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| name = Chithra Madhavan<br />
| birth_place = [[Chennai]]<br />
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| known_for = Authoring books about Temple architectures and history<br />
| occupation = Historian, Writer <br />
| alma_mater = {{nowrap|[[University of Madras]] <br />[[University of Mysore]] ([[PhD]]) }} <br />
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'''Chithra Madhavan''' is an Indian historian.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://krea.edu.in/sias/chithra-madhavan/|title=KREA University page}}</ref> Her area of study and expertise is Indian temple history, architecture, sculpture and iconography. She is the author of eight books on these subjects.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Alexander|first=Deepa|date=2018-07-16|title=Wanderlust teamed with academia made Chitra Madhavan to take history into the open|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chithra-madhavan-on-taking-history-to-a-wider-audience/article24434077.ece|access-date=2021-04-25|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> She is a guest lecturer at many universities in India. She is the author of the "Temple Talk" column in the Indian express newspaper.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/author/Chithra-Madhavan/archive/ |title=Link to Indian express article page}}</ref><br />
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== Books ==<br />
* ''History and Culture of Tamil Nadu: As Gleaned from the Sanskrit Inscriptions'', published by D.K. Print World Ltd, 2005<br />
* ''Sanskrit Education and Literature: in Ancient and Medieval Tamil Nadu'', published by D.K. Print World Ltd, 2013<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_bloBI0BFg Talk on evolution of Indian temples]<br />
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