User:Kanikagupta06

About me
Kanika Gupta graduated from National Institute of Fashion Technology, New Delhi in 2009. It was here while studying Fashion Communication that she developed an interest in shooting and researching Indian handicrafts and textiles. Since then she has been involved in working with various arts across the country. She then did Masters in Art History and Aesthetics from 'Faculty of Fine Arts', MSU Baroda, Gujarat, India. Her subjects are mainly visual arts, Performing Arts and particularly Indian Sculpture. She has done documentation on Art and Heritage for INTACH (Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage) Delhi Chapter and CBSE, Delhi. Currently she is giving guided tours in National Museum, Delhi.

In order to pursue her research on Arts she started her own firm 'Mandala', which deals in documentation, research and trade of Indian art. She believes that Indian traditional Handicrafts must develop according to current needs of the society without loosing their essence. Putting them in the limelight she shoots fashion and lifestyle extensively. Photographing and shooting documentary films on art is a significant part of her work.

Travels
Due to my study and research on Indian Arts, I got an opportunity to visit places many of which remain unexplored.
 * Maheshwar in Madhya Pradesh
 * Bagh in Madhya Pradesh
 * Konark in Orissa
 * Karla Caves in Maharashtra
 * Bedsa Cave in Maharashtra
 * Bhaja Caves in Maharashtra
 * Ajanta and Ellora caves in Maharashtra

Artifacts
These are a few masterpieces which are known to the whole World. They have particularly caught my imagination.


 * Dancing Girl from Mohenjo-daro
 * Pasupati from Mohenjo-daro
 * Gandhara Buddha from Kushana Dynasty
 * [] Vasantasena from Kushana Dynasty
 * Maitreya Boddhisatva from Mathura, Kushana Dynasty
 * Urvashi Pururava from Gupta Dynasty

Exposure to Wikipedia
I would love to add information on wikipedia about Ancient, Medieval and Modern Indian Art and Artists, a subject which has been long neglected. I started using the wikipedia in NIFT while doing my Bachelors. However there was a lot of information that I could not find on it and was disappointed.