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We hope you are enjoying the latest issue of Renaissance. E.B. Havell, the famous British art historian, once said that because art is primarily subjective, it is not in existing monuments and masterpieces or in the fragmentary collections of painting and sculpture in museums that we should seek for the origin of the great art schools of the world. Rather, we should seek that in the thoughts which created these monuments and masterpieces. |
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Editor's Note: India's long and rich sculptural tradition is closely connected with her temple architectural tradition, known together as
vaastu parampara. The intimate connection between these two art forms is exemplified perfectly by Kailasha Temple at Ellora caves. Read here the author's experiential account of her visit to Kailasha temple and other caves of Ellora. |
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Editor's Note: The topic of this video lecture by Ms. Rekha Rao beautifully intersects the realms of Indian Sculptural Art with the Indian traditional sciences of Ayurveda and Yoga.
Ms. Rekha Rao begins with a quick overview of the key scriptures of the Vedic tradition to highlight the place of Ayurveda and Yoga in the overall Indian knowledge systems. She shows several representative pictures from various Hindu and Buddhist temples and particularly speaks of shalabhanjikas and other figures which were very consciously sculpted in Indian temples to highlight and promote the knowledge of Ayurvedic and other natural medicinal systems. |
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Editor's Note: This photo essay takes the reader high up in Spiti valley near the border of Tibet. It gives a peek into a Buddhist monastery which is known as the āAjanta of the Himalayasā. |
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Editor's Note: The sculptural heritage of India is closely linked with the long tradition of image worship. We feature an excerpt from the book titled
Elements of Hindu Iconography, Vol. 1, Part 1, which briefly explores this connection. |
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Editor's Note: In Part 1 of this overview on history of Art in India, the author emphasised the āsacredā and the āspiritualā foundation of all artistic creation in India. He focused mostly on the sculptural art in India. This part gives a brief history of Indian painting. |
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On April 17, 2025, Dr. Beloo Mehra delivered Prof. K.R. Srinivasa Iyengar Memorial Lecture at a special programme organised at Sri Aurobindo Society, Chennai |
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Editor's Note: Thee School Governing Council and Administration of DAV Public School, Bengaluru has invited BhÄratShakti team of Sri Aurobindo Society to conduct a 2-day workshop for their teachers during their annual professional development week in May 2025. |
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