To give an insight and input about the various aspects of the History of the Indian costumes from the ancient times onwards.
To learn about the importance and relevance of Indian costumes of different states as an inspiration for design creations.
12.00
Unit I:
Unit I
Indus Valley civilizations
Vedic period (1200 BC to 600 BC)
Early Vedic Period (1200 –900 BC)
Late Vedic Period (900-600 BC)
Post –Vedic period (600 BC-323 BC)
12.00
Unit II:
Unit II
Mauraya & Sunga period (321 BC-72 BC)
Maurya (321-185 BC)
Sunga (185-72 BC)
Satavhana Andhra period (200 BC-250 AD)
Early period (200 BC -160 BC)
Late period (100 BC - 250 AD)
12.00
Unit III:
Unit III
Kushan period (130 BC-185 AD)
Gupta period (4thCentryAD-Middle 8thCentury)
Mughal Period
British Period
Contemporary costumes
12.00
Unit IV:
Unit IV
Study of regional costumes of Indian states in relation to fabrics, motifs and related accessories of:
Costume of Northern States
Jammu and Kashmir
Himachal Pradesh
Punjab
Haryana
Costume of Southern States
Andhra Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Karnataka
Kerala
Costume of Central States
Madhya Pradesh
Orissa
Uttar Pradesh
12.00
Unit V:
Unit V
Study of regional costumes of Indian states in relation to fabrics, motifs and related accessories of:
Costume of North - EasternStates
Assam
Manipur
Mizoram
Nagaland
Sikkim
Costume of Eastern States
West Bengal
Bihar
Costume of Western States
Maharashtra
Gujarat
Rajasthan
Essential Readings:
Kumar. Ritu, Costumes and Textiles of Royal India, Publisher: ACC Art Books; 2nd Revised edition (2 August 2005)
Biswas. A, Indian Costumes, Publications Division, M/O Information & Broadcasting, Govt. of India (2017)
Naik., Traditional Embroideries of India, APH Publishing Corporation, New Delhi.
Bhatnagar, Parul, Traditional Indian Costumes & Textiles, Abhishek Publications, Chandigarh, 2006.
Fashion Costume & Culture :Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear through the Ages Volume 1 Early Cultures Across the Globe, Pendergast
Fashion Costume & Culture :Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear through the Ages Volume 3 European Culture from the Renaissance to the Modern Era, Pendergast
Parul Bhatnagar, Traditional Indian costumes & textiles, Abhishek Publication.2004
Jamila BrijBhusan, The Costumes and textiles of India, Taraporevala-Bombay.1958
Jamila BrijBhusan Master piece of Indian jewellery, Taraporevala-Bombay, 1979.
Jack Cassin-scott; The illustrated encyclopedia of costume and fashion (from 1600 to present); Block Hampton Press; London.
John Peacok, Costume 10666 to the present, 3rd edition, Thames & Hudson Ltd, London 1986.
References:
Jamila BrijBhusan Master piece of Indian jewellery, Taraporevala-Bombay, 1979.
Jack Cassin-scott; The illustrated encyclopedia of costume and fashion (from 1600 to present); Block Hampton Press; London.
John Peacok, Costume 10666 to the present, 3rd edition, Thames & Hudson Ltd, London 1986.