Speakers urge youth to participate in temple and heritage development
Experts at a Tirupati lecture highlighted the importance of involving young people in preserving India's traditional craftsmanship and architectural heritage.
Speakers at a lecture in Tirupati on Saturday suggested that involving the youth in temple development and heritage activities could lead to a cultural renaissance, according to The Hindu.
The fifth lecture in a series on temple architecture was organised by the Tirupati Regional Centre of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) and the TTD’s Sri Venkateswara Institute of Traditional Sculpture and Architecture (SVITSA).
D.N.V. Prasad, the chief sthapathy who designed the ‘Statue of Equality’ in Hyderabad, spoke about the planning and execution of the monument dedicated to Sri Ramanujacharya. He discussed the architectural planning, material selection, and technical challenges faced during the project.
Prasad, an alumnus of the institute, noted that integrating indigenous knowledge and traditional craftsmanship with modern engineering requires cooperation between architects, technical experts, and artisans.
Senior archaeologist and sthapati Emani Sivanagi Reddy spoke on the historical and archaeological importance of India's monuments and the necessity of preserving traditional skills.
IGNCA Regional Director K.T.V. Raghavan stated the centre aims to promote traditional temple architecture, while SVITSA principal Venkata Reddy explained the institution's role in supporting indigenous artistic practices.