Hindu Aesthetics In The Folk Songs Of Tamil Nadu With Reference To Thinai
The Sangam poets observed an intimate connection that landscapes had with the people and their lives, emotions and beliefs
October 21, 2021 Mahati Kannan
Research Papers
The Raja Dharma Series – Scope Of Smṛti And Nature Of A Dhārmic State – Part 1
Law of land is identified distinctly from universal righteous order by traditional Smṛti whereas modern constitution is confined to nation-state and is strictly a legal document
October 15, 2021 Shankara Bharadwaj Khandavalli
Educational Methodologies And Rasa Theory
In the dawn of self-knowledge – aparoksha-anubhava, the Guru-shiShya-sambandha completely dissolves, and Atman/Brahman, Truth Itself alone, shines forth, expounds K. Gopinath……..
October 5, 2021 Prof. Kanchi Gopinath
The Personification Of Ashtanayikas Based On The Sringara Rasa Depicted In The Ragamala Paintings
The Ashtanayikas of the Ragamala paintings have been classified on the basis of two important segment of Śṛṅgāra Rasa – Sambhoga and Vipralambha.
September 29, 2021 Aarti Iyer
Unravelling The Aesthetic Layers Of The Indian National Movement: An Artistic Study
This paper by Anirudh Naveen is a preliminary attempt at examining the artistic re-awakening that emerged through the artists and philosophers in early twentieth-century Bengal.
September 22, 2021 Anirudh Naveen
Multivector Model Analysis Of Hastas Or Hand Gestures As Bio Semiotic Conveyors Of Rasa
The hasta or hand is seen as a reflection of the larger cosmic body or vastu purusha, which constitutes the pancha mahabhutas.
September 16, 2021 Dr. Siri Rama
Revisiting Agastya-Vindhyā Lore With a New Evidence From Parāśaratantra
This paper will present original research carried out by the author that identifies Vindhyā and Agastya lore to be 21000+ years old.
September 14, 2021 Rupa Bhaty
Understanding ‘Yuga’ And ‘Yuganta’ In Puranas
This paper presents a simple and elegant framework for the classification of Yugas followed by a summary of variations from Puranas. The paper explains why the traditions might have differed and provides the roadmap for their usage to track and separate historical events of Indian civilization
September 9, 2021 Jeevan Rao G S and Nilesh Nilkanth Oak
॥ मन्त्र-देवतादर्शनेषु ऋषीणां सौन्दर्यप्रज्ञावैशारद्यम्॥
A Sanskrit research paper on “An Aesthetic Wisdom of Rishi, Concerning Mantras & Devatas” by Dr. Naveen Bhat presented at ‘Conference on Hindu Aesthetics’ organised by Indica
September 6, 2021 Dr. Naveen Bhat
Puranas On The Parvatas Of The World
‘The Purāṇas place the whole mountain system of the world at the centre around the Meru, which is in turn said to be situated in the middle of Ilāvṛta varṣa.’ Research paper by Dr. Vidyuta K
September 4, 2021 Vidyuta K