A Deccan Odyssey
Legends & lore of the South
January 16, 2023 / Spotlight
Synonymous with the plateau that covers most of southern India, the Deccan is also an important historical region with a complex, multicultural past. For the 35th issue of Spotlight, we journey across the fabled land of diamonds and other impressive rocks.
Whether we’re talking geology, politics or culture, the historical region of the Deccan offers a sumptuous and varied feast for thought
The Deccan’s diversity of art, culture and language is the result of centuries of shifting politics. Let's get to know the prominent early and late-mediaeval kingdoms of this vast region through Sarmaya's rare photographs, coins, books, engravings and maps
How medieval Deccani architecture evolved to encompass such a range of marvels, from monolithic cave monasteries to Dravidian temple art to Indo-Islamic minarets
by Jonathan Gil Harris
December 2, 2017
The story of how modern-day Aurangabad was planned and built by an Abyssinian slave
Respected art historian of the Vijayanagara empire, Dr (Sr) Anila Verghese illustrates what makes the art and architecture of the era unique. Through objects from the Sarmaya collection, she points us in the direction of secrets and stories hidden in plain sight at Hampi
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Email Share on WhatsAppIf you’ve never been to Hyderabad, you might associate certain stereotypical things with it, like the jaw-dropping Nizam’s jewels that leave the vaults of the RBI to make their appearances at crowded exhibitions now and again. Or what many consider the definitive dum biryani—and
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While the Nizams were alive, neither the Mughals, nor the French, nor the British, could wrest control of Hyderabad. On their watch, the city swayed to its own rhythm, breathing new life into Deccani art, music, dance and poetry