Heritage study
by Prof. S. Swaminathan
"S. Swaminathan is something of
a legend at IIT Delhi: over nearly three decades, hundreds of students
and colleagues have partaken of the fruits of his avid, wide-ranging curiosity.
Some, no doubt, will have benefited also from his professional, technical
expertise - gears, to be precise. But for lesser mortals, it is his other,
'lay' interests that hold greater fascination. Because Swaminathan is,
essentially, an enthusiast, and he has the true teacher's gift of being
able to communicate enthusiasm. Whether it be the glories of Sanskrit -
barely discernible behind the fog of religious obscurantism - or the technical
intricacies of the musical system as it evolved from the Sama-veda to now
- or, as in the present instance, the many-splendoured delights of Ajanta,
Swaminathan is an excellent companion. Of course there are greater experts,
whom one reads with respect. But if one is looking for a knowledgeable
companion, someone who will hold one's hand and lead one gently into the
wonders - the details, the quirks and oddities, the humour and the humanity
- that still survive in those dark caves then, quite simply - he's the
man!"
- Alok Rai, Professor in English,
Indian Institute of Technology,Delhi, 1998
Ajanta
murals
Sittannavasal
(html)
Click
here to download in pdf format
Lalitankura
Pallava Griham (html
slide show)
A Pallava treasure on Tiruchirappalli
Rockfort
Click
here to download in pdf format
Jaina
vestiges in Pudukkottai (html slide show)
Early
Tamil Epigraphy from the Earliest Times to the 6th Century AD by
Iravatham Mahadevan (html slide show)
- An Overview by S. Swaminathan
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here to download powerpoint presentation (ppt), 5.45MB
Oral
Tradition of Sanskrit
- Scientific Tradition (ppt)
Indian art From Indus valley to India today (pdf)
G.Chandrasekaran, S.Swaminathan
- Art in Indus Valley (pdf)
- Phases of Indian Art (pdf)
- Art of Mauryan period 3rd century BCE (pdf)
- Post-Mauryan art (Bharhut, Bhaja, Sanchi _ Khandagiri) (pdf)
- Gandhara, Mathura _ Amaravati schools (pdf)
- Golden age of Guptas (pdf)
- Indian painting tradition (pdf)
- Art in the south during medieval period (pdf)
- Art elsewhere during medieval period (pdf)
- Post-Pallava art in the South and in Tamilnadu (pdf)
- Bronze images (pdf)
- Indo-Islamic art - Synthesis of cultures (pdf)
- Indian influence in Indian Asia (pdf)
- Indian painting tradition _ S. Rajam (pdf)
External links to power point presentations of the above and other topics by Prof.Swaminathan
Ajanta - An overview
Ajanta - Mahajanaka Jataka
Ajanta - Its Textile Heritage
Sittannavasal monuments
Sittannavasal - a proposal for preserving its paintings
Jaina Vestiges in Pudukkottai
Pudukkottai - Its contribution to Tamil Culture
Lalitankura-Pallava-Griham - Pallava Cave Temple on Rockfort, Tiruchirappalli
Mahabalipuram Monuments - Part 1 (Introduction)
Mahabalipuram Monuments - Part 2 (Cave temples)
Mahabalipuram Monuments - Part 3 (Rathas)
Mahabalipuram Monuments - Part 4 (Structural temples)
Mahabalipuram Manuments - Part 5 (Open-air bas-reliefs)
Story of scripts – Part 1 Introduction (55 slides)
Story of scripts – Part 2 Sumerian Cuneiform (44 slides)
Story of scripts – Part 3 Egyptian Hieroglyphs (67 slides)
Story of Scripts - Part 5 Meso-American Scripts (98 slides)
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