover if theres more than meets the eye.
The mind-bending mysteries in this book transpired across erasfrom prehistory to the presentand so, as we walk through the dusty roads of history, we will also take a trip across the most incredible artistic periods, encounter the many ideas about art, and come face to face with some important artists and their works. All these mysteries are rooted in historywhich is why each chapter begins with setting the historical context of the mystery. However, when one describes a mystery, one needs to imagine how it must have panned outso there are some elements I have imagined as well. But the main components of each mystery are based purely in historical facts and findings.
Solving these mysteries inevitably requires some degree of sleuthing, because they involve works of art that are as intriguingly beautiful as the stories they hold. They contain cryptic clues, hidden details and serious surprises that will sometimes wow you and, at other times, leave you completely stumped! You can play detective by sifting and sorting the clues, analysing evidence, tracking the twists and turns, and drawing your own conclusions. The more you learn about the great pieces of art and their creators, the more clues you uncover. Who knows, maybe you can help solve these art mysteries that the world has been puzzling over? Art historians will be more than happy to cross these off their lists. Each mystery in the book is followed by an art activity to turn you into a complete arty-pants!
So, art detectives, are you ready to investigate some perplexing puzzles of Indian art history?
Location: Madhya Pradesh
The year was 1957. The archaeologist Dr Vishnu Shridhar Wakankar was waiting at the Bhopal railway station for his train to Itarsi one summer afternoon. The station bell clanged and the passengers who had been hanging around on the platform began bustling about.
The whistle of the train shrieked as it pulled slowly into the station. When the train came to a stop, Dr Wakankar shuffled into the train. He sat down next to a window. Within minutes, the station guard walked up the platform and blew his whistle. The train jolted forward and began to move out of the station.
Dr Wakankar gazed outside the window as the city outskirts shapeshifted into scrubby countryside. After about an hour or so, the train rumbled through a series of low-forested hills that caught his attention. The rocky outcrops were jutting out in startlingly unusual shapes as if hewn by a giant hammer!
Theres something different about these rocks, Dr Wakankars instincts as an archaeologist told him. But before he could do anything, the train moved on.
Acting purely on a hunch, he got down at the next station and made his way up to the hills. Once there, he took a deep breath and got down to work. He thoroughly examined the massive rocks that formed natural shelters from the sun, rain and wind. Then, he decided to look at the underside of each of these rock shelters.
The very first rock shelter Dr Wakankar entered stunned him, for it had faded paintings of stick-figure humans and recognizable animals. He did not know how long he stood and stared at the paintings. He couldnt believe his eyes: This location is archaeologically important not just from Indias point of view, but from humanitys.
Dr Wakankar had found himself face to face with the earliest surviving traces of human existence in the Indian subcontinentthe greatest prehistoric art gallery that the world had no clue about!
Who made these prehistoric paintings that Dr Wakankar had found? When exactly were these created; why and how? Pull up a bearskin rug, sit in front of a crackling fire and read on to put together the pieces of a giant prehistoric jigsaw puzzle. (Nah, just kidding! A warm duvet and an LED light would work just fine!)
Cave paintings can be found almost all over the world. One of the first set of cave paintings that were acknowledged as being from the Stone Age are in the Cave of Altamira in Spain. Created about 14,000 years ago, there are hundreds of animal figures painted on the ceilings of this cave complex in an extremely modern style and filled with colours of varying intensityquite unlike other cave paintings that are usually composed of sharp outlines.
Another set of caves that house the most beautiful paintings is in Lascaux in France. About 18,000 years old, these were discovered by accident in 1940 by four boys and their pet dog when they were hiking outside a small town in south-western Francean area filled with limestone caves. Suddenly, their dog scampered off and disappeared inside a cave. The boys followed the dog into the long cave and were greeted by prehistoric drawings of animals!
Many other parts of the world, too, have their share of well-known cave paintings, such as Serra da Capivara in Brazil, Magura in Bulgaria, Tadrart Acacus in Libya, Cueva de las Manos in Argentina and Kakadu in Australia.
In India, there are about 5000 prehistoric cave sites where you can witness the magic of cave art. These include Edakkal in Kerala, Piklihal and Tekkalkota in Karnataka, Lakhudiyar in Uttarakhand, Kupgallu in Telangana and, of course, Bhimbetka in Madhya Pradesh.
What comes to your mind when you think of the word old? Last years history book? Your grandmother? The time before the internet?
Think a little earlier than thathow about 3,00,000 years ago? Yes, thats the time when the first humans made their appearance on the planet. However, only a tiny fraction of their existence on Earth has been documented or written down. So, a lot about prehistoryor history before people could etch things down in mud or stone or papyrusis a big mystery.
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