The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) launched its Mangaluru chapter by hosting an exhibition on ‘splendours of Indian architecture’ at heritage structure Kodial Guthu West here on Saturday.
The exhibition, which will be on till December 17, begins with a section of India’s achievement in the first millennium A.D. that includes a pre-historic city, ancient cave architecture, forts and abandoned cities.
It then flows into the time of Islamic Encounters. Waves of Islamic forces invaded India from the 7th century onwards. Around the 10th century, Delhi came under Islamic rule. It was a violent encounter but a very fruitful one in the arts. The following centuries saw Islamic buildings in Delhi, Gujarat and the Deccan. Examples of such monuments are included exemplifying the syncretic elements.
The visitor then is led to experience India’s European Encounter.
The final section of the exhibition showcases the Encounter with Modernism. During the 1930s, the Art Deco Style from Europe became very popular in the city of Bombay, now Mumbai, and is apparent in residential buildings and cinema halls. A new style was introduced by Le Corbusier when he designed the city of Chandigarh, an INTACH release said.
People can visit the exhibition between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m., the release added.
