Chithra Madhavan Explained

Chithra Madhavan
Birth Place:	Chennai
Known For:	Authoring books about Temple architectures and history
Occupation:	Historian, Writer

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

• 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

External links

• Talk on evolution of Indian temples

Notes and References

1. Web site: KREA University page.
2. News: Alexander. Deepa. 2018-07-16. Wanderlust teamed with academia made Chitra Madhavan to take history into the open. en-IN. The Hindu. 2021-04-25. 0971-751X.
3. Web site: Link to Indian express article page. https://web.archive.org/web/20210425003943/https://www.newindianexpress.com/author/Chithra-Madhavan/archive/ . dead . April 25, 2021 .