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SUMMARY:Ajanta Rediscovered
DESCRIPTION:The Ajanta Caves hold the greatest surviving body of ancient Indian murals. Until Benoy Behl\, they were the only known examples of ancient India art.  \nBehl began his career photographing nuclear power installations under Dr M R Srinivasan’s leadership at the Atomic Energy Commission. That same eye\, trained in the darkness of reactor buildings\, looked into ancient caves and changed how the world sees Indian art. He captured paintings hidden in ancient temples and caves\, shrouded for centuries in darkness too deep for conventional photography. Behl developed a low-light technique that revealed an unbroken lineage of painting running from Maharashtra through Badami\, the Pallava paintings of Pannamalai\, the Brihadisvara murals\, and northward to the monasteries of Alchi and the Himalayas. His work overturned the belief that India had no continuous tradition of painting from ancient times. \nIn this illustrated lecture\, Behl traces that very lineage\, with images that make the argument that India’s tradition of painting is among the greatest in the history of art. He will then take questions from the audience. \nAbout Dr. M.R. Srinivasan \nDr. M.R. Srinivasan (1930–2025) was widely regarded as the chief architect of India’s nuclear power programme\, beginning his career at the Department of Atomic Energy in 1955 under Dr. Homi J. Bhabha\, and contributing to landmark projects including Apsara\, India’s first research reactor\, the Tarapur Atomic Power Station\, as well as the Madras Atomic Power Project. An alumnus of UVCE\, Bengaluru and McGill University\, Canada\, he served as Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (1987–1990)\, and founded the Nuclear Power Corporation of India in 1987. A key policy figure\, he served on the National Security Advisory Board\, played a pivotal role in the Indo–US nuclear agreement\, advised the IAEA\, co-founded the World Association of Nuclear Operators\, and participated in the Pugwash Conferences as a lifelong champion of peaceful nuclear energy. He authored From Fission to Fusion: The Story of India’s Atomic Energy Programme\, was honoured with the Padma Shri (1984)\, Padma Bhushan (1990)\, and Padma Vibhushan (2015)\, and remained active in environmental and community initiatives in the Nilgiris until his passing in May 2025.  \nPresented by: \nSharada Srinivasan\nProfessor\, National Institute of Advanced Studies \n
URL:https://bangaloreinternationalcentre.org/event/ajanta-rediscovered/
LOCATION:Bangalore International Centre\, 7\, 4th Main Road\, Domlur II Stage\, Bangalore\, Karnataka\, 560071\, India
CATEGORIES:Culture,Heritage,History,In Memory
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