Past Programmes

Yoga and Tantra - Concepts and Visual History

About

This course will examine conceptually, textually and visually the connections between Yoga and Tantra as well as Tantra and its associated literature. It will look at this relationship from various perspectives including the Brahmanical - Shaivist, Vaishnava, Shakta - as well as that of Buddhist, Jaina and syncretic philosophies. The concepts will be explored and interpreted through the examination of a carefully selected set of visual icons - architectural, sculptural and painterly. The lives of protagonists ranging from Adi Shankara, Abhinava Gupta, Jnaneshwara, Ramakrishna Paramhansa to Mahatma Gandhi will be situated and studied in context of their engagement with these systems of thought.

Course Contents

This certificate course consists of 25 sessions, two hours each.

Course Schedule

September 2013 – December 2013; classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:00 - 6.00 pm. Please click here for the detailed schedule.

Fees

Fees for the course Rs.15,000/-

How to apply

You are required submit two passport size photographs, photocopies of your last degree certificate and Rs.15,000/- (in cash or cheque in favour of "Jnanapravaha") at our centre.