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Bharathiya Shilpa Vyavastha : Part 5
Vaastu for living This is an introduction to Vaastu as it was applied for residential places. It is an insight into what was the original science behind Vaastu, which is very different from the “Directional Vaastu” as is practised currently. “Vaastu Consultants” in the present-day, stick to only the directional principles of Vaastu forgetting almost…
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Incentives of Goodness by Jayaprakash Narayan
Undoubtedly one of the biggest revolutionaries post independence, fondly known as Loknayak or JP, Jayprakash Narayan is a highly respected socialist leader for his critical thinking of our political dispensation. Contrary to the popular beliefs, JP elaborates the idea of the necessity of a superior non materialistic motive in front of the society to ensure…
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Bharathiya Shilpa Vyavastha : Part 4
General Introduction to Shilpa Vyavastha 36. Ratna Pareeksha: Ratna Parreksha describes how to identify the nine gems and make jewellery. 37. Ratna Sangraha: This scripture contains chapters on gemmology and Jewellery making. 38. Laghu Ratna Pareeksha: Laghu Ratna Pareeksha contains the details about jewellery making and lapidary (Cutting and Polishing of gems). This treatise is…
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Bharathiya Shilpa Vyavastha : Part 3
General Introduction to Shilpa Vyavastha 6. Agni Purana covers Murthy Vidhya (iconography). Like the encyclopaedic nature of any Purana, the Agni Purana too contains many topics apart from the main storyline which have been documented. 7. Brahmanda Purana covers mostly architecture, some sections on arts and certain crafts too. Like the encyclopaedic nature of any Purana…
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Aanayan Workshop
We are delighted to announce Aanayan Workshop – a 9 days residential workshop experimenting with Mud Plaster, Forest Exploration, Heritage Exploration, Bio Diversity Exploration, Wood Carving, Clay / Wood Sculpture, Ayurvedic lifestyle etc. The workshop is being organized from 18 to 26 February, 2023 at Poornam Ashram, Parkhanda – Khareti village 50km away from Vadodara,…
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Bharathiya Shilpa Vyavastha : Part 2
General Introduction to Shilpa Vyavastha It was the year 1982, that we were visiting Belur and Halebidu – the ancient temple sites of Belur Chennakeshava a Vaishnavaite temple and Halebidu Hoysaleshwara a Shaivite temple. I was marvelling at the architecture and the carvings. We didn’t have ‘Smartphones’ in those days and a camera was a…
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Bharathiya Shilpa Vyavastha : Part 1
Aesthetic architecture, Simple Civil Engineering, Sustainable & Eco-Friendly Construction An Introduction to the Shilpa Vyavastha of Bharata Before commencing this blog, I would like to express my sincere gratitude, Sashtaanga Namaskarams and Pranamas at the lotus feet of my dearest Late Shri Ravindra Sharmaji(Guruji) of Kala Ashram, Adilabad, Telengana, Bharata for inspiring my quest for…
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A Workshop to be organized at Kala Ashram about Learning to make and apply traditional Collyrium
Kala Ashram has been continually observing and hence believing that Bhaarat has been an industry oriented nation in her own ways and our people have been capable of making everything in their village right from Collyrium to Iron and all these production endeavours did not require any humongous machinery unlike today. The collyrium doesn’t just…
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Unearthing Menstrual Wisdom – Why menstruating women don’t go to temples and follow many such practices : Part 5/5
Click here to read part 4. Personal experiences While I began exploring the origin behind menstrual practices and the understanding of it as per Ayurveda, I also began experimenting with my own menstrual cycle. I learnt about Mudras from the book “Mudras & health perspectives” written by Suman K. Chiplunkar, and got interested in the…
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Unearthing Menstrual Wisdom – Why menstruating women don’t go to temples and follow many such practices : Part 4/5
Click here to read part 3. 7. Taking time off during menstruation In Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka state), we came across a woman who explained to us the relevance of the Tulu festival called Keddasa. This festival is celebrated in the month of January or February for 3 days. This is a celebration of the beginning…
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