“Because I was alone, however, the mundane seemed charged with meaning.” The following phrase was taken from Jon Krakauer’s non-fiction piece Into the Wild, a book highly recommended to me by multiple friends, and that I had told myself over and over again to read but the suggestion would always slip my mind. On some mild […]
But Wait—
Based on all of the experiences I have had living in Chennai, I’m making the conclusion that my own understanding of the city looks like one straight line, endlessly expanding in two ways, and I am stuck in the middle looking in both directions, but seeing nothing. Our hotel is situated on a literal line, […]
What Will You Gain?
Since my time in India, I’ve realized that experiencing a new country automatically shifts my perception, making everything, even the typical, seem different. I remember walking around Lodhi Gardens in the beginning of our stay in Delhi, mesmerized by the Bara Gumbad mosque and tomb and the Sheesh Gumbad. They sky above the structures seemed […]
From Divine to Radical: How Indian Art Has Shifted In A Contemporary State
For my research project I plan on looking into contemporary art in India. My question of inspiration is: How has the meaning of visual art shifted as the country approaches a more globalized state? During fall semester of last year, I took a class on Hinduism and we read a book called Darsan: Seeing the […]
The History of India
1) Sanskrit: The use of Sanskrit, revived after the period of the Mauryas, increased throughout Indian history to provide a potential communication bridge for the many dialects of the country. Although it first started out being learned by Brahminical priests, Sanskrit was soon adopted for nonreligious purposes. It later became implemented into Indian literature and poetry, […]