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The next event under the Qatar-India Year of Culture-2019, will be an event titled ‘Islamic Monuments of India An Exhibition' from September 17 to 28, 2019 at Building 19, Gallery 1 of Katara Cultural Village.
Several more events are planned for the coming months. The proposed event is themed on well-known Islamic Monuments in India. A total 45 chosen photographs will be on display depicting various monuments in India.
The Embassy of India in the State of Qatar has already conducted over 25 events in Qatar, in partnership with Qatar Museums, Katara Cultural Village & Ministry of Culture & Sports of Qatar.
A decision to celebrate 2019 as Qatar-India Year of Culture was made during the visit of Prime Minister of India to Qatar in June 2019 and was reflected in the joint statement issued at the end of the visit. It was decided to hold a variety of events in India and in Qatar during the year 2019.
India has a vast, rich and varied heritage of Islamic architecture. These monuments are a great treasure of India's culture and are of particular value as they reflect artistic and cultural links with many other countries.
From the 12th century onwards, Islamic dynasties had been set up in different regions across India. The Mughal monuments of North India are well known. There were, however, many other important periods and centres in which distinctive idioms in architecture were created.
The confluence of local talent with inspirations from Iran, Arabia, and Central Asia resulted in mausoleums, mosques, madrasas, palaces and fortresses that were unique in the history of Islamic architecture, giving rise to a new style described as ‘Indo-Islamic architecture'.
Besides the well-known Mughal monuments, this exhibition presents several other exquisite monuments - mosques and dargahs of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Kashmir and other parts of India.
Far more than in the North of India, it was perhaps in the Deccan that India received significant cultural and artistic influences of Persia and of the Arab world.
The many exquisite monuments of the Deccan display the confluence of cultures which took place in the region. A view of the rich Islamic heritage of India is presented in this exhibition through the eyes of Mr. Benoy K Behl.
The Artist Benoy K Behl is a film-maker, art-historian and photographer known for his tireless and prolific output of work over the past 43 years. He has taken over 53,000 photographs of Asian monuments and art heritage and made 144 documentaries which are regularly screened at major cultural institutions worldwide.
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