Integral India: Sublime Art
Channel: Indian Diplomacy
Date: 2011-06-06

Part of the series called 'Integral India' that explores the different facets of Kashmir, 'Sublime Art' presents Basoholi paintings that were discovered by an Englishman when he stumbled upon the ruins of the town in 1835 AD. Apparently this distinct style of painting was encouraged by of Raja Sangram Pal in AD 1640, the king who was also close to the Mughal Emperor Shah Jehan. Although similar to the Mughal miniature paintings the Basohli paintings are distinct for their use of colour and representation of the pristine beauty of Kashmir. While the Basohli paintings are famous all over the world and appear in endless books, the town of Basohli lies forgotten and desolate.