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Chithra Madhavan

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Chithra Madhavan
Born
Alma materUniversity of Madras
University of Mysore (PhD)
Occupation(s)Historian, Writer
Known forAuthoring books about Temple architectures and history

Chithra Madhavan is an Indian historian.[1] Her area of study and expertise is Indian temple history, architecture, sculpture and iconography. She is the author of eight books on these subjects.[2] She is a guest lecturer at many universities in India. She is the author of the "Temple Talk" column in the Indian express newspaper.[3]

Books

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  • History and Culture of Tamil Nadu: As Gleaned from the Sanskrit Inscriptions, published by D.K. Print World Ltd, 2005
  • Sanskrit Education and Literature: in Ancient and Medieval Tamil Nadu, published by D.K. Print World Ltd, 2013

References

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  1. ^ "KREA University page".
  2. ^ Alexander, Deepa (2018-07-16). "Wanderlust teamed with academia made Chitra Madhavan to take history into the open". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  3. ^ "Link to Indian express article page". Archived from the original on April 25, 2021.
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