Essays on Taj Mahal

Nursing as a practice has continuously evolved in order to align with the variety of stimuli that influence the profession. These may include new medical treatments and technical systems and dynamic social norms and expectations. One recent trend that has significantly influenced nursing is the need for culturally competent care, a situation attributed to the increasingly dynamic and multicultural society. For this reason, nurses are required to provide culturally competent care in the high-stress and high-acuity environments they operate in (Dayer-Berenson, 2011). This would allow one to improve their skills as patient advocates as they can adequately comply with ...

Islamic Architecture in India

The diversity has always been a distinguishing cross-cutting feature of the whole mankind. Consequently, the modern world has always been a multicultural one since the dawn of times and it is absolutely impossible to establish particular borders between the cultures, as such phenomena as cross-cultural communication has existed during the whole timeline. On this point, it is important to mention that the emerging of any culture first of all depends on the location of its carriers. In other words, it strongly depends on the geographical matters. That is why such rapid cultural differentiation appeared, which has manifested, first of ...

Question 1

The case of Taj Mahal and its popularity as the most recognized work of art is also explainable through this context. Taj Mahal is widely recognized as a symbol of love. The emperor Shah Jahan constructed this Tomb (Mausoleum) in memory of his late wife Mumtaz Mahal who died while giving birth to their 14th child. But unlike the Great Wall of China or the Pyramids of Egypt that too is overloaded with stories of griefs (such as the death of Pharaohs and thousands of slaves) there is something about Taj Mahal that makes it more appealing than everything ...

Introduction

The Mughal, or also known as the Mogul, is an empire that reigned in India and Pakistan, between the 16th and 17th Centuries. It was discovered in the year 1526 by prince Zahir-ud-din Muhammad Babur, who was a Chagatai Turkic prince at that time. The Moghul Empire started in the city of Kabul in Afghanistan, which also became the first base of the empire. The rise of the empire was a result of the perpetuating political strife that its founders and leaders had, having an abundance of wealth during their reign. It was an empire found and built upon ...

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As a self-taught photographer Samuel Bourne has given the world a view of India that is as prolific and beautiful. His photographs are an example of the true photography artistry and the photos remain a gem even in this time. The history of the mutiny in India against the British dominance is captured in a way of contrast between the old and the new. Bourne is centered at the period of disruption in the Indian lifestyle and portrays both the good and the racially charged emotions of the times. Bourne shot his photographs in the 1850 and 1860’s ...

Part A

Question 1 Charley Haley is the author of the article “Civil art 'humanizes' places, expresses identity, lecturer at NDMOA says”, where she analyses the impact of art on our lives. She considers it to be the generator of identity for a community. Moreover, public art “humanizes” cities, as the representative of Forecast Public Art Becker noticed during his lecture (Haley, 2014). He also showed some interactive artworks, which could be changed with the hand of any person. There were some sculptures, where people could write their wishes to others or just notes. Everybody nowadays is able to share his ...

This article clearly shows the beautification of the Mughal art and architecture. Taj Mahal made by Shahjahan for his beloved wife, and the art of this place makes many to wonder. The historians of that era wrote in a very clear manner that this art piece will be thoughtful for the people in the coming time, and people will remember its architecture for years. And the same thing happened. The Taj Mahal is not only the tomb of the Mumtaz Mahal, but it was an opening for those who love nature and beautiful places. The Shahjehan has made many other ...

If to take a look at the phenomenon of Islamic civilization, mainly at the architecture, urban planning and poetry, the importance of art in the Islamic world becomes clear. Great masterpieces of Islamic civilization, Islamic architecture in the clearest way answer the question of what Islam is. These buildings have in their proportionality, harmony, tranquility and serenity the most important features of the Islamic message to people. Of course, all kinds of Islamic art: architecture, fabric production, etc., borrowed many of the technologies and methods from different civilizations, in particular, from Ancient Iran and Byzantium. But all of them ...

In the “Dialogue of Civilizations” symposium in Guatemala, several historians and archeologists studying cultures of ancient civilization such as those of the Maya, Mesopotamia, Indus Valley and Egypt have found that their huge monuments were built for three major reasons: as sources of religious and moral nourishment, entertainment and beauty. For spiritual purposes, one can note that monumental structures like the Tikal Temple in Guatemala, Temple of Horus at Edfu, the Luxor Temple in Egypt and the Great Budha Statue were built for religious and moral purposes. The Taj Mahal monument in India is considered one of the beautiful ...

Taj mahal, a monument defying words has been attracting a lot many visitors since the time immemorial. The shining white monument has been a centre of attraction gathering lot of praises for its spell binding gorgeousness from all around the world. The number of visitors to Taj Mahal has consistently been increasing with the data revealing about 2 to 4 million people visiting Taj Mahal each year. Taj Mahal grabbing a huge appreciation from each corner is now the one of the most loved monuments of the world. So far it’s too good! The facts portray a totally idealistic picture of Taj Mahal ...

Art of India

The earliest examples of Indian sculptural art developed in the Indus Valley. Many small-sized sculptures made of clay and metal have been found that date from 3200 to 2000 BC. Most of the sculptures represented figures of humans and animals. Numerous objects were discovered that included engraving with writing soapstone termed seals. Seals were considered as a currency of that time or as an item of the personal identifications. A set of bronze animal sculptures of a buffalo, a rhinoceros, an elephant and a bull were found near Bombay; the animal sculptures were dated by archaeologists from approximately 1300 BC. At the ...

The Taj Mahal is a white Marble Mausoleum which is found in Agra district in Utah Pradesh, India. Its construction started in 1632 AD and completed in 1648 AD during the Mughal dynasty. Additional structures namely the Mosque, guest house, main gateway on the south, courtyard and its cloisters were later added and completed in 1653 AD. Taj Mahal takes up a style combining the elements from Persian, Islamic and Ottoman Turkish as well as Indian Architectural styles. The Mughal building (Progenitor of the Mughal dynasty) and Timurid (the tomb of Timur) buildings’ set precedence for the construction of Taj ...

A brief overview

ART AND ARCHITECTURE 2 Abstract Since time immemorial, man has always craved for expressing himself through various media like art, music, dance and literature. In a way, all the forms through which man conveys his creativity and ideas can be categorised under the huge canopy of being ‘art’. Visual arts include the paintings, sculpture, film making, printmaking, street art, photography and several other art forms which are a source of both entertainment and inspiration for people. Architecture includes making of certain objects or buildings in an artistic as well as planned manner. This essay gives a brief overview of several ...

Introduction

Strategic management is increasingly becoming important in the modern business world with increasingly changing business landscape as businesses face globalization and growing competition. In that respect, this analysis seeks to demonstrate the process of developing suitable strategies to address such aspects like competition, market environment in consideration of a business position as well as its capabilities. To achieve that, the analysis uses the case of Trump Taj Mahal whose market and industry is analyzed for the trends as well as competition with use of Porters five forces. Further, the analysis identifies the brands’ competitors and their strategies as well as ...

Merriam-Webster defines the act of preservation as: a) to keep safe from injury, harm, or destruction – Protect, b) to keep safe from decomposition – Maintain . Human beings have traditionally given great importance to preservation of objects. This preservation can be in the form of the making of photo albums or the saving of things that we think are special to us. People generally do this to preserve memories. The first photograph of a child, wedding pictures or a gift from a friend – by preserving these things, the person is not looking to only save the thing that is special, but the memories of the events ...

I would be visiting India, the land of the myths and various cultures. The cultural heritage and the charm of the country have always attracted visitors from every corner of the globe. The land of Taj Mahal embraces every foreigner with open arms and enriches with its rich culture, warmth and love. I would be accompanied by my parents and my brother on this visit. The tour would be twenty days long. The tour would include a visit to New Delhi, the capital city of India. The city bears evidence of the historical events from the ancient times. We plan ...

The Marble Masterpiece The Marble Masterpiece Introduction What is it which draws in millions of tourists annually from the developed countries of West to India? It is the rich cultural and historical heritage encompassed within the borders of this yet developing country. The multitude of magnificent temples, mosques, mausoleums, forts and minarets which speak of a great history and impeccable architecture draw maximum number of curious tourists from all over the world to India. And one monument surmounts every other specimen of ancient art and architecture in the world- the Taj Mahal. It is a white marble mausoleum ...

The 2008 film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ is an Indian movie directed by Danny Boyle, the movie has attained worldwide popularity having accomplished ten Oscar nominations. The film is characterized by an all exclusive Indian cast and is positioned in Mumbai. The movie focuses on account of a youthful boy named Jamal who is born and bred in the slums of Mumbai. He plays a reality game show where the questions asked to him reflect on his past life experiences. As a result of this, Jamal wins the award of twenty million Indian Rupees. The plot of the movie is drilled by Jamal and ...

Intuition and judgement: A critical analysis

Intuition plays a role, big or small, in many of the decisions made by humans in their day to day life. Intuition is on the subconscious end of reasoning and is thus inexplicable in normal logical terms many a times. The very definition of the term ‘intuition’ says that it is the “knowledge acquired from instinctive feeling rather than conscious reasoning”. This is why intuition is regarded an activity of the right side of the brain and is said to play a good part in developing aesthetic nature in man. It is thus, easy to see, how intuition plays a role in many ...

The influence of both The Blues Brothers Band and the 1980 film of the same name have been enormous in musical and cultural ways, and this paper will explore that influence in depth. In a sense the band and the film have different and independent existences, and, therefore, it is hard to separate them and distinguish between the different incarnations of the Band: it is easier to think of The Blues Brothers as a musical and cultural phenomenon: The Blues Brothers continue to be a legend in the history of blues music, as well as the history of Hollywood. There are countless ...

Introduction

Something really bad happened on November 26, 2008 in Mumbai, India. Something no one ever imagined would happen just like when 9/11 happened and the airplanes struck the Twin Towers in New York City. Now the attacks in Mumbai are called 26/11.

Mumbai used to be called Bombay. It is the sixth largest city of the world and the richest city in India and in most of Asia. The day of November 26 terrorists started attacking different places in the city. A famous luxury hotel, The Taj Mahal hotel, where many foreign visitors stay was attacked. Men started ...