There is this Discovery program called Story of India by Michael Wood. Im sure most of us would have watched it. Its one of the rare programs in which Discovery comes down south (Tanjore, Thiruvannamalai, Madurai,etc) and explains in detail about the Chola architecture,sculptures,etc. In this program in one of the Tanjore episodes Michael meets people who cast the bronze/brass idols using age old lost wax process and Silpa Shastra. Here the foundry person explains in detail about the measurement technique used by them for nearly 15 generations(right till the idols ordered by RRC). He takes a strip of a long leaf (from the coconut tree, i think) and starts folding it at different lengths, the distance between each fold signifies the face, neck, chest, stomach,etc of the idol. No usage of meter scales or verniers,etc and they produce such divinely proportioned male and female deities. Even in the presence of some really sophisticated instruments we struggle to cast error free shapes.
I found that episode fascinating as i did a few more. Just wanted to share it.
> There is this Discovery program called Story of India by Michael Wood.
learnt a lot of things from the programme.
do you beleive that fateh pursikri akbars capital has a door way in which in persian is a saying from jesus christ!!!! i saw it in this programme.
Im > sure most of us would have watched it. Its one of the rare programs in which > Discovery comes down south (Tanjore, Thiruvannamalai, Madurai,etc) and > explains in detail about the Chola architecture,sculptures,etc. > In this program in one of the Tanjore episodes Michael meets people who cast > the bronze/brass idols using age old lost wax process and Silpa Shastra. > Here the foundry person explains in detail about the measurement technique > used by them for nearly 15 generations(right till the idols ordered by RRC). > He takes a strip of a long leaf (from the coconut tree, i think) and starts > folding it at different lengths, the distance between each fold signifies > the face, neck, chest, stomach,etc of the idol. No usage of meter scales or > verniers,etc and they produce such divinely proportioned male and female > deities. Even in the presence of some really sophisticated instruments we > struggle to cast error free shapes. > > I found that episode fascinating as i did a few more. Just wanted to share > it. > > Regards > Rahul >
There is a saying that nobody understands India like the British do, 'nobody' meaning no other non indian. The British have had a long connection with our country, from colonial attitudes it has matured into understanding and respect, among many of them.
Well, passionately put, SPS. Before the arrival of the British, we had faith and took our past glory, achievements and everything else in our stride. The glamour of British Scientific education made most of us cynical and non-believers. Fortunately, now we are western educated, have imbibed the western scientific temperament and most important, rediscovered our faith in our past glory. Understanding of our past, in future, is definitely more rosy! All the novelists, historians, epigraphists, archeologists both professional and amateurs deserve our gratitude, appreciation and credit for the splendid and selfless work they do.
SPs, yes extremely well put..Hema Malini was a telugu find matter of fact appeared in a movie called Pandava Vanavasam as a dancer first. So was Waheeda Rehman.
.Hema Malini was a telugu find matter of fact appeared in a movie called Pandava Vanavasam as a dancer first.
true hema Malini acted in a short episode as dancer in Pandava Vanavasam, a 1961 Telugu film.
but she seriously tried to find a movie role 3 year later and Tamil director Sridhar said she had no star appeal. She persisted and debuted in a 1968 film Sapnon Ka Saudagar