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Indian Art & Music
Choose an art or music collection and make time to look or listen before explaining. This shelf gives painting, floor art, dance, music and craft separate paths so each practice can keep its own name and context.
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Painting
Madhubani, Warli, Pattachitra, Tanjore, Kalamkari.
Published: 0 · In catalogue: 11
Rangoli & Kolam
Art on the doorstep every morning.
Published: 0 · In catalogue: 6
Mehndi & Adornment
Patterns on hands, bindis and bangles.
Published: 0 · In catalogue: 5
Series · 7
Dance
Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Odissi, Kuchipudi, Kathakali, Garba.
Published: 0 · In catalogue: 12
Music
Ragas, the tabla, the sitar, the veena, bhajan and kirtan.
Published: 0 · In catalogue: 12
Craft
Murti-making, diyas, kites, torans.
Published: 0 · In catalogue: 10
Temples
How a mandir is built, from Kashi to Madurai.
Published: 0 · In catalogue: 12
Matching stories: 68
- Warli: Stick People DancingComing soonSoonWarli: Stick People Dancing
White on brown, in a circle.
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Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - Pattachitra: Jagannath on ClothComing soonSoonPattachitra: Jagannath on Cloth
Odisha's scroll painters.
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Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - Tanjore: Gold That Stands UpComing soonSoonTanjore: Gold That Stands Up
Raised gold and jewels.
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Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - Kalamkari: Painting With a PenComing soonSoonKalamkari: Painting With a Pen
Stories on cloth.
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Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - Kalighat: The Bazaar PaintersComing soonSoonKalighat: The Bazaar Painters
Quick brushes near a temple.
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Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - Mughal MiniaturesComing soonSoonMughal Miniatures
A whole world in a hand.
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Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - Phad: A Painting You UnrollComing soonSoonPhad: A Painting You Unroll
Pabuji's story on a scroll.
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Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - Gond: Dots and DashesComing soonSoonGond: Dots and Dashes
Jangarh Singh Shyam.
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Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - Cheriyal: Scrolls With SongsComing soonSoonCheriyal: Scrolls With Songs
Telangana's storytellers.
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Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - Ajanta: Painting in the DarkComing soonSoonAjanta: Painting in the Dark
Caves that kept their colour.
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Ages 7-12+from$1.99 - Rangoli: Colour on the DoorstepComing soonSoonRangoli: Colour on the Doorstep
Powder, flowers and a welcome.
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Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - Kolam: Dots and Lines Before DawnComing soonSoonKolam: Dots and Lines Before Dawn
Rice flour for the ants.
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Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - Alpana: White on the FloorComing soonSoonAlpana: White on the Floor
Bengal's rice-paste patterns.
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Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - Mandana: Red and White WallsComing soonSoonMandana: Red and White Walls
Rajasthan's wall art.
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Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - Aripana: Mithila on the FloorComing soonSoonAripana: Mithila on the Floor
Where Madhubani began.
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Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - Pookalam: Flowers for OnamComing soonSoonPookalam: Flowers for Onam
A carpet of petals.
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Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - Mehndi: Leaves to LaceComing soonSoonMehndi: Leaves to Lace
How a plant becomes a pattern.
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Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - The BindiComing soonSoon
- Bangles: Glass, Lac and GoldComing soonSoonBangles: Glass, Lac and Gold
The sound in the kitchen.
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Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - Toe Rings and AnkletsComing soonSoonToe Rings and Anklets
Silver that sings when you walk.
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Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - The Nose RingComing soonSoonThe Nose Ring
From Kashmir to Kanyakumari.
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Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - Bharatanatyam: The Dance of ShivaComing soonSoonBharatanatyam: The Dance of Shiva
Hands that speak.
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Ages 4-6+🌙from$1.99 - Kathak: Spinning StoriesComing soonSoonKathak: Spinning Stories
Ghungroos and a hundred turns.
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Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - Odissi: The Temple Sculpture MovesComing soonSoonOdissi: The Temple Sculpture Moves
Tribhangi.
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Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - Kuchipudi: Dancing on a Brass PlateComing soonSoonKuchipudi: Dancing on a Brass Plate
The Tarangam.
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Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - Kathakali: Green Faces and Big EyesComing soonSoonKathakali: Green Faces and Big Eyes
Make-up that takes four hours.
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Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - Mohiniyattam: The Dance of the EnchantressComing soonSoonMohiniyattam: The Dance of the Enchantress
White and gold.
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Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - Manipuri: The Rasa LilaComing soonSoonManipuri: The Rasa Lila
Krishna's dance in the east.
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Ages 4-6+🪈from$1.99 - Garba and DandiyaComing soonSoonGarba and Dandiya
Nine nights in a circle.
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Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - Bhangra and GiddhaComing soonSoon
- Chhau: Dancing With MasksComing soonSoonChhau: Dancing With Masks
Purulia and Seraikela.
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Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - Yakshagana: Night TheatreComing soonSoonYakshagana: Night Theatre
Stories till sunrise.
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Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - The MudrasComing soonSoonThe Mudras
Twenty-eight things a hand can say.
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Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - What Is a Raga?Coming soonSoonWhat Is a Raga?
A ladder of notes and a time of day.
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Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - Sa Re Ga MaComing soonSoonSa Re Ga Ma
The seven notes, and the peacock's cry.
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Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - The TablaComing soonSoon
- The SitarComing soonSoon
- The VeenaComing soonSoon
- The MridangamComing soonSoonThe Mridangam
Clay and rhythm from the south.
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Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - The FluteComing soonSoon
- The DholComing soonSoonThe Dhol
The loudest drum at the wedding.
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Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - The Harmonium in the MandirComing soonSoonThe Harmonium in the Mandir
Bhajan and kirtan.
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Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - Tala: Counting on Your FingersComing soonSoonTala: Counting on Your Fingers
Teentaal and Adi tala.
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Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - Carnatic and HindustaniComing soonSoonCarnatic and Hindustani
Two rivers of the same music.
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Ages 7-12+from$1.99 - The ShehnaiComing soonSoonThe Shehnai
Bismillah Khan at the wedding gate.
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Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - Making a Ganesha From ClayComing soonSoonMaking a Ganesha From Clay
Ten days from mud to river.
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Ages 4-6+🐘from$1.99 - The Potter's DiyaComing soonSoonThe Potter's Diya
A lamp from a wheel.
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Reading this collection together
- Start with one episode
- Open a published introduction, then notice one shape, movement or sound that is actually described. Use simple observation before an activity.
- What to notice
- A child’s response drawing is an exploration, not proof of mastery or an authentic example of a named tradition. Credit any reference you share.
- A question to share
- What did you notice before anyone explained it? Invite different observations without grading how closely a child copies a pattern.