Sharad Mohan شرد ਸ਼ਰਦ शरद শরদ
@ssharadmohhan
Art & History #Delhi #Dalhousie #London Repost IS an Endorsement!
You might like
1956 Photograph of my Grandfather (in Suit) with my Father's Cousin- Actresses #Nargis (mother of @duttsanjay)! Also seen is Actor Om Prakash & others, probably on sets of the Movie 'Mother India'. @Peachtreespeaks @jkd18 @iamrana @ranjona @swativashishtha @DilliDurAst
A 19th century Wood-Carved figure of #Ravana from #Bali #Indonesia now at @britishmuseum On #Dussehra today #TheGoldenRoad #HappyDussehra #Ramayana @DalrympleWill @ranjona
An 18th century intricately carved image (made of Ivory) of #Ravana from South India and now at @britishmuseum Wishing a #HappyDussehra to those celebrating today. #RavanaDahan #Ravanaprabhu #Dussehra #DussehraCelebration
Dancing Ganesha 10th cent. Red Sandstone statue from the Kalachuri Dynasty of #MadhyaPradesh shows Him holding His Broken Tusk with which He writes #Ramayana Lord #Ganesha removes Obstacles (like #TrumpTariffs ?) & grants Wealth & Success #GaneshChaturthi Now at @metmuseum
Mythical Beasts with a Herd of Elephants On #WorldElephantDay This c1610 AD #NimQalam painting from the atelier of #Mughal ruler #Akbar was bought by @V_and_A in 1914 from Dr. A K Coomaraswamy for £50 Last viewed at 'The Great Mughals: Art Architecture & Opulence' exhibition
A splendid c1618 AD painting of Gujarati landowners Rao Bharah & Jassa Ram now at @V_and_A When #Jahangirnama was being made, the #Mughal court was in #Ahmedabad giving artist #Bishandas the only opportunity to study these two minor Rulers of #Gujarat! @iamrana @Arthistorian18
As I walk to #KalaTop (almost 8500 feet above sea level, in the #Himalaya region of #Dalhousie #Chamba #HimachalPradesh) I come across 1000's these eerie plants looking like 'cobra-hooded'! These are from the 'genus Arisaema', known for their medicinal properties. #ChaloChamba
A c 4th century terracotta image of Lord #Shiva as a hunter now on display at the ongoing "Ancient India: Living Traditions' exhibition at @britishmuseum By this time, the Hellenistic impact on Indian art had declined but remanants remained, as clearly evident in this object.
c1790 ad #Pahari painting from #Kangra #HimachalPradesh from the workshop of #Nainsukh of #Guler depicts the Musical Mode 'Natanarayan #Raga' Now at Rietberg Museum, this was last displayed in their 2024 exhibition "#Ragamala : Images for all Seasons" #shivratri2025 Lord #Shiva
Ladies Playing #Chaupar (forerunner of #Chess) c1800 AD #Pahari painting in #Basohli #Jammu style from #Chamba #HimachalPradesh now at @britishmuseum On #InternationalChessDay (20th July) @Arthistorian18 @DalrympleWill @ranjona @swativashishtha
This c100 AD 'Bimaran Casket' from #Afghanistan now on view at the ongoing @britishmuseum exhibition 'Ancient India: Living Traditions' might represent the earliest datable image of #Buddha as a man, as earlier objects represented Him symbolically as a Footprint or a Tree
#IncredibleChamba #ChaloChamba Hydrangeas in full bloom at Forest Rest House at #KalaTop #Dalhousie #HimachalPradesh #RainySeason #Flowers #MonsoonMagic #Monsoon2025 #Chamba #HPTourism #IncredibleIndia
c11th century Volcanic Stone sculpture of #Ganesha from #Java #Indonesia now on display at the "Ancient India: Living Traditions" ongoing exhibition (22nd May-19th October 2025) at @britishmuseum Supported by @ril_foundation @RIL_Updates #TheGoldenRoad
As heavy rains lash #Delhi the streets have turned into rivers forcing me to convert a car ride into a boat ride! Here I am in this c1790 #Pahari #Ragamala painting by a master of 1st generation after #Nainsukh & #Manaku of #Guler #HimachalPradesh now at Rietberg Museum, Zurich
We saw the recent #IndiaPakistanConflict was intense during the nights So, this c1750 #Mughal painting from #Awadh on upcoming @bonhams1793 sale of 22nd May 'A Prince Defends a Maiden & a Group of Sadhus from a group of Hunters, perhaps Bhils, who approach a Hermitage at Night'
A rare c8th century post #GuptaEmpire sandstone figure of #Buddha from #Sanchi sold by @ChristiesInc on March 26th He holds a Palm Leaf in his left hand this rare as normal statues from #Gandhara region & Gupta period show Him holding the folds His Robes #buddhapurnima2025
'A Woman in Red with a Child who Holds a Bow' On #MothersDay2025 c1820 CE #Pahari painting from #Mandi #HimachalPradesh by artist Chajju from the #EdwinBinney collection now at @SDMA #HappyMothersDay to all the Mothers @Arthistorian18 @DalrympleWill @ranjona @iamrana
'Troops Attacking a Besieged City with a Hero Assaulting a Breach in the Walls' c1820 CE painting from #Delhi will be on @bonhams1793 auction on 25th May 2025 #IndoPakWar #SayNoToWar #IndianArmy #PakistanArmy
'A Spiritual Concert' attributed to #Hunhar This c1650 CE #Mughal painting depicts a #Sufi 'Sama' with one of the participants resembling Hazrat Shaykh Sa'di From the Ardeshir Album assembled by Peshwa Nana Phadnavis during the rule of Muhammad Shah On @Sothebys sale, April 30
Prince Khusrau watches a cockfight just as the world watches (and tries to offer an olive branch) as India and Pakistan sweat it out over the #PahalgamAttack c1750 CE #Mughal painting now at the Berlin Museum
United States Trends
- 1. Jets 101K posts
- 2. Justin Fields 18.9K posts
- 3. Broncos 42.2K posts
- 4. Aaron Glenn 7,745 posts
- 5. Drake Maye 6,240 posts
- 6. George Pickens 2,522 posts
- 7. London 208K posts
- 8. Sean Payton 3,503 posts
- 9. Tyler Warren 1,879 posts
- 10. Jerry Jeudy N/A
- 11. Garrett Wilson 4,673 posts
- 12. Bo Nix 4,703 posts
- 13. Cooper Rush N/A
- 14. Steelers 27.6K posts
- 15. #Pandu N/A
- 16. Pop Douglas 1,429 posts
- 17. Karty 1,528 posts
- 18. #HardRockBet 3,627 posts
- 19. Tyrod 2,578 posts
- 20. #Patriots 2,406 posts
You might like
-
The Indian Muslim
@im_visuals_ -
Art Historian* 🇮🇳
@Arthistorian18 -
Timurid-Mughal Archives
@Timurid_Mughal -
Indian Art
@IndiaArtHistory -
hindu aesthetic
@hinduaesthetic -
Lokinder Bisht
@BishtLokinder -
Ira Mukhoty
@mukhoty -
Hemant
@hemantsarin -
BL Asian and African
@BLAsia_Africa -
National Museum
@NMnewdelhi -
Kun
@Itibarii -
Aanchal Malhotra
@AanchalMalhotra -
Daak
@DaakVaak -
Punjabi Rooh
@PunjabiRooh -
Janhwij Sharma
@builthistories
Something went wrong.
Something went wrong.