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Heritage
A Journey embarked on to explore our roots…
Heritage is the legacy of a group’s physical artifacts and intangible attributes that are passed down from past generations to the current generation. The concept of cultural heritage developed as a result of complex historical processes and is constantly evolving.
Cultural heritage objects are symbolic. They represent identities in terms of culture and natural surroundings. Connection to and traditional activities around these objects create a sense of community. Cultural Heritage is an expression of the ways of living developed by a community and passed on from generation to generation, including customs, practices, places, objects, artistic expressions and values.
Cultural Heritage is often expressed as either Intangible or Tangible. It encompasses tangible artifacts like traditional clothing and monuments, as well as intangible aspects such as oral traditions and performing arts.
Examples of tangible heritage include traditional clothing, modes of transportation, tools, buildings, monuments, and artwork. In contrast, the intangible heritage is the intellectual wealth, which is nonphysical. Intangible heritage includes oral traditions, performing arts, local knowledge, traditional skills, and language.
Art &Literature
Embracing the World of art & literature
Indian art encompasses a variety of art forms, including painting, sculpture, pottery, and textile arts such as different types of weavings, various traditional forms of fabric paintings etc. Geographically, it spans the entire Indian subcontinent and has had the impact of cultural as well as religious influences such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism and Islam over the centuries faded into oblivion now .
Literature of the Indian subcontinent is wide & vast and is enriched with works of globally acclaimed authors who continue to extend & deepen the boundaries of literature.
We share here reviews and perspectives pertaining to Indian epics, novels, and regional literature. Literary works of India has contributed immensely in shaping out the literary history of the world.
In addition to that, literature section includes Dr.Sanjana p souparnika’s new collection of poem The songs of Nightingales. She is an Indian author who has written a few medical articles & books and a poetry book Reflections -an anthology of poems.
Vegetation
Exploring the links between the vegetation of the subcontinent and its myths and folklores
The plants and trees of Indian subcontinent are closely linked to its history as well as mythology. Many of the plant fossils are analyzed by archeological department to connect with the history of mankind.
The connection between the vegetation of the subcontinent and its myths and folklores is so beautiful and mysterious as most of them have been described in the epics of India and connected with religious beliefs. India has a sacred geography with its fauna & flora also linked to its religious diversity.
Arjuna tree is linked with the Arjuna, the hero of Mahabharata epic poem. Similarly, Parijata tree represents the triumph of Krishna over Indra, the king of the gods. Peepal tree, well known as the Sacred Tree of Knowledge is considered sacred in Buddhism and Hinduism.
Landscapes
Landscapes of Indian subcontinent -a sacred linking
A landscape is defined geographically as the visible features of an area of land, its landforms, and how they integrate with natural or human-made features, often considered in terms of their aesthetic appeal. A landscape includes the physical elements such as mountains, hills, rivers, lakes, ponds and the sea, indigenous vegetation and human elements including different forms of land use, buildings, and structures, and transitory elements such as lighting and weather conditions. From geographical point of view landscape generally refers to both natural environments and man-made environments.
The landscapes of India is unique in its sacred linking with divinity. As Diana .L. Huc describes in her book ‘ India a sacred geography ‘ each and every landscapes including rivers, mountains and forests of this land are elaborately linked to the stories of gods & heroes of myths & epics. Many of India’s thirthas [holy waters] are on the banks and at confluence of its great rivers. Landscape is connected ,linked with lore and it evokes emotion and attachment.
Indian landscapes are also built up with strata of myth, memory and association that shape the human perception of nature. As Simon Schama quotes in his study of landscapes & myths ” before it can ever be a repose for the senses, landscape is the work of the mind. Its scenery is built up as much from the strata of memory as from layers of rock”.
In Indian landscapes pilgrimage is a element although they have geographical significances also. The footsteps of pilgrims converge to this land drawn by magnetism of its sacred geography.
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indiheritage.com -Author Biography
Dr.sanjana P.Souparnika is a medical doctor of homeopathy from India who is passionate about Indian heritage in its various dimensions and hues. She is a voracious reader of Indian history and geology since her childhood days. She has a penchant for the heritage of Indian systems of medicine also. She loves travelling to various geographical landscapes of the subcontinent and understand their evolution, cultural heritage and environmental significance. She is the founder owner of indiheritage.com.
She is popularly known as dr.Sanjana vb in her profession and currently she is the founder director and owner of SIAHMSR wellness , mediprecision integrative digital healthcare clinics . She runs another medical centre HV homeopathy in calicut India. She has graduated in homeopathic medicine from government homeopathic medical college, Calicut, India and she has pursued her studies in medical research, nutrition& dietetics successfully. She has done certificate courses on medical science from Harvard & Duke medical schools.
Dr. Sanjana is passionate about various Indian art forms &its wide array of literature. She has authored a book Reflections -an anthology of poems and has contributed a few medical books penned by her to Indian medical heritage. She is so keen to explore and study the probabilities of alternative and complementary system of medicine in chronic diseases in the new light of scientific evidences and technologies. The website siahmsrwellness.in , a health &wellness portal built by her, envisions the concept of holistic wellness through integrative evidence based medical practice.
Indiheritage.com is the fulfillment of a dream nurtured by her creative mind for many years to delve into the mysterious and less revealed history & heritage of Indian subcontinent and unravel the glory as well as the stark realities of the bygone eras to the world.
She loves visiting heritage sites and feeling the footprints of history in the artefacts, monuments and other vestiges of time. She is passionate about studying archeological text books as a relentless pursuit in relation to history of the subcontinent ,its biodiversity, art &literature, temple architecture and its medical heritage. She is excited to share with the world, her reading as well as travelling experience through the corridors of history & labyrinth of culture &traditions of the subcontinent.
Welcome to this magical journey towards knowledge & wisdom about our roots…
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