Facebook live on History of Food in India
by Dr. Pradeep Apte - 26th January, 2021, 11.30 AM
Very few topics provide a richer insight into human evolution than food does. Food binds us with our world in multiple ways.
It gives a glimpse of a society's native ecology and environment. The evolution of the animal husbandry and the agriculture mirrors our own through the ages. Culinary practices and delicacies that come into being are a delicious sliver of our civilizational heritage.
India carries such a heritage of food that befits the antiquity and diversity of our civilization.
Dr. Pradeep Apte is a world-renowned economist. He is also a member of the Regulating Council and the Academic Council of the Bhandarkar Institute.
He also is one of the foremost researchers on Food in India, and has been the author of popular weekly columns on the topic in multiple outlets.
What we would be showcasing tomorrow is a one hour talk by Dr. Apte, which he had given during the course - "Introduction to Indian Heritage" In his lecture, he traces the origins of food and agricultural practices in India, and the gradual evolution of culinary practices.
As promised, here are 8 traces of Lord Ganesha from various countries & across many centuries. This thread is based on the book, "Ganesha - The God of Asia", by Dr. M K Dhavalikar & these images are from an exhibition by BORI of the same name.
The icon of Ganesha on the coin of King Hermaeus, who was the last Indo-Greek king, and who ruled circa B50 CE, and from the region near present day Kabul.
(A thread) Let us tell you amazing story of an irrigation lake in the ancient India, which was continually operational for almost 8 centuries. Let us tell you the story of Lake Sudarshan and Junagadh Inscriptions.
History is a collection of stories: Stories which are told & remembered by civilisations. They are recited by generations. They are painted on walls & scribbled on paper. Sometimes they are etched on stones & copper.
Once upon a time, the great Emperor of Magadha, Chandragupta Maurya (324 BCE to 297 BCE) ordered his minister Pushyagupta to construct an irrigation lake in present day Junagadh, Gujarat.
BORI's small contribution in authenticating Ayodhya’s history (A thread) –
As the home of rare manuscripts and as a publisher of historic works, BORI has played a small role in the verification of the history of Ayodhya & finds a mention in the verdict of the hon. Supreme Court
Ayodhya Mahatmya is a manuscript that describes and reveres Ayodhya. A literary work dating back to 1802, It provides salient details of the city which existed in the olden times. An authenticated copy of the manuscript was submitted as an evidence to the hon. Supreme Court.
The history of Dharmaśāstra, the epochal work of Dr. Pandurang Vaman Kane, however contributed more pointedly.
We are extremely happy to announce the launch of a very special online course on Vedas.
It is a series of 18 lectures: 1 opening session, 5 lectures on Rigveda, lectures on Yajurveda and Samveda each, 5 lectures on Atharvaveda, and 1 concluding session.
The course is extremely diverse in nature. The lectures on Rigveda and Yajurveda revolve around literary tradition, religious and ritualistic elements, and philosophical aspects. The Samveda module delves into ritualistic aspects, and it also explores the possible parallels
between Saamgan (orthodox singing of Samaveda) and Indian classical music. The Atharvaveda module is very interesting. It looks at ritualistic and tantrik elements (magic and black magic), origins of Ayurveda, and also the society that existed during the time. This series of
Ten days online lecture series on Sanskrit Drama.
With a view to providing a firsthand exposure of Dramatic literature in Sanskrit and an in-depth understanding of its aesthetic, literary, and theatrical quality, we have organized 10 days online lecture series.
It will give us a glimpse into the literary history of more than two millennia through the exploration of dramas such as: 1. Svapnavāsavadattaṃ 2. Abhijñānaśākuntalaṃ 3. Mṛcchkaṭikaṃ 4. Mudrārākṣasaṃ 5. Kundamālā
6. Uttararāmacaritam 7. Anargharāghavam 8. The four plays of Caturbhāṇī 9. Bhagavadajjukīyaṃ 10. Mattavilāsa 11. Prabuddharauhiṇeya and 12. Mallikāmakaranda