Useful
resources / web sites
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The Ancient Indus
Civilisation
www.harappa.com/har/har0.html
Illustrated pages by leading scholars
of ancient India and Pakistan and the ancient Indus Valley Civilization
- including the very latest discoveries.
www.harappa.com/photo3/index.html
photographs, postcards, lithographs,
engravings, and archival film of India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka before 1947. |
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Hayagriva Study Circle
is a pioneering effort at continuing education for adults. Designed for
those who believe in knowledge without boundaries, Hayagriva offers an
opportunity to learn about subjects they have always wanted to, but never
had the time to pursue.
www.hayagrivastudy.org |
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The
Aseema Trust, Chennai was founded to bridge arts and education, to link
rural and urban schools through folk performing arts, to use performing
arts as tools of empowerment, teaching.
www.aseematrust.org |
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www.culturalindia.net
Provides information on various
aspects of Indian culture - Art, Crafts, Music, Dance, Folktales, Religions,
Pilgrimage, National Symbols, History, Clothing, Food, Architecture, Monuments,
Forts, Cinema |
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Tamil Heritage -
Wiki model
http://tamilheritage.wikispaces.com
The pages in this collaborative
wiki aim to provide a glimpse into the many faceted heritage of Tamil Nadu.
The Wiki model offers scope for contribution by people from all walks of
life and from different levels of accomplishment. |
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Established
in 1997, Nirvana Adventures, an adventure sport company is famous for its
pioneering paragliding activity in the western region as well as across
the country and has been running India's first full time paragliding school
at Kamshet since its inception.
www.nirvanaadventures.com |
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Book
Karaikkalammaiyar
Part 1: An iconographical and textual
study
Part 2: Poems for Siva
By Peter de Bruijn
ISBN 978-90-811564-1-7
148 pp. 19 colour plates,
13 B/W plates
Published February 2007
Price: € 40
www.dhyani.nl/Books.htm
An iconographical and textual study
on the most famous Indian female poet Karaikkalammaiyar, one of the 63
nayanmar or Saiva saints. This work is based on research done in India,
Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Thailand and Malaysia during 1994-2006.
This work is interesting for scholars
and specialists of South Indian art and is the first complete publication
of this saint in English.
It describes the dwelling place
of Siva Nataraja, the forest at Tiruvalangadu in South India where Siva
performed his famous dance.
As mythology tells us, Karaikkalammaiyar
formerly known as the beautiful Punitavati, literally gave up her life
in this world to worship Siva and to accompany him in his dance on the
cremation fields in Tiruvalangadu. |
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Book
Earrings-Ornamental Identity
and Beauty in India
(ISBN 817646587-9), book by Dr.Waltraud
Ganguly
Earrings always held a significant
place in the jewellery of the Indians. They are invariably unique works
of art, bearing religious or symbolic content. This book brings a comprehensive
documentation of traditional earrings in India, based on scientific fieldwork
of more than ten years.
Waltraud Ganguly was born in Germany
and holds a degree in medicine. She feels attracted to India since she
was a student in Heidelberg. In 1971, she was married to an Indian, with
whom she lives in Germany.
You can order the book from the
publisher in Delhi directly:
BR Publishing Corporation, Neeraj
Mittal
4737-A/23, Main Ansari Road, Darya
Ganj
New Delhi 110002
Tel 91-11-23259196, 23259648
E mail brpcltd@del2.vsnl.net.in
Online through
www.bagchee.com/index.aspx |
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Online book shop which
specializes in the art and culture of India and Southeast Asia
www.asiafinebooks.com |
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EasternStudiesDatabase.com
is an apolitical, non-profit, independent, educational resource which provides
professionally researched course materials for educators and students within
the areas of Asian and Mideastern Studies.
easternstudiesdatabase.com/ |
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Brahma
Kumaris Raja Yoga Centre, Singapore
The organisation teaches free meditation
and also offers free courses on positive-thinking, stress management, leadership
seminars and various other topics for self-development.
www.bkrajayoga.com |
Music
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The
Garland, Another Garland, Yet Another Garland and The Fragrant Garland
by Mr.N.Rajagopalan |
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Harikesanjali
The post Thyagaraja
period saw the blooming of many eminent composers who have enriched Carnatic
music. Among them Harikesanallur Muthiah Bhagavathar is one of the
most distinguished, his contribution being unique. To create an awareness,
to perpetuate his memory and to propagate his music among music lovers,
his descendants have created this trust.
