Essays on Indic History
This book Essays on Indic History is not just a chronology of events from the past. In fact, it is a deep connection to our present It makes us who we are.
August 2, 2020 Aparna Sridhar
The Trailblazing Chisels of the Chalukyas and Pallavas
Pallavas and Chalukyas have had an extremely competitive relationship. Both were strong regional powers within Indian in the 6th – 8th-century timespan. However, no matter how strong the rivalry, we see an underlying theme of the exchange of art and aesthetics between these dynasties.
June 13, 2020 Aparna Sridhar
Sanskritotsava: Showcasing the Rich Sanskrit Textual Traditions through Dance
Kuchipudi and Vilasini Natyam practitioner Anupama Kylash speaks to Indic Today about the importance of Indian treatises and Sanskrit for dance, on the eve of the fifth Ramachar Memorial Concert which presents Sanskritotsava.
February 8, 2020 Aparna Sridhar
Ahalya’s Awakening – Who Gets To Judge
There are many women protagonists in Valmiki’s Ramayana and all of them operate in pairs, almost like a counter character. When one reads the original as Kavita Kané, author of…
October 19, 2019 Aparna Sridhar
Memorial Event For Bangalore Nagarathanamma
Every year on Bahula Panchami day, the who’s who of Carnatic music descends on to the Samadhi of Carnatic composer Thyagaraja Swami at Thiruvaiyaru in Thanjavur district. The Cauvery is…
September 21, 2019 Aparna Sridhar
Classical Dancer Rukmini Vijayakumar on Sacred Spaces and Dance
Internationally acclaimed Bharatanatyam dancer and actress Rukmini Vijayakumar is well known in dance circles for having pushed the envelope in terms of creativity and contemporary thinking and execution of an…
September 14, 2019 Aparna Sridhar
Dharma Sets Practice Apart From The Political: Nithin Sridhar
Nithin Sridhar, the author of the new release ‘Samanya Dharma’ and Editor of IndiaFacts, has been a student of the Dharmashastras for decades. As the Editor of IndiaFacts, he comes…
September 11, 2019 Aparna Sridhar
The True Story of Indian Science
Dr Raj Vedam participated in a session on ‘Unravelling the layers of History and Kavya’ organized by the Center for Soft Power, Indic Academy and Heritage Trust, at Bangalore on…
September 7, 2019 Aparna Sridhar
Rigveda Pada Paatha Video Project
The first ever complete video documentation of the entire Rig Veda chanting of Pada Paatha, rendering of the constituent words of Rig Veda mantras in the unique traditional Kerala style…
September 6, 2019 Aparna Sridhar
Citrakavya : The Wonder Poetry – An Interview with Dr Shankar Rajaraman
“An “aha” moment in Citrakāvya will go a long way in sustaining interest in Sanskrit” – Dr Shankar Rajaraman Dr Shankar Rajaraman will be speaking at an event organised jointly…
August 28, 2019 Aparna Sridhar
Word-Meaning At The Heart Of Linguistic Modelling
Indic Academy is a partner for the 6th International Sanskrit Computational Linguistics Symposium scheduled to take place between October 23-25 at IIT, Kharagpur, West Bengal Modern linguists believe that the…
August 24, 2019 Aparna Sridhar
Racing Towards Brahman
Participate in a 1000 km car rally through the heartland of Karnataka, with pit-stops at Hoysala temples, fuelled by dance and music, with the Heritage Trust and Indica. Creative ideas…
August 14, 2019 Aparna Sridhar
What Our Temples Can Teach Us
Historian Pradeep Chakravarthy says temple inscriptions provide invaluable insights on how to deal with mankind’s perennial quest for identity, conflict resolution and security In the heat and dust of Thanjavur…
August 13, 2019 Aparna Sridhar
Art, History & Spirituality Form The Backbone Of Heritage Tourism
Stories are told in India in a myriad ways. Sometimes they creep upon us unexpectedly in the most deadening of daily routines, awakening new perspectives, increasing our grasp of truth…
August 2, 2019 Aparna Sridhar
Memories of Exile and Return – A Total Theatre of Mamallapuram
The Mamallapuram Project by film maker Sashikanth Ananthachari is a curatorial coming together of three creative works of art which draw us into the world of the South and North…
July 31, 2019 Aparna Sridhar
