The Temple and the Teertha
The Temple and the Teertha – Chitrakoot is so central to the Ramayana the story of Shri Rama cannot be imagined apart from it.
October 20, 2020 Pankaj Saxena
Ancient Temples and Modern Dacoits Part V: The Present State of Hindu Temples – Morena as a Case Study
The ancient Hindu temples in most places in north India were either destroyed or desecrated in the Medieval Era and hence were abandoned by Hindus.
October 14, 2020 Pankaj Saxena
Ancient Temples and Modern Dacoits Part IV: The Kachhapaghata Wonders of Morena
Morena witnessed the last great bout of temple-building activity in the Kachhapaghata Era, lasting from the late 10th century to late 12th-century C.E.
October 6, 2020 Pankaj Saxena
Ancient Temples and Modern Dacoits Part III: The Architectural Workshop of the Gurjara-Pratiharas
If there is one dynasty in north India that has left a lasting imprint on the architectural style of the region, it is the Gurjara Pratiharas
September 23, 2020 Pankaj Saxena
Ancient Temples and Modern Dacoits Part II: The Mandapika Shrines of Morena
Morena the 14th-century Hindu temple architecture -that is a period spanning around seven centuries.
September 14, 2020 Pankaj Saxena
Ancient Temples and Modern Dacoits: The Story of Morena
Morena the centre of Hindu temple Architectural Heritage
September 7, 2020 Pankaj Saxena
The Return of Aesthetics Part VI
The aesthetic in art is returning and in some ways the nameless artist is also making a comeback.
August 31, 2020 Pankaj Saxena
The Musician in the Music Part V
The introduction of the individual musician and the removal of the divine in the music led to down path
August 27, 2020 Pankaj Saxena
The Chef In The Food Part IV
The Chef has arrived in the Food. And the Food is consequently dead as the ‘food and medicine’.
August 17, 2020 Pankaj Saxena
Aesthetics Vs. Meaning Part II: The Architect in Architecture
The Architect search for the ever new and ever strange, without giving any thought to the meaning of architecture led to the degeneration
August 3, 2020 Pankaj Saxena
Aesthetics Vs. Meaning Part I: The Importance of Hindu Architecture
Hindu Architecture through its imagery and play with sculpture and architecture, elevates the devotees to higher planes of consciousness.
July 26, 2020 Pankaj Saxena
The Author in Literature Part III
In Ancient India a piece of great art is created only with divine inspiration and not through the individual innovation of the author or the poet
July 11, 2020 Pankaj Saxena
Art – Indic Vs Western Part II – The Painter In The Painting
The artist is missing from these marvelous pieces of art. The ideal of the Indian artist was to conform to the rules laid down by the great masters and not to create something radically new.
July 4, 2020 Pankaj Saxena
The Artist In The Art Part I
Indian Art stands on one end of the spectrum. Rather than glorify the individual artist, it works for creating entire cultures with specific characteristics.
June 27, 2020 Pankaj Saxena
