Dr. Raju Kalidos Kesava Rajarajan

Profile

Academic positionLecturer, Assistant Professor, Researcher
Research fieldsArt History
Keywordspan-Indian Ramayana vis-a-vis regional, subregional cultures

Current contact address

CountryIndia
CityDindigul
InstitutionThe Gandhigram Rural Institute - Deemed University
InstituteFaculty of Tamil and Rural Arts
Homepagehttps://jnu.academia.edu/KesavaRajarajan

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Adalbert J. GailInstitut für Indische Philologie und Kunstgeschichte, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin
Start of initial sponsorship01/11/1999

Program(s)

1999Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme

Publications (partial selection)

2018Rajarajan, R.K.K.: Woven Threads of the R?m?ya?a: The Early ??v?rs on Brahm? and R?va?a. In: Romanian Journal of Indian Studies, 2018, 9-45
2017R.K.K. Rajarajan: Tamil and ?riyam. . In: Arim? N?kku: International Journal on Language, Literature, Art, Culture, History, Philosophy and Science, 2017, 19-23
2017R.K.K. Rajarajan: The Li?ga and Bronzes of the Perunakar Temple. . In: Nid?n: International Journal for Indian Studies, Durban, South Africa, 2017, 13-33
2017Rajarajan, R.K.K.: Vallav??, the Abode of Vi??u: Formation and Transformation. In: Zeitschrift für Indologie und Südasienstudien, Dr. Ute Hempen Verlag, Bremen, Germany, 2017, 215-246
2016R.K.K. Rajarajan: Am I a King? I am the Thief – ‘yan? aracan yan? ka?van’. . In: The Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society, 2016, 1-12
2016R.K.K. Rajarajan: C??a Inscriptions of R?jar?ja in Tañc?v?r – Iconography of ?iva. . In: J. Soundararajan,, Silhouette of South Indian History, Archaeology, Epigraphy, Culture & Tourism, . Department of Ancient History and Archaeology, University of Madras, 2016. 10-18
2016R.K.K. Rajarajan: Master-Slave Ambivalence in the hagiography of the ??v?rs. . In: The Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society 107.1: pp. 44-60. , 2016, 44-60
2016R.K.K. Rajarajan: Masterpieces of Indian Literature and Art - Tears of Ka??aki: Annals and Iconology of the ‘Cilappatik?ram’. Sharada Publishing House, 2016
2016R.K. Parthiban and R.K.K. Rajarajan: N?yaka Chef-d’œuvre. Sculptures of the ?r?villiputt?r T?r. In: Acta Orientalia, Societates Orientales Danica Fennica Norvegia Svecia, 2016, 145-191
2016R.K.K. Rajarajan: Women and Power-Politics. . In: V. Nirmalarani ed.,, Tamiliyal turaikalil makalir pankalippu ‘Women’s Contribution in Tamil related Departments’, . Kaavya, 2016. 229-248
2016Rajarajan, R.K.K. and R.K. Parthiban: with R.K. Parthiban, N?yaka Chef-d’œuvre. Sculptures of the ?r?villiputt?r T?r. In: Acta Orientalia, Societates Orientales Danica Fennica Norvegia Svecia, 2016, 145-191
2016Rajarajan, R.K.K.: ‘Tirukku?am’ or ‘Teppakku?am’ of South India. Jalav?stu? . In: Pandanus ’16. Nature in Literature, Art, Myth and Ritual, Prague, 2016, 83-104
2016R.K.K. Rajarajan: “Hail the Victory of R?ma” Annihilate Terrorism in La?k?. . In: The Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society, 2016, 69-89
2015R.K.K. Rajarajan: Art and Literature: Inseparable Links. . In: The Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society 106.4: pp. 53-61., 2015, 53-61
