Art- Rise in Post-Independent India
Indian Art has always been a wonder and interesting since times unknown. Every age speaks of novelty. The influence of invaders has a major role in shaping up the Indian Art through the ages. Post independence Indian Art has come long way in presentation and style. The colonialism traces and British style mainly influenced the artists of that period. Some of the rebels who sought to reject the British hues from their art, proposed Swadeshi Movement in art. It insisted on representing purely Indian face in Art. The rural India, especially lower strata of society was the theme of artist like Amrita Shergill and Jamini Roy. Shailoz Mukherjiea, Bendre, K. H. Ara and likes captured the beauty of Indian nature by simply using lively colors and created the aura of tranquility and peace. Artist like Rabindranath Tagore who belonged to same period was different from others. His paintings had more personal and universal themes rather than insisting only on India.

Catch-22 expression of partition:
Along with Independence India had to taste the bitterness due to partition. Partition created chaos among the people and migration from India to Pakistan and vice versa developed some artist who presented the agony and insecurity of partition. In northern India artists like B.C. Sanyal, Kanwal Krishna, Dhanraj Bhagat , Mago and others painted the displacement trauma and feeling of being abandon.

Art Conscious Indian States
Post Independence, almost every major city and state of India had groups that developed their own style and concepts. Progressive Group formed in Bombay by M. F. Hussain, S.H. Raza, F. N. Souza, and S.H. Gade. Most of them alienated the political themes and expressions that were routine of earlier artists. They vent modernism in art, which continues to influence modern artists. Hussain has added glamour to Indian painting by painting his muse Madhuri Dixit. His bold expression of Indian Goddesses in nude form has also made him target of conservative class of Indian society. The group was further joined by legends V. S. Gaitonde, M. Samant and Krishen Khanna.

The rural art and handicraft continued to influence the Indian Art and it formed a major theme of Cholamandal Artist Village in South of India. The artist of this group was inspired by the Indian rural art and technique. The group included artists like J. Sultan Ali, S.G. Vasudev, and K. Ramanujam.

Neo-tantric art too prospered during this period. It stressed on the shapes such as triangles, squares and circles that represents emotions. Shanker De, Gulam Rasool, Santosh and J. Swaminathan were masters of this style.

Political disturbance and Chaos of '70s and expression of distress
Chaos and disturbance griped the society in seventies. The war with Pakistan in 1971, the naxalite movement in Bengal, failing of democracy de to emergency, political confusion were the negatives that affected people filling their life with grief and pain. The artist from urban areas of Mumbai, Calcutta and Delhi captured the trials and tribulations accurately. The works of Gieve Patel, Vivian Sunderam, Ganesh Pyne, and Sudhir Patwardhan truly mark the pain and grief of the common person during that time.

Gale of Glamour and Bold Approach by the end of 20th century
With times art changed in its appearance with the set of new artist who came up with bold ideas on canvas. The* *Baroda* *Group inspired by Pop Art and Neo- Dadaism are responsible for modernistic approach in art.

Towards the end of twentieth century, the artists audaciously presented idiosyncrasy. The work was based on personal themes. The artist like Laxman Shreshtha, Tyeb Mehta, Laxma Goud, Anjolie Ela Menon made this bold approach. Bhupen Khakkar went a step further and painted alternate sexuality, thus, adding novel hue to Indian Art of painting. Victim hood and issue of subjectivity was the theme of women artist like Nalini Malini, Arpita Singh, Suruchi Chand and others.

Current Scenario
The new century witness a drastic change in approach. Artists like Subodh Gupta divert from painting to represent thought through installations. Atul Dodhiya seems to be more pluralistic and pragmatic in style. No wonder the contemporary artist are able to impress the audience worldwide and break the records of sale.

Art an expression of stance and passion
Art cannot be separated from its past influences. In fact, it is one with the basic emotions of sensuality, patriotism, love, hatred, contempt, longing and so on. With the boom in Indian Art and acquiring of worldwide recognition, the skill of the artist lies in presenting these feelings at universal level. It has to be more revolutionized in presentation and techniques. The challenge is, to meet the expectations of global market and diffused art viewer who admires the Indian concept with universal appeal.