Indian Renaissance was a revolutionary movement in India affecting the social and cultural aspects of the country. More specifically, this social reform movement brought about changes in
Indian Music,
Indian Painting,
Indian Dances, Indian Economy, etc. Given below are the Impacts of Renaissance on the socio-cultural system of India.
Impacts of Renaissance on Indian Music
Post the downfall of the
Mughals, Maharaja
Pratap Singh Deva of
Jaipur and Mohammad Raza of
Patna, a nobleman, are credited with the revival of music in India. A conference of musicians was called by Maharaja Pratap Singh, who tried to get a standard work on
Hindustani Music written.
Rabindra Sangeet, Raghupati Raghava Raja
Ram, Kirtans and Loka-Giti, background music or orchestration, etc became popular during renaissance.
Impact of Renaissance on Indian Painting
In the nineteenth century, the Indian
art of
painting had almost declined. Fortunately, Late E. B. Havell, the Head of the
Calcutta School of Art and artist,
Abanindranath Tagore commenced preaching the beauty of Indian art. Abanindranath Tagore is regarded as the father of the new renaissance in painting.
Devi Prasad Choudhry, Sarda Charan Ukil,
Rabindranath Tagore,
Amrita Sher Gil, etc are regarded as the people who established the importance of paintings in India.
Impact of Renaissance on Indian Dances
The impact of Renaissance on Indian Dances relates to the revival of
Bharatnatyam as a counter-dose to the old dancing with lewd looks and gestures and the revival of
folk-dance. In
Lucknow,
Kathak was revived by
Kalka and Binda followed by
Shambhu Maharaj. There was also revival of ancient dances of
Manipur. Centers for dance opened up all over India. For Kathak, there were schools at Lucknow,
Banaras, Jaipur and
Raigarh. For Bharatnatyam, there were
Adyar and
Kerala Kalamandalam.
Impact of Renaissance on Indian Literature
Literary Renaissance of modern India was affected by
English literature, the revolt against old conventions, the vogue of the
novel and the social
drama, urge to experiment in literary forms and techniques. The predominance of a secular outlook, the upsurge of national spirit and patriotic fervor, progressive movements typified in translations and adaptations from English literature had shaped Indian literature.
Impact of Renaissance on Indian Economy
As the
Britishers became powerful in India, India was reduced to a raw material producing country of the world. Laws were passed disrupting Indian mercantile. Industry
weaving suffered as a result of the imposition of British tariffs. Fortunately, the introduction of western education triggered the rise of the middle classes in India, who felt the need for industrialization. Industries came up in India after the
Mutiny of 1857.
