- The
Cosmic Manifestation of Vaikuntha and Visvarupa - Prof. Thomas
Stuart Maxwell of University of Bonn delivered a captivating
lecture on `Vaikuntha and Visvarupa’ of Visnu. The talk revolved
around the cosmic concept of superimposed multiheaded sculptures
which manifested as a movement of worship and took a definite
route geographically only to bring about a cosmic harmony...
- Conference
on Continuing Creation of Vraja -
The region of Vrindavan and Mathura known as Vraja bhumi is a
major focus of study under the Kshetra Sampada programme in IGNCA,
which examines the holistic impact of Kshetra on the culture of
the local people.... Article by Krishna Dutt
- Vraja:
Krishna's Playground - Robyn Beeche, the well known
photographer, associated with the IGNCA'S Vraja Prakalpa
project, has documented the yearly rituals and the festivals of Vraja
since 1983...
- From
New Jersey to Vraja: Journey of an Editor
- Dr. Margaret H. Case of New Jersey is one of the most eminent
editors hand has been through hundreds of Mss. At the prestigious
Princeton University Press for over two decades. Apart from her
"love" for editing she developed inclination for the
land of mystic India for decades. Today she spends half of the
year in Vraja to "live another life"...
- Vishnupriya
- The Forgotten Wife of Sri Gauranga
- Srimati Vishnupriya, the second wife of Gauranga Mahaprabhu of
Bengal, in our worldly estimate, led a lonely life after the
sannyas of her husband. Since then the followers of Mahaprabhu
have been casually remembering Vishnupirya – to them Lord
Gauranga is the acme of divine ecstacy of Brajabhumi... Article by
Gautam Chatterjee
- Garuda
in Thai Art - Dr. Neeru
Misra,
art historian, is Programme Director with Indian Council for
Cultural Relations and currently on deputation to United Nations
Development Programme. Having specialized in Medieval Indian
History, she has made significant contributions in the areas of
history and social process...
- Hinduism and
Buddhism - is one of the last works of Coomaraswamy and among his most
significant as was recognized by Rene Guenon who, in a review
written in 1946 in Les
Etudes traditionelles, referred to it an "ouvrage
importante"...Book Reviewed by Seyyed Hossein Nasr
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