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Assimila- tion of foreign influences Social influences on the arts Influence of Sanskrit Influence of the Ṛgveda on Sanskrit poetry. plained . Paintings or sculptures were believed to take after their creators , even as a poem reflects ...
Assimila- tion of foreign influences Social influences on the arts Influence of Sanskrit Influence of the Ṛgveda on Sanskrit poetry. plained . Paintings or sculptures were believed to take after their creators , even as a poem reflects ...
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... influence of Western models becoming dis- cernible in the early 19th century . Reform - minded Hin- dus , led by Rammohan Ray , took a positive attitude to Western literature and urged on their countrymen a Western type of education ...
... influence of Western models becoming dis- cernible in the early 19th century . Reform - minded Hin- dus , led by Rammohan Ray , took a positive attitude to Western literature and urged on their countrymen a Western type of education ...
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... influence of the Khmer styles of Angkor . Tall , gabled roofs , with steps and overlaps , the gables adorned with flame finials , are typical , exemplified by the Water Pavilion at Bang Pa - in . Thai painting of the early period ( 13th ...
... influence of the Khmer styles of Angkor . Tall , gabled roofs , with steps and overlaps , the gables adorned with flame finials , are typical , exemplified by the Water Pavilion at Bang Pa - in . Thai painting of the early period ( 13th ...
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