Tamil Heritage Trust
On-line talk in English "Vrishnis: Evidence
of Bhagavata Tradition in Early Indian Art" by Dr Vinay Kumar Gupta at
5.30 pm IST on April 6, 2024.
Superintending Archaeologist of ASI, Jaipur Circle, he examines the
evolution of the Bhagavata tradition from the early images of Vasudeva
and other Vrishnis that can be identified in rock and sculptural art.
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In the Mahabharata, the Vrishnis were an important clan in which
Bhagavan Vasudeva- Krishna was born along with his siblings
Samkarshana-Balarama and Ekanamsa as well as other great warriors.
The Bhagavata tradition is understood to have developed from the
Vrishnis.
The spread of the Bhagavata doctrine in a vast area of ancient India and
beyond is significant and provides important information about the
development of the dharma not only in northern India but southern India
as well.
Dr Vinay Kumar Gupta is Superintending Archaeologist, Jaipur
Circle in the Archaeological Survey of India. He was earlier Assistant
Professor in Dr HS Gour Central University, Sagar, M.P. His Ph.D.
thesis was on “Braj: An Art and Archaeological Study – Based on
Archaeological Explorations in the Region of Braj”. His areas of
specialization and interest include north Indian archaeology and early
Indian art and religious studies.
Dr Gupta has directed excavations at Bewan, a site dating back to the
OCP-Ganeshwar culture period, Barnoli-ki-Dhai, a PGW site and
co-directed excavations at Rakhigarhi. He has also participated in
excavations at Khirasara, Bhiranna, Baror and Hansi. At present, he is
conducting excavations at Bahaj, a proto / early historic site in the
vicinity of sacred Govardhan hills, Mathura. During his posting in the
Antiquities and Customs Section, he played an important role in
retrieval of various Indian antiquities from foreign lands and in
preventing illegal export of antiquities.
Dr Gupta has authored and edited half a dozen books and has published
about fifty research papers. His major publications include “Mathura: An
Art and Archaeological Study” and the write-ups of “Mathura” and
“Vraja” in the Oxford Bibliographies on Hinduism.
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