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Designing Continuity: Nāṭyaśāstra as a Modern Classical
Natyasastra - Book Volumes Some books don’t just carry content—they carry a civilization’s memory. Bharata Muni’s Nāṭyaśāstra is one of those works: a foundational text for Indian aesthetics and performance traditions, and a living reference point for how we think about art, expression, and human emotion. When Indica chose Nāṭyaśāstra as the inaugural offering of the INDICA Classical Library , the ambition was clear: create an edition that honors the gravitas of the text wh
Dec 8


Designing Nitya Prārthanā: A Book Built for Daily Chanting
Nitya Prarthana, Books for Chanting Designing Nitya Prārthanā and Nitya Dhyāna is an exercise in restraint—because these books aren’t meant to be “read” the way most books are. They’re meant to be used : held in the hand, returned to daily, and relied upon as a steady textual aid for learning and practicing Vedic chanting. Tacit’s design response starts from that lived reality of practice, shaping the books as quiet companions for students and teachers within the sacred Hin
Dec 8


Design of an eco-sensitive, inclusive Steiner school installed in 50 days
Class room tents, Bangalore Steiner School “We want to shift our school with 125 children to a new temporary place in less than 2 months, can you help us design this?” asked the school authorities." 50 days! seemed an impossible task looking into the current realities of the state of building construction in Bangalore. The site of 5 acres was chosen around 30 km outside the city in a 20-year-old farm, which also housed pigs and goats. How did we ditch our traditional approach
Jun 29, 2023
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