discussion me eting on narada shilpa...
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DDiissccuussssiioonn MMeeat Indian Institute
IIT Gandhinagar is organizing
an important text of Vastushastra,
treatise was recently edited
Gandhinagar for lectures in its
Prof. Iyengar had a
Director of CBRI-CSIR, professor
Distinguished Professor and
Jain University, Bangalore;
acclaimed Sanskrit scholar and
astronomy, natural sciences
Parasharatantra, an ancient
text, translation and notes.
All are welcome to this
Date: 16 January, 10:30 AM
Venue: Academic Block 5, room
Contacts: Prof. Michel Danino
Ms Mana Shah
eeeettiinngg oonn NNaarraaddaa SShhiillppaa SSInstitute of Technology Gandhinagar, 16 January
organizing a special discussion meeting on Narada ShilpaVastushastra, civil engineering and architecture. This
and translated by Prof. R.N. Iyengar, who
its yearly Indian Knowledge Systems course.
distinguished academic career as a civil engineering
rofessor at Indian Institute of Science,
and the Director of the Centre for Ancient History
he has been the recipient of numerous awards
and has researched and written extensively on
sciences, and civil engineering. In 2013, he
ancient Sanskrit treatise on astronomy and natural
Prof. Iyengar’s new
Śilpaśāstra, published
University Press, is a treatise
dealing with town-planning,
of roads, dams, lakes, private
buildings including marriage
galleries, theatres and
discussion meeting at IIT
have faculty members
exchanging with Prof.
modern relevance, implications
possible applications
treatise to current challenges
planning, construction, water
and other aspects of civil
this discussion meeting.
AM to 12:30 PM
room 202, IIT Gandhinagar, Palaj, Gandhinagar
Danino ([email protected])
Shah ([email protected])
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SShhaassttrraa January 2019
Shilpa Shastra,
This 1,500-year-old
who is visiting IIT
engineering expert,
and is currently
History and Culture at
awards. He is also an
on ancient Indian
brought out the
natural sciences, with
new work, Nārada published by Jain
treatise extensively
planning, construction
private and public
marriage halls, art
temples.... The
IIT Gandhinagar will
members and students
Iyengar on the
implications and
of this ancient
challenges in town-
water management
engineering.
Gandhinagar