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What was the British Rule in India and Status of art and craft- before and after

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Indian craftwork and art during British rule had glimpsed an overall upliftment, with the administration of India incorporating some regulations to boom artisans. Academies, colleges, and even exhibitions make skill and craft function better accessible for the commoner. British hands were also involved, making such works earn pride in British museums.

From 1850 to 1875, the British created several art schools for instructing Indian artists beneath the aegis of the Department of Public Instruction. The academies established comprised: Madras - in 1850, Calcutta - in 1854, Bombay -1857, and Lahore - 1875. Lockwood Kipling (1837-1911) served as Principal of the Mayo School of Arts at Lahore from 1875 to 1893. His agendas, as did the others, prepared graduates as professional portraitists, lithographers, illustrators, ornament designers, drafting technicians, and photographers. Kipling seriously tried to save or stimulate time-honored Indian wood-carving, furniture-making, and metalwork skills. The interest and public attention paid to William Morris also had a complementary role to the interest in India for arts and crafts.

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