Volume VI, Issue 2Author: Sunil Kumar Editor’s Note: Enjoy this delightful book review, which is just as poetic in its feel as the book it speaks of. Book Details: Title: Vritrahan Author: Ratul Chakraborty Publisher: Occam (BluOne Ink Imprint), Pages 346ISBN 13: 978-9365478228Click to buy Quick summary Ratul’s poetic masterpiece seamlessly blends myth and modernity,
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The Śilparatna says that the temple, prāsāda, should be worshipped as Puruṣa. But what is this Puruṣa and how a temple symbolises the body of the Puruṣa.
Temple as Puruṣa – Excerpts from a Talk Read More »
The first part takes the reader on a virtual walk-through of the exterior of Veerabhadra temple, pointing out its architectural and sculptural beauty.
Of Rama, Sita and Veerabhadra: The Grand Temple at Lepakshi – 1 Read More »
After a tour of the splendour that fills the compound of Veerabhadra Temple, part 2 now takes the reader toward the interior of the mandir.
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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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Excerpts from a lecture delivered by A. B. Purani at the J J. School of Art, on February 1, 1954. focusing on the art-creation processes.
Towards a New Synthesis in Artistic Process – I Read More »
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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