Papers by Anisha Saxena
Wagadu: A Journal of Transnational Women's & Gender Studies Wagadu: A Journal of Transnational Women's & Gender Studies, 2024
The Hindu diaspora in the United States has been one of the most educated and highest earning imm... more The Hindu diaspora in the United States has been one of the most educated and highest earning immigrant groups. They exert considerable influence in the arenas of culture, economy and recently politics. They are attempting to institutionalize Hinduism and "educate" Americans about the religion through creation of lobby groups and the use of social media. Motivated by these recent developments, the article examines the processes of creation, reimagination, and consumption of images of the South Asian goddess in the public sphere, and how these images are perceived by the Hindu diaspora.
Art and History: Truth, Contexts and Visual Representation in Ancient and Early Medieval India,, 2019
Kīrtimukha or grāsamukha is one of the most indispensable elements of north Indian art. A floatin... more Kīrtimukha or grāsamukha is one of the most indispensable elements of north Indian art. A floating bodiless, jawless lion face with bulging eyes, ferocious teeth and fangs, horns, a full moustache and a tuft of hair rising from space between its eyebrows appears on Buddhist, Brahmanical and Jaina sacred structures alike. The earliest appearance of kīrtimukha as an architectural decorative motif can be dated to the early fifth century CE in north India under the Gupta artistic patronage.
Chapter for the University of Delhi online data
Book Review of Indian Art History: Changing Perspectives, edited by Parul Pandya Dhar
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