2015R.K.K. Rajarajan: Early P???ya Si?hav?hin? and Sapta M?t?ka Sculptures in the far South of India. . In: Religions of South Asia. Equinox Publishing, Sheffield., 2015, 164-185
2015R.K.K. Rajarajan: Legends of Madurai in Arts and Festivities. . In: K. Krishna Naik and E. Siva Nagi Reddy, Cultural Contours of History and Archaeology, In honour of Snehasiri Prof. P. Chenna Reddy, Vol. VIII, Heritage, Culture and Literature. ISBN 9789350500514.. B.R. Publishing Corporation, 2015. 1-7
2015R.K.K. Rajarajan: Pallava Vestiges in South Pe????u Basin. In: . Annali - Università Degli Studi Di Napoli “L’Orientale”, 2015, 101-118
2015R.K.K. Rajarajan: Problems and Perspectives on N?yaka History and Art. . In: J. Soundararajan,, Glimpses of Vijayan?gara-N?yaka Art. Sharada Publishing House,, 2015. 161-168
2015R.K.K. Rajarajan: The Vir?? R?ma and the Monster Kabandha. In: The Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society 106.1: pp. 8-16, 2015, 8-16
2015R.K.K. Rajarajan: Vañcaikka?am Past and Present R?m?ya?a Panels in K?ra?a-Mah?deva Temple.. In: Acta Orientalia, Societates Orientales Danica Fennica Norvegia Svecia, 2015, 127-158
2015R.K.K. Rajarajan: ‘Navagrahas’ in Indian Thought and N?yaka Temples of Tamilnadu. In: J. Soundararajan, Glimpses of Vijayan?gara-N?yaka Art. Sharada Publishing House, 2015. 8-16
2014R.K.K. Rajarajan: Pañcan?tyasabh?s: Dancing Halls Five. . In: Religion of South Asia, Equinox Publishing, Sheffield, 2014, 197-216
2014R.K.K. Rajarajan: Reflections on “R?ma-Setu” in South Asian Tradition. . In: The Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society, 2014, 1-14
2014R.K.K. Rajarajan: The Hoysala Mystery in Ca?kam Literature. . In: The Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society, ISSN: 0047 – 8555., 2014, 9-19
2013R.K.K. Rajarajan: A Rare Stucco Image of Vi?var?pa-Cakkaratt??v?r. . In: The Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society,, 2013, 68-76
2013R.K.K. Rajarajan: Historical sequence of the Vai??ava Divyade?as. Sacred venues of Vi??ism.. In: Acta Orientalia, Societates Orientales Danica Fennica Norvegia Svecia, 2013, 37-90
2013R.K.K. Rajarajan and JEYAPRIYA Rajarajan: M?n?k??-Sundare?vara - ‘Tiruvi?aiy??a? Pur??am’ in Letters, Design and Art. . Sharada Publishing House, 2013
2012R.K.K. Rajarajan: Aihole Revisited. In: Annali - Università Degli Studi Di Napoli “L’Orientale”, 2012, 211-222
2012R.K.K. Rajarajan: Antiquity of the Vai??ava divyak??tras in P???in?du. . In: Acta Orientalia, Societates Orientales Danica Fennica Norvegia Svecia, 2012, 59-104
2012R.K.K. Rajarajan: Dance of Ardhan?r?. A Historiographical Retrospection. . In: In Tiziana Lorenzetti and Fabio Scialpi eds., Glimpses of Indian History and Art. Reflections on the Past, Perspectives for the Future. SAPIENZA Università Editrice, 2012. 233-270
2012R.K.K. Rajarajan: From Pallava to Vijayanagara-N?yaka – Perspectives in the Iconography of Ko?uko??i. . In: South Indian History Congress Annual Proceedings XXXII, , 2012, 816-19
2012R.K.K. Rajarajan: Rock-cut Model Shrines in Early Indian Art. . Sharada Publishing House, 2012
2011Raju Kalidos Kesava Rajarajan: Śiva-Dakṣiṇamūrti on vimānas of Viṣṇu Temples in the Far South. In: South Asian Studies, Routledge, 2011, 131-144
