While discussing the talent of Balamurali, we have to speak in the context of his contemporaries. The examination of the value of something (or someone) is alwa...
If Krishnadevaraya enjoyed a whole range of exalted honorifics like Sahitya Sangita Samarangana Sarvabhouma, Mooru Rayara Ganda, Hindu Samrajya Suratrana, Kanna...
It is indeed a difficult task to accommodate modern themes within and to communicate them effectively the classical framework of dance. It is for this reason...
We had an overview of Bharata Muni’s Naatyashaastra in the previous article. We picked only one shloka from the 6000 that Bharata has written and analyzed its m...
About a week ago, Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna passed away. When we think about his talent and scholarship, cogitate about his achievements and personality, we fee...
We shall have a look at Indian dance from the perspective of shaastra and heritage (sampradaaya). Indian dance, just like other art forms and knowledge systems...
Shaastra is inevitable for the learning of any art form. However, it is also true that it is almost impossible to ‘teach’ an art. Any learning that can develop...
ಈಚೆಗಷ್ಟೇ ನಮ್ಮನ್ನಗಲಿದ ಬಾಲಮುರಳೀಕೃಷ್ಣ ಅವರ ಪ್ರತಿಭೆ ಮತ್ತು ಪಾಂಡಿತ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ನೆನೆದಾಗ, ಮತ್ತು ಅವರ ಸಾಧನೆ ಮತ್ತು ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿತ್ವಗಳನ್ನು ಗಮನಿಸಿದಾಗ, ಊಹಿಸಲಾಗದ ಒಂದು ದಂತಕಥೆಯೇ ನಮ್ಮ ಮುಂದೆ...
5 If we leave out what was described above as 'survival values', there is the important distinction between empirical or secular and spiritual values. The latte...
Change is of two kinds – external and internal. Only when there is a harmonious balance between external and internal changes, activities associated with it can...
An essay describing the various facets of the connoisseurial life of Krishnadevaraya's era including dress, lifestyle and attitudes.
4 We have hitherto spoken of the different values using, for the most part, modern terminology. The Indian terms for them are not precisely their equivalents: b...