A speech delivered as a chief guest at the inaugural session at a National Conference on the Iconography of Hindus,Buddhists and Jains on January 8, 2016.
Art history is history with a difference. While the modern genre of history is considered more of a science dealing with the material world, Art history takes one to abstract heights, into a different realm. Art history is the finest amalgam of both science and art. Among various forms of art, iconography needs a special mention. An ‘icon’ is a clear symbol...
Saturday, 9 January 2016
Thursday, 7 January 2016
Keynote address given at S V University on Secularism, 5th of December 2015
Secularism – Conceptual and Historical Analysis in Indian Context- speech in Telugu
Keynote address delivered at a seminar on 'Secularism – Conceptual and Historical Analysis in Indian Context', Sri Venkateshwara University, Tirupathi on 4th of Dec 2015...
"Towards Indian Knowledge Society"
“Towards Indian Knowledge Society”
Problem:
The traditional Indian knowledge system has been gradually replaced by the modern western system during the colonial phase to suit the needs of the then governance. While the national consciousness was evolving, the then national leaders had attempted to think about the feasibility of a hybrid system clubbing amenable features of both the systems. In the post independent era, several commissions have examined various alternatives to resolve the issue starting from...
Monday, 4 January 2016
Interview given to Sobhana K Nair, Mumbai Mirror on 30th of December 2015
Interview given to Sobhana K Nair, Mumbai Mirror on 30th of December 2015
Q) Why do you say that Akhanda Bharath is a cultural concept and not
political. Could you please elucidate further.
A) In fact, Bharathkhand is a Puranic geographic term. When looked at etymologically,
Bharath denotes ‘Light’ that is Jnana. The process of ‘realisation of
soul’ is described as transition from darkness to Light. The Knowledge
and the Process (sadhana) through which the realisation can be
attained form the basis of the Bharath culture. Ancient...