Question

3.
(c)
Fill in the blanks:
(a)
The art of kalamkari was promoted by the rulers of
(b) Surat is located on the bank of the
river.
The Navaratri festival was known as
in the medieval period.
(d) Gangaikondacholapuram was built by a
ruler during the medieval period.
(e) The name of Masulipatnam is a corrupted form of
(f) Nanadesi and
were two important guilds of south India.
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Answer 1

a- Mughal b- river Tapi c-Durga Puja festival d- Rajendra I e- Masulipatnam and Bandar f- Manigramam and Nanadesi

a- Kalamkari art was discovered at the archaeological sites of Mohenjo-Daro.

During the Mughal era, this style of painting gained massive recognition. Mughals promoted this art in the Coromandel and Golconda province where skilled craftsmen, known as Qualamkars, used to cultivate and practice this art.

b-Surat is a city located on the western part of India in the state of Gujarat. It is one of the most dynamic city of India with one of the fastest growth rate due to immigration from various part of Gujarat and other states of India.

Surat is one of the cleanest city of India and is also known by several other names like “THE SILK CITY”, “THE DIAMOND CITY”, “THE GREEN CITY and flourished at the bank of river tapi.

c- Navaratri is celebrated as the Durga Puja festival in West Bengal. It is the most important annual festival to Bengali Hindus and a major social and public event in eastern and northeastern states of India, where it dominates the religious life.

d- Rajendra I ,according to Tamil tradition, thereafter assumed the name of Gangaikonda Cholan, meaning the one who conquered the Ganges. He established Gangaikonda Cholapuram as his capital from the medieval Chola capital of Thanjavur, which would go on to become the capital for the next 250 years.

e- Machilipatnam also known as Masulipatnam and Bandar, is a city in Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

f- Manigramam and Nanadesi were the most important guilds in south India. The communities like the Chettiars and the Marwari Oswal were the principal trading groups of the country.