Indian Art And Culture (Part-II) (Railway)

• She is best known for her playback singing in Hindi cinema.

• Asha has recorded up to 11.000 solo, duets and chorus backed songs.

• In 2011, she was officially ac knowledged by the Guinness Book of World Records as the most recorded artist in music history.

The Government of India honored her with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2000 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2008.

• Tiruvidaimarudur Ramaswamy Mahalingam also known as Mali, was a flutist who revolutionized the style of flute playing in Carnatic music.

• He was the founder of the popular style of flute playing followed today by the Carnatic flutists.

• Awarded India's highly prestigious Padma Bhushan for music in January 1986, which he flatly refused.

• The dance is often considered derived from the ancient dance known as the ring dance and is just as energetic as bhangra.

• Other important dances of Punjab: Bhangra, Daff, Luddi, Jhumar, Jaago, Dhamal.

'Mahishasura' is a series of paintings painted by Tyeb Mehta after he visited Shantini ketan. He got inspired by ancient mythology and Hindu Literature.