India’s Message: The Spiritual Solution
The present crisis concerning individuals, communities, states, and nations can be adequately addressed only with an evolution of consciousness.
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Sri Aurobindo and the New Ideal
India and Indians must regain a solid grounding in the eternal spirit which has for long nourished and enriched this land of Bharat, her people, her culture — materially, intellectually, and spiritually.
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Of Silken Threads that Bind Life and Art
From painting to poetry, from traditional to digital, from past to the future, like a rich Phulkari find in this issue a rich tapestry of creative expression.
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Painting’s Highest Motive – To Spiritualise the Sensuous Appeal
Even from behind the most mundane depictions of human nature and culture, the Indian painter tried to convey a profounder significance or a hint of the unseen.
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The Gods of Indian Sculpture
In our ongoing exploration of the Spirit and Forms of Art in India, we now focus our attention on India’s long and rich sculptural tradition.
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A Special Issue on the Mother as an Artist
Volume VI, Issue 3Author: Beloo Mehra After last month’s special offering which included the release of the first issue of Renaissance Redux, and the launch of Children’s Corner, along with rich content related to appreciation of Indian art and a book review, we are happy to bring another special issue this month. The focus this
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Indian Sacred Architecture and the Original Oneness
Indian sacred architecture is a self-expression of an ancient spiritual and religious culture. Its true significance is revealed only with an inner study.
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The Way of the Indian Artist
In the Indian vision, all Art is a medium to express the Ananda, this Eternal Delight through form. An Indian painter or sculptor seeks the pure intensities of delight as he searches for the universal beauty revealed or hidden in all creation. As he seeks perfection in the form that comes through his hand or brush, his inner being experiences a sort of enlightenment through the power of a certain “spiritually aesthetic Ananda”, reminds Sri Aurobindo.
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The Spiritual Roots of Art in India
India conceived the philosophy of art, early on in the Vedic period itself. The highest vision of the Rishis was at the root of all great art forms in India.
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