Hymn to Vak
The poem X.125 belongs to the late Rigveda and is considered to be one of the most emblematic texts of the Vedic culture, encoding the profound knowledge of ancient poets about the creative essence and the power of Sound and Language. According to the Rigvedic tradition this is anatmastuti-hymn. The hymns of this specific and rare genre in Rigveda have been composed not in the format of a praise or prayer to the gods as the usual poems in the first Veda, but in the format of a god’s ...
Hymn to Agni
The Samaveda or Veda of the Chants is composed and finalized during the so called „epoch of the Kurus“ (1200- 700 BC) as a result of the increasing significance of the public ritual (shrauta yajna) in the social and religious life of ancient vedic society. The Samaveda consists of the verses of the Rigveda, but set to melodies (samans), which have important ritual function. As the first Veda the Samaveda begins with praise (stuti) to the god of fire, Agni, whose stanzas have been ...
Indian film maker animator Pramod Pati and his experimental world
Friends of India Club, Indology Department of Sofia University and the Embassy of the Republic of India kindly invite you to the presentation INDIAN FILM MAKER ANIMATOR PRAMOD PATI AND
