Tamil Heritage Trust - "The Ramesvara Cave of Ellora: A Confluence of Regional Lineages" by Prof Deepak Kannal
on-line talk in English on October 7, 2023, 5.30 pm
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In his Talk, "The Ramesvara Cave of Ellora: A Confluence of Regional
Lineages" , Prof Deepak Kannal, Art Historian, Sculptor and Playwright,
attempts to identify the various styles of sculpture and trace the
regional lineages discernible in this cave. He also focuses on the role
of Sutradhara in designing and executing a monument, exploiting the
available resources and expertise.
The rock-cut caves at Ellora, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, are
recognised as 'a unique artistic creation and technological exploit'.
Even among the several masterpieces, Cave 21 known as the Ramesvara Cave
stands out for its unique sculptures and panels such as those depicting
the marriage of Siva and Parvati, Kartikeya, Durga, Ravana shaking
Kailasa, Siva and Parvati playing dice, Nataraja Siva, the Sapta
Matrikas among others.
Prof. Deepak Kannal is an Art Historian, a sculptor and a playwright. He
taught at the Department of Art History and Aesthetics, Faculty of Fine
Arts, MSU of Baroda, shouldering the responsibilities as the Head of
the department and the Dean of the Faculty. His long list of
publications includes four books and a monograph, five edited volumes -
three of them co-edited with Prof. Ratan Parimoo, three edited journals,
three full-length plays, three dance dramas and more than seventy
papers and articles on Art and Aesthetics to his credit.
He has organized and participated in many National/International
seminars, has delivered a series of lectures for coveted institutes in
India, US and UK and was invited to prestigious chairs instituted by
various Academies, Museums and Universities.
He completed his research on the correspondence between Indian
Linguistic Theories and Indian sculpture under the Tagore National
Fellowship. This has been published in a book form titled as
“Drigambhrini”.
He is a recipient of a number of awards, scholarships and distinctions
in Sculpture, Theatre and Art History including the Charles Wallace
fellowship at Cambridge, UK, National Lalit Kala Akademi’s honorable
mention, Gujarat Lalit Kala awards, A.P. Council National award, the
Gujarat Gaurav Puraskar and the Raja Ravi Verma Samman.
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