Discovery of India

“I tried to discover India . . . I made my mood receptive.” —Jawaharlal Nehru, The Discovery of India 

Tag: Sashi Ananth

  • Arts in Chennai, Part II

    On the outskirts of Chennai in the state of Tamil Nadu we met up with Sashi Ananth, a local architect with a degree from Madras University, who treated us to a day of touring ancient architecture, beginning in Mahabalipuram. Our lesson began with a description of the ways in which temples originated as a representation…