Dr. Shakuntala Gawde gave a lecture on “Abhinavagupta-Rasa Theory” on 6th February 2019 for ‘Playpen Performing Arts Trust’. She has previously engaged two sessions on Rasa theory. This session was specifically focusing on ‘Abhinavagupta’s understanding of Rasa-sutra. Theatre artists, dancers, painters attended this session. There was discussion on the application of Abhinavagupta’s theoretical framework to…
Dr. Shakuntala Gawde conducted three sessions for the course P. G. Diploma in Mysticism at Department of Sanskrit, University of Mumbai. “Vedic Mysticism”, “Mysticism in Bhagavadgita” and “Mysticism in Bhakti literature” were different topics of her sessions. She discussed various facets of Vedic Mysticism like Ritual Mysticism, Nature Mysticism, Eschatological Mysticism, and Cosmological Mysticism. Mysticism…
Dr. Shakuntala Gawde conducted a session on Indian Aesthetics with special reference to Rasa theory in the workshop on “Art and Aesthetics” conducted by Heras Institute of Indian History and Culture, St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai on 31st January 2019. Dr. Shakuntala Gawde explained ‘Rasasutra of Bharatamuni’ and its application to various arts of modern times.…