The audience is spell bound with her lectures and is in awe when she reveals less-known facts about temples and their history. Dates, periods, dynasties are all at her finger tips. Every small temple means something to her.
Chithra Madhavan who packs up this kind of information is a post-doctoral Fellow, Indian Council of Historical Research. Research is her breath, talking to people about the history of temples and making them aware of culture is her passion.
“I would like to remain a researcher all my life,” says Chithra. She has visited innumerable temples throughout Tamil Nadu, probed into their history and architecture. “Hundreds of less known temples which have a rich heritage background exist all over our State. Wish I could create an awareness about them to the public,” she says.
Originally written for The Hindu, read more at https://www.thehindu.com/features/downtown/inherent-interest-in-history-and-archaeology/article3417733.ece