FIRST NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON JAIN VISUAL ART BY
DECCAN COLLEGE
Bhagwan Shitalnath Chair for Jain Archeology at Deccan College
Post-Graduate and Research Institute, Pune has organized a lecture
on Jain Heritage: Jain Visual Art.
The workshop is organized on November 8 and 9, 2024 from 11:00
AM to 5:00 PM at the Department of AIHC and Archaeology. It will be
conducted by Dr. Pawan Jain, Visiting Faculty, National Museum
Institute, New Delhi.
The workshop aims to give a brief training to the participants in the
field of Jain Art, Architecture, Iconography, Paintings, Bronze and
other media of Jain visual art. Apart from learning the identifications of
the tirthamkaras, shasandevatas, and other deities, of the Jain
pantheon, the participants would be imparted training in interpreting
their meaning and symbolism.
Bhagwan Shitalnath Chair for Jain Archeology at the Department of
AIHC and Archaeology at Deccan College Post-Graduate and
Research Institute, Pune is funded by the International School for Jain
Studies, Pune and Vardhman Charitable Foundation, USA.