Indic Academy is providing a grant for one participant to attend a tour to Badami, Aihole and Pattadakal organized by Swarajya Heritage Tours, via it’s Indica Yatra program.
The Chalukyas ruled large parts of Southern and Central India between the 6th and the 12th centuries. They ruled as three related yet individual dynasties. The earliest of them were known as the “Badami Chalukyas”. The Badami Chalukya architecture was a temple building idiom that evolved in the Malaprabha river basin, in present-day Bagalkot district.
Chalukya style originated in Aihole and was perfected in Badami and Pattadakal. Their style includes two types of monuments: rock cut halls or “cave temples”, and “structural” temples, built above ground. Art critic Dr. M. Sheshadri wrote of the Chalukya art that they cut rock like Titans but finished like jewellers. The Chalukya temples provide a fine balance of versatility and restrain. On this journey we will visit all three of the major locations for Chalukya architecture – Aihole, Badami and Pattadakal.
This journey will be led by Dr. Raghavendra Rao H. Kulkarni, Professor, Department of Art History, College of Fine Arts, Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath. Dr Kulkarni is a well-known expert of art history and has worked extensively on Badami Chalukya temples. He has to his credit multiple publications/books and research papers on related topics.
Indica Yatra is a new platform by Indica Academy which aims to promote conservation, research and popularization of India’s heritage landmarks. The present grant will be provided to one serious and committed public intellectual or student of history. Interested people may apply to us at namaste@indica.org.in. More information about the tour is available here.
Date: 10th-13th October, 2019
Venue: Badami, Aihole & Pattadakal
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