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<b>As one enters the Parliament House, one is fascinated by a row of beautiful paintings adorning the walls of the outer circular corridor on the ground floor. The paintings are the works of eminent artists of India, depicting scenes from the long history of this country right from the Vedic age down the British period, culminating in the attainment of independence in 1947</b>

The practice in India of decorating public places, temples and palaces etc., with paintings and murals has come down to us since time immemorial. These pieces of art are symbolic of the life, culture and traditions of the people of the contemporaneous periods. To us now, they are reminiscent of the great civilisations and empires that flourished in India in the past and of the great kings, warriors and saints who by their efforts glorified this land of ours. The caves of Ajanta, Ellora and Elephanta are vivid reminders of great art that flourished centuries ago.
It was natural, therefore, that the architects of modern India should have thought it fit to decorate the modern temple of democracy, i.e, the Parliament House, with paintings depicting great moments in the history of this country and to try to revive in some measure the glory that was 'India'. The idea was first conceived by the late Shri G.V. Mavalankar, the first Speaker of Lok Sabha. In 1951, a Planning Committee was appointed, consisting of prominent Members of Parliament, eminent scholars, archaeologists, historians with the Speaker (Shri G.V. Mavalankar) as Chairman. The Committee drew up a detailed plan to decorate the corridor on the ground floor of the Parliament House with 125 panels (size 11'.9" x 4'.11/2") and 46 motifs, at an estimated cost of Rs. 3 lakhs. According to revised plan the corridor on Ground Floor of the Parliament House will be decorated with 59 Panels.

In order to execute the plan, an Artists Sub-Committee consisting of well-known artists, historians, archaeologists and archaeological chemists was appointed in 1954. This Sub- Committee laid down a detailed and systematic procedure for getting the panels painted by selected artists in the country.

The artists selected for painting the murals have been divided into different zones and each zone is under the change of an honorary Artist Supervisor who is also a member of the Artists Sub-Committee. The Artist Supervisor guides and supervises the work of the artists in his respective zone. Each panel passes through three stages, i.e., colour sketch, pencil cartoon and final painting on masonite board. The work was to be approved at every stage by the Artist Supervisor and the Artists Sub-Committee, particularly by the historian members of the Sub-Committee.

This panel illustrates two scenes from the epic Ramayana. The first one depicts the compassion of Valmiki with the quotation "ma nishada"etc. The other depicts the meeting of Rama and Guha (King of Nishadas), symbolising the meeting of the Arvan and Austric cultures.

Artist--Shri K. Sreenivasulu, Madras.

Artist Supervisor--Shri K.C.S. Paniker, Madras.

Scene depicting the establishment of Rama Rajya. The principal figures shown are Rama, Sugriva, Hanuman, Vasishtha, Lakshmana, Sita, Bharata, Satrughna and the three mothers Kaushalya, Kaikeyi and Sumitra.

Artist--Shri P. L. Narasimha Murthy, Madras.

Artist Supervisor--Shri K.C.S. Paniker, Madras.

Mahavira (6th Century B.C.) with Adinatha and Parsvanatha on either side, all seated with appropriate symbols. The statue of Gomateswara at Sravanabelgola is also shown.

Artist--Shri A. Balakrishnan, Madras.

Artist Supervisor--Shri K.C S Paniker, Madras.

Buddha's temptation showing Buddha seated on Vajrasana with Mara and his host on one side and his daughters on the other (6th Century B.C.).

Artist--Shri S. Sen Roy, New Delhi.

Artist Supervisor--Shri Barada Ukil, Delhi.

Buddha turning the wheel of law (Dharrna-Chakra Pravartana). It also shows the first five disciples of the Buddha at Sarnath and the symbol showing the Dharma Chakra with two couchant stags on either side.

Artist--Shri Sushil Sarkar, Chandigarh.

Artist Supervisor--Shri Barada Ukil, Delhi.

(a) Asoka sending out missions to different countries. Asoka, monks and the Greek Kings (3rd Century B.C.).

(b) Asoka's Buddhist Council.

Artist--Shri B. N. Jijja, Delhi.

Artist Supervisor--Shri Barada Ukil, Delhi.

King Mahameghavahana--Kharavela of Kalinga and his Jaina Council held at Udayagiri in the 1 3th year of his reign (2nd Century B.C.).

Artist--Shri Sushil Chandra Sen, Uttarpara, District Hooghly.

Artist Supervisor--Shri S. N. Ghosal, Calcutta.

Kanishka's Buddhist Council (1 st Century A.D.)--the age of the mingling of different cultures Zoroastrian, Buddhist and Brahmanical. Also showing Kanishka's casket and different coin types illustrating Hindu, Buddhist and Zoroastria divinities.

Artist--Shri Indra Dugar, Calcutta.

Artist Supervisor--Shri S.N. Ghosal, Calcutta.

Harshavardhana receiving the Chinese Pilgrim Hsuan Shwang, with an inset of the seal of the Nalanda University (7th Century A.D.).

Artist--Shri Feroz N. Katpitia, Baroda.

Artist Supervisor--Shri N. S. Bendre, Baroda.

Harshavardhana receiving the Chinese Pilgrim Hsuan Shwang, with an inset of the seal of the Nalanda University (7th Century A.D.).

Artist--Shri Feroz N. Katpitia, Baroda.

Artist Supervisor--Shri N. S. Bendre, Baroda.

Gopala elected King by the People (9th Century A.D.).

Artist--Shri V. P. Trivedi, Baroda.

Artist Supervisor--Shri N. S. Bendre, Baroda.

Harshavardhana receiving the Chinese Pilgrim Hsuan Shwang, with an inset of the seal of the Nalanda University (7th Century A.D.).

Artist--Shri Feroz N. Katpitia, Baroda.

Artist Supervisor--Shri N. S. Bendre, Baroda.

Ferozeshah Tughlak with Kotla Ferozeshah, showing Asoka column in the background (14th Centurv A.Dl.

Artist--Shri Y. K. Shukla, Banasthali Vidyapeeth, Rajasthan.

Artist Supervisor--Shri Gopal D. Deuskar, Bombay.

Harshavardhana receiving the Chinese Pilgrim Hsuan Shwang, with an inset of the seal of the Nalanda University (7th Century A.D.).

Artist--Shri Feroz N. Katpitia, Baroda.

Artist Supervisor--Shri N. S. Bendre, Baroda.

Shahjahan (1627--1658 A.D.) and Mumtazmahal, with the Delhi Gate of the Red Fort in the background.

Artist--Shri Bhupendra M. Desai, Bombay.

Artist Supervsor--Shri N. S. Bendre, Baroda.

Harshavardhana receiving the Chinese Pilgrim Hsuan Shwang, with an inset of the seal of the Nalanda University (7th Century A.D.).

Artist--Shri Feroz N. Katpitia, Baroda.

Artist Supervisor--Shri N. S. Bendre, Baroda.

Mirabai(1498--1546A.D.),Surdas(1479--1586A.D.)and Tukaram (17th Century A.D.).

Artist--Shri Bihari C. Bharbhaiya, Baroda.

Artist Supervisor--Shri N. S. Bendre, Baroda.

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