‘All That Glitters Is Gold: A beginner’s guide to Thanjavur paintings’ sets the context to why this art is important to the Hindu way of life. Behaviourist and Tamil historian Pradeep Chakravarthy looks at the social, economic and political conditions that led to the creation of this genre in Thanjavur in the 19th century. The talk discusses several tips for dating paintings (never before shared on any forum) and examines some superb examples in public and private collections.
To listen to Pradeep Chakravarthy’s talk on the Chola kingdom, go here
Temple Trails: Tracing the Architecture of the Chola Dynasty by Pradeep Chakravarthy 
Thanjavur; Sculpture of the Great Stone Bull 
Bengal & Co. – East Meets West In Company School Paintings 
Souvenir Art: The Divine Comedy of Calcutta’s Kalighat Paintings 
A Mata-Ni-Pachedi Guide to Riding Like A Goddess 
‘Untitled’, suite of five paintings 
Inside the magical world of Rajasthan’s phad paintings 
The Sarmaya guide to power posing in the 1800s 
Multilingual Guide to Sarmaya 
Paintings By NS Harsha 
Prince of Morvi, painted photograph 
The Nizam of Hyderabad