Vignayana Kathegalu
Astronomy everywhere - arts and literature
Speaker: Dr B S Shylaja (Former Director, Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium)
Date and time
Venue
Auditorium
Abstract
Title : ಖಗೋಳ ವಿಜ್ಞಾನದ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿ - ಕಲೆ, ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ - ಎಲ್ಲೆಲ್ಲೂ !
This talk will be in Kannada.
Abstract: As one of the oldest sciences, astronomy traces man's attempt to understand nature. Its influence on culture and tradition is well known. It shows up in ancient monuments, Literature, and paintings as well. The evolution into written documents can be traced in stone inscriptions. That is not all; even folk tales and proverbs have promoted this idea of adapting to nature. Several examples depicting these ideas will be discussed.