Useful
resources / web sites
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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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http://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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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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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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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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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 |
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 |
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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World Classic Gallery
- Fine Art Reproductions
Hand Painted Museum Quality Oil
Painting Reproduction of Famous Works of Art
www.allartclassic.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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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 |
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Jaisalmer
in Jeopardy
In the past
few years, the outlook in Jaisalmer has brightened. Jaisalmer in Jeopardy
has helped concentrate the international, national and local focus on conservation
of Jaisalmer. Several restoration projects are currently under way. Most
importantly, awareness of the need to protect Jaisalmer's historic architectural
heritage is growing among residents and the local authorities - a vital
step for the sustainability of the city.
www.jaisalmer-in-jeopardy.org
Jaisalmer in
Jeopardy (JiJ), the British registered charity dedicated to saving
the Golden City of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, has just completed its pilot project,
the Streetscape Revitalisation
PRESS
RELEASE 03/07/2001 |
Dance
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Dance related Web Sites maintained
by Saigan Connection
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Anita
Ratnam
www.anitaratnam.com
Performer – Choreographer – Television
Personality – Arts Presenter – Speaker – Transcultural Collaborator – Scholar
– Writer – Cultural 8Activist |
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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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Lasya
Dance Company
www.lasya.org
Lasya Dance Company is based in
Cupertino, CA, USA. It is a registered non-profit organization founded
by artistic director Vidhya Subramanian to promote and preserve the ancient
art of Bharatanatyam. |
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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
What The Other Festival seeks is
an exposure of both the performer and the audience to such forms of art
expression, not just of art perfection. Offering a worthy platform to promote
young, vibrant new artists alongside well-known iconoclasts. |
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Articles, Interviews, Reviews
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