Dravida Utkala Jatra 2017

Dravida Utkala Jatra 2017 is Tamil Heritage Trust’s Eighth Site Seminar planned from January 26th to 30th 2017. The destination for this Site Seminar is Odisha – specifically Bhubaneswar, Konarak and Puri.   What is a Site Seminar? Introducing Prof. S Swaminathan’s concept of a Site Seminar, R Gopu wrote in the invitation to last … Continue reading →

Introduction

In his email announcing the Site Seminar at Srirangam, Prof Swaminathan,  one of the founders of the Tamil Heritage Trust, explains the objectives of the Seminar and lists the events associated with it. Dear friends, For the last three years, we have been running a site seminar every year, to intensely study one heritage location. … Continue reading →

A History of Srirangam by Badri Seshadri

There is a wide and varied range of sources to trace the history of the Srirangam Temple. These include inscriptions in the temple, poetry of the Azhvars, the works of the Acharyas and other records. Further, the Koil Ozhugu, a chronicle of the Temple, is a storehouse of information.  Badri Seshadri dips into all of … Continue reading →

Azhvars in Srirangam by Pradeep Chakravarthy

Pradeep Chakravarthy talks about various aspects of the history of Srirangam with a focus on the Azhvars, their role in Sri Vaishnavism and their links to Srirangam. He recites and sings some evocative pasurams representative of each Azhvar. He also introduces the Prabhandams and how they are recited and performed during Araiyar Sevai.  This talk … Continue reading →

Inscriptions in Srirangam by Dr Chithra Madhavan

Srirangam probably has the highest number of inscriptions among temples of South India.  They offer a vivid record of the political, cultural, economic and social history of the times. Here, Dr Chithra Madhavan, the well known historian of temples and temple architecture takes us on a journey through the centuries in an interactive session. Listen … Continue reading →

Dance and Music at Srirangam by Swarnamalya Ganesh

Dr Swarnamalya Ganesh, artiste and scholar of dance,  speaks about the traditions of dance and music at the Srirangam temple.  After explaining the role of music and dance in daily rituals and festivals of the Temple, she throws some light on the people involved through the legends associated with the araiyars and the devadasis of … Continue reading →

The Significance of Srirangam by Roopmathi Anand

Architect Roopmathi Anand was tasked by the Tamil Nadu government with making a case to the Advisory Committee on World Heritage Matter to declare Srirangam a UNESCO World Heritage Site.   Here she shares her perspectives on what makes Srirangam a site of universal significance to all humanity. Listen to the Talk here: Ms Roopmathi Anand … Continue reading →