Ch 21-30 Flashcards
A symbol of excellence, ____ are terracotta statuettes, once used to make ritual offerings to local deities, and produced only by the artisans of Panchmura village of West Bengal.
Bankura horses
Made using twigs, brush at her from and pigments, ____ from Bihar are also called Maithili paintings. Traditionally, women made these on the walls of their houses. depicting gods, mythology, festivals and village life.
Madhubani paintings
The art of making papier mâché products like bowls, jewellery boxes and decoratives, especially in animal or floral shapes, was brought to ______ from Persia in the 15th century and is now protected under the Geographic Indications Acts (1999)
Kashmir
The beautiful_____block prints on fabric, from Madhya Pradesh, have repetitive geometric patterns and come in bright vegetable colours, mainly red and black on a white base.
Bagh
______ ,one of India’s oldest techniques of metal casting using the lost-wax process, is named for the nomadic craftsmen who pioneered this technique to make beautiful objects like animals and people.
Dhokra
The iconic blue ceramic pottery from ____ in Uttar Pradesh is said to have come to India with the invader Timur, who had talented Uzbek potters from Ferghana in his troops.
Khurja
Used as an accompanying instrument in Kathakali dalem performances, the ____ is made with wood from jackfruit trees by skilled craftsmen of Kerala.
Maddalam
______ a range of stunning items made of a blackened alloy of zinc and copper, inlaid with sheet silver, and dipped in a solution of black soil from Bidar Fort, which is said to give the articles a trademark black lustre!
Bidriware
Odisha’s vibrant cloth-based scroll painting called ____ which depicts mostly mythological themes, is made with mineral colours such as white from conch shells and lamp black from coconut shells!
Pattachitra
The Thalaiyatti Bommal or _____ doll is a brightly- painted terracotta figurine with a bobble head and a low centre of gravity, which gives the effect that the doll is dancing!
Tanjore
Known as the ‘Father of Indian Cinema’, he made India’s first feature film called Raja Harishchandra. Name him.
Dadasaheb Phalke
An iconic cinema hall in Mumbai holds the record for screening the hit film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge continuously for 1009 weeks from 1995 to 2015! Name it.
Maratha mandir
This landmark movie became the first Indian film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1957. Name it.
Mother India
The Netherlands is world-famed for its gorgeous tulips. In 2005, the country named a special tulip variety after an Indian actress. Name her.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
In this 2015 film, who plays the role of business tycoon Simon Masrani who owns InGen, a genetics company that creates dinosaurs?
Irfan Khan
Which chartbuster, remixed by Amit Trivedi for the Hindi film Queen (2014), featured a few lines from the 1960s hit California Dreamin’ by The Mamas and The Papas?
Hungama ho Gaya
In which motion-capture animated film of 2014 did this actress work opposite the legendary superstar Rajinikanth?
kochadaiyaan
Which film featuring this multi- faceted thespian was included by Time magazine in its 2005 list of ‘All-Time 100 Best Films’?
Nayakan (1987)
The specific ingredient, used intensively in its preparation, for which Rajasthan’s famed mohan maas is named
MILK (hence Mohan or Krishna who loved milk)
Seven-layered pudding popular in Goa, Portugal and other former Portuguese colonies; it gave its name to a typhoon that struck parts of the Pacific Ocean in 2006
Bebinca
Crepe-like bread made with green gram batter, similar to a dosa but unique to Telugu cuisine
Pesarattu (like the North Indian moong dal ka cheela or besan ka cheela )
The sweetmeat that has been known in Odisha for centuries and is offered to Devi Lakshmi, consort of Lord Jagannath, before the deities re-enter the temple after the rath yatra
Rasgulla
The Bengali sweet, created by Bhim Nag and apparently named for Charlotte Stuart, the Vicereine of India from 1858 to 1862
Ledikeni
The popular Bihari dish litti (stuffed balls of wheat and ground gram) is eaten with this dish of potatoes and brinjals
Chokha
