1. Mughal miniatures are an important part of the museums of the world.
2. Ancient Indian painting traditions kept alive in provinces like Malwa and Gujarat along with the central Asian influences created a deep impact in the world of painting.
3. The masters of miniature painting ,Abdu's Samad and Mir Sayyid Ali, who had come to India from Central Asia along with Humayun inspired Indian painters.

1. Tamil literature was dominated by Saivite and Vaishnavite literature.
2. Kumaraguruparar, a great Saiva poet, is said to have visited Varanasi in the late seventeenth century.
3. He composed important literary works such as Meenakshiammai Pillai Tamil and Neethineri Vilakkam.
4. Thayumanavar wrote highly devotional verses with compassion for all humanity and he formulated a sanmarga that tried to bridge differences between the various Saivite sects.
5.The Christian missionaries like Roberto de Nobili and Constantine Joseph Beschi contributed much to Tamil language

1. Poets and saints emerged from various parts of the country.
2. They were critical of rituals, and criticised the caste system.
3. Rather than using Sanskrit for expressing their devotion, they employed the language of the common people.
4. The radical ideas, and the easy but catchy language often set to music made them popular among the masses.

(a) Sikhism
1. Sikhism originated as a popular monotheistic movement, arid evolved into one of the recognised religions of the world.
2. Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of Sikhs, contained the sayings of Muslim saint Shaikh Farid and of Bhakti poets such as Namdev, Kabir, Sain and Ravidas.
(b) Sufism
1. India was a fertile soil for the prevalence of Sufism or Muslim mysticism that had its origin in Iran. It was accepted by the orthodox theologians as long as it fulfilled the obligations of the shariah.
2. Sufism played a key role in creating religious harmony.

The Jats (Mathura district), the Satnamis (Haryana region), and the Sikhs rebelled against Aurangzeb.