2011R.K.K. Rajarajan: Chef D’ Oeuvre of C??a Art. . In: The Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society, 2011, 62-72
2011R.K.K. Rajarajan: Dak?i?am?rti on vim?nas of Vi??u Temples in the Far South. . In: South Asian Studies, Routledgg, ISSN: 0266-6030, 2011, 131-144
2011R.K.K. Rajarajan: V?h???s of Hindu Divinities with special note on Garu?a: Anthropological Significance. . In: Religion (International Institute of Tamil Studies), 2011, 211-227
2009R.K.K. Rajarajan: Animal Motifs in the Iconography of Later Medieval Tamilnadu, . In: Annali - Università Degli Studi Di Napoli “L’Orientale”, 2009, 167-173
2008R.K.K. Rajarajan: Identification of Portrait Sculptures of the N?g??vara Temple, Ku?bhak??am. . In: East and West, Rome, Vol. 58/1-4: pp. 405-414. , 2008, 405-414
2007R.K.K. Rajarajan: Early Historical Setting of Kañci and its Temples. . In: Journal of the Institute of Asian Studies, 2007, 23-52
2007R.K.K. Rajarajan: Few Bronzes of the Vīraṭṭaneśvara temple, Kīlūr. In: Annali del Istituto Orientale, Naples, 2007, 211-216
2006R.K.K. Rajarajan (Raju Kalidos Kesava Rajarajan): Art of the Vijayanagara-Nâyakas: Architecture and Iconography. Sharada Publishing House, 2006
2005R.K.K. Rajarajan: Gender and Godhood in Medieval Tamil Bhakti Tradition: Visual Imagery. In: Journal of the Institute of Asian Studies, 2005, 63-77
2005R.K.K. Rajarajan: Gender and Godhood in Medieval Tamil Bhakti Tradition: Visual Imagery. . In: Journal of the Institute of Asian Studies, 2005, 63-77
2005R.K.K. Rajarajan: Minaksi or Sundaresvara: Who is the first principle? . In: South Indian History Congress Annual Proceedings , 2005, 551-553
2004R.K.K. Rajarajan: Nalirum?rti-A??am?rti, the Alakarkoyil Tradition. . In: P. Chenna REDDY ed. Brahma Sri Researches in Archaeology, History and Culture of the New Millennium (Dr P.V. Parabrahma Sastry Felicitation Volume). Sharada Publishing House, 2004. 86-91
2004R.K.K. Rajarajan (Raju Kalidos Kesava Rajarajan): Nalirumurti-Astamurti: The Alakarkoyil Tradition. In: P. Chenna REDDY, Brahma Sri: Researches in Archaeology, History and Culture in the New Millennium (Dr. P.V. Parabrahma Sastry Felicitation Volume), Vol. I.. Sharada Publishing House, 2004. 66-71
2003R.K.K. Rajarajan: The two Rock-cut Temples at Tiruccir?pa??i. . In: South Indian History Congress Annual Proceedings XXIII, 2003, 568-571
2002R.K.K. Rajarajan: A Rare Form of Dak?i?am?rti. . In: South Indian History Congress Annual Proceedings XXII, 2002, 408-410
2001R.K.K. Rajarajan (Raju Kalidos Kesava Rajarajan): Sitapaharanam: Changing Thematic Idioms in Sanskrit and Tamil. In: Dirk LÖNNE, Tofha-ë-Dil: Festschrift Helmut Nespital. 2001. 783-797
2001R.K.K. Rajarajan (Raju Kalidos Kesava Rajarajan): Sugarcane Ganapati. In: East and West, 2001, 379-384
2000R.K.K. Rajarajan: Dance of Ardhan?r? as Pattin?-Ka??aki: With special reference to the Cilappatik?ram. . In: Berliner Indologische Studien, 2000, 401-414
2000R.K.K. Rajarajan (Raju Kalidos Kesava Rajarajan): Dance of Ardhanari as Pattini-Kannaki: With Special Reference to the Cilappatikaram. In: Berliner Indologische Studien, 2000, 401-414
1996R.K.K. Rajarajan: V??abhav?hanam?rti in Literature and Art. In: Annali del Istituto Orientale, 1996, 305-310