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Editor's Note: Art historian Stella Kramrisch states that the art of painting has played an important role in the life of the Indian people since ancient times. Perhaps this is why it led them to invent creative legends to explain the origin of this art. Even from behind the most mundane depictions of human nature and culture, the Indian painter tried to convey a profounder significance, a spiritual suggestion, or a hint of the unseen, says Sri Aurobindo. Read more in the Editorial. |
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Editor's Note: Sri Aurobindo, in his volume The Renaissance in India and Other Essays on Indian Culture, devotes a full essay on Indian painting. We find there a deeper historical overview of the painting traditions of India, especially focusing on the continuity of the tradition. He speaks of the spirit, inspiration and motive with which the best Indian painters worked. And he further emphasises the deep and intimate connection of Indian painting with the spiritual and religious-philosophic vision that is at the source of all Indian cultural expression.
For the Guiding Light feature in this issue, we highlight some selections from that essay in 2 parts |
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King Drupad praying to Kala Bhairav |
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Editor's Note: In this final part of series on Veerabhadra Swami temple at Lepakshi (see part 1 and 2), we zoom in on the templeās magnificent murals. Many of the murals found primarily in the
natya mandapa of the temple portray stories from our
itihÄsa-s and
purÄna-s. These fine pieces of art mesmerise us with their aesthetic appeal even after more than 500 years. At the same time, through these paintings we become familiar with some of the social-cultural-political practices of that time. We also get a good idea of the contemporary fashion trends. |
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Shiva drinking the poison, by Nandalal Bose, 1933 |
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Editor's Note: In this brief biography of Nandalal Bose, a pioneer of what came to be known as Contextual Modernism school of Indian painting which emerged from Shantiniketan, read about the various artistic, philosophical and spiritual influences that shaped him as an artist. Nanadalal was a student of Abanindranath Tagore, the leading light of the Bengal School of Art, and later worked and taught at Shantiniketan where he found his own unique approach to integrating art and life. |
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Editor's Note: In this episode of Insightful Conversations at BhÄratShakti, we speak with Chad Kilgore, a US-based visual artist, on his journey as an artist, his spiritual quest, and the relation between his art and his inner journey. |
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The online talk on June 23, 2025 will focus on the theme:
Love and Death: Two Protagonists in Savitri
The programme will begin at 5:00 PM. Here are the details for joining this online talk:
June 23, 2025, 5:00 PM India
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 825 5960 9907
Passcode: 240417
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As part of the
SamvÄd series of events in which selected books are discussed in the light of Sri Aurobindo's vision, the latest book to be taken up was --
Antaryatra: Soul Journeys, written by Dr. Beloo Mehra, Director, BhÄratShakti. This took place at an event on April 15, 2025 organised by by Brown Critique Books and Pondicherry People for Heritage. The event organiser, Ms. Gayatri Majumdar, who is the founder-publisher of Brown Critique Books, co-founder of Pondicherry/Auroville Poetry Festival, and Editor, AuroPublications, Sri Aurobindo Society, facilitated the discussion.
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