Deepak Kannal
Deepak Kannal (born 22 October 1949) is an Indian art historian,[1] sculptor[2] [3] and a former professor at the Department of Art History and Aesthetics, Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Gujarat where he also served as dean and head of the department. He is a specialist on the Ellora caves on which he has written several influential books including Ellora-An Enigma in Sculptural Styles (1996).
Life and work
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Deepak Kannal worked as the Head of the department, UGC/DSA coordinator and the Dean of the Faculty. He has several notable publications that includes a book “Ellora-An Enigma in Sculptural Styles’’[4], a monograph, four co-edited volumes - one of them on Ellora Sculpture and Architecture[5], three edited journals, these are to be re-released soon as a single book[6], three full length plays, three dance dramas and more than seventy papers and articles on Art and Aesthetics to his credit[7] [8]. His dance drama named ‘Dipta Kailasa’ narrating the history of Kailasanatha monolith of Ellora and the myths associated with it was performed at Ellora, in the vicinity of the caves.
His most significant contribution in Art History is his teaching methodology and interpretation of Indian sculpture and Indian Aesthetics. He is an authority on Ellora cave sculpture.[9] and has dedicated his entire life in studying the subject. His book on Ellora was reprinted in 2018 by Aprant Publishers, Pune[10].
One of his most significant contribution is his interpretation of the ignored inscription "Utpattipidugu"[11]. He has written about it in one of the volumes of the journal Nirukta which was also edited by him[12] and has delivered several lectures on the subject.
He has created the syllabus for two subjects for UGC e-pathshala Post Graduate course in Fine Arts and Aesthetics - Indian Sculpture[13] and Indian Aesthetics[14] [15]
He has organized and participated in many National/Inter National seminars, has delivered series of lectures [16] [17] [18]for coveted institutes in India, US and UK and was invited on prestigious chairs instituted by various Academies, Museums and Universities. He is a recipient of a number of awards, scholarships and distinctions in Sculpture, Theatre and Art History including the Charles Wallace fellowship for his post doctoral project at Cambridge (1992), UK, National Lalit kala honorable mention, A.P. Council National award, The Gujarat Gaurav Puraskar, Raja Ravi Verma Samman and the Tagore National Fellowship in 2018[19] under which, he is working on the correspondence between Indian Linguistic Theories and Indian sculpture.
Bibliography
- Ellora, an Enigma in Sculptural Styles. Books & Books. ISBN 9788185016474 .(1996).
- Ellora Caves, sculptures and architecture: collected papers of the University Grants Commission's National Seminar, Ratan Parimoo, Deepak Kannal, Shivaji Panikkar[20] (editors) India. University Grants Commission, Books & Books, Delhi, (1988).
- Nirukta, 3 Volumes, (edited Journal), Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Gujarat, (2004, 2005, 2006).
- Lupadakhe - Unknown Master Sculptors of Ancient India (Co-author), Mandala Books, Delhi, (2019) (to be released soon).
References
- ↑ "Indian Contemporary Art Journal" (PDF). Indian Contemporary Art Journal. I & II. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-06-25. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
- ↑ Eight Baroda Artists: Naina Dalal, Deepak Kannal, Mahendra Pandya, Jayant Parikh, Ratan Parimoo, Kirit Patel, Jayanti Rabadia, Vinod Shah : November 23-December 7, 1990. CMC Art Gallery. 1990. Search this book on
- ↑ "Statue of Unity: Meet the sculptors who help politicians carve their place in history". The Week. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
- ↑ Kannal, Deepak (1996). Ellora, an Enigma in Sculptural Styles. Books & Books. ISBN 978-81-85016-47-4. Search this book on
- ↑ Parimoo, Ratan; Kannal, Deepak; Panikkar, Shivaji; Commission, India University Grants (1988). Ellora Caves, sculptures and architecture: collected papers of the University Grants Commission's National Seminar. Books & Books. ISBN 978-81-85016-23-8. Search this book on
- ↑ "Aprant's new book Nirukta, Edited by Dr. Deepak Kannal, A Collection of Selected Articles of Art His - instagram media view - UpVok.Com". www.upvok.com. Archived from the original on 2019-12-08. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
- ↑ Shah, Umakant Premanand (1995). Studies in Jaina Art and Iconography and Allied Subjects in Honour of Dr. U.P. Shah. Abhinav Publications. ISBN 978-81-7017-316-8. Search this book on
- ↑ Panikkar, Shivaji; Mukherji, Parul Dave; Achar, Deeptha (2003-01-01). Towards a New Art History: Studies in Indian Art : Essays Presented in Honour of Prof. Ratan Parimoo. D.K. Printworld. ISBN 978-81-246-0230-0. Search this book on
- ↑ "In conversation with Deepak Kannal". Sahapedia. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
- ↑ Kannal, Deepak H. (2018). Ellora - an Enigma in Sculptural Styles. Aprant. ISBN 978-93-85737-08-4. Search this book on
- ↑ Ghosh, N. C.; India, Archaeological Survey of (1986). Excavations at Satanikota, 1977-80. Archaeological Survey of India. Search this book on
- ↑ Tambulwadikar, Snehal. "Sri Utpattipidugu – unread histories".
- ↑ History of Indian Suclpture, retrieved 2019-12-07
- ↑ Aesthetics & Philosophy of Art Course - MOOCs SME Video, retrieved 2019-12-07
- ↑ Module 07, retrieved 2019-12-07
- ↑ Dr. Deepak Kannal | Public Lecture at BDL Museum, retrieved 2019-12-07
- ↑ Deepak Kannal ( Pre Recorded Talk for Panel Discussion on Role of Institution), retrieved 2019-12-07
- ↑ Prof. Deepak Kannal in Jaipur Art Summit, retrieved 2019-12-07
- ↑ "TAGORE NATIONAL FELLOWSHIP FOR CULTURAL RESEARCH (TNFCR)-Minutes of the Selection for Batch Year 2017-18" (PDF). Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Shivaji Panikkar - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
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