Sunday, February 3, 2019
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Iravatham Mahadevan’s contributions, MV Bhaskar, 2nd Feb 2019
Tamil Heritage Trust
presents
"Iravatham Mahadevan’s contributions"
(ஐராவதம் மகாதேவனின் பங்களிப்புகள்)
a talk by MV Bhaskar
on 2nd February 2019, Saturday 5:30 PM at Arkay Convention Center,
146/3 R.H.Road, OMS Lakshana (Above Shah Electronics), Mylapore, Chennai
About the topic:
Iravatham
Mahadevan, a multi-faceted personality died at the age of 88 in
November 2018. He was an IAS officer and after his retirement edited the
popular Dinamani newspaper for a few years. But he is known for his
contributions to two major areas of research. He was the pioneer in
reading early Tamil inscriptions in the Brahmi script. His magnum opus,
‘Early Tamil Epigraphy’ puts together all the known Brahmi Tamil
epigraphs in one place and establishes the methodology to be followed in
interpreting them. Equally important is his work in the field of
interpreting the Indus seals. Starting from building a complete
concordance of all the known symbols of the Indus seals, Iravatham
Mahadevan went about unravelling what those symbols meant. To this day
no one has successfully deciphered the Indus symbols, but Iravatham
Mahadevan’s work may go a long way in helping the researchers.
The
talk will cover the two major areas of Mahadevan’s research, Tamil
epigraphy and Indus decipherment. In addition to describing the work
done by Mahadevan, the talk will try to unravel Mahadevan’s research
methodology.
About the speaker:
MV
Bhaskar is a CEO of a Chennai based AuthorCafe. His passion is in the
space of conservation and documentation of art. He worked as a
consultant and archivist for creating a digital archive of the murals of
temples in Tamil Nadu. He had also worked as the Project Director for
constructing a curated archive of all the Tamil Brahmi inscriptions
identified and included by Iravatham Mahadevan in his book. In the
process, he started working closely with Mahadevan and collaborated with
him on a series of papers on the Indus script. He is the editor of the
‘Collected Papers on the Indus Script’ by Iravatham Mahadevan, a
forthcoming publication.
MV
Bhaskar had presented a talk on “Preservation and Documentation of
Temple Murals” for the Tamil Heritage Trust, in September 2012.
Entry for the event is absolutely FREE; No registration required. The event will also be available on LIVE. For further details, please visit http://www.tamilheritage.in & https://www.facebook.com/TamilHeritageTrust.
Thursday, January 10, 2019
Thursday, January 3, 2019
Sringara - A Timeline, Prathik Murali, 5th Jan 2019
Tamil Heritage Trust
presents
Sringara - A Timeline
a Talk
by
Prathik Sudha Murali
5th January 2019, Saturday 5:30 PM
at
(Near Sir Sivasami Kalalaya Higher Secondary School)
29, W Circular Rd, Mandavelipakkam, Raja Annamalai Puram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600028
About the Topic
The lecture aims at discussing the Indian perspective of Sringara as a chronology. Desire, that the Vedas believe as the first creation, will trace its route through some of the best, famous and un-popular poems of India. It will traverse the path beginning from the Vedas, venture into the Sangam Literature, embellish devotion and take pride in unraveling its many shades as it has been doing through the ages
About the Speaker
An accountant by profession, Prathik is also pursuing his masters in Historical studies from the Madras University. He contributes his writings to heritage magazines and is passionate about heritage travel. Indian cultural anthropology is close to his heart, hence he displays ardor to present his views through talks.
Please note down the change in the venue; due to non-availability of Arkay Convention Centre, January-19 talk is being held in a different venue. Please reach out RaviShankar @ 9500074247 / Ramki @ 9444321608 if you have any questions on directions
Wednesday, December 12, 2018
Saturday, November 3, 2018
Thursday, November 1, 2018
Inscription Stones of Bangalore - A Citizen Project, P L Udaya Kumar, 3rd Nov 2018
Tamil Heritage Trust
presents
Inscription Stones of Bangalore - A Citizen Project
a Talk
by
P L Udaya Kumar
3rd November 2018, Saturday 5:30 PM at Arkay Convention Center,
146/3 R.H.Road, OMS Lakshana (Above Shah Electronics), Mylapore, Chennai
About the Topic
Inscriptions stones (Shila Shaasanas) in the Bengaluru area are original documentation of the people of that region, their culture, religion, and language. These stones conjure up vivid pictures of the historic and social fabric of the past, with linguistic plurality, construction of lakes, tax practices, donations, grants, governance et al making up their warp and weft. Rampant urbanization in Bengaluru has led to the destruction of a majority of the 150 stones in the old ‘Bangalore’ region, painstakingly documented by B.L. Rice and others between 1894 and 1905 and captured remarkably in the twelve-volume ‘Epigraphia Carnatica’ series.
The talk will focus on “Inscription Stones Of Bangalore” (Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/inscriptionstones & Twitter: @inscriptionblr) a citizen activism project to raise awareness and protect ancient inscription stones found in the Bengaluru region. The project has been using technology (social media, mapping, 3D scanning, 3D printing, OCR) to protect preserve & restore the dignity of the last few remaining ‘Inscription Stones Of Bangalore’. One of its passionately ambitious projects is to build a Mandapa designed in ‘Ganga’ style to house the oldest known inscription of Bengaluru, dating back to 750 CE, the “Kittiah Veeragallu” (Kittiah Herostone) of Hebbal, through crowd-funding from all strata of the society including the local community, a path-breaking attempt in responsible heritage activism.
About the Speaker
Udaya is a passionate Bangalorean and an accidental historian-conservationist. He has a Master’s degree in Engineering Mechanics from IIT Madras and has earlier worked in various capacities for the Tatas and General Electric. He currently heads the Software Delivery Centre, India at Schneider Electric, delivering industrial automation solutions to clients worldwide.
Entry for the event is absolutely FREE; No registration required. The event will NOT be available on LIVE this time. For further details, please visit http://www.tamilheritage.in & https://www.facebook.com/TamilHeritageTrust
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