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Vijaya R. Nagarajan: the Kōlam and Geometry

Vijaya R. Nagarajan, Associate Professor, Department of Theology and Religious Studies, University of San Francisco Mathematics and Kolam, a Woman's Ritual Art Form from Tamil Nadu, India: Vijaya R. Nagarajan presented on the kōlam and the key ideas embedded within this ephemeral ritual such as ritual pollution, auspiciousness, and feeding a thousand souls. She discussed briefly the four ways in which mathematical ideas have intersected with the design geometry of this art form: symmetry, infinity, array grammars and fractals. She also explored some of the larger questions within the field of ethno-mathematics that it poses and generates. Her book, Feeding A Thousand Souls: Women, Ritual, and Ecology in India, An Exploration of the Kolam (Oxford University Press, 2018), is now available. https://feedingathousandsouls.com/ DASER is a monthly discussion forum on art and science projects in the national capital region. DASER strives to provide the public with a snapshot of the cultural environment of the region and to foster community and discussion around the intersection of disciplines. The thoughts and opinions expressed in the DASER events are those of the panelists and speakers and do not necessarily reflect the positions neither of the National Academy of Sciences nor of Leonardo. For more information on upcoming DASER events please visit www.cpnas.org. To learn more about the work of the National Academy of Sciences visit http://nationalacademies.org/ Intro music Ibiza (Trance Mix) by Delta Dreams