Dr. V. Ganapati Sthapati
| V. Ganapati Sthapati | |
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| Born |
Template:30.9.1927 Pillayarpatti, near Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Died | September 5, 2011 (age 84) Chennai |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Known for | Architect, temple builder, sculptor, author |
| Notable work | Architecture and Sculpture |
| Movement | Founded the "Vaastu Vedic Trust" and "Vaastu Vedic Research Foundation" for the development and globalization of Vaastu Shastra. |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan |
Vaidyanatha Ganapati Sthapati (1927 – 5 September 2011) was a Sthapati ( temple architect and builder ) and head of the College of Architecture and Sculpture in the Vastu Shastra tradition ascribed to the sage Mamuni Mayan.
Sthapati was born in 1927 to sculptor Vaidyanatha Sthapati and Velammal in Pillayarpatti, a village near Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India.
Sthapati attended Dr. Alagappa Chettiar College, Karaikudi, and graduated with a degree in mathematics. After his graduation, he became a Sthapati at Palani Murugan Temple, Palani, Tamil Nadu, India. He resigned this post after the death of his father, who had served as principal of the School of Architecture and Sculpture at Mamallapuram from 1957 to 1960. He succeeded his father as the Principal of the Government College of Architecture and Sculpture, TN, India. From the 1980s, Sthapati campaigned to restore and elevate the status of traditional Hindu architecture in modern Indian society, by affiliating courses to the University of Madras and offering degree courses, bringing about a revival of Vastu Shastra. After retirement from government service, he established the Vaastu Vedic Trust and the Vaastu Vedic Research Foundation, aimed at research, development, and globalization of Vaastu Shastra. He is also the head of the professional guild named "V. Ganapati Sthapati & Associates."
Sthapati served as architect for several buildings and sculptures, including the following:
Sthapati has authored a number of books on the science and technology of Vastu Shastra and has conducted numerous seminars.
Books he has authored include Iconometry, Temples of Space Science: The Building Architecture of Sthapatya Veda and Commentary on Mayan's Aintiram.
Sthapati has earned a number of titles and awards, including Padma Bhushan in 2009.
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