www.saigan.com/harikesanjali |
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e-learning
A new website
has just been launched for the benefit of music lovers, students, musicians
and teachers of South Indian classical music. Its foremost objective
is to contribute to a meaningful exchange of ideas, expertise and resources
in the field of South Indian classical music through e-learning. The course
author and tutor, Ludwig Pesch, is a practicing musician and educationist.
www.carnaticstudent.org |
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Books
by Ludwig Pesch
The [Oxford]
Illustrated Companion to South Indian Classical Music
Raga Dhana: An Alpha-Numerical Directory
of Ragas
Eloquent Percussion: A Guide to
South Indian Rhythm
Vom Klang des Gluecks: Ein Leitfaden
zur Musik Suedindiens
Reviews |
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Music Academy unveils
a treasure
One thousand hours of digitised
music available in its archives.
Talking about the long journey towards
forming his collection, Mr. Chari said: “Collectors of music are a peculiar
lot. They form a closed circle and do not allow others to get in.”
Over three decades he convinced various guardians to part with their gems
and managed a collection of around 6,000 hours of music. “It was equally
difficult to index all of it,” he said, a task in which his brother R.V.
Gopalan helped. The Tag Corporation bore the cost of the equipment and
facilities of the library.
www.hindu.com/2008/12/13/stories/2008121359840900.htm |
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Information
on Sitar, its origin, history and famous sitar players
www.sitars.net |
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Turya
Classical is a fine blend between east and west, a musical intercultural
project from Romania dedicated to spread Classical Music on string instruments.
It was created by Victor Marius Beliciu and Anne Marie Ene in 2008. The
music is a fusion of two cultures, Indian Classical Music and Western Classical
Music. Turya Classical offers an authentical music presented at its purest
form on instruments like violin, sitar, swarmandal, tanpura and tabla.
Beliciu Victor Marius is a Romanian
sitarist belonging to the Senia Gharana tradition. Trained initially
in Budapest, Hungary under professor Andras Kozma, he was fortunate to
learn from the World Renowned sitar maestro, Pandit Debu Chaudhuri, the
great legend of the Senia Tradition, which has been named after Mian Tansen
the doyen of the Indian Classical Music.
Anne Marie Ene, graduated with a
diploma in violin and toured Europe extensivley. Since 1996, she has made
India her home in order to acquire a deeper understanding of Indian Culture
and studied with Joy Shrivastava and Swarna Khuntia.
www.celestialsitar.com/turya.htm |
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Yazh
Sudhakar's blog archive
Visit this site to listen to "Ninaithaale
inikkum" programmes presented by Yazh Sudhakar in Suryan FM radio.
Also available in the site - his
Tamil kavidhais, rare photographs of music geniuses in the Tamil film world.
He often relays old songs, raga based
songs of Bhagavathar, Ghantasala, TM Sounderrajan, P.Suseela, Yesudas,
SPB, Janaki and selected MGR, Sivaji film songs.
Yazh
Sudhakar's profile |
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Royalty
Free Music
Royalty free
music downloads, premium production music library, royalty free sound effects.
Listen online, purchase and download music and sound effects instantly.
Free loops and sounds.
www.neosounds.com |
Hindu Gods & Saints
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Hindu
Gods & Goddesses
by Swami Harshananda
Published by Sri Ramakrishna Math |
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Thiruvilaiyaadal
Puraanam (English & Tamil)
Illustration by S. Rajam, Txt by
Arangasami
Published by Ramalingar Panimandram |
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Sidhivnayak, Aashtavinayk,
Aartis, Symbolism, Temples, Stories, 32 forms, Dev darshan, Hindu Gods,
Goddesses, Saints & Sadgurus - visit www.shreedarshan.com |
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Info on self-realization,
mantra meditation, Bhagavad-gita, yoga, karma, reincarnation, vegetarianism,
Live Webcasts From Krishna Temples
www.krishna.com |
Temples
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Shri Naina Devi Ji Temple
situated on hill top in Bilaspur Distt. of Himachal Pradesh
www.nainadevi.com |
Art & Craft
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….lets give new life
to these stones…for they are not just stones…but centuries of knowledge
handed down from generation to the next, coursing through the viens of
a master sculpture…
www.poetryinstone.in |
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Giovanni Antonio Canal
(Venice, Republic of Venice, October 28, 1697 – April 19, 1768, Venice),
better known as Canaletto, was a Venetian artist famous for his
landscapes, or vedute, of Venice. He was also an important printmaker in
etching.
www.canalettogallery.org |
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The complete works
by Jan Matejko - Biography, more than 60 images of paintings, eCards
www.jan-matejko.org |
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"Art Ireland Ltd"
- Online Paintings, Art, Photos, Facts and Artists of Ireland, Ireland
Art Exhibitions
www.irelandart.com |
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"Lugansk Art Gallery",
presents for purchase really distinctive art works of professional artists
of Ukraine both members of the National Union of Ukrainian Artists and
representatives of alternative art trends.
www.artgallery.com.ua |
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"Isabel Art Gallery"
offers prestigious fine art oil painting reproductions of Masterpieces,
oil portrait paintings, pet portraits & wedding portraits, entirely
hand painted by professional artists, graduated from Art Schools.
www.isabel.com |
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"QingfengArt"
offers high quality portrait painting from photos, reproductions and original
abstract paintings.
www.qingfengart.com |
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Digital Caricatures
creates your caricatures and portraits
from photo digitally, so as to give you faster and clean output at an affordable
price.
www.kalpart.com |
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The Magical World
of Horses
Horse art gallery and short stories
by Suzana Stojanovic Suza, an equine artist and a writer. Unique and original
photorealistic artwork created in various techniques including oil on canvas
paintings, pastels and pencil drawings of horses, Arabian horse portraits,
landscapes, people. Enigmatic short stories about life based on different
life experience, temptations, events, myths, legends, mysteries and fairy
tales.
www.suzanastojanovic.com |
Places of interest
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Delhi
Agra Jaipur Travel Services
Our tour packages
include the three main destinations of India, Golden Triangle India, an
amazing tour itinerary comprising the three famous cities Delhi, Agra and
Jaipur
Other Golden
Triangle in India
East India
Golden Triangle » Puri » Konark » Bhubaneswar
South India
Golden Triangle » Bangalore » Mysore » Ooty
Tamil Nadu
Golden Triangle » Chennai » Mahabalipuram » Kanchipuram |
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Treks,
Forts and Nature: Pictures and Photography of Sahyadris, Maharashtra and
around Mumbai by Amit Kulkarni
www.amitkulkarni.info/pics |
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Information
in German related to Indian Culture, wildlife, Pilgrimage....
www.reiseindien.de |
Dance
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The International Dance
Council CID is the official umbrella organization for all forms of dance
in all countries of the world. CID is recognized by UNESCO, national
and local governments, international organizations and institutions.
www.orchesis-portal.org/cdr |
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Dance related Web Sites maintained
by Saigan Connection
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Arangham
www.arangham.com
To explore, enrich and promote the
performing and visual arts of India and to contemporize the rich tapestry
of Indian creativity for modern audiences |
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Bharata
Kalanjali
www.bharatakalaanjali.org
Bharata Kalaanjali - Premier Academy
of Indian Classical Dance, Music & Allied Arts - All about the
Dhananjayans - V.P.Dhananjayan & Shanta Dhananjayan as dancers, choreographers,
teachers...& Bhaaskara
www.krdressers.com
K R Dressers - total end to end
solution, right from sourcing of material, tailoring the costume, despatching
through courier. |
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Ektaa
Center
www.ektaacenter.org
Ektaa in Sanskrit means oneness
or unity. Ektaa Center is committed to create an awareness and understanding
of the traditional arts of India, using diverse medium such as dance, music,
theater and other related arts to help build better communities in Southern
California. |
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Narthaki
www.narthaki.com
A web directory of Classical Indian
Dances - Addresses of artistes of classical Indian dance forms, current
events, articles, interviews, reviews, profiles, snippets, diduknow, new
releases... |
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Sangeetha
Balasingam
www.sangeethabalasingam.com
I am currently learning from Smt.
Pushkala Gopal & Sri. Unnikrishnan. I am also learning Carnatic music
vocal from Sangeeta Vidwan Tiruvarur Kodandapani to enhance my knowledge
of my Asian roots. |
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Shantala
Shivalingappa
www.shantalashivalingappa.com
Born in India, brought up in Paris,
Shantala is the child of east and west. She grew up in a world filled with
dance and music, initiated at a tender age by her mother, dancer Savitry
Nair. (Kuchipudi, Contemporary dance, Theatre) |
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The
Other Festival
www.theotherfestival.com
ANITA RATNAM, noted dancer of international
repute and art administrator and RANVIR SHAH, theatre director, art critic
and businessman conceived, named and worked for this event from 1998 to
2006. |
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Articles, Interviews, Reviews
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