Project in Architecture
Temple of Universal Religions
Shilpa Reddy
This
web-page is dedicated to the concept of a remple of universal religions
in India, with a veiw to proposing a spatial representation of a secular
idea. India is a land of great diversity, especially religious diversity.
This has very often led to moments of terrible conflict and blood-shed.
In the past ten years alone we have been witness to thousands being killed
in the name of religion, the destruction of a mosque, and the rise of fundamentalist
forces expressing themselves in various political modes. My architectural
drawings are a creative reaction against religious intolerance. However
I by nomeans pretend that such a concept can at a fundamental level eradicate
the causes of these events. I fully recognize that social change of the
kind that I desire for my country can be achieved mostly by altering the
economic and political sub-structures that lie underneath cultural and
religious intolerance. Yet, something needs to be done at a cultural level
as well...
Architecture could be one of my cultural engagements in life...and this
research project is my modest contribution to the effort of preparing the
ground for a change in how we live...and how we pray...
Project