“Shantaladevi: The History and Mythos of an “Exceptional” Hoysala Queen,” A Webinar by Samana Gururaja

On 21st July, 2023, DHARMA team member Samana Gururaja from Task Force B in Berlin presented a webinar for the series “From Konkan to Coromandel:Deccan Heritage, Art and Culture.”

The series is co-organised by the Center of Islamic Studies, University of Cambridge, and the Art, Resources, and Teaching Trust, based in Bangalore. Geared towards a general audience, the presentation entitled “Shantaladevi, the History
and Mythos of an ‘Exceptional’ Hoysala Queen” introduced the audience to the sources that have formed the basis of the well-known popular history around the twelfth-century figure of Shantaladevi.

The entire webinar is now available on Youtube, here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11CsO06E5Cg&t=183s&ab_channel=CISCambridge