Abstract
The tradition of woodcarving in the Subcontinent has traversed a long history with
a magnificent stylistic diversity. We observe two major transitions in content, style
and emphasis in woodcarving. The initial period was characterized by a religious
backdrop, the middle period produced a synthesis of Muslim and Hindu tradition
and then the last period witnessed a foreign intervention that could not assimilate
to local aesthetics. This paper highlights this trajectory of rise and fall in the
tradition of woodcarving in the Subcontinent. The study focuses on the factor that
were responsible for the major transitions and the rise and fall pattern. The
research establishes that the rise of the tradition was a product of indigenous
sensibility while the fall was a consequence when the indigenous sensibility was
systematically devalued by the British.
Naela Aamir. (2018) The Rise and Fall of the Tradition of Woodcarving in the Subcontinent, Journal of the Punjab University Historical Society, Volume 31, issue 1.
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