Topic of the Event: Indian Knowledge Systems
- Date: Wednesday, 9th June 2021
- Time: 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM IST | 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM UTC
- Location: Online
- Description: Sashikala Ananth holds a degree in architecture from the School of Architecture, Madras University. Sashikala has researched the classical Indian science of Architecture – Vaastu, for over thirty years. From 1982 to 1992, she was a student of Sri V. Ganapathi Sthapati, a leading authority on the Vaastu Shastras, from whom she learned both textual knowledge and practical field application.
She was part of a team that made the 1991 award-winning film A Shilpi Speaks that explains the traditions of the sculptor. Her books on Vaastu include The Indian Tradition of Design Based on Vaastu Shastra; The Penguin Guide to Vaastu (Penguin India), and Vaastu: A Path to Harmonious Living (Roli Books). She also translated Sri Ganapathi Sthapati’s book on iconometry, Shirpa Chennool, from Tamil into English under the title Pratima Mana Lakshanam.
- Anchor: Sashi Ananth, architect