Painting as a study discipline

Painting as traditional art form has existed among us since centuries. When man was a cave animal there were paintings of Lascaux and now when man lives in multistoried buildings paintings of Da Vinci makes their presence in dining hall, auditoriums and art galleries. In fact painting is the earliest known art form. In the ancient past there were born painters who learnt the art of painting on their own, now with the development in human societies painting schools are formed to teach budding painters. Schools and colleges also provide classes in painting. Education in painting is available on both full time and part time basis. Mural painting and fresco find place in classical societies.

List of Historian from countries other than India

Are you passionate about History? Here is list of noted historians from countries other than India.

Historians of the Ancient Period
•    Herodotus, (484 – c. 420 BC), Halicarnassus, "Father of History"
•    Thucydides, (460 – c. 400 BC), Peloponnesian War
•    Berossus, (early 3rd century BC), Babylonian historian
•    Xenophon, (431 – c. 360 BC), an Athenian knight and student of Socrates
•    Ptolemy I Soter (367 BC — c. 283 BC), General of Alexander the Great, Founder of Ptolemaic Dynasty.

Noted Indian Historians

Are you passionate about Historians? Definitely you will like to know some successful personalities in this discipline. Here is the list of Noted Indian Historians

    * A. K. Narain

    * Aarudhra

    * Acharya Hemachandra

    * Aijaz Ahmad

    * Amiya Kumar Bagchi

History as study discipline

History is a branch of knowledge in which we study about events that taken place in the past. The word ‘History’ comes from Greek Word Historia meaning inquiry i.e. the knowledge gained from investigations. Aristotle used the word in his Peri Ta Zoa Istória ~ in Latin – Historia Animalium. The term is devised from hístōr means wise man, witness, or judge. In late 16th Century Francis Bacon used the term when he wrote “Natural History”. In words of  Francis Bacon historia was "the knowledge of objects determined by space and time". In 1390 the word “History” meaning "relation of incidents, story" find the place in English Language. In Middle English the meaning of “History” was “story”.  The adjective “historical’ taken into practice in 1661 and “historic” in 1669.

Graphics as study discipline

Also called Graphic Arts. The visual appearances on a given surface for example wall, canvas, stone, paper or computer screen to inform, illustrate, entertain or brand is called Graphics. Some of the examples of Graphics are drawings, Line Art, symbols, numbers, geometric design, diagrams, typography, maps, engineering drawing, or a google map etc. In general, graphic is produced from illustration, color and text. Graphic design may comprises conscious assortment, formation, or understanding of typography alone, as in a brochure, flier, poster, web site, or book without any other element.

Geography as study discipline

The word Geography is derived from Latin word Geographia, which means to describe the earth’s surface. Geography is the systematic study of the depiction, circulation, and interface of the miscellaneous physical, biological, and cultural features of the earth's surface. There are numerous definitions of Geography. Most learners thinks, Geography is about memorizing, locations of different places, states, countries, mountains, and rivers etc on earth. In fact geography is much much more than this.