Spirituality – Itisaras

REVIVAL OF SUFI TRADITION THROUGH MUSIC

October 19, 2020October 19, 2020 Debopriya Bhattacharya 2 Comments 18th century, 1947, A.R. Rahman, Allah Ke Bande, Baba Bulleh Shah, bass guitar, Bhakti, Bullah Ki Jaana, Coke Studio, contemporary fusion music, divine, drums, EDM, emotions, Farid Ayaz, gharana, hindu, Hindustani Classical music, Indian Ocean, Islam, Islamic civilization, Islamicate, Junoon, kafi, Kailash Kher, Kashmiri classical maestro, love, Music, Mystical, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Pakistan, partition, Parvaaz, poet, pop, Qawwali, Rabbi Shergill, Rang, Religion Unplugged, rock, Rumi, saints, semi-folk, semi-Sufi, shrines, silisilas, social order, Sonam Kalra, Spirituality, sufi, Sufi Gospel Project, Sufi-rock, Sufiana, Sufism, The Local Train, the voice of faith, TheWire, tombs, trance, Ustad Mohammad Yaqoob Sheikh, Vaishnav temples, waqfs, Yatra

Music lover or not, Sufi is one form we can’t shy away from. Find out more about this age-old form of music and how it is reviving a spiritual tradition in the modern world.

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Mythology: As Represented In Indian Paintings

September 29, 2020September 29, 2020 Ritika Soun 0 Comments ancient tales, Art, art history, artists, artwork, Belief, colors, composition, contemporary, creativity, decoration, History, imagery, imagination, immortal, Indian art, Indian Mythology, Indian paintings, Indian Traditions, inspiration, logic, Mahabharata, modernism, motif, Mythology, narration, naturalistic, Oral tradition, outlook, painters, painting, past, past traditions, primitive, Puranas, Puranic, Ramayana, Religion, resonance, science, Spirituality, stories, symbolism, Tradition, traditionalism, Upanishads, uplift, Utopia

We all grew up reading mythological stories either from comic books, or we listened to our grandparents narrate it to us – almost as if they were a part of it. These stories would paint too many pictures inside our heads back then, but out there in the real world, they have been represented by many talented artists. Can we correlate?

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Religious Tourism and Paid Darshan In Hindu Temples:

September 27, 2020September 27, 2020 Tanya Mittal 0 Comments black market, bumper offers, commercial exploitation, customs, Darshan essentials, deluxe darshans, discriminatory, donations, family darshans, fast track, festive seasons, flowers, Friday, God, Haldirams, Hindu belief, Hindu deities, holy prasadam, holy sites, hotspots, Idols, Incense sticks, Indian culture, Lokniti, Mandhardevi Kalubai, mismanagement, multi-stakeholder, nepotism, pilgrimages, prasad, pujas, queues, sanctum, Spirituality, stampede, temples, Vacation, VIP darshan, visitors, VVIP, waiting, wealthy passengers, Worship

All devotees are equal but some devotees are more equal than others? The peculiar practice of ‘VIP Darshan Pass’ that allows you to bypass long queues is one example of the extensive commercialisation that has permeated places of worship today.

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The Art of Worship: Brothels, Idols and Goddesses

October 15, 2018July 12, 2020 Editor 0 Comments Art, Brothels, Celebration, Creation, Culture, Durga Puja, Durga Pujo, Femininity., Fertility, Festivals, Goddesses, Idols, Mythology, Navratri, Rejuvenation, Representation, Rituals, Sculptures, Spirituality, Tantric practices, Tradition

TweetShare30SharePin30 Shares The representative of feminine power in all its forms, Goddess Durga is at par with her male counterparts
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