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SUMMARY:Symposium On The Living Traditions Of Ramayana
DESCRIPTION:🪔 Experience the Epic as a Living Tradition \nThe Ramayana is not just an ancient story — it is a living force that continues to shape identities\, inspire art\, and guide spiritual life across India and the world. \nFrom village festivals and folk performances to temple rituals and community origin stories\, the Ramayana breathes through countless cultural expressions. Join us for a unique online symposium that explores these vibrant\, living traditions. \nSymposium will cover expert talks on Ramayana in Traditional and Contemporary Performances in Classical Dance\, Classical Music\, Puppet Shows\, Street Theatrical Rituals\, Inscriptions\, Temple Sculptural Panels and Contemporary Sketches and Movies. \n🔍 What You’ll Discover \n✅ Temples\, festivals & sthalapuranas inspired by the Ramayana✅ Performing arts: puppetry\, scroll paintings\, Pagati Veshalu\, dance\, and music✅ Tribal and jāti origin stories rooted in the epic✅ Proverbs\, idioms\, place names\, and vratas that carry its legacy✅ Reflections from scholars\, artists\, seekers & cultural custodians \nAbout INDICA Symposiums \nHosted monthly\, INDICA Symposiums are spaces for deep\, civilizational dialogue. Each session features thematic explorations of India’s knowledge systems through talks\, performances\, and collaborative inquiry. \nDetailed Scheduled \n\n\n\n\nTime Slot\nScholar\nTitle\n\n\n9.00-9.45\nDr. Nagaraj Paturi \nKulapati | Vice Chancellor\, INDICA\nSignificance Of Living Traditions Of Ramayana To The Academic Studies Of Ramayana Texts\n\n\n9.45-10.30\nDr. Rangan Ramakrishnan\, DLITT\nFounder President of WEBOLIM\, Founder of Shrutiram Gurukulam & Sitalakshmi Gurukulam and Principal\, Valmiki College of Vedic Wisdom\nTamilnadu (TN) – The Land Of Ramayana\n\n\n10.30-11.15\nDr. Smt. Siri Rama \nAdjunct Lecturer\, School of Social Sciences\, Singapore Management University\, and Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. Artistic Director and Choreographer\, Kanaka Sabha Performing Arts Centre\, Mumbai/Singapore\nPerforming The Tulsidas Ramayan – A National And International ‘Rasa’ Yatra\n\n\n11.15-12.00\nDr. Vishwanath M V\nAdjunct Professor\, Department of Heritage Sciences and Technology\, IIT Hyderabad\nExploring Paripūrṇatā In Muttusvāmī Dīkṣitar’s Śrīrāma Kṛtis\n\n\n12.00-12.45\nPadmasri Dr. Ananda Shankar Jayant\nDirector\, Shankarananda Kalakshetra\nDancing The Ramayana’: Dance Choreographies To Music Of Thyagaraja\, Ramadas & Swati Tirunal\n\n\n12.45-1.30\nDr. Jay Jina \nDirector\, Project Chitraayana\, INDICA\nRamayana Narratives In Time And Space: Some Yaatri Reflections\n\n\n1.30-2.15\nDr. Charu Uppal \nMedia Scholar Based in Sweden\nStill A Show Stopper: Ramlila As A Collective Cultural Celebration\n\n\n2.15-3.00\nSri Subramanian Chidambaran\nIndic Research Scholar and Carnatic Musician\nRāmāyaṇa And South Indian Music – An Inseparable Bond\n\n\n3.00-3.45\nSri Rudra Vikrama Srivastava\nFreelancer & Researcher\nHistory Of Ramayana As A Living Tradition In The Royal Culture\n\n\n3.45-4.30\nDr. Sumitra Velury \nProfessor\, Department of Kuchipudi Dance\, Aria University\nEmbodied Devotion: Adhyatma Ramayana Keertanas As A Narrative And Aesthetic Framework In Kuchipudi Dance\n\n\n4.30-5.15\nSri Shivakumar GV \nDirector\, IKS Changemakers\, INDICA (Guru-Sadhaka Sachiva)\nSrirama Navami As A Tool For Community Reunion In A Kannada Brahmin Community\n\n\n5.15-6.00\nDr. S. Jagannath \nAssistant Professor of Tamil\, Mannar Tirumalai Naicker College\, Madurai (Affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University\, Madurai)\nRamayana Tholpavai Koothu: The Shadow Puppet Theatre Of Tamil Nadu\n\n\n6.00-6.45\nDr. B. C. Anish Krishnan Nayar\nIndependent Researcher\nRamayana In Screen And Sketch: Reverberations Revisions And Reversions\n\n\n6.45-7.30\nSri S. Shanmugam \nAssistant Professor\, Sri Sankara Arts & Science College\, Kanchipuram\nRamayana Scenes In South Indian Temple Sculptures
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