| Every culture of the world develops from the | | | | developed are not one but many. The |
| beliefs, practices and customs, traditions and | | | | subcontinent has been a rich base for the |
| values of its people. Through their lifestyle they | | | | cultivation of an even richer set of cultures, which |
| develop systems of moral codes and norms, | | | | have been influenced by different settlers of over |
| which they enrich with their activities and | | | | thousands of years. The multitude of languages |
| customs, of, which the arts, music, architecture, | | | | spoken and the mix of religions present have |
| literature etc. have been a very majorly integral | | | | further enriched the land and its people. This |
| component. To understand a kind of people the | | | | paper in particular focuses on the visual arts and |
| most important thing to study is their literature, | | | | architecture in relation to their influence on Indian |
| and art. In case of India, the cultures that have | | | | music. |