Question

With the reference to composite culture,state briefly the impact of this culture on the following: (a)literature (b)architecture (c)paintings

Answer 1

a)Language and Literature also saw the influence of the two traditions. The language which the Mughal rulers used in the administration was Persian.In course of time Persian became the language of Administration and the language of the upper classes.The greatest linguistic synthesis is seen in the development of Urdu which is the mixture of Persian ,Arabic ,Hindi and other regional languages.

b) The fusion of two culture is more profound in the field of architecture. Though the Indian and Islamic systems of art where fundamentally different in their ideas and techniques ,they were mingled together to give rise to a new type of Indo-Islamic architecture.
The Golden Temple at Amritsar was built on the arch and dome principle of the Islamic architecture .

c) During the reign of Akbar there was a fusion of Persian and Indian style of painting .Painting was organised in one of the Imperial establishments and a number of painters from different parts of the country were made to paint.In paintings,Indian themes and scenes were used along with Indian colours like peacock blue and Indian red. the most important work produced during the Mughal period is an unusual manuscript, Dastan-i-Amir Hamza or Hamzanama, which has nearly 1200 paintings .