Why the name Vichitrachitta? VichitraChitta is a sanskrit word meaning unique thoughts or weird thoughts.This was the title given to Pallava king MahendraVarman-I.Very unique in his thoughts, he was pioneer in building temples with stones.It was he who had said that ‘never again will a temple be made of perishable material’.Temples were built with perishable materials like bricks and mortar at that time.Cave temples were also his contribution.His chitta was into music and paintings as well and was expert in them.Wrote several books.Straightforward and also a good critic in his books.He had varied interests.His thoughts were different from others.
How i got to know this title was when i was preparing History notes for Public service examination in year2001.More than Mahendravarma, Vichitrachitta title was very appealing to me. Sounded just as me(not in actions).Whenever i used to get weird thoughts, i would myself call vichitrachitta. Now,to name my blog,thought this is an apt name.
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