Two major innovations of this city in the Indus Valley civilization were grid-like streets and a water supply and drainage system.
What was Mohenjo-Daro?
100
This monument was built by the Mughal ruler Shahjahan as symbol of enduring love for his late wife.
What is the Taj Mahal?
100
Often referred to as the "Father of a Nation", this man fought for social justice and Indian independence through peaceful protests and hunger strikes. The Reserve Bank of India honored him by putting his image on their bank notes beginning in 1996.
Who was Mahatma Gandhi?
100
This classification system separates musical instruments into families such as Chordophones and Aerophones rather than Strings and Woodwinds.
What is the Sachs/Hornbostel Classification system?
100
These structures of Indian classical music follow melodic themes that are used for playing both composed and improvised music. Each one expresses a particular mood and is played at a certain time of day.
What are ragas?
200
In order to reach nirvana, or peace and liberation from worldly suffering, Buddhists must follow these two central concepts.
What are the Four Noble Truths and the Eight-Fold Path?
200
This son of Humayun united India, created a period of religious tolerance, artistic development and overall success.
Who was Emperor Akbar?
200
Also known as "chintz", this highly traded object had a major impact on the Western world by altering agriculture, changing fashion, and even the concept of cleanliness.
What is Indian cotton?
200
This is the highness or lowness of sound and is the basic building block for melody and harmony.
What is pitch?
200
These singers were the most prestigious singers in the pre-modern court center of North India. Many generations of these singers can trace their ancestry to Tansen, a legendary singer employed by Emperor Akbar in the Mughal Dynasty.
Who are the dhrupad?
300
This bronze sculpture of the Chola Dynasty depicts this Hindu god known as the Destroyer in away that is comforting to both Hindus and Buddhists.
What is Nataraja, Shiva as Lord of the Dance?
300
Items such as carpets, metalworks and other luxury goods were meant to illustrate this of the ruling class.
What are wealth and power?
300
This division of the Indian Army was given the burden of most of the construction work, including bridges, forts, trenches, and churches during the colonial era.
What is The Corps of Engineers?
300
These two groups of professional singers in Western Rajasthan traditionally perform for families of the Muslim Sindhi class and Hindu families in the region respectively.
Who are the Langas and the Manganiars?
300
These are poetic Hindu songs about love and were most often performed by women who were paid to sing them to men.
What are thumri?
400
As the oldest Buddhist sanctuary in existence, this monument is essential to understanding not only the theology, but the practice of the Buddhist faith.
What is the Great Stupa?
400
Named after the city in which it originated, this metalworking technique includes etching and inlaying processes using metals zinc, copper, tin, and lead. The Base for a Water Pipe is a famous example.
What is Bidriware?
400
This building on the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur campus is one of the most premier reference centers for science and technology in India.
What is the PK Kelkar Library?
400
This is defined as a feeling of love and intimacy with the divine, longing for the divine presence, or the agony of separation.
What is bhakti?
400
Lata Mangeshkar, with her distinct innocent and girl-like voice and who has recorded for more than a thousand films, is India's most famous one of these.
What is a playback singer?
500
The Detail of a Wall Painting in the Rajah's Palace depicts this very important epic poem in the Hindu faith.
What is the Ramayana Epic?
500
This last original collection of Persian miniature paintings includes 37 work of calligraphy and 41 paintings, including one of Emperor Shahjahan riding a horse.
What is the "Panta's Drawings" album?
500
Historically done by women, these paintings are known for their flat color areas and decorative dot patterns.
What are Mithila paintings?
500
This group uses music to express their belief of seeking union with the divine through love. Anyone can become a member of this group where everyone is considered equal by renouncing home life and social norms to follow their ideals.
What are the Bauls?
500
India's most famous and celebrated film music composer today, he is particularly known for his use of Indian classical, regional, and Sufi-inspired music, around which he layers electronic sounds and eclectic world music in a highly sophisticated